The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-21
SLAYER OF TAYLOR
Gets FULL PARDON
Edward B. Johnstone, Con-
victed of Voluntary Man.
slaughter, Released.

Edward B. Johnstone, serving
year IS sentence in state prison for viii
untary manslaughter, and John Nolan,
serving ten-year sentence for burg
larry in the second degree, were granted
pardons yesterday afternoon by the
state pardon board. The Johnstone
pardon was granted upon recommenda
tion Of the district judge, district at
torney, county attorney, sheriff and
ten of the jurors in the case, and be-
cause it was shown that there were
mitigating circumstances: Nolan was
pardoned upon recommendation OF the
district attorney, county attorney, sher-
iff and deputy sheriff, because his SEN
tence was excessive and he had an ex
celent prison record and had worked
on the state roads.
.Johnstonc was convicted of yolun-
tary manslaughter in Carson county af
ter he had been arrested and tried for
shooting man named Taylor in Price
canyon, The evidence in the case was
TO the effect that Johnstone thought
he was being held up by Taylor and
another man.
He was arrested last September and
tried in March, Attorney Stanley Price
acting as his counsel. Mr. Price ap-
peared before the board OF pardons
yesterday and presented the petition
of those who recommended the pardon
and rocited to the members Of the
taken at the trial. Johnstone will be
released from the prison this morn
ing.
Nolan was convicted and sentenced
February 81, 1909, in the Fifth district
court, Juab county, to ten years.
Two applicants for pardon were
granted paroles, one application for
Communication was granted parole and
four cases were continued. The appli
cations considered, aside from the ones
mentioned, were as follows:
For pardon-Reed Boshard, statutory
offense, convicted in the Fourth dis
trict court, Uintah county, June II,
1913, to one year; denied. Edward T.
Kent, grand larceny, convicted Second
district court, Davis county, August
13, 1910, to seven years; denied, pa
role granted. Thomas Hall, grand lar
ceny, convicted in Third district court,
Salt Lake county, February 8, 1913
to eighteen months; denied
cry, convicted in Third district court,
Salt Lake county, January 8, 1912, sem
fenced to three years; Communication de-
MED and parole granted. George c..
Bubble, felony, convicted in Third dis
trict court Salt Lake county, sentenced
July 6, 1912 to three and half years;
denied. George L. Barnard, illegal sale
Of morphine, convicted in Third district
court, Salt Lake county, sentenced Jan
uary 80, 1913, to two years, denied
without prejudice.
For paroles. e. Doman, statutory
offense, convicted in Second district
court, Davis county, and sentenced
July 5, 1906. to fifteen years; denied;
Thomas, Vance, assault with intent to
murder, convicted in Third district
court, Salt Lake county, sentenced Oc-
tober 90, 1910 to twenty years; de-
MED; Willard Thompson, robbery, con-
victed in Third district court. Salt Lake
county, sentenced June 20. 1910. to
twenty years; continued to November
meeting. spiros Argentos, second de.
gree burglary, convicted Third district
court, Salt Lake county, sentenced Feb
ruary 4, 1912, to fifteen years; granted; !;
Frank W. Scott and Carl w Scott, ar
son, convicted in Third district court,
Salt Lake county, sentenced March 20,
1913, to one year; denied J. L. Coch-
ran, forgery, convicted in Second dis
trict court of Weber county, sentenced
July "A, 1912. to five years; denied
Continued pardon cases-Arnold Will
den, statutory offense; Paul Molitcio,
assault with intent to murder; n. F.
Haworth murder; Arthur Tdwell, stat
utory offense.