Evening journal., 1910-08-02
Application May be Filed
on Ground That He Has
Been Sufficiently Pun
ished and His Health is
Being Impaired
GREATLY CHANGED
BY IMPRISONME EN- 7

Since Il has become known that the
health Of John Goodwin is becoming
rapidly impaired by imprisonment in
the workhouse. where he is serving
n sentence OF two years for attempt
ed bribery, Il is altogether likely that
another application for q pardon viii
be made TO the Board OF pardons
Many persons who knew Goodwin and
who feel that he has been punished
as much now by his Imprisonment as
he would be punished by anything
short OF death that might be inflicted
on him. are urging that a pardon be
asked for on the ground that the
majesty OF the law has been satisfied
by the several months Goodwin has
been confined at the workhouse. and
on the ground that a prolonging of
his confinement may result either in
/ him losing his mind OF In his death.
No formal move has been as set
made in the way OF filing a new APP
plication for pardon on the ground
/ that he has been sufficiently punished
! and that his health is rapidly be-
| ing undermined. Such an application
could not come before the Board OF
| Pardons until the September meet
/ ing. as the rules require ten days
notice prior TO the meeting. This could
not be complied with I'm order TO bring
an application before the August
meeting. Goodwin has been IN the
workhOuse between four and FIVE
months.
Harry =. Joslyn. who reproe rts
Goodwin, to-day said he did not know
of any new action I'm behalf of his
client. Mr. Joslyn said he did no
know of any statements Goodwin hal
made to Attorney General Gray.
GodNln's Statement.
According to well-dehned reports
the statement Goodwin made to the al
torney general is said TO be TO the ei
feet that a well-knOwn Republica
gave him $500, of which half went
Republican worker and the oths
! half was given to a Democratic ele'
ton officer IN Wilmington at the ele
/. tion two years ago.
= Report has Il, however, that Godw
+ since then has repudiated this stat
ment made TO the attorney geneI
i and said II was not true.
n Goodwin told some friends who Vi
Il tied him at. the wOrkhouse that
N torncy General Gray had promis
not % oppose Godwin's pending a
plication before the Board Of Pardo
II he would tell of certain polite
doings Mr.. Gray had not return'
TO Wilmington up 20 noon and ther
fore no EXPRESSION could be had fro
him as to mis- phase OF the case.
is fact that the attorney general Ia
opposed every application in Goodwin
behalf thus far
d n is known. however. that the STATE
2 ment made by Goodwin 20 the alto
ney general was TO be put In type
written shape by the latter and the
submitted TO Goodwin for correctio
and for his signature. This copy ha
not been submitted To Goodwin as ye
Heard He Had Been PardOned.
Godwin had a bitter disappointmeI
] a week ago when the Board OF Pardon
: met to consider his case. Somebod
told him that the pardon had bee
Z granted. and Goodwin packed up hi
D effects and prepared TO leave as 500
as the official notice arrived nj
e. hopes were high. but the distressin
d word was brought TO him later b
z the wOrlhouse officials that Oh
pardon had been refused. This neal
ly broke Godwin's heart and mad
5 his more despondent than ever. III
word that he had been pardoned WI
, not taken TO Goodwin by the workhou'
officials.
Goodwin has made no further stat
! ment. but it Is said he is expecting
e visit from the attorney general.
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