Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-17
MANY CASES TO
Be ACTED ON BY
PARDONS COURT
Twenty-eight Murderers Seek
Clemency-Essex County
List Is Long.

TRENTON, Nov. 17.-ln the appli-
cations for clemency made to the
Court OF Pardons at the November
term of the court, which starts to-
day. were those of twenty-eight muir
derers. Upon the converting of the
court the lay members We're named
as "A committee to make a personal
investigation of the prison cases and
file report with the court. a date
has not yet been set for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the applications
Among those applications of MUIR
derers are two life termers. They are
John e. Schuyler, sentenced in 1907
from Hunterdon county to life i'm
prlsonment, and Bartholomew Zdan-
owiez, sentenced in September, 1903,
for term for life for the murder of
his mistress in Trenton. Another APP
plicant is Edward Oswald, of Cam
den, sentenced in 1900 to a term OF
sixty years for murder
To Consider Phillipson's Case.
The court will also consider the APP
plication of Oscar Phiilipson, the boy
who was sent to the county jail in
Somerset county last week for four
months for killing one rabbit which
ran across the back yard Of his home,
in North Plainfield. This case has
aroused a lot of interest, not only in
New Jersey but throughout the coun-
try. Much Indignation was eX-
pressed at the sentence given the
boy, but the justice Of the peace
claims it was in perfect accord with
the law. He has since been released
on bail, pending an appeal, but the
Court of Pardons is asked to grant
an unconditional pardon.
Another case of interest is that of
Jonas Szikley, serving a term Of
thirty years for murder from Warren
county. 1t was Szikley upon whom
DR.. Martin w. Reddan, the prison
physician, performed an operation
ana removed some bone pressure
from the convict's brain. Following
this operation Szikley was practically
a different man. From a stubborn,
cross person he was transformed into
a man of kindly instinct and be-
came a great favorite with the Off
GERS at the prison. The court or
dered a SPECIAL investigation into
Szikley's case, but for some reason
he was not given pardon at the last
term and another application has
been made for him.
The list OF petitions this term Is
somewhat smaller than the usual list
and contains about 40 applications.
Among the Essex county applica-
tons are:
Essex County Petitioners.
Robert Alexander. assault and bat
terry with intent; sentenced April Ia
1918; term, to II years; received
April II, 1912; expiration (minimum)
April II, 1916.
Nicholas Dennis, entering, larcen,
and receiving; sentenced January q
1913; term, 31a to Z years; received
January 81, 1913; expiration (mini
mum, July 81, 1916.
Joseph Eickenbush, assault and bat
terry and abuse; sentenced Januar.
10. 1913; term, to Is years; received
January IA, 1913; expiration mini
NUM-, January IA, 1916.
Elmer c. Fischer, assault, batter!
and abuse; sentenced January 6, 1913
term, 31h to Is years; received Jan
uary 8, 1913; expiration (minimum)
July 8, 1916.
Max l.. Gottlieb, conspiracy sen
fenced February A, 1914; term, IL t
3 years; received February IL, 1914
expiration (minimum), August IL. 1915
Albert Gruzska, assault and batter.
with intent to kill; sentenced Noyem
Der 10, 1911; term, 31s to IL years; re
ceived November 16, 1911; expiration
0minimum), May 16, 1915.
Charles Kimmel, assault, batter,