Arizona republican., 1912-02-13
CLEMENCY Of
THE GOVERNOR
Communications, Paroles and
Pardons, Issued to Four
teen Convicts on Recon-
mendation of Board and
Petitions of Citizens.

Governor Sloan issued under date az
Saturday. several pardons. paroles and
communications Of sentence. cleaning
the board Of all cases on which recon-
lmendations had been made by the
board of control.
pardon was issued To restore citi-
Zcnship To Isaac Combs who had been
previously parolcd.
\ parole was granted to Duncan
Mcdonald who was sentenced to serve
fifteen years from July IS 1910 for
murder in the second degree. COM
United in Cochisc county. Mcdonald
was living in his cabin on his own
mining claim when he was attacked
or threatened b. Il. W. Glare. whom
he killed. Letters were found on
Clares body. which indicated Clare's
intention Of jumping McDonalds
claims. About 200 people in Cochise
county asked for executive clemency
in this case.
parole was granted To Edward J.
LaPlante. who uttered fictitious
check in Maricopa county and was
sentenced To serve eighteen months
from December 81, 1910
4 parole was issued to Nicolas
Chavez who was sentenced To serve
a life term from April Is. 1907. Cor
first degree murder committed in Yu-
ma county
y parole was granted Rafael Rome
TO who was sentenced in Yuma coun-
~ also. to serve life term from
April l.. 1907. for murder in the
first degree
y communication of sentence and par
ole was granted 10 Justin Head. an
Apache Indian convicted Of murder
in the second degree. in Yavapai coun-
~. and sentenced to serve for life
from December :. 1906 Head was
formerly a student at Carlisle In
dian school During an Indian fight
II was said he killed squaw His
teachers back in Carlisle. think 50
much OF him they have stood spons-
or for his good behavior.
\ parole was granted Urbano Ia
fayo. convicted Of robbery committed
in Cocnnino county. He was sen
fenced To serve five years from Sept.
y. 1910. The parole was granted
upon the recommendation Of the
prosecuting attorney. the jurors who
tried him. and the clerk Of the c"Irt. /
Everything indicates that Tafayo was
o law abiding Young man up To- the |
time Of this trouble.
\ parole was granted Harold II. !
Stallard who was sentenced t. scr.e /,
twelve years from June lG. 1910. for /
murder committed in Cochise county. !
Dean Swift was granted parole /
having been convicted Of burglary /
in the second degree and sentenced 1
Ia serve four years from MAY "a. !
1910 His orfcnsc was committed en- /
Pima county.
pardon was granted Charles P.l
Arnold. a colorcd man, who was con-
victod in Maricopa county for as
saut with a deadly weapon and SEN
fenced to serve one year from Nov. u |
1911 Arnold was walking with his
wife on the sidewalk one evening
and claimed a white man tried .
push him off the walk when he drew
4 weapon and fired at him but missed
him
". II Johnson was sentenced %
serve for life from Dec. 30 1898. FOR
committed in COchisc county.
The governor commutcd his sentence
10 twenty-five years.
Manuel Borques was convicted Of
murder in Pima county and sentenced
70 life Imprisonment His sentence
was committed to twelve years.
Ponciano Acosta was convicted or
murder in Cochisc county and given
/ life sentence from June 1899. His
sentence was committed to thirty
ears and he was granted n parole.
John Cpshaw was convicted Of muir
Ter in the second degree and SEN
enccd to serve thirty years from
July ?. 1908. His sentence was COM
nuted TO twenty years.