The weekly true Democrat., 1909-08-13

0ru u0Ilt.Ilo o. llLa t|Etar
81 lha Circuit Court for Baker
fg at the ieil term, leQS. After
e1e'arftIon % was ordered that
1i5 application be denied,
Baa1 5EaEET1E AND HARRY DAVIS.
cdes ]. r. Laney presented the ap-
pic1t'Qn of Harry Jeanette and Harry
Davis foz perooua from conviction Of
keeping agembliDg house and sentences
81 $3.50 hno or one year ln jall by the
E3nInal Court Of Record of E8cambia
county In March, 1863. After due con
fli0n it was ordered that this az.
1.icstion b denied.
JOSEPH MICHAW.
5udreD. Stuart M,lls presented the
application az JOeeph 4ichaw Cor q par
tn from q conviction for uttering
fo1Red Instruments and sentence 70
seven months imprisonment By the Cir
tt Court for Walton county at the
rFlne term, 1903. There being Gome
ftalufea Of this application about which
l1e Board desired further information,
g was ordered that Il be passed over.
and that the Secretary write 10 the Cir
cut Judge, State Attorney and Circuit
Clerk, requesting their OPINIONS as @
Whether The interests Of justice would
be served By granting a conditional par
% 20 this applicant.
CHARLIE RIGGS.
Mr. w. C. Hedges again called up the
application Of Charlie Riggs for pardon
from 8 conviction Of assault with intent
10 murder and sentence of two years
Imprisonment BY the Circuit Court for
Walton county at the spring term, 1908.
Both the Circuit Judge who tired the
ease against this petitioner and the
State Attorney who prosecuted same
having recommended that this is
proper case for elemency, the prison
officials under whom applicant has
served having certified 10 hls good con.
duet, and it appearing that regular and
respectable employment outside the
STATE of Florida awaits this applicant
If he released, Il was ordered that q
eonditiopal pardon be granted TO this
applicant, Charlie Riggs.
JAAIEs MOODY.
hir. w. G. Hodges presented the ap-
Dllcation Of James Moody, alias JAMES
Coleman, fof pardon from conviction
ftf murder and sentence 20 life impris- |
onment By the Ctreuit Court Of Hamik |
Con county at the fall term thereof, |
1924 lt appearing 20 the Board from
3 letter from the State Attorney who |
prosecuted this petitioner that the evl- |
dence against him was ciEcumgtantiab |
and that there was some doubt IN the /
mind Of the presiding Judge, now deeeas-
ed. ae b theguilt Of petitioner, and that |
raid Judge came very near granting him /
Anew trial; also that the said State At. |
hey recommcnds that 9 conditional
pardon be granted to petitioner; and an |
Exceptionally strong petition being pre-
sented urging clemency TO petitioner,
sitting up his good character and ex-
enpiary conduct and itappearing that
hc has now served fifteen years ~ pris-
ea and been always faithful and obe-
dent; Il was ordered that conditional
pardon be granted to this applicant,
James Moody.
MARCELLUs o. BROWN.
The application Of MarceIlus o. Brown
M pardon from q conviction Of va
Rancy and sentence Of ninety days inn |
rr|s0nmeut BY the County Judges |
Ctnrt Of Franklin county on July 16, |
1909, vas submitted IN writing. Let
feIa were read % the Board from q |
cola feciting that thispetiti0ner bad, be-
tween the tine Of bis recent arrival IN
Apalachicola and the time Of his arrest,
made kreQnent and urgent requests Of
them 70 give him work, and L appear
NN that this was not known TO the |
Judge who sentenced him, Il was or
ae8d that q conditional pardon be |
granted to this applicant, harcellus 0. |
NATHANIEL FORD.
The following communication was
rad q the Board
Pensacola, Fla, July Is. 1909
Io Bic Excelleney, Hon. Albert w.
GllchriSt, Governor, Tallahassee,
Dear Sir-We respectfully petition
yoo 20 grant pardon 20 Nathaniel Ford, |
Who was convicted on the 18th Of Feb
faarg, 1909, Of larcgny. and sentenced /
~ eix monthB,in coUntg jail. said pfis-
cnof now being h coOnty jail serving /
sentence, there remaining enc month to
b served Ford - now afflicted with 1
ln1ercnloois, and We are Of the opinion /
int The pardon should be granted, ID /
oscr also 90 keep him from injecting I
Iie other prisoners with The nams Dis
ease.
Xcurn very respectfully.
N. MeK0erting,
Chairman.
g.. w. D'AIamheffe.