South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-07
PARDON BOARD
CHARY THIS YEAR
Gov. RalSton Grants Only One
Pardon, Five Paroles and
Eight Communications.
Ner.ITimes specla1 service:

NevsJTimes Special Service:
EDIANAPOLIS. oct. T. Gov.
Ralston. Friday. granted one par
don, I'VE paroles. eight commuta-
lions OF sentence. including one from
a life sentence TO two 10 21 years.
and refused IS petitions for execu-
tive clemency from inmates OF In
diana's penal institutions The act
ion OF the governor followed exactly
the recommendation from the state
board Of pardons. after it's Septem-
her session, which adjourned last
week
The report from the state board
broke all records for years in the
chary recommendations of clemency.
Thirty-flve refusals Of petitions from
inmates of penal Institutions estab-
fishes a record and the single par
don and five paroles granted-out
OF all the cases that were brought
before the boards procedure in the
last few years 10 act cautiously in
every case that comes before IL.
The governor. mindful OF this tend
ency in the board recently, instruct
ed that the entire report OF the
board be cOncurred IN, after spend
ing relatively little time in going
over the recommendation
Adams Go. Man PardOned.
The pardon granted was to Earl
Thrailkn, sentenced 10 the state
prison from Adams county. March
p. 1915, for "a term Of two TO IA
years on a charge Of assault and
battery TO commit manslaughter.
The five paroles granted were as
follows:
Kenneth Davis, sentenced from
Allen county. May 20, 1908, for a
term OF 10 10 90 years for burglary
70 the Indiana ReformatOry;
George Bennett, sentenced from
vigo county. oct 8, 1912. one TO
eight years. for petit larceny, TO the
state prison;
George Wheatley. sentenced from
Putnam county. Sept. 30. 1915, for
a terri Of 40 20 five years for es-
Gaping from the penal farm. SEN
fenced to the state prison;
Abraham Courtney. sentenced from
Montgomery county. Nov. IT, 1915,
two TO IA years. or assault and bat
terry with intent. 20 the state prison
(parcle to become effective Nov. IT..
1870:
Chloe Mitchell. sentenced from
Vao1erburg county, Jan. IS. 1915.
two 20 II years. for forgery. to the
Indiana Reformatory.
Here Are Communications.
The communication of sentences
granted follows:
Wilbert Palmer. sentenced from
Hendricks county. June 26, 1914. 10
10 20 years for burglary and grand
larceny. to the reformatory. Gre
ducing sentence 70 two TO "a years.
oscar Brown, alias Charles Brown.
alias Harry Sharpe. sentenced from
Hendricks county. May 2S. 1914, 10
TO 20 years. for burglary, to the re-
formatory. Was on parole at time
OF above sentence, having been SEN
fenced from Marion county. July
., 1912. one 20 eight years. for petit
larceny. 10 the refornatcry. Gre
ducing 10 10 20 year sentence to
two 10 IA years..
Floyd Black. sentenced from
Greene county. May 9, 1918. % to
80 years. for burglary. second con
vfction- TO the state prison (Reduc>
ing sentence TO two 10 Il years):
Joe Jones, sentenced from Sulli-
van county. Sept q. 1914. for life
for murder. to state prison. (Reduc-
ing sentence 10 two 10 81 years.:
Clyde Gibson. sentenced from
Grant county, May 5. 1915, FIVE TO
IA years for robbery, to the reform
atory. CReducing sentence to two to
Ia years.;
Ben White. sentenced from Put
nam county. March, 1915. 10 TO %
years. for burglary. 10 the reform
atory. CReducing sentence tc two to
IA years.:
Charles Kahn. sentenced from
Wabash county. Sept IA. 1914. 10
To 20 years. for burglary. to the re-
formatory. CReducing sentence TO
two 20 Il years.;
Howard Williams. sentenced from
Wabash county. Sept IA. 1914. 10
70 90 years. for burglary. 20 the re-
formatory. (Reducing sentence TO
two 10 Il years-)
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