Evening journal., 1910-03-29
OPPOSE
FOR GOODWIN
Attorney General Gray Says
Reasons Urged for Release
of Prisoner are UntenabIe
BOARD TO HEAR
APPEAL IN APRIL

Harry p. Joslyn, of counsel for John
H. Godwiis who has served one month
Of two years sentence I'm the County
Workhouso for attempted bribery, has
taken the necessary steps TO- get Godwin's
case before the Board Of Pardons at its
meeting on April z Mr.. Joslyn yesterday
afternoon obtained the signatures of the
judges of the New Castle County Courts
to the petition for pardon. The signing Of
the petition by the judges is only per-
functory. howNve and does not express
the attitude of ti.s coart in the matter be-
ms simply in conformity with the pre-
cedent Of the State courts that appeals
for pardon first bear the signatures Of tho
State judges
In his petition for the pardon Mr.. Joslyn
urges the following reasons in behalf Of
his client:
Reasons For Pardon.
l. That he was never convicted or sem
fenced for any crime in violations OF the
laws Of the State of Delaware OF OF any
other state.
>. That he Is a young man with the
greatest portion of his life before him and
II he can return to his family and friends
he can make that life useful one.
! 3. That he was not guilty OF the offense
charged in the information upon which he
/ was convicad.
4. That the Ceurt Of General Sessions
should not have belicyed tho testimony Of
/ Philip oliver and Andrev Crossan in the
trial OF the said cause.
8. That the testimony Of said Oliver and
Crossan were impeached by ten witnesses
who upon their oaths testified that they
would not believe him.
g. That tho testimony of Philip oliver
and Andrew croYan was further inn
peached by Others witnesses as two ma
terial facts in the case.
T. That an account of certain news
paper stories concerning him whicl
aroused public feeling against him anC
this resulted in his conviction.
That your petitioner has been suf
hciently punished for the crime fo
which he was convicted ana his fur
ther detention can serve no good end
Mr.. Gray to Oppose Application.
When asked IL ne would appear be
r fore the Board of Pardons 20 oppos
q the application Attorney General era
, said that he considered the reason
n urged in behalf of Goodwin were un
+ tenable and that his appearance be
fort the board was hardly necessary
but that he would appear before tn
Board on April z. the date when tn
application will be made to represen
the State in opposition TO the applica
tion.
In commenting on the reasons ad
vanced for the pardon Mr.. Gray sal,
that at least four Of them were mat
ters that had been passed on by th'
trial court which consisted of Chic
Justice Lore, Judge Spruance ant
| Judge Boyce and by the Supreme Cour
in appeal which consisted of Chan
cellor Curtis, Chief Justice Pennewill
Judge Conrad and Judge Woolley
Judge Hastings did not sit in the Su
preme Court when the case was al
being disqualified because he was con
nected with the prosecution OF the cas-
? as deputy attorney genearl.
so that il appears" Mr. Gray saiC
, that four of the reasons assignee
q amount to an attack upon the opinion
and findings of seven of the judge
? Of this state and of the entire iu
dietary as now constituted with IN
d exception of Judge Hastings who wa
$ disqualified for the reason above men
n toned and said four reasons are there
fore nothing short of imperinent. A
, to the rest of the reasons advance
! they are as ridiculous as the othe
four are impertinont."