Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-17
KAIGHNS CASE CONSIDERED.
Other Matters Before the Board, Some
For Parole and Some for
Communication.
W. JONES GETS COMPUTATION.
Pools Petition for Rehearlng Granted
~ Harry Dukes Case Is
Continued

The regular monthly meeting Of tha
state bourd of pardons was held to-
day iu the supreme court room, all OF
the members OF the board being pres
ont excepting chief Justice Bartch Of
the supreme court A large number
of applications for pardon, commuta-
ton and parole We're considered, among
which were the application for pardon
of Merrill NJ Kaighn, who was sem
fenced on Nov no. 1902, to FIVE years
for voluntary mansaughter, ana who
has been out ON parole ever since Dec.
10, 1903.
Owing to the fact that Justice Straup
was disqualified from acting on the
application for pardon Of Mick Ha-
worth, now serving life sentence for
murder because his firm had at one
time been attorneys for Haworth, the
application was continued until next
month, so that chief Justice Bartch
could be- present and consider the mat
ter Justice Straup was relieved from
sitting in the matter, upon his own re-
quest.
Following is a list Of the applications
before the board today
FOR PARDON.
Lawrence Johnson, forgery; convict
ed I'm First district court, Boxelder
county, sentenced Sept. go 1904, to one
year In the state prison.
Frank Wilson, arson. convicted In
Fourth district court. Utah Uounty,
sentenced April 2S, 1904, by Hon. Thos.
MaIiuueauN, to five years IN the state
prison,
Thomas Inlay adultery; convicted In
the Sixth district court Garfield coun-
ty sentenced to two and half wears
In the state prison Hon. j. f. Chides-
ter presiding,
Henry Wright, grand larceny and
burglary. convicted i'm the Third dis
trict court, salt Lake county, sentenced
May 20, 1900 to eight years for grand
larceny and one year for burglary, IN
the state prison. Hon. a. q. Norrell
presiding
Harry H. Duke, embezzlement; con-
victed In the Third district court, Salt
Lake county sentenced July 10, 1902,
to four years in the state prison, Hon.
w, G. Han presiding,
Richard Mclaughlin, assault with in
tent to do bodily harm; convicted IN
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sentenced Feb. 10, 1905 to one year IN
state prison; Hon, j, +. Chidestcr pre-
siding.
d. II, Carr, petit larceny; convicted in
city court, Salt Lake city; sentenced
Feb. S. 1905. to four months in Salt
Lake county jail Hon, c. b, Dtehl
presiding.
FOR COMPUTATION.
Thomas MCGEE, manslaughter; con-
victpd I'm Third district court, salt Lake
county; sentenced 10 nine years I'm state
prison Dec. q, 1902, Hon. Jacob John
son presiding
Ncdo DelyecChlo, rape; convicted in
Third district court, salt Lake county,
sentenced Nov. q, 1901, 20 SIX years IN
state prison, Hon. ;. w. stewart pre-
siding.
Warren Jones, involuntary man
slaughter, convicted en- Seventh district
court. Carbon county; sentenced June
49, 1904, to one year In Carbon county
Jail, Hon, Jacob Johnson presiding
FOR PAROLE
Charles 4. Larsen. raps; convicted
In First district court. Cache county;
sentenced July 81, 1897, TO Is years in
state prison, Hon c, Ii. Hart presiding.
The following cases were continued
from last session.
FOR PARDON.
Moses Kinord, voluntary manslaugh-
ter. convicted I'm Third district court,
Salt Lake county; sentenced oct. 23,
1903. 90 five years iu state prison, lion,
q. w. Morse presiding
Merrill NJ KWghn. voluntary mani
slaughter; convicted IN Third district
court. salt Lake county; sentenced Nov.
10. 1902. 10 five years in state prison,
parolrd Dec. 10, 1908, Hon. C.. W, Morse
presiding.
The application for pardon Of Elmer
u. Woodward adultery, convicted In
the Fourth district court, Uintah coun-
ty. sentenced Nov. %. 1904, to nine
months iu state prison, Hon. J, r.
Booth presiding, was considered In eN.
ccutiye session.
COMPUTATION FOR JONES.
in executive session the board grant
ed onlytone application FOR commuta-
ton of sentence, and no parlons what
ever 10 denied six applications for
pardon and commutat'on
Warren Jones convicted " involun-
tary mangaughtcr and sentenced, June
10, 1904. 10 one year in the county Jail
On Carbon county was the recipient OF
the Communication granted by the board
committing his sentence 20 end on May
!, this year. The applications denied
are. Thomas INLAY, convicted OF adul-
terry; Henry Wright, burglary and
grand larceny; Frank Wilson, arson;
Moses Kn0rl voluntary mauslough-
ter. Thomas McGto, colored voluntary
mauslaughtar; Vido Dolyccchlo felony.
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Tho application OF Merrill VI. Kaighn
for pardon also that Of Harry T. Duke,
were continued for one month, The pc.
tltIon for rehenring before the board
OF the application 90 Harry Pool was
granted,