The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-26
Thirteen Men at Michigan City
Prison and JeffersonviIIe Re-
formatory Received Xmas
PardonS.
PlTlFUL PRAYERS OF
SAD WOMEN ARE HEARD
IN One Case the Executive
Carried Out Promise Made
To a Woman Prior to EIec-
ton of Office.
palladium Specially


indianapolis, Dec. 25.-Christmas
gifts were handed out to thirteen men
today, by Governor Marshall in the
shape of pardons and paroles of pris-
oners in the state prison at Michigan
City and the reformatory at Jeffer-
sonville. The lucky ones are as fol-
lows:
James Joyce, of Switzerland county,
who killed c. S. Tandy, a baker, on an
election day two years ago and was
sent to the state prison for life.
Frank Landers, Of Dugger, who kill
ed a man in a crowd of drunks that
tried to take possession of the saloon
in which he was bartender. He got
from two to twenty-One years.
Eric Mitchell, Of Evansville who
was sent up for from two to fourteen
years for burglary in 1904. He was
sent to the reformatory.
William Smith Case.
William Smith, sent to the reforma-
tory from Jennings county for the
theft of a bicycle. 1t was afterward
proved that he bought the bicycle.
Oris Collins. of Brown county, re-
leased from the Brown county Jail
where he had been sent for petit lar
ceny. He had served his time and
the governor remitted the fine.
William Fl. Little. of Shelby county,
sent to the state prison in 1907 for
making a false affidavit to a chattel
mortgage.
Lee Davidson. released from the
Dubois county Jail on remissions of
$3.50 fine for assault and battery.
Joseph Richardson. of Edinburg, re-
leased from the reformatory where he
was sentenced in 1907 for assault and
battery, his fathers bad health being
the chief cause of the release.
Walter Shelley, of Hendricks coun-
ty, sent to the reformatory in 1906 for
burglary.
Sent For Forgery.
Jesse r. Johnson, sent to the same
institution for forgery.
Charles Stair, of Auburn. sentenced
to the reformatory last June for lar
ceny, the illness of his mother being
the cause Of the release.
Carrie Harrell. of Indianapolis, re-
leased from the correctional depart
ment of the woman's prison, where
she was sent last July for cruelty to
her child.
Emma Sexton, Of Gibson county,
who was sentenced to the woman's
prison in 1899 for life for murder.
Two Of the pardons were issued in
response to prayers of sorrowing
wives. Prior to the election in 1908
while Thomas r. Marshall was in We
way where he made a speech. Mrs.
James Joyce called at the hotel to see
him.
"Mr. Marshall, l am sure you are
going to be elected governor of Indi-
ana. and l wish you would promise
me that when YOU take your office
YOU will let me come and tell you
about my husband, who is now in the
state prison. she said to him. BE
fore he was sent up there two years
ago he was good to me and to my
babies and now we need him. VIII
YOU promise me?"
A Vivid impression.
With Mrs. Joyce were her two small
daughters and the scene made a vivid
impression on the candidate for gov
ernor, giving him a foresight of one
of the unpleasant features of being
governor.
But. my good woman, l am not yet
governor. and although expect to
be. l am not sure about it. l could
not make you any promise
"Oh, but you will be elected.
know you WILL said the woman. "Ev-
erybody says SO and I feel sure of it,
The candidate made up his mind
to investigate the case and he did so.
with the result that he decided that
his first official act would be the par
doning of James Joyce. But when he
got into office he found that certain
tormalities had to be complied with
and this prevented him from carrying
out his intention. So he decided to
make it Christmas present.
Another woman that did much in
her husbands behalf is Mrs. Frank
l.anders. She got the Judge. the pro
secutor, all the jurors and othefSEon-
nected with her husbands case to
sign a petition for his release, and
she also got written promise from
q coal company to give him a job if
released These she presented to the
governor.