Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-19
THE GOVERNORS BUSY Day.
His Official Christmas Gifts To The
States Prisoners.
VISITORS RECEIVED AND PARD0NS
ARE GRANTED.
cIemency Asked For William NJ. Carter,
Charged With With Murder In
AIIegany County.

Governor Warfield spent an extreme
| ly busy morning here today issuing
a number of pardons, seeing friends
of Others for whom pardons were
asked and attending TO public busi-
ness in general. The Governor COM
pleted his plans of making Christmas
gifts in the shape of pardons to de
serving prisoners by issuing number
of those documents today. The pris-
oners to whom pardons were issued
were:
Isaac keenan,, colored. n life pris-
oner. sentenced for the killing of
John Holly, also colored, in Balti-
more. on February 8, 1899. lie has
therefore served seventeen years.
Thomas Smith, of Carroll county,
sentenced to serve twenty years for
criminal assault in 1889. On account
of the allowance for good behavior
his time has nearly expired.
lanes Pearce, native of North
Middleton, Conn, who in 1904 was
sentenced to serve seven years in the
Penitentiary, having been convicted
of burglary.
John Steine, who in 1903 was sem
fenced to serve five years in the Peni-
Tertiary for manslaughter, having
killed colored man.
William f.. Granger, of Baltimore
city, who was sentenced to term of
two years for larceny. over half OF
which has expired.
Ross ID. Miller, of Carroll county,
sentenced to serve two years for lar
ceny, nineteen months of which has
expired.
Mr.. John q. Miller, an attorney of
Cumberland, Md, called upon the
Governor this morning and asked
that celmency be extended to Will
lam Nj. Carter, who was convicted OF
manslaughter by the Circuit Court
for Allegany county during. octobe r,
1904, and sentenced to serve five yeats
in the Penitentiary. Mr.. Miller said
that Carter had killed an Italian
named Tony after an alteration over
game of cards. He explained the
fact that Carter carried a revolver by
stating that in going TO and from his
work he was compelled to pass
through section inhabited by dan
gerous class of people.
The Governor declined to take any
action in the case at present, though
he advised the attorney TO get state
ments from persons who knew the
facts of the case and other data bear
ing on the matter. The Governor
also declined to take any action at
this time in the case of James Adams,
colored, who was convicted in May,
1905, by the Criminal Court of Balti-
more City of assault with intent to
kill and sentenced to serve three years
in Jail. The assault was made upon
his wife, who has joined in a petit
tion for his pardon.
The case was laid before the Cover
nor this morning by Mr.. Luther w.
Thomas, of 1925 Carey street, Balti-
mroe, and Andrew Adams, the father
of the prisoner. 1t was stated that
Adams could get employment at once
and was a very penitent man. The
Governor declined to take any action,
but said that he would consider the
matter later if brought before him.
Andrew Jackson, colored, of Balti-
more, saw the Governor in the interest
of his son, Dolbert jackson, who was
convicted by the Criminal Court of
Baltimore at the May term, 1904, of
enticing female minor for immoral
purposes and sentenced to serve five
years in the Penitentiary. Jackson
made a strong statement for his son
and the Governor set the case for a
final hearing on December 20 next,
ordering it TO be advertised in the
meantime.