The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-12
HAMILTON TURNS TO
BOARD OF PARDONS
Asks That He Be Given Liberty
Withheld by Board of
Control.

In an argument before the board Of
pardOns yesterday NJ. H. Boutelle, of
Minneapolis, called upon the board to
grant full pardon to Frank H. Ham
ilton, in order to secure his release,
which was withheld by the board Of
control.
Hamilton and his friends looked
upon the order of this board last Oc-
tober as a decree which would grant
him his liberty" said Mr.. Boutelle,
but instead of that something has in
tervened, and the board of control,
through some unknown motive, has re-
fused to fulfill the intent Of your Or
der as it was generally interpreted.
LAS a result Hamilton has languished
in prison over the winter. 1t was shown
by evidence before the board at the
session last October that Hamilton's
health was in such poor condition that
his release was necessary, and accord
ingly you granted a Communication, which
was understood to mean that he would
be set at liberty. But he has been
kept in prison in the face Of the order
of the board of pardons which rem
dered him eligible to parole.
During the past four months he has
been encouraged to hope each day
that the desired parole would be forth
coming, but it has been withheld, so
that now his friends have decided to
appeal again to the clemency of this
board
Chief Justice Start was inclined to
think that the board of control had
some good reason for refusing to lib
crate Hamilton, and the board of par
dons will make an investigation today
Warden WOlfer will be asked to give
nv -
report will be received from the
physician in charge at the prison on
the condition of HamiltOn's health at
the present time as compared with its
condition before winter set in.
Other Gases Before Board.
Friends of the family of William
Early, who was convicted of grand
larceny in Hennepin county Jan. 16,
1903, appeared before the board and
asked pardon in behalf of the wife
and children, who have been left with
out support. AS Early's offense had
been of a serious nature, however, the
board did not see its way clear to COM
ply with the request and the applica-
ton was denied.
Otto Won Maager, a photographer Of
Minneapolis, sentenced to the reforma-
tory from Ramsey county Dec 2. 1902
for forging small checks, applied for
release from parole. The application
was taken under Amusement
The petition of Samuel HEWITT, of
Duluth, for pardon was taken under
Amusement. Hewitt was convicted on
a charge of receiving stolen goods and
was fined $3.50 and sentenced to six
teen months in the state prison.
The application Of William Fay, con-
victed of swindling in st. Paul Nov q,
1901, and released on parole, was taken
under Amusement.
The cases of Clinton A. Lathrop,
sentenced from Minneapolis for forgery
in the second degree, and Adelard loyal,
sentenced from Stearns county for ten
years for assault in the second degree,
were taken under advisement.
The board Of pardons will investigate
the case of Phil D. Sherry, convicted
of murder in the. second degree in
Swift county and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment Nov. q, 1900. 1t is con-
tended that Sherry should not have
been sentenced for life. and the prose-
the clemency of the pardoning board.
Attorney General Donahower will make
an investigation into the circumstances
of the case and report at the next
meeting of the board.
An application Of Mrs. John Richter,
of Minneapolis, for the release of her
grandson, Edgar D. Richter, who was
sentenced to the Red Wing reform
school for stealing $12 from his uncle,
was refused.
Albert Markhan1's petition was also
refused. He was sentenced from Ram
sey county June 10, 1903, for swindling
travellers at the Minnesota Transfer
by representing himself as a con-