The Mena weekly star., 1913-05-15
PETITION TO GOVERNOR FOR
 PARDON OF ED R. LYMAN
Mena. Ark. May 8. 1913.

Mena, Ark, May 8, 1913. To the Honorable J. Nj. Futrell,
 Acting Governor, State of Arkansas Sir
 Your petitioners, signed hereinbe- low, would most respectfully call your attention to state statement Of fact vs. Ed Lyman, charged with the crime of perjury. We desire to say that the man was indicted by the grand jury at the April term, 1913, for this offense, the facts being brief lly as follows:
 Some time anterior to the finding of the indictment, about the first of March, 1913, Ed Lyman was engaged in a game of poker with pr. d. R, Davis, pr. F. A. Lee and Harvey Rid ling, in a room over what is known as the Davis drug store. On being called before the grand jury as a wit ness in the above case Lyman stated the game in which they were engaged was a game of pitch, and that no money was used, whereas, the truth was, that 1t was a game of poker, and there was money bet on the game. At the time of engaging in the game, Lyman was under the in huence of intoxicating liquor and. in fact at that time 1t is very doubtful whether he knew the exact nature of the game played or the facts per tanning to same, but that after the game 1t was agreed between the par ties engaged therein that they would refuse to testify as to any incrimi- mating facts, if called before the grand jury and that, in pursuance of thlS pact or agreement Lyman de- clined to tell the truth but after wards went before the grand jury and there made statement of the facts admitting that the testimony on the prior occasion was false. That the said Lyman is a man who is highly esteemed by his friends and ac- quaintances. who are numerous That We feel that he did not understand a OAV ri which he entered. and to which he testified falsely. and that when the facts were brought home to him he not only agreed, but cheerfully volun- teered to tell the truth to the grand Jury and to the court. He has been sentenced to one years confinement | in the penitentiary in the state of Arkansas' That while We concede that the law has been compiled with strictly by the court; that the sen tence imposed upon him is the light est that could be imposed for the of fenSei yet knowing him as We do. so far as intention was concerned. he was not guilty of the offense; that owing to his devotion to his friends. and relying on the sanctity of his the, desire of keeping his pledge in violable, he was induced to commit tnls oHense. And, attributng it to ms weakness, rather than to a cor rupt intention, we have no hesitancv in asking a;kg Your Excellency to extend | to him executive clemency and par don, in order that he may be restored to citizenship and to his family who are dependent upon him for a liveii- hood. We further represent that he | IS man of industrious habits: that he IS devoted to his family and that his only fault heretofore has been that occasionally. he imbibed too much in toXicating liquor, and that. while un- der this influence, was easily led astray; and that since the playing of the game last mentioned, he has ab- stained from tho use of intoxicants and from card playing, to which he is not addicted, and has engaged in only occasionally. we present this ne- tition with the hope that Your Ev- ] ccelency will grant him an uncondi- tional pardon. Most respectfully submitted | Lillian NJ VandiverVera StucISev | Anna Hite P NJ Stucle,! J N Brogan Mrs n P Enr,,.
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