Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-19
RELEASED PRISONER
IS ON THE WAY
TO JAPAN
Served Seventeen Years for
Train Wrecking; Was Pa
rolled and IL Now ON the
High Seas.

san Francisco. Dee. fs.-~Aftsrl
'tsfving seventeen years al FoisodaI
prison for completely in fatal train
wreckins Dob perpetrased near sacra-
mento during the A. n. 4. troubles
81 1894. Samuel u. w0rden, who was
convicted OF murder for the mart he
played In thu tragic affair. and who
escaped the moose only through the
intercedeRce - former President
Grover Cleveland. has been paroled
by 'he state board Of prison direct
Vrs, and now, bowed BY the weight
~ more than three score years. IA on
hts way 10 Japan 20 tpln a younger
brothcr who has promised 10 take
care Of him for the rcmaindinE years
Of his life.
In the crime for which Worden
was convicted five men host their
lives. and few weeks later charges
81 murder were flied against ak de-
PENDANTS. all of whom either were
members or sympathlsers Of the
! American Halfway union In lts fight
against the Southern Pacifsc com
pany. After sensational trial AZ
Woodland. IN YoIo county. which
lneted several weeks. worden alone
vas convicted and sentenced 10 be
hanged
worden came OF good family In
New York. and In his earlier days
had known Grover Cleveland well. Al
the time OF the train wFecking Inci-
dent Cleveland was president. and In
terceded with then Governor Budd 10
! sseyrnt the infiiction OF the death
pennisy ON Wordon. He was success
Ifm and the sentence was commuted
| 10 life Imprisonment.
x'arosc fe'titioh tsranted.
Negotiations looking toward aeeur-
inE . parole Tor worera we're begun
more than two years ego. and his
rass probably has occupied more time
and attention at tho hands Of tho
board ~ prison directors than any
other applicant for similar relief Ex-
| senator cole 81 Los Angeles. who
knew the atenzed mans family. was
an ardent Worker IN his behalf. and
a number % other well known people
intcfceded for him.
| Il Was pleaded That he was not re-
Ally the moving aplfit N tho train-
wrouklng episode and that his mature
! was nurc crratic than viciDua. DUR
1 lng hts hong perioa ~ lncefcnilun NJ
( Folsom. he had 5ean an exemplary
| prlaoncr, and without exception the
! officefs ana anefds " the institution
spoke highly Of hIm ana recommend.
1 "a his parole, IN dc. whlrh ID 90
] years. was also m hia favor. The
4 prison directors finally agreed on hir
/ application. and the order Of parole
\ VIVA signed Novembsf 70 last.
4 Prior TO this however. consider.
n able correspondence had PASSED be-
|; tween the board and the Amtficaf
II consul at Japan, where Worden has
II 4 brother who ~ anxious 10 care iol
II him. II was found that this nrothol
u physician Of hieh standing IN m,
Oriental empire, and the board con
cIaded the need convict would be Il
n GOOD hands for she remainder Of M
1aYs. lse Will however. observe M
rule for AL parnIed prisoners and re-
port regularly each month % IN
prison directors. The provision h
abe parole which permits the pfls
oner 10 leave the state u one withil
/ The discretion or the directors. hut J
ckrfclned only on rare occasions.
five We're NiiItd.
III The train wreck which resulted 4
Worden's conviction took place 81
1uif ~, 1884,. a. q time when a
afHal railroad strike Wna hcIns pros
keculcd with much bitterness. A lrai