The Mena weekly star., 1913-05-22
PETITION TO GOVERNOR FOR
 PARDON OF ED R. LYMAN
NTena Ark Ma, 9

Alena, Ark, May 8, 1913. | To the Honorable J. AI Futrell Sir:
 Your petitioners signed hereinbe. low, would most respectfully call | your attention to a statement of fact in the cause of the State of Arkansas NS. Ed Lyman, charged with the crime or perjury. We desire to say grand jury at the April term 1913. Tor this offense the facts being brief ly as follows:
 Some time anterior to the finding Of the indictment. about the first of March, 1913, Ed Lyman was engaged in game of poker with Dr. J. R. Davis, Dr. F. A. Lee and Harvey Rid ling, in 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 1 was, that 1t was game of poker, and there was money bet on the game. At the time of engaging in | the game, Lyman was under the in fuence of intoxicating liquor, and, in whether he knew the exact nature of the game played or the facts per talnlng to same; but that after the game it was agreed between the par ties engaged therein that they would refuse to testify as to any incrimi7 hating facts, if called before the grand jury and that, in pursuance of this pact or agreement, Lyman de- clined to tell the truth. but after wards went before the grand jury and there made a statement of the facts. prior occasion was false. That the said Lyman is man who Is highly esteemed by his friends and ac- quaintances. who are numerous That we feel that he did not understand the serious nature of the pact into 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- fense; 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 Vielable, he was induced to commit this offense. And, attributing it to his weakness, rather than to a cor rupt intention, we have no hesitancy in asking Your EXcellency to extend to him executive clemency and par
 
 to citizenship and to his family. who are dependent upon him for a liveli- hood, We further represent that he is a 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 the use of intoXicants and from card playing, to which he is not addicted, and has engaged in only occasionally; we present this pc tition with the hope that Your Ex- cellency will grant him an uncondi- tional pardon.
 Most respectfully submitted, Lillian M NandiverVera Stuckey
 Anna Hite P M Stuckey
 ] N Brogan Mrs n r Furry Edna Mclaughlin c F Dean
 Florence Thomp- Mae StuckeY
 son D B Joplin
 Nelle Davis E IT Poe
 Dorothy Shaver and others
 Ernestine DeLongy