Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-26
GOVERNORS OFFICIAL DAY.
One Pardon Granted By The States
Chief Executive.
ISAAC KEENERY Is LIBERATED FROM
THE PENITENTlARY.
Attorney A. Theodore Brady Wants Fine
RENTED To Local Liquor
DeaIer-Other Matters.

Goyernor Warfield spent the morning
AZ the Executive Department givins
his attention 10 public business.
| Though there was little To do in th,
way of considering applications foI
| clemenev, the routine work of the Office
| fully occupied the time.
| The Governor has received number
| OF letters approving his course in grant.
| ing pardons to certain prisoners in
| the Maryland Penitentiary who had
not themselves or through their friend 1
applied for H. II will be remembered
| that the Governor made some indie
pendent Investigations, and, with the
| help of Warden Weyler decided upon
granting pardons in certain cases of
longtime prisoners. The Governor
pardoned one life prisoner = Isaac
Keenery-but decided not to act at
this time in the case of Paul Reed,
whose case was also presented in a
favorable way 20 the Governor.
Among the letters which the Cover
nor has received and which commend
his action i'm granting the pardons. are
those from Dr. John III. lamar, of
Elkton, and Messrs. G. Hopewell
Warner and Walter Garland, of Bal
timore. All of these gentlemen ex-
press the hope that the Governor Will
see his way clear to pardon Reed also.
Reed has been in the Penitentiary
since 1886, he being 80 years old at
| the time. lie was convicted by the
Circuit Court of Cecil county of the
murder of William Green, the keeper
of speakeasy, and another man, who
was claimed TO be the principal in
| the affair, while Reed was only an
| accessory, was acquitted. Reed was
| condemned TO death, but his sentence
was commuted TO life Imprisonment
| by Governor Lloyd.
| Warden Weyler mentions Reed frs
/ in the letter which he wrote to thu
Governor at the request of the latter
| He says that he has found him al
| ways faithful, manly and reliable
| and states that he has always has diff
| Guilty i'm understanding how man o
his character could have committed
| the crime charged against him. WheT
| the Governor told Reed that he baC
| decided To pardon keene and allow
his case to stand for the present, ReeC
said Il bow TO your decision, sir, an6
| am glad that you have decided t
/ pardon the other man. | viii con
tinue to try TO act as a man should. "
The Governor will not take up th'
case for the present, but will tn
| doubleday give il consideration within
n reasonable time. Warden Weyle
states that Reed is still in good healtl
and able TO take up mans worl
| in the world.
The Governor issued but one par
don today, that to Charles Snotterly
a Washington county youth, who wai
convieed of larceny in May, 1908
| and sentenced to serve three years il
the Penitentiary. Snotterly had neve
been convicted of crime before anC
has father of advanced age, black
| smith in Hagerstown, whose helpel
he had been. The pardon was gener
ally asked by prominent citizens o
the community. and in this they wer
Joined by Samuel Emmert, the Hagers
town merchant, whose store wa
robbed.
Attorney A. Theodore Brady, of thi
city. was before the Governor ant
asked that the fine of 500 imposed up
on Isaac Hohberger, a local liquo
seller, for disposing of liquor on sun
day, be remitted in part or whole
Mr.. Brady claimed that the evidenc
showed that the liquor in question ha
been taken without Mr.. lIohberger'
know ledge or consent by colore
man who had been employed to clea
up the store. The Governor state
that he would ask States Attorne
Green to make a statement about tn
matter and laid it over for the present