Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-27
II WAS A PAINFUL Scene.
GOVERNOR COULD NOT GRANT
MOTHERS PETITION.
Was Forced To Refuse Executive Glenn
ency Ia The Case of JOS
eph 5. Hobbs.

Governor Wariield had a most dis
tressing interview this morning with
Mrs. NJ. Y. Hobbs, who urged him to
pardon her son, Joseph :. Hobbs, who
has been confined in the pcnitentiary
since September, 1906. having been
convicted Of larceny by the Criminal
Court of Baltimore City, and sentenced
TO serve three years in that institution.
Mrs. Hobbs claimed that she had
personal knowledge that her son had
not committed the offense of which he
was convicted. as he was in bed at
his home al the time. She wept Bit
terly when she found that the G over
nor was not inclined TO release her
son. She would not leave the room
after the Governor had informed her
that he could not grant the pardon
and finally became almost uncontroll-
able. declaring that she would kill
herself rather than return TO her home
without the assurance that her son
would be released. She was finally
led from the room by her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Elmer l.. Hobbs, who ae-
companied her to Annapolis.
The Governor was led 20 his deter
mination not TO interfere in the case
of Hobbs mainly from the fact that
ord and had been convicted in a pre-
vious case and served his sentence out.
The record of previous arrests was
read 10 his mother and she seemed
much astonished, declaring that she
knew nothing of any other arrests, , ut
the two for which he had been punish-
cd The Governor told Mrs. hobbs in
kindly but decided manner that her
llxrf
and that he could not offer her any
hone of his release.
When the Governor left Annapolis
shortly after noon he took with him
the pardon of Charles NJ. Eaton, who
was convicted by the Criminal Court
of Baltimore City OF obtaining money
by false pretence and sentenced to
serve three years in Jail With his
allowances he has served all but
about forty days and the Governor
was moved 90, be element in his case
on account of a letter which Eaton
wrote yesterday informing him of the
death Of his father in Brooklyn, n.
Y. Eaton asked for his release on
the ground that he wished to attend
his fathers funeral, and particularly
that he did not wish his mother TO
remember TO her dying day that the
only absent member was her son, who
was in prison.
The Governor talked with Warden
Charles A. Hook over the telephone
and the warden strongly advised that
the pardon be granted. The pardon
was asked some time ago, Rut there
were protests lodged against it by the
Jail officials on the ground that
Eaton had, shortly after his incarce-
ration, Joined in an attempted Jail de-
livery and had assaulted one of the
watchmen. AS this was done about
two years ago and since then Eaton
has been good prisoner, the Governor
decided to overlook it and issue the
pardon on account of the special cir
cumstanees.
The case had already been advertised
and there were no additional protests.
There were number of letters which
strongly advised clemency in Eaton ;
case Eaton passed small check upon
John II. Langdon, manager of the
Belyedere Hotel. Mr.. LangdOn was
among those W no asked that Eaton
be pardoned.