Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-24
PARDON REFUSED.
Crowley Suffers Another Dissapoint-
ment From the Board.

don concluded it's labors but not before
several prisoners at the State Peni-
tentiary were disappointed as to their
freedom. The application of Tiplow,
an Indian sentenced from Elko county
was denied. His term will expire in
May.
In the case Of Hendricks, who has |
appeared before the Board on many |
occasions, the case was held in obey |
ance for a number of days and then
refused
! Probably the case that excites the
most interest is the Crowley case. |
! Crowley seems to have more friends |
than any man who ever suffered the
penalties of the law His friends |
stayed by him for twelve years, and
there has hardly passed a session of
the Board of Pardons but that his
case has not been before them. When
Crowley killed Nichols there was the
greatest excitement both in this city
and on the Comstock where the mu1-
was regarded as one of the worst mu.'-
ders of the time. AS the years have
worn away and Crowley has grown
cid in the prison there has been more
CT less sympathy expressed for him.
At the time of his crime he was
crazed with drink, he having spen.
the day in this city at picnic and had
not been to bed for hours, coming to
this city from the shift that he left
when he boarded the train. At any
rate he became angered at some e
mark and killed fellow man, and
. it is claimed threw the body down the
shaft VIM. Woodburn defended him
4 and at the time it was regarded as 4
G great feat in law that the man was
4 saved from the gallOws.
q After his confinement in the prison
G for few years an attempt was made
: for pardon. The widow of the dead
: man was here at the time and con
! tinued to fight against the pardon OF
! Crowley, and up to the present time
but at yesterdays session she was MOI
e there to deer the release of the mar
r. who killed her husband.
This Board and others have had te
review the case, and the testimony i.
always at hand. At one time it wa:
said that the testimony had been des
troyed, but there was more or les
dol I'D Thn< tIo %ocf
q mony is still in the hands of the prop
III er authorities is evidenced from tn
u fact that the present Board Of Pardon
e has gone through it.
- Probably the most interesting par
Is of the case is the fact that the Grow
- ley case has cut a great deal of mate!
IL ial in politics. For the past te
!" Or twelve years the vote of the Grow
III ley faction has been held over tn
ei heads Of the politicians; no one pa
- ty escaped but the nominees of tn
nc different parties where they came i
IN any connection with the case wer
~ considered and several defeats hav
been recorded On account of this p
culiar case. Fortunately this sent
ment is fast dying out and the tim
has passed when the Crowley cas-
IS, will be dragged into the political 4
ur ena.
ey Crowley's friends have been the lo
Is. al legion and no mistake. They n
go only raised money to defend him
RS the time of the trial hut every sin;
,al that time there has been no lack
rs financial assistance They are ST
he back of the man and in all probabilr
ey. the case will come before the Boa,
en- again and within the time of the Ii
)p- OF those now serving.
he There has always been a differen
ne of opinion regarding the case wi
zee the members of the Board. The la
III session he received two votes as h
As been the case several times befo,
ats Some believe that he has paid Il
est penalty of the crime while othe
openly announce that he should fini
his days behind the prison walls. T.
fact that he was a mere boy at t
ast time of Imprisonment and that he
lad now growing close to q middle ag
the man seems to carry some weight
nd is even stated that his health
of failed and that the Crowley who "
lch sent there is no longer the strappi
,an young giant who entered the pris
the . dozen years ago.
~. The case 10 finished Tor this o
ced sion but the last q L q before MANI
bnrAeA that Snv3li NnMvnA