The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-10
DYING CONVICT Is
PARDONED BY BOARD
Louis Anderson, Victim of Con-
sumption, viii Be Sent
Home

HdFd0neQ IfoHl Sldtc prison at the
age of eighteen, to go home to his
mother and die, is the fate of Louis
Anderson, as Indicated at the monthly
meeting yesterday of the state board
of pardons.
The boy, Warden Wolfer, of the
penitentiary explained, is dying of
consumption.
HE is not able to walk now" the
warden said, eand he will certainly
die within two or three months. There
is no hope for him. He wants to go
home to his mother and not die in
prison. She is ready to do everything
she can for him. recommend the
pardon.
This recommendation, like the few
others made by Mr.. Wolfer, was ap-
proved.
"I guess said Gov. Johnson, in
voice not altogether steady, chat we
can let him go home
Young Anderson, the son of widow,
was convicted in Sherburne county
last May of assault in the first degree
upon man with whom he had quar-
relied. He was sentenced to imprison-
ment for five years.
Young Woman Released
One other pardon was granted abso-
sists of Gov. Johnson, Chief Justice
Start and Attorney General Young.
This pardon was directed for Lillian
L. Linneman, of Redwood county. Her
| health is very feeble. She is nineteen
years old and unmarried. She was
convicted of grand larceny at Duluth
three months ago and was sent to
for x,1,xy
of the penitentiary recommended. the
pardon, as did Warden Wolfer. He
said that measures had been taken to
give the girl proper care after her re-
lease.
A conditional pardon was granted to
John Dahlgren, of Minneapolis. He
| was sentenced to two terms of five
years each when convicted on two
| charges of burglary. He has served
| all of one term and nearly one year of
! the second term. He would now be
4 eligible to parole had he not been pre-
viously convicted before going to Min
| neapoIis.
Warden Wolfer declared, however,
| that Dahlgren had proved an exem-
plary prisoner; that he had learned
| the trade of shoenaking in prison and
/ would be able to support himself If re-
leased; that his wife, who had been
| devoted to him, was IAN honest, hard
working woman and that he had s.two
of the finest children" the warden ever
| saw.
| DahIgren Must Behave
Dahlgren was pardoned, accordingly,
on condition that he observe strictly
the obligations demanded of prisoners
that are paroled.
The term of Frederick Pope, SEN
fenced in Rock county last September
! to one years imprisonment for as
sault in the second degree, was re-
duced to six months. 1t was made clear
to the board that he had acted in self
| defense during quarrel.
Applications for pardon or commu-
| tation We're denied in the cases OF
/ Frank Larson, Beltrami county, con-
| victed of manslaughter in the first de-
| gree; Harry J. Forsyth, Minneapolis,
| grand larceny in the first degree:
| Charles Oscar. Green, of Minneapolis. !.
Frank Murphy, alias Frank J.. Cal
| 1aghan, Winona county, murder in the
second degree; Louis Balzier. Blue
4 Earth county, murder in the first de-
gree; John Dorseh, st. Paul, grand
/ larceny in the second degree; Erik
Rask, Minneapolis, assault second de-
| gree; Vaulney G. Zierath, Minneapolis.
/ grand larceny in the second degree;
| John II. Davis, Cook county, grand
larceny in the first and second de-
! grees; Joseph Perreault, st. Louis
county, criminal assault; Hugh Brown,
Minneapolis robbery in the first de-
gree; William Monroe, Hubbard coun-
ty, assault in the second degree: Abe
Levant, st. Louis county, to state re-
formatory for grand larceny in the Sec
| ond degree; as well as in the cases of
four men whose applications had been
| denied in December
The cases of the following prisoners
Were continued to the February meet
| ing:
| Pietro Villella, st. Paul, assault: Al
bert Markham. ST. Paul, grand lar
| ceny; Thomas r. Senter, FaribauIt
| county. forgery, and Otto Lundeen.
| Kanabec county, murder