Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-19
State Board of PardOns Has a
Busy Session Considering
Applications
BURGLARS SISTER MAKES PLEA
Roy Raighus Case Goes Over as ii
Was Not Properly Advertised
Other Cases

The state board Of pardons had a
very busy session today at lis regular
monthly meeting, owing TO the fact that
no meeting was held last month and
all Of those cases had TO be heard In ad.
dltIon to those on regularly this month.
The entire board was present An i'm
tefested visitor at the session was Gov.
elect Cutler, who occupied a chair be.
side Gov Wells during the entire time.
The first case considered was that OF
Thomas Williams, convicted OF murder
In Juab county. and sentenced on oct.
T. 1884, to life Imprisonment lie is at
present out on parole, but asked the
board for pardon His case was pre-.
scented to the board by Judge W. II.
Dickson and Attorney s. =. Arm
strong.
In the application for pardon Of Il. O.
Johnson, convicted OF burglary and
sentenced TO one year by Judge Rolapp
at Ogden on June 4, 1904 the sister OF
the young prisoner attempted to make
a plea for clemency In behalf Of her
brother but was overcome with emo
ton, and was compelled TO discontinue
her statement. Secy Of State Hammond
made a brief statement in behalf Of
the boy,
An attempt was made 10 induce the
board to consider the application for
pardon Of Roy Kalghn who is now cut
on parole, but AS II had not been prop
erly advertised the board woul not
hear the matter at this meeting. II
VIII probably be heard at tho next
meeting In December
OTHER CASES.
Other applications for pardon con.
sidered by the board today arc w.
II. Burton Jr. grand larceny. SEN
fenced on june 6, 1903, to 2 years.
Ray Bagshaw. grand larceny, sem
fenced May IS, 1894, at Beaver city by
Hon. 7, MarioOeaux TO one year In
state prison Joahua Greenwood prose.
cutting,
w. II. Smith, grand larceny SEN
toned oct H. 1893 at Ogden by Hon.
H. n, Rolapp 10 one year In state pris-
on, also on April g. 1904, TO one year.
same crime IN Davis county Halyerson
prosecuting.
William Cox, robbery. sentenced oct.
H. 1903, at Price, By Hon Jacob John-
son, TO six years IN state prison w. ID.
Livingston prosecuting.
ID, " Lawson, grand larceny, sem
ttnced May 6, 1904 at kanab by Judge
Chdester TO IL months In state prison,
j. H. Erickson prosecuting.
Jens Hansen. adultery, sentenced
June 10. 1904 at Richheld by Judge
Chdester L. IS months In state prison.
Erickson prosecuting
Mark Kerby carnal knowledge, sem
ttnced May II, 1904, at Heber City by
Judge Booth TO 10 months In state
prison, A. G.. Hatch prosecuting.
William II. Appleby, burglary, sem
fenced Sept B. 1904 at Provo, by Judge
Booth to one year IN state prison.
FOR COMPUTATION.
Harry Pool, robbery. sentenced Dec.
| Is. 1902, az Salt Lake by Judge John.
son to eight years In state prison. D,
| G. EiChnor prosecuting
John G.. Miller alias John Gray,
| HOUSEKEEPING, assisting prisoner TO es-
| iNHtf anu AhNAANAt ~ ANlANAfNtf 0Nllh'AANNA
Sept 6, 1899, at Salt Lake, by Hon. A,
G. Norrel to 3, Is and years. Fifteen
and one year sentence concurrent. Gra-
ham F. Putnam prosecuting.
William la Rose, FIVE years for burg
| larry, sentenced NOV. a. 1903
Thomas l.. Inlay two and one-half
years for adultery, sentenced on Nov
| 80, 1903.
THREE WERE PARDONED.
The board Of pardons, in executive
session, granted the applications for
pardon Of Thomas Williams, convicted
of murder and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment IN October 1854, II, o.
johnson. convicted OF burglary, and
sentenced 10 one year, and W. II. APP
pleton, convicted Of burglary and sem
tonced to ane year The board also
committed the sentence Of James Ac-
btnback, from 1--WE years to two years
and a half He was sentenced March
| o. 1903, 10 five years for robbery.
The other applications for pardon and
Communication were continued or denied,