Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-22
FOURTEEN PRISONERS
PARDQNED BY GOVERNOR
stuart Restores Liberty to Convicts
in Penitcntiary as Christi
mas Gift.
FIFTEEN REFUSED CLEMENCY
John Harmon, Convicted In Rich
mond for Murder, Pronounced
Most Deserving Man." and Is
Granted His Freedom,

Liberty restored, with conditional
pardon for offenscs against the laws of
the state. is the Christmas gift of
Governor Stuart to fourteen prisoners
OF twenty-scven. who had submitted
petitions I'm recent months for cXecu-
tive clcmcncy.
The batch of Christmas pardons was
announced yesterday by the Governor
as follows:
Emma Anderson. a white woman. SEN
fenced I'm Winchester in October, 1915.
Tor the crime of Inducing witnesses to
perjurc themselves and sentenced to
six months In Jail.
Hattie Booker. colorcd. convicted in
the city of Richmond in July. 1915. and
sentenced to one year in Jail for grand
larceny.
j. \. Clark. convicted in Rockbridge
County November 1913. for murder. and
sentenced to four years.
feter Davis. convicted in Norfolk
county in April. 1906. of murder and
sentenced to fifteen years
RICHMOND MAN WINS
PARDON on CONDUCT
Thomas Hamm. convicted in Peters
ouiS III September. 1915. OF grand lar
ccnE and sentenced to one year
HICKS fiargrave, convicted in EN-
poria last September OF resisting an
officer and sentenced to six months i'm
jail.
lngs Court Of the city of Richmond
IN July, 1904. of murder and sentenced
10 eighteen years. This pardon was
granted upon the recommendation of
superintendent Wood. Of the State
prison who said that Harmon was the
mency In the pcnitcntiary.
Josh Harris. convicted in Newport
News last month OF unlawful cutting
ana sentenced to six months in Jail.
Floyd Johnson. sentenced In Orange
County last May to one year for volun-
tary manslaughter
T. c. Owens, convicted in Russell
county in September, 1914, of forgery
and sentenced to two years
j. w. stuart. sentenced in March
1918 from the city OF Danville to five
years for grand larceny.
Ernest Wade. sentenced from
LynchburE in April 1909. to eighteen
years for murder
Dan Wilson. convicted in Newport
News in May. 1913. and sentenced to
three years for malicious manning.
FIFTEEN ARE REFUSED
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
Executive clemcncy was denied in
the following cases:
Frank Young. convicted in Mecklcn-
burg in April. 1905. Of murder and
sentenced to he hanged. This sentence
was later committed to life imprison.
ment
Willie Winston. convicted in Ham
over September, 1906, of unlawful cut
ting.
Monroe Woodley. convicted in Nanse
-'""' ~ January. 1909, and sentenced
to thirteen years for housebreaking ana
....,cny.
Richard Banks. convicted in Amelia
September. 1915. and sentenced to five
years for murder.
County July. 1912. for shooting In a
railroad car and given nine years.
James Cant, convicted in Norfolk
County April, 1913, and sentenced to
eighteen years for robbery
Louis lmbler. convicted in Newport
News. December. 1909. and sentenced
to ten years for burglary.
William II. Jenkins. convicted in
Norfolk County, July 1900. OF murder
and sentenced - he hanged. This sen
tence later was committed to life i'm
prisonment
Frank Sprouse, convicted in Augusta
County August 1906. for murder and
sentenced to eighteen years.
Elmer Willett. convicted in Mont
gomcry County October. 1870. and SEN
fenced to ten years for murder.
Emma Jones, convicted in Richmond
city January, 1915 of grand larceny
and sentenced TO two years
Lee Logan, convicted in Wise Coun-
" January. 1907. of dynamitinE
dwelling with intent to kill and SEN
fenced to eighteen years.
Sim Minor. convicted in Richmond
city February, 1911. Of robbery and SEN
fenced TO eight years.
Harry Savage, convicted in North
ampton County November, 1914. of un-
lawful shooting and sentenced to two
years.
G. u. Smith. convicted in Russell
County May. 1914. OF forgery and sem
fenced TO two years.