Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-04
SEVERAL PARDONS GRANTED
THE GOVERNOR PASSES ON
MANY CASES.
He Will Appoint Aides on The
Staff of General Chaffee For
inaugural Parade.

A great diversity of cases was pre-.
Sented Co the Governor today for &C.
tion and, as a result, he passed one of
the busiest days of the winter. Sew.
eral pardons were granted and others
were refused. A communication was
received from the physicians aud su
preinteudent of the House of Correc-
tion recommending the pardons of
i've prisoners on the grounds of i'll
health, which would result in their
death before their terms of imprison.
ment could expire.
Those serving the longest terms are
Jeremiah Wingate and Levin Bell,
convicted in Dorchester county in 1908
ON the charge of carrying concealed
weapons and assault. They were each
given five years. Judge Lloyd, before
whom the men were tried, also recon.
mended the pardon of Bell. The third
man recommended for pardon on &C
count of i'll health is Edward Day.
charged with carrying concealed
weapons and sentenced to six months.
The other two men are Elijah Harvey
from Dorchester county, who has one
year of three term rs serve and
Charles berryamn, from Queen Anne's
county, sent mp one year ago for three
years on the charge of assault to
rayish.
The Governor granted tile five par
dons, considering the recommended
tions to be particularly strong. A
pardon was granted George NJ. Pitt
man, sent to the Penitentiary on a
five-year sentence from Frederick
county on the charge of assault TO
murder The pardon was recommend
ed by Judge MeSherry. To save their
citizenhsips pardons were granted To.
bias McCarth yand Harry Grouse, from
Carroll county, sent up for two years
on the charge of forgery.
John Rumpf and V. q. Vickers were
appointed deputy game wardens for
Baltimore county and city and Dor
chester county, respectively. Many
petitions were received from promi-
nent citizens of Cumberland request
ing the pardon of Sydney johnson.
sentenced to be hanged January 27.
The Governor expressed himself as
not inclined to interfere in the mat.
ter, but will make further investiga.
tion.
A communication was received from
General Chaffee, who has been ap.
pointed grand marshal of the inaugu.
raj day parade in Washington. He re.
quested the Governor to attend the
Inauguration and parade with hi,
staff and any members of the Natio1a
Guard possible He further request
ed the appointment of two civilian
aides on his PERSONAL staff The Gov
ernor will attend, but will be accom-
panied only by his personal staff He
will appoint two Republicans as ci
william aides.
Mr.. K. V. Rhodes, who was ap
pointed by the Governor under the
direction of the Secretary of State tc
make an investigation of the proper.
ties owned by the state, made his re.
port at the meeting of the Board OF
Public Works this afternoon. 1t was
| of most interesting nature and car.
ried with it all of the abstracts, titles
and deeds of property owned by the
State government. 1t showed that the
state is owner, either in full or in
part Of nineteen separate and distinct
properties, for which it has deeds,
good, bad and Indifferent. The deeds
unearthed by Mr.. Rhodes will be USED
as basis for the making of map,
and plats of the properties The Gov
ernor warmly congratulated Mr.
| Rhodes on his work.