Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-06
PRICE ONE GENT
THE CALLERS NOT NUMEROUS
THE GOVERNORS OFFICIAL
DAY NOT A VERY
BUSY ONE.
Executive Clemeney Asked And
Reoeived-State Board of
Education Meets.

Governor Warfield's callers on otii.
cial business this morning were not
numerous, and he was able TO inform
several of those that we're interested
in cases either professionally or
through friendship or relationship that
he would extend clemency 20 those
whom they represented.
The first pardon granted was that
TO Albert Muenchgessang or LAMBERT,
in whose interest today the Governor
was visited by the Rev. Albert 4.
Sterger, pastor of the Trinity Evan.
gelioal Lutheran Church. of Balti-
more, and the Hon. Peter Il. Campbell
and Hon. Henry A. Bosse. The Gov
ernor had previously been seen by
the mans mother and by Messrs. Ster-
ger, Bosse and Campbell and had be.
come interested in the case and adver-
tised il. The man had killed another
named Hess in small eating estab-
lishment kept by his mother on the
old Marsh Market Space The killing
was done under circumstances OF the
greatest provooation and there was
some testimony showing self.defeuse.
The petition came amply signed aad
there were no protests. The Cover
nor therefore stated that he would
have the pardon issued.
The Governor promised the pardon
of Charles +. White TO his attorney,
Mr.. Edward q. Rosenheim. The man
was convicted of bigamy. the facts
being that he married woman, it
having been represented to him by an
attorney in Baltimore city that he was
divorced and paper TO that effect
having been given him. The Cover
nor was convinced from the statements
put before him that there was no in
| territorial criminality about the mans
act. The pardon was recommended
| by Judge Phelps, States Attorney
Owens and Assistant States Attorney
O'Dunne.
Annie Brooks, colored, the mother
| OF Irving Brooks. who is serving two
| years sentence in the penitentiarY for
assault with intent to kill Charles
| Payne, also colored, was filed with
| Joy by the promise Of her sons par
don. The affair took place in Talbot
| county in November of last year and
the petition which Brooks wife and
/ mother brought to the Governor re-
| quested his pardon and was signed by
many of the best citizens of the coun-
| ty, including many women.
/ Attorney Charles q. Watson, Of
/ Frostburg, laid before the Governor
| the case Of Charles Saunders, which
read on the dime novel order. The
young man, who was about II years
old, has served about one year of a
| term of eight years in the penitentiary
| for robbery. He went into a store or
dered two revolyers and suitable car
tridges and then resisted payment
with the weapons thus procured He
was stated to be under the influence
Of liquor when the crime was COM
mitted. The Governor went no fur
ther than to promise his consideration
/ of the matter.
A number of deputy game wardens
were appointed today by the Cover
nor They were Samuel Appleby,
Dudley Riggs, William Il. Armstrong,
of Baltimore city; j. o. Temple, of
/ Hartford county; William Trego, of
Dorchester county; Robert w. Rick
ards, of Caroline county, and Newton
l.. Rawlings, Of Allegany county.
| The Governor has also appointed
| Robert +. Ellers engineer and cleo
trician OF the State Buildings in An
napolis.
The State Board of Education met
/ today in their new quarters, the old
Treasury Building. Only routine bust
ness was transacted, Mr.. John q.
Rogers, of Howard county, presiding
until the Governor arrived. The mem
bers of the board took lunched at Car
vel Hall.