Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Smith. Parker and Dixon OF Montana were
M Change in Department Hours.

II In learned definitely that the President
and the cabinet have concluded that there
will be no change in the present working
hours of the departments for some time.
The cabinet few meetings ago had under
consideration change in hours for the ac-
commodation of the schools and universe
ties here. but II was concluded that to
make other hours would disarrange other
things The hours will be allowed to re-
main as they are, and their bearing upon
different things will be noted so as to
change them later if found desirable.
Action Upon Pardon Cases.
The President has denied twelve applica-
tons for pardon. and has exercised Glenn
ency in six cases, as follows:
He has pardoned Alfred Johnson. convict
ed in the District of Columbia of assault
with intent to kill and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for six years in the West Vir-
glnia penitentiary. The reason of the par
don is shown IN the following report OF the
Attorney General in the case:
Petitioner was convicted of assault with
intent to kill and sentenced to Imprisonment
for six years. Upon the examination OF
material evidence which was lacking at the
trial the district attorney and trial judge
and the twelve jurors who convicted him
all state that in view OF this new evidence
they believe the petitioner should not have
been convicted.
Il have examined the new evidence and
concur with the district attorney, judge
and Jurors in recommending a PARDON
He has commuted to imprisonment for
three and a half years. with allowances for
good conduct, the sentences of Norman
Hoyle. who was convicted in the Dlstrlct OF
Columbia of HOUSEKEEPING and sentenced
on July !, 1901 to Imprisonment for three
and one-haf years in each of two cases,
being total Imprisonment of seven
years. The communication. which reduces
the prisoners term by one-half was grant
cd no and la lon
attorney and trial Judge because subsequent
developments showed that the prisoner. VINO
was very young man, was merely the tooi
of an older. confirmed burglar. He assist
ed the officers in recovering the property
which was stolen. 1t Is believed. under all
the circumstances, that imprisonment Tor
three and one-half years is sufficient pun
ishment.
He has committed to expire February 10
the sentence of William H. Wilson, convict
ed in the western district of Arkansas OF
retailing liquor and sentenced on June Z,
1903, to imprisonment for year and day
in the United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth. The Communication is grant
ed in order to give the prisoner credit for
the time he spent in Jail awaiting trial
He has comrnuted to actual fmprison-
ment for three years the sentence of J. +.
Dooey convicted in the Indian territory
of stealing a horse and sentenced on March
3. 1901. to Imprisonment for five years IN
: the United States pententary at Fort
Leavenworth- The communication is granted
because the Attorney General and the
President believe that in this particular
case the minimum sentence of five years
was excessive.
He has committed to expire on June D.
1907. the sentence of Carroll Collier, who
was convicted in the western district of
Arkansas under eleven separate indictments
for larceny and for introducing and selling
intoxica ting liquor in the Indian terri
tory. and sentenced on November 10, $780,
to terms of Imprisonment aggregating
about thirty years. He was originally sen
fenced TO the Arkansas penitentiary, and
subsequently. for the convenience of the
government, was transferred to the Ohio
penitentary. The Communication is granted
in order to permit his discharge upon the
date he would have been discharged had
he been reinStated in the Arkansas peni-
tertiary. the good time law of that state
being more liberal than the good time"
law in Ohio. Under the Ohio law he would
not be entitled to his release until Septem-
Der 26, 1909.