The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
Tired of Life
 in State Prison
Sixty Inmates There Want
 to Be Pardoned
Their Petitions to Be Heard in June-John w. Rivers Wants His Freedom Again

The board of pardons will meet in this city on the second Tuesday of June to consider the petitions of in mates of the state prison who want to be pardoned. There are sixty peti- tioners, the longest list to come be- fore a session of the board in many years,
 FAIRFIELD COUNTY. The term to make good" appears to be popular with inmates of the prison. Arthur Mcdonald uses it in' support of his petition, after he tells that the sentence he received is too severe and that he has a mother who needs his support. He isi 21 years old and he has been in prison since May 12, 1910, serving a sentence of from one and one-half to four years for a theft committed in Danbury.
 John M. Boudion, who is 8 years old and who was sentenced on Febru- ary p, 1903, for life Imprisonment, for the killing of Michael Brennan at Greenwich on November 16 1902, makes the longest statement of any of the petitioners. He said that he had not been a steady drinker at the time he shot Brennan. He had been the fore man installing electrical work in large buildings in New York and the Ansonia Hotel, and had been engag- ed in building a home for himself and two children in Bronxville, N. Y. His boys are II and 13 years old. His wife has done her best to support the children. He believes he has been sufficiently punished and that he has been taught a lesson he will never forget and to punish him further would be to punish his innocent wife and two children.
 ToE CJor 1,-I,o l,o, ,,,r rr;c- on since October ', 1892 will ask for pardon for the nineteenth time He is life prisoner. the murder having been committed in Shelton. He says his case will be taken care of by his lawyer, but he would like to appear personally to state some important facts.
 Arthur Roach will tell the board that he was not entirely to blame for the crime against a girl, who was un- der 16 years old as she continually followed him. He was sentenced on December 13, 1907 to serve from three to five years. The crime was com mitted in Greenwich. Roach is g years old.
 John Sebek, sentenced on September 25. 1906 for from four to ten years for assault with intent to kill in East Portchester, makes application for the first time. He is 34 years old. He says his sentence was excessive. that the crime was committed in self-de- fense,. that he did not understand the language of this country at the time and pleaded guilty, not knowing the meaning of the word
 Joseph Endico says that he is inno- cent of the crime for which he is serv- ing sentence and that he has a wife and four children in Italy who need his support. He was sentenced on nan011ahoY nf n nr from five to fifteen years, for indecent assault on two counts.
 Albano FOrtora makes application for pardon for the second time. He was sentenced on May 22 1908, to serve from one to five years for as- sault with intent to kill in Shelton. He says that he is innocent as the shooting was accidental.
 Walter Griffit, who was convicted under the name of John Brown, is an innocent man, according to the statement which he makes, and he further says that he did not have fair trial and that the evidence aginst him was all perjury. He has been in prison since June 12 1906, serving sentence of from twelve to twenty years for burglary in Green wich.
 Frank Lorenzo is serving sentence of from ten to fifteen years, imposed on SeptemDer 10, 190S, for criminal assault upon woman. He says he is innocent. He, is g years old
 Frederick Ferris, whose case was continued from the December session, will have hearing. He has petition ed twice before. He has been in prison since October ?, 1907, serving sentence of from twelve to sixteen years, for criminal abuse of a girl under Is years old. His lawyer is to make the statement, Ferris says.
 Joseph Fallanca is another who says his lawyer will make a statement to the board. He has been in prison since June 1, 1906 serving life sen- tence for murder in Greenwich. He is 31 years old.
 John Kareman, sentenced on Decem- Der 20, 1910, for from one to three years, for an attempt to defraud an insurance company, says he is inno- cent. He is 34 years old
 Rudolph Stoffle has been in prison under life sentence, since October IS, 1889, for murder in Newtown He says that he has been sufficiently pun ished. He is 62 years old and now makes application for pardon for the fifteenth time.