Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-11
Governor GRANTS PARDON.
CHEF EXECUTIVE SPENDS A
CHARACTERISTIC DAY.
cOnfers With The Maryland SheIlfish
commiSsiOn-Entertains The Norma
School Seniors-A Brother Makes
Touching Appeal For Executive Glen
encY To The Governor.
A VERY BUSY DAY AT EXEC
UTIvE DEPARTMENT.

| tive business. concerning with the mem
bers of the Shellfish Commission q
questions which arose connected wit
the oyster Culture Act, and entertainin
the thirty-nine members of the gradu
ating class of the State Normal Sehoo
in the afternoon. The latter came L
Annapolis in body this morning
and spent the time not devoted to SO
cial entertainment at the State Housl
and Government House i'm visitin,
the Naval Academy and other point
of interest.
The Governor issued one pardon
that to Daniel Leonard, whose cas-,
was ordered advertised last Wednes
day at the instance of his mother. sis
ter and small child. Leonard wa,
convicted of manslaughter by tn,
| Criminal Court OF Baltimore City
| during the January term of 1906, hav'
ing killed n companion, oliver Joyce
| while beth We're intoxicated and en-
/ gagged in q barroom fight. Leonard
had never been in any Kind OF troubl,
| before aud has perfect record as a
| prisoner. Eleven of the jurymen who
| sat in the case Joined in petition
for clemency and it was shown to th,
| Governor that members of his family
| Leonard is bricklayer and has as.
suranees that he will be given work
as soon as released.
William u. walsh, the brother OF
Edward Walsh, who was convicted
of manslaughter for killing John T..
Moody at Frostburg, Allegany county,
made touching appeal to the GOV
ernor for pardon for the convicted
N tfwlt o.,
Governor Warfleld's attention before,
but there were protests from relatives
of the man who was killed and the
Governor has not seen his way clear
to exercise clemency, considering the
comparatively short time Walsh has
been confined. Tho case was removed
10 Washington county for trial and in
February, 1906, Walsh was convicted
and sentenced to serve term of five
years in the penitentiary. William
d. Walsh, the brother, who saw the
Governor today, is deformed in n pc
culiar manner, having practically no
arms, but hands growing almost direct
ly from his shoulders. Nevertheless.
lis a telegrapher, but earns toHl
paratively small salary and has .alsen
upon himself, since his brothers in
generation. the support of the latter s
wife and child. lie told the cover
nor that his brother had always treated
him with the greatest tenderness and
had afuisiered ~ his wants. made
necessary .hv bis athletics. ~ ifh fhe
care 81 4 mather. az said ihaf nia
ahscnee was deeply felf - ihis ~
ennnI ana faaf his sunport nas nea.i..i
MF hIs family
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an te a m
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M AZ - Atttesd ~
t@ & #hiF "&enes
aEAtnsi tae i'ftitiontr~ a.
4t et .ethe Fisstnt in disofdtriy
FiAee anA thAt - "eluitiai ~ tne
rfnFfAetsM eaused the case 10 taii 10
tae ground. II - alleged IN the pc
tttlen that the whole case was trumped
up against Der Foo Sam by the fac
tion Of chinese known as Reform
ers. Der Zoo sam being leading
Mason. flled with the petition were
a number OF letters from persons OF
standing, who testified that Der Foo
sam was engaged in legitimate bust
ness only and that his place was or
derly.
The Governor and Messrs. Walter j.
Mitchell and benjamin h. Green. of
the Shellfish Commission, had con.
ference this morning in reference to