The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
7. R. ASKS PARDON
FOR |. W. W.. LEADER
IndOrScs Petition Of Frederick
:. Boyd, Who RenOunces
Former Views.
NOW IN STATE PRISON

TRENTON. y. j.. March 25.-Renoun-
cling his former views AS Absolutely
prejudicial to all social progress.
! Frederick :. Boyd. the former I. W. w.
leader. convicted of sabotage and in
cendiary utterances. has appealed to the
Court, Of Pardons for clemency. His
| petition, remarkable In several respects.
bears as the first indorser the name OF
! Col. Theodore Roosevelt. Boyd was
received at the state prison here last
Monday to begin his prison term. after
the Court OF Errors and Appeals had
| decided there was no irregularity In his
! conviction.
scarcely had he been placed behind
the bars thar his friend Lincoln Stenens
appeared at the state House and pre-
scented to Gov. Fielder the petition in his
behalf.
The court Of pardous met at the state
prison to-day to investigate personally
the case OF Boyd and those OF a hundred
other applicants for pardons or paroles.
Rv special order the court authorized
that publicity he given the petition OF
boyd. a course contrary 80 the rules of
| the court. II Is understood That the
court believes the sentiments expressed
by Boyd might prove helpful in dis
suading other labor agitators from re-
sorting To- drastic measures TO enforce
their demands. The text of the petition
In part follows .
Tina the petitioner vas convicted OF
! advocating views lie has now entirely
abandoned. regarding them as anti
social aud detrimental to the general
welfare that he now looks upon the
tactics he formerly adv coated as certain
10 defeat the moral and social better
m.nt Of the working class that his IN
terest i'm these matters has always been
an unselnsl one hat he had no per-
sonal grievances that h" has nothing
to gain personally that his action was
, based upou q mistaken. but not on Il
self-s.ek!ng. ground.
Tina for two years this sentence has
been hanging over him. has disorganized
his life aud impaired his health aud lie
has paid in full for The offence he COM
mitted. That he has recently secured
a position on the editorial stan or a
| magazine and he regards this is an op-
%portunity 10 establish himself, 20 do use
ful work that will enable him 10 ioqu're
good standing citizenship
Representing the New YORK Peace
society, he has lectured At Canon
/ Chases church. before the Young Mems
/ Christian Association. and had occupied
! the Same platform with Prot. John
Bates clark and Dean George kirchwey
Of Columbia University and Hamilton
Holt ~ the Hds pendent Tie submits
tn your honorable cour that TO axe
him out OF this life, 10 make him
undergo , sentence for an offence which
was committed several years ago AMI
the error ~ which he row sees and
could not repeat = to mar 4 potentially
useful life while serving no end ~
Justice"
Following the petition WAS a brio'
statement subscribed 10 by col Rooso.
Welt and tho fourteen other indorscrs,
who were Gilbert T.. Roe, Herbert Gro
! ley. Charlotte Rudyard. George "
Sewcll, .lr.. Walter Lipprriun. Car
Hovey. Finley reter Dunno. Frederice
G. Howe. John r.. Andrews. John Reed
Lincoln Steffen>. william II short
HAMILTON Holt. Bordnan Robinson and
Percy Stickncy Grant.