Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-21
THEIR SENTENCES
 ABBREVIATED
Gov Sloan Exercises CIemency in Behalf of Several
 Prisoners

Under the new parole system re-
 gently lhangurated in the territorial
 prison and acting upon the recon
 mendation of Superintendent Rynning
 and Parole Clerk Frank E. McCreavy,
 and the board of control. according
 10 the Arizona Republican. Governor
 Sloan has granted communications and
 paroles as follows:
 Benigo Quijada sentenced July S
 1905 10 serve fifteen years for mur.
 der in the second degree has been
 granted a communication sufficient so his sentence with good time, will eX-
 pire November %. In addition to his credits for good conduct he has been
 credited with 1l05 days work in the
 building of a new prison at Flor ence. to which he was removed from
 Yuma. November l9. 1908.
 Roy Anderson was convicted of burglary. in the second degree in this county and sentenced March l2, 1910 10 serve three years. With a good behavior. credit of 200 days work on the bridge and about the prison. and his continuation. he will be lib- erated November 15
 Frank Butler was convicted of man. slaughter in Cochise county and on December II. 1908 was sentenced to serve six years. 4 good job is of fered him in Sonora. Mexico. and he is paroled on condition that he win go there and will report 10 the parole clerk at the prison monthly, during the remainder Of his sentence.
 Indian Beecher is an educated Mo ha.s-Apache indian twhp was sen- tenced October 2. 1909. in Mohave county. to serve twenty years for murder in the second degree. He kill ed a Chinese cook at Chloride, and had always been regarded as a good Indian Of peaeeable instincts. The killing is said to have resulted over a quarrel about a woman. Indian Beecher has often served the courts in the northern counties as an ln- terpreter. His parole Is on condition that he abstain from liquor and re- ports monthly to the prison. through i his first friend and advisor. the In- 1 dian agent at Truxton Canyon.
 Walter Gaynor who was sentenced 1 in Globe March 3l. 1907, to serve 9 1 years. has made a good record as a prisoner and is released on condition ! that he reports to the parole clerk l through his first friend and I advisor. William Sparks of Globe.
 Indian Lewis is an Apache who | was convicted in Prescott June 10. 1902 Of murder in the first degree and ! sentenced to serve for fife. He has been a good prisoner and his sen ence was commuted to 9 years. He was then paroled. in view of his tn Dlemished record as a convict, on con lition that he report through his first friend and advisor, the Indian agent lt San Carlos. and keeps away from iquor He has acquired considerable during his confinement and t is believed that he will continue to De a good Indian.
 John Edwards was conyicted of murder in the first degree in Cochise ,ounty and on June 10 1908 was sen enced to life imprisonment. Edwards llready has maintained that he was hot guilty of the crime charged hough there is some circumstantial evidence against him that has not been cleared up. However he has Ieen an exemplary prisoner and dur ng his many years service has be- .ome an expert draftsman. He drew he plans for much of the work done ,n the new prison and it is believed ias fitted himself for a useful life, 'eing yet only of middle age. He Is ] Canadian and in the course of his ervice strong efforts have been made D his behalf by friends in his own ountry.
 Eugenio Mata was only 19 years [ Id when be was convicted in Apache 1 ounty, December IS, 1899 of killing a { irl to whom he had been paying at , ention. the daughter of the man who , mployed him. He has always con ; ended that the killing was acciden- . al. He has been a good prisoner and as done much 10 educate himself l, uring his confinement His sentence 'as for life and it has been commuted 9 g years.