The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-12-16
REPORT Of THE
PARDON BOARD
ACTION TAKEN ON NUMEROUS
CASES is INDICATED IN AN
NOUNCEMENT.

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Charles j.. Fisk, Attorney General H.
Linde and Hon. G.. H. Garrett of St.
Thomas and Hon. NJ. j. Connolly Of
Amidon, citizen members of the board,
clemency was exercised in the foll.w-
ing cases:
A. NJ. Ragnerson, committed from
Cass county for a term Of one year
and six months; obtaining money b.
false p%retenses; expiration of sentence
June 3, 1916; pardoned.
H. A. Gilbert, committed from Bow
man county for a term of one year and
six months; extortion; expiration Of
sentence June a, 1916; p%ardoned.
Joe LaElams, committed from Di-
vide county for a term Of three years
and six months; bribery; expiration Of
sentence November 6, I'LL; codition-
ally pardoned.
j. Elmo Robertson, committed form
Burleigh county for a term of sever
years; rape; expiration Of sentence
December 10, 1918, conditional pardon
effective December 20, 1915.
+. j. Mkt, committed from Walsh
county for life; murder, first degree;
sentence committed to a term of rs
years.
John G. Collins, committed from
Trail county for a term Of one year
and six months; burglary third de
gree; expiration of sentence April %,
1916; sentence committed to a term Of
one year.
John j. Tully, committed from Eos
ter county 70 a term Of two years and
six months; burglary third degree. ex-
piration of sentence July 7, 1916; sen.
tence committed to expire Dec. 18th,
1915.
Emil Hill, committed from Ramsey
equity for a term of rs years; murd
second degree; expiration of sentence
January 6, 1924, changed to indetcr-
inmate sentence Of 10 to rs years.
Charles Johnson, committed from
Ramsey county for a term of twenty
five years; murder second degree; e<-
piration Of sentence January 6, 1924;
changed to indeterminate sentence of
ten to twenty-five fears.
c. A. Barringer, committed from
McHenry county for a term Of three
years; rape in first degree; expiration
Of sentence Sept. S, 1916; sentence
committed to expire Dec. 10, 1915.
C. V. Donohue, committed from Cass
county for a term of five years; as
sault with intent to rape; expiration
of sentence Nov. "a, 1917; changed to
indeterminate sentence of two to five
years.
]. G. Lambert, committed from Ro.
lette county for a term of sixteen
years; attempt to commit rape; exrir
alton of sentence Dec. 81, 1921; sen
tence changed to indeterminate sen.
tence Of five to sirteen years.
Charles Wilson, committed from
Ward county for two years ard sly
months; burglary in third degree; eS.
piration Of sentence Dec. %, 1915:
committed to a sentence of one yea,
and six months.
Sac Lante, committed from Bur
leigh county for a term Of five years:
rape, first degree; expiration OF sen
tence May Z, 1917, committed TO a sen.
tence Of three years.
Roger Carl, committed from NJ
Henry county for a term of sever
years; attempted robbery; expiration
of sentence Sept. 8, 1913, sentence
changed to indeterminate sentence 81
three to sever years.
Lawrence Hermon, committed frorc
Foster county for a term of two years
and six months; burglary, third de-
gree; expiration Of sentence July z
1916; sentence committed to expire or
Dec. Is, 1915.
August johnson, committed from
Ward county for a term of ten years
manslaughter, first degree; expiration
of sentence April Is, 1918; sentence
committed to a term Of eight years.
Thomas Dods, committed from Bot
tineau county for a term Of eigh
years; manslaughter, second degree
expiration of sentence October 18th
1919; sentence cocmuted to a term O.
two years and three months.
Paul Wightman, committed from
Adams county, for a term of eighteel
= months; forgery, third degree; expira
: ton of sentence July S, 1916, sentence
/ committed to a tesm of one year.
H. E. Kilmer, committed from Bur
leigh county for a term of three mon
tbs and to pay a fine of $500 (count,
Jail sentence;) violation of prohibitio,
law; fine RENTED.
]. R. McKone, committed from Bur
leigh county for a term Of tire
months and to pay a fine of $500 an,
costs County Jail %sentence); violation
of prohibition law; fine RENTED.