Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-22

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quested his release in order that lie
might be taken to that state. where
/ It was thought, on account OF a more
favorable climate, the prisoner might
recover. 1t was made to appear that
II he We're kept confined in the peni-l
Tertiary he would likely not live to
serve out his term of sentence and the
other prisoners might contract the dis
ease. The board pnrdoned him, and he
was taken to California by his friends.
Certainly no objection can be urged
for pardoning one who had served hi.
full term and had gone forth and
proven himself worthy of It; nor one
who had served his term within few
days.
II In six other cases where prisoners
were pardoned, 1t was made to appear
by a transcript of the record or by
the prosecuting officers that much
uOuol-= SAISlcu IT'S " TIE SullI Ol tile
prisoners. In one instance OF such
cases 1t was made to appear that the
prisoner was charged with the crime OF
adultery. Upon preliminary hearing
of such offense, 1t was made to appear
that there was no evidence whatever
showing the commission of such an Of
Tense: whereupon the committing mag
istrate found him guilty OF assault and
battery and sentenced him to the coun-
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uniting magistrate and by the prose-
cutting officers that there was no evil
dence showing an assault and battery
had been committed. but. believing that
the defendant ought to have some pun
.ishlnent in the premises, the magis-
.trate found him guilty of a INSIDE
.meanor and sentenced him to jail.
TYPICAL CASE.
III the remaining II cases where
pardons were. granted. good grounds
therefor were also made to appear.
Neither time nor space permits re-
view OF all of them. Some of them.
however. may be Illustrated by the fol-
lowing: $50
4 A young man, less than 10 years of
age, was convicted of attempted
period of 10 years. He and another "a
man OF mature years. who is now serv-
ing time In the penitcntiary) had at
tempted to break and enter a dwelling
house. Fills record was looked up, and
1t was made to appear that that was
his first offense. After lie served a
sentence equivalent to six years, he
was pardoned. At the time OF his par
don. his uncle wns engaged In busi-
ness In Salt Lake City. Tic hoy came
from a good family. living in Texas
Anyone seeing the boy could readily
tell that he was not n criminal. 1t
was conclusively shown that the boy
hal learned his lesson. and that If re-
leased would make n good citizen. Aft
er his release he went to Ills home in
Texas, and is now there. employed. and
living good life.
TECHNICAL BURGLARY.
Three boys, the Oldest 10 years
OF age, living with their parents In
Emery county, on Il Sunday entered q
saloon at the back door or window and
took some cigars and liquor. They
were arrested and convicted of bur
glary. The boys came of the very best
Of parents 1t was shown beyond all
doubt that the act committed amount
ed to nothing more than petit larceny
and that they should never have been
sent to tho penitentiary It was shown
that a certain saloon was being run
without license and that men had
been in the habit of visiting the saloon
through the back door. helping them
selves to q bottle of beer or whiskey,
leaving the money for It. or the next
day paying the barkeeper. The boys
did the same. They did not leave the
money They afterwards, however, Of
fered to pay for the goods taken by
them, but their offer was refused be-
cause they were minors. The habit of
thus visiting the saloon upon Sunday
became known and much complaint
was made of It. a complaint was
sworn to charging the boys with bur
.glary. They admitted entering the
house and the taking OF the goods.
They were not represented by counsel:
They pleaded guilty to the charge and
We're sentenced to the penitentiary.
Nearly all OF Emery county, the judge
who sentenced them, and the prose-
cutting attorney who prosecuted the
case, petitioped the board and asked
that the boys be pardoned. They were
pardoned.
IS CHILDREN WE'RE HUNGRY.
ii In another case married man, out
of employment. with his wife and
children hungry and nothing to eat,
broke Into, q meat shop or slaughter
house. stole some meat. took 1t home
and gave It to his family. who cooked
and ate IT. Another. an employe at
warehouse. after working hours, en-
tered the house through q window and
took several bottles oflbeer. Both these
men were charged with and convicted
Of burglary. 1t was shown that they
We're not criminals and In each case the
complaining witnesses ndiinjurcd par
ties asked for; their release.
In Utah county the prisoner forged
his employers name to- a check for
S.. He4was arrested for forgery and
pleaded guilty to the charge. Tho
facts surrounding the commission OF
the offense We're that collector called
Mt the prisoners house and demanded
payment of BILL of SIS which the prls-l