The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-11
CESARE WANTS
 HIS FREEDOM
Alleged Leader of White SlaverS Who Attacked Dora Herman
 Protests His Innocence
Petitions Board of Pardons to Grant Him Hearing-Other Petitioners From Fair
 field County

Dominic Cesare, alleged leader of a.
 band of white slavers. of this city. who put the "traitorG' mark on the face of Dora Herman-slashing her cheek in cr.es cross fashion-is a petitioner for
 pardon to the board of pardons which cember. CeSare claims he is innocent of inspiring the attack on the Her
 man woman He was sentenced to March 2. last.
 There are sixty-nine who think they
 have been in prison long enough no dls ana The petitions will be considered by the board of pardonS which meets on the second Monday in December Many of those who have filed petitions have petttioned before and under the rule of the board only those, who petition for the first time can appear Def0re the board in person.
 Many of those who have filed peti- tions, say that they did not commit the crimes for which they were sen pardon, gives the sole reason for a pardon that he wants to spend Cnr1sr- mas with his relatives.
 There are thirteen in prison Wno were sentenced in Fairfield county who apply and four of them had prevfousiy applied for pardon. Frank Bassett has been at the prison since March
 1, 1879, serving a life sentence Tor murder in the second degree In Brloge-
 that he is innocent and that he has been sufficiently punished Tn1s IS the eleventh time he has applied. Fu-
 dolph Stoffle has been in prison since
 Oct. IS. 1889, serving a life sentence
 for murder in the second degree. com
 mftted in Newtown- This is the seven
 sa1lanca fsenah ans is another m fife prisoner. He has been in prison since June l, lSu1 for the crime of murder in the second degree in Greenwich, He has appi1eo four times before. His lawyer is to state his case. John Kareman was on
 Dec. 20, 1910, sentenced for from one
 to three years, for an attempt 10 qs
 fraud an insurance company. ms crime having been committed In Bridgeport. This is the second time he had applied for pardon He says
 The Fairfield county prisoners who petition for the first time are: on sssr sentember E. 1905, for from ten to
 fifteen years for criminal abuse Of a
 girl under Is years of age in South
 NorwaIk- He says he. is innocent; h. pleaded guilty to the crime of assault
 with intent to slay. he supposed ne
 was pleading guilty to Ine hs, crlin1 IT nr,9- 3r on since Sept. 1s, 1s1o. serving from three to four years. His crime was committed in Westport though he pleaded guilty to the crime
 of abuse of a. child. he was lnnocSnt, and if he is not pardoned ne ashe i,,at tha mum of seven years, which was nm Dcsed by the court, the maximum oe- ing eighteen years Tne crime was committed in Stamford
 Antonio Co1letta is going to leaXe it to his lawyer to state his ease. ae was senteneed on October 3. 1911, TOT from ten to fifteen years, for man slaughter in Bridgeport
 Michael Swan says that he is inno- cent He was sentenced on Sept i4, 1911 for from one to three years, TOT statutory burglary, in Bridgeport
 Frank Cannizaro says that ne was innocent of the crime as he was i'll New York at the time it was com Tnitted He was convicted on Dec N, 1911 and sentenced for from one to three years for assault with intent 10 kill. saving that he has tuberculosis. On Dec. G. 1911, he was sentenced Tor rom three to ten years for burning pulo- ing in Bridgeport innocent. He was sentenced on Mafcn r 1912 for from three to i've years for conspiracy to commit an assault in Bridgeport.
 his counsel to state his case. Holly was convicted on May 2S, 1912, for embezziement in Stamford. and sen fenced for from one to five years clude: Donald Birdsan sentenced on Feb. 23, 1912. for from two to five years, for robbery in Watertown. He says that the sentence is excessive. 19O9 for from four to ten years for
 criminal abuse of a girl under 16 years old, in Roxbury-
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