The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-18
PARDON MAN WHOSE
FAMILY NEEDS HIM
Board Exercises Clemency on
Account of Prisoners
Wife and Baby.

At a meeting Of the state board of
pardons at the state prison yesterday
afternoon, only one application for par
don was favorably considered and one
application for parole granted. The ap-
plication for pardon was that of II. +,
Hewlett. who was sentenced from The
Third district court of Salt Lake county
March 20, 1913, to serve four months
in the county Jail on a charge of at
tempted third degree burglary. The
board granted the pardon on The
grounds that Hewlett has shown pre-
Vious good character and he has wire
and baby in this city who need his
help.
The parole was granted to Joseph r.
Gurr sentenced from the Fourth district
court of Uintah county, September 1T,
1912 to serve eighteen months in the
state prison on q grand larceny charge.
refused and the parole granted.
Following is the list of applications
considered and the disposal Of same;
For pardon:
T. f. Hewlett, attempted third de
gree burglary Sentenced March 90,
1912, from the Third district court Of
Salt Lake county to serve four months
in the county jail. Granted.
T.. L. Syphus, assault and battery.
Sentenced March 26, 1918, from a JUS
tice court of Salt Lake county, to serve
four months in tho county jail Denied,
Ralph Lawhorn, statutory offensc,
sentenced January 80, 1913, from the
Fourth district court of Utah county
to serve eighteen months in the state
prison. Denied without prejudice,
d. A. Sykes, statutory offense. Sen
fenced March 16, 1912, from the Third
district court of Salt Lake county, to
serve two and one-half years in the
state prison. Denied.
Gust Fontas, robbery. Sentenced July
II, 1908, from the Third district court
of Salt Lake county, to serve ten years
In the state prison. Denied.
Alvin Fxstad petty larceny. Sen
fenced March Is, 1913, from a justice
court Of Salt Lake county to serve SIX
mopths Is in the county jail. Denied; san.Ls
September %, 1919, from the First dis
trict court Of Cache county to serve
one year in the state prison. Denied
Joseph E. Gurr, grand larceny. Sen
fenced September II, 1912, from the
Fourth district court OF Uintah county
to serve eighteen months in the state
prison. Pardon denied and parole
granted.
For parole:
Spiros Argentos, second degree bur
glary. Sentenced January 26, 1919, from
the Third district court of Salt Lake
county to serve fifteen years In the
state prison. Denied without prejudice.
Frank F. Young, obtaining money
by false pretenses. Sentenced Febru-
airy 90, 1913, from a justice court Of
Salt Lake county to serve six months in
the county Jail. Denied.
Dean Foster, forgery. Sentenced
January %, 1912, from the Third dis
trict court of Salt Lake county to serve
three years in the state prison. De.
MED without prejudice.
Mike J. O'Dell, grand larceny and
another statutory offense. Sentenced
Dec ember 10 and 10, 1912, from the
Third district court Of Salt Lake county
to serve one and two years in the state
prison. Denied.
A. J. Edwards, unlawfu11y selling CO.
caine. Sentenced March %, 1913, Prom
the Third district court Of Salt Lake
county to serve three years In the stats
prison, Continued until August meet
ing of the pardon board.