The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-29
pardon
Applications Are Acted on BY
Pardon Board and the
4 Governor.

CHARLESTON, June 29LAn.
other big bunch Of applications roi
the remission of jan sentences and
pardons have been passed upon b
Governor Glasscock and tine recon.
mendations Of the pardon attorney
approved. Among the list are men
serving life sentences for murder,
for burglary. malicious assault, sell.
ing 1ntoxicants, carrying reyolyers,
razors, etc.
Frank Adkins, aged l24, who con.
fessed to the killing of one Arch
Plumley, and was sentenced by the
intermediate court OF Kanawna
county in September, 1905. to life
Imprisonment, now seeks a pardon
Adkins at the time was only a boy
supporting his widowed mother and
five fatherIess children. He now
claims that his life had been threat
ened by Plumley. NO cremency
was granted.
Michael oFBrien, a contractor.
aged 81, who is serving two years
in the penltentiary for stealing SIS
from P. L. tBoggs, having been
convicted o fthe crime in Wood
county. claims he is not guilty or
the otfense and explains how he
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claims he was accused Of the crime.
His sentence would expire next octo-
Der. Vie was granted a pardon.
"A farmer named Vincent Dosier,
aged q, who was convicted in
April, 1911. in the circuit court OF
Monroe county of grand larceny,
and given two years in the penitenti-
airy, was granted the relief prayed
for.
Joseph spinks, sent up from JET
ferson county at the February term
in 1910 for burglary and given five
years, complains that he was given
a too severe dose. Two other men
were convicted with spinKs, one or
them received seven years and the
other two years. The one receiv-
ing seven years had previously
served a term in the penitentiary :.
Spinks claims he was drunk when he
and his pals committed the burglary
and therefore was not accountable
for his acts.d "A pardon was refused
him. eo:S
Becausehe claims he was tirst hit
by skillet In the hand of Jim Con-
away before he struck Conway
with the handle of a mattock, Jack
Henline, aged 40, convicted and
sentenced in the Marion county Grim
inal court of malicious woundlng
and sentenced to two years, :, he
should be granted a pardon, but
neither the pardon attorney nor the
governor could see the matter in
the same light as Henline viewed it,
and pardon was refused.
Among the jail sentence cases
disposed of were the following:
John Rose, who came to this state
from Greensboro, N. &C., and after
locating at Lester, Raleigh county,
began to sell intoxlcants without
first procuring a license, and was
convicted and sentenced to six
months and the usual fine, sought
remission of the fine because ne
was required to serve several
months in jail before his case came
to trial. His request was refused
Because Silas Buckland, of Hin
ton, was convicted in the circuit
court OF Summers county, of dis
turblng public worship and fined
$25, he thought the fine should be
RENTED upon his promise that he
intended no injury and would never
do the same thing again. Neither
the pardon attorney nor the gov
ernor could agree with young BUCK
land and the latter will not get
back his money.
Grant Edens, of Kanawna county.
and John Brackston, of Logan coun-
ty, each serving sentences for car
rying concealed weapons, had the
balance of the sentence RENTED.
Each had nearly completed his six
months term.
Thomas Radford, of Logan coun-
ty, who was arrested for carrying a
razor, which is violation of the
Johnson pistol toting law. and was
given the usual fine and sentence,
was relieved of his embarrassing