The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-06
THREE PARDONED' AND
 FOUR GIVEN PAROLES
STATE BOARD CREATES NEW
 RECORD FOR CLEMENCY.
Never Before Have Seven Prisoners All Serving Substantial Sentences Been Granted Their Freedom Either AbsO- Iute or COnditionuIIy at One Sitting of the Board--West Haven Man Among the Lucky Ones Pardoned- The Other FOrtunates.
The Other Fortunates.

Among the Lucky Ones PardOned-
 The Other Fortunates.
 Hartford, June 5.--In pardoning three state prisoners and parolling four oth- CTS the state board of pardons, in ses- sion at the capitol to-day created new record for cleneney in Connecticut, for never before had seven prisoners, all of whom were serving substantial sem tences, been granted their freedom either absolutely or conditionally, at one sitting of the board. All the mem bers of the board were present. Forty prisoners petitioned the board and of these twenty were heard. John War ren, the oldest man behind the state prison bars, sentenced in Holland coun- ty for the murder of his wife, appeared before the board this morning, but the board refused to grant the aged pris- oner his freedom. He was sentenced for life in 1859.
 Edward Buher of Litchfield county was the first one pardoned, mainly on the ground that he is afflicted with con- sumption. He was sent up on the in deterI1iinate sentence of from one to five years for horse stealing, June %, 1904. k Robert A. Lamb of New Haven coun- ty also was pardoned He was sentenc- ed July 8. 1903, to from two to four years on the charge of assault with in- tent to kill. Several appeared in Lambs s favor. He lives in West Haven.
 The other pardon was granted to Solon Davidson, convicted December 30, 1903, in Hartford county. He was sentenced to from two to five years on the charge of theft from person.
 Peter Graham, who was convicted April 10. 1900, in Fairfield county on the charge of manslaughter was paroled and Charles D. Perkins of Lltchfield county, who asked for a pardon on the ground of excessive sentence also was paroled Perkins was found guilty of burglary April I. 1899, and was given 1 twelve years on two counts. Patrick J walsh, who was sent to Wethersfield from Windham county September 14, 1887, for term of fifteen years for criminal assault was another I PItSDIlEI u DS ps1Euitu py NllG pOctIds
 The fourth prisoner to be paroled was Attorney Percy l. Johnson of Bridge port, who was serving a sentence of six years for embezzlement. Johnson was sentenced May 21, 1901. Former Congressman Robert E. DeForest ap- peared in Johnsoil's behalf to-day and there was no objection to granting Johnson parole Mr. DeForest in formed the board that Attorney John. situation should he be paroled. John son embedded the fund of an estate of which he was trustee.
 The only woman prisoner to ask foI pardon was Margaret c. A. Anderson alias Minnie Anderson, who was sent tc Wethersfield from Ansonia for ter years having been found guilty of man. slaughter April 27, 1899. She said she was innocent and owing to needy cir. cumstances at the time of her trial sft was unable to appeal her case. The board passed over her petition.
 | Other prisoners from New Haver county who asked pardons were: Ed. ward Murrican burglary, three to foui years, 1903; M A, Johnson, assault four and a half to five years, 1904
 Samuel c. Parker, forgery. ten years 1900; Michael A. orlando, life sentence murder, sentenced 1897; John J. Lawler theft, three to five years, 1901; Charles B. Thayer, abuse female child, fffteer Fyears, 1897; Lorenzo Caruso, murder life, 1895; Matthew McGraw, robbery five to seven years, 1903. .s.