The Mena weekly star., 1913-05-08
Petition to Governor for
 Pardon of HaIve Riding
Alena. Arkansas. Nay 8 lsI9.

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 lie has been sentenced to one year confinement in the peultenuarE m the state oI Arkansas. That. while We coucede that the law has been com piled with strictly by the court, that the sentence imposed upon him Is the lghtest mat could be legally imposed for the OfenSe, yet Knowing nm as We do, feeling conCluSlyely the fact to be. so far as intention was con cerned. he was not guilty ui the Ct- fense; that he did not appreciate the gravity or nature of -ne ou-use he was charged with; and. owing to his devotion to his friends. an. relying on the sanCtity of ll~ a-.-eu-l- made with them, and with tL- desire ot keeping his pledge iutiQlaele- he was induced to commit the of-uSe, and. attributing II To his weakness. rather than to a corrupt intention, We have no hesitanoy in asking Your Excel lency to extend to him Executive Pardon, in order that he may be re stored to citizenship and to his wife and children, who are dependent upon him for a livelihood
 We further represent that he is a young man of industrious habits,, that he is devoted to his family; and that his only fault heretofore has been that occasionally he would imbibe too much intoxicating liquor, and that while under the influence was easily led astray; that, since the playing of the game last mentioned he has ab- stained from the use of intoxicating liquors and card playing, to which he has never been addicted and has en- gagged in only occasionally; We pre- seHt this petition, with the hope that our EXCellency will grant him an unconditional pardon.