The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
Killed in Winter Of 1904 and Prison
er Was Sentenced Here in
April, 1907.
30 PERSONS HOPE FOR FREEDOM
List Includes Several Criminals Sent
to Saltwater from North End
Of State.

In the list Of eight murderers who
will seek to be set free from the Min
nesota penitentiary. when the state
board of pardons meet on January 20
is James (Shorty) Wesley sentenced
from Bemidji in April, 1907, by
Judge NJ. A. Spooner to life impris-
onment for the murder of N. o. Dahl
and his daughter, Agot, on their
homestead in During township in the
winter of 1904. Dahps body was
found in the winter of 1904 by Eu-
gene Caldwell: He had been shot.
His daughters body was found the
following spring with her skull
crushed.
Wesley was arrested with Paul For
nier. Both men we're convicted, but
Formers case was taken to the SUI
preme court by Formers attorney,
Charles w. Scrutchin of this city, and
at the second trial held in Brainerd
FORMER was acquitted.
Wesley, however, went to prison
where he has been for nearly five
years.
Others Seek Mercy. :
Others convicted Of murder, who
will ask for pardons are:
Clyde King, who killed his broth
er-in-law near Osseo following New
Years carousal, and Andrew Void,
who has been in the penitentiary
more than p years.
Eliza Goebel, IS years old, for
more than 80 years practicing ply
stefan in Moorhead, is again an ap-
plicant for clemency. She was COM
mitted in November, 1910, for five
years for criminal operation.
Thirty-three in List.
Thirty-three persons will apply to
the board for pardons. Some OF them
are:
Walter Livingston, sentenced from
Stearns county Dec. %, 1908, to the
state prison for six years. Grand lar
ceny in the second degree.
Bishop Dorsey, sentenced from
Polk county, Jan. 8, 1900, to the
state prison for twenty-one years.
Murder.
Eliza Goebel, sentenced from Clay
county, Nov. IS, 1910, to the state
prison for five years.
Andrew Void, sentenced from Will
kin county, Dec IA, 1889, to the
state prison for life. Murder in the
first degree.
William E. Anderson, sentenced
from Otter Tail county, July 81,
1908, to the state prison, indetermi-
nate sentence. Judge recommends
pardon.
Robert N. Chord, sentenced from
Wright county, Dec. "a, 1908, to the
state prison for five years. Arson in
the third degree.
Hugo Gauer, sentenced from Trav-
erse county, Dec. 1, 1906, to the state
prison for fifteen years.
Walter Webb, sentenced from Hen
nepin county, Feb. "a, 1905, to the
state prison for eighteen years.
Manslaughter in the first degree.
Sylvester F .Brenic, sentenced from
These From St. Louis.
st. Louis county, Dec. -, 1910, to
the state prison for two years. Grand
larceny in the second degree.
George A.. Hebert, sentenced from
st. Louis county, Oct. II, 1910, to
the state ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sentence. Forgery in the second de-
gree.
Joseph Derosier, sentenced from
St. Louis county, Dec. S, 1911, to the
state prison for one year. Non-sup-
port.
William E. Matthews, sentenced
from Hennepin county, Jan. II, 1908,
to the state prison for life. Murder
in the second degree. Prosecuting
attorney recommends clemency.
Barney Sullivan, sentenced from
Aitkin county, May "a, 1910, to the
state prison for life. Prosecuting at
torney opposes clemency.
Fritz Becker, sentenced from Jack.
son county, Jan. 81, 1908, to the
state prison for nine years and fou,
months. Prosecuting attorney rec
ommends clemency.