The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-16
PARDOAS ARE GRANTED
TWO LIQUOR VICTIMS
Governor Gives liberty 20 Five Men;
Commutes Sentence Of
Sixth.
STOLE TO SATISFY THIRST
One Got Bottle of Liquor and Sixty
Days; Other Bottle Of Medicine and
Six Months--Year Is Out in Half.

Five pardon applications were IA
vorably acted upon. and in one case
sentence was commuted by Governor
Stuart yesterday Two of the cases
In which pardon was granted. the theft
of liquor or what was believed to be
liquor figured,
In the frst of these William 3.
Kruse, convicted in the Richmond Po-
lice Court and sentenced to sixty days
in TAIL for larceny, was the beneficiary
OF the Governors action. Kruse. who
is said to have a way OF drinking much
more than Ia good for him. and who
at times appears burdened with an
almost unquenchable thirst. was con-
Tcted Of breaking into showcase
in a liquor dispensing establishment
ana stealing a quart Of ardent spirits
This he did. 1t was shown at his er1ai
before Justice Crutchnell on March
30 in full view of the bartender and
some Of the habitues OF the thirst en-
poriun Kruse was very thirsty at
the time and also quite drunk. The
pardon was granted on the recon-
mendation of Justice Crutchneld.
Bottle Contained Medicine
The other case In which man
tie. who lives in dry territory. Lit
tie was sentenced TO six months IN
Jail for breaking into railway sta
ton in Halifax County and taking
bottle of the quart size, which ne sup
posed at the time contained liquor
After retting the bottle. his thirst
tmpelled him to drink most OF it's con
tents before getting very far from the
depot The linuid was some sort OF
riYirk IS
felt by the drinker, He was found IN
stupor. quite Ill and sadly In need
of medical attention.
After he was brought around to
point of consciousness at which ne
could appreciate what was going on
and the fact that he was still living,
he was arra.gned In the Halifax Court
and sentenced to SIX months for lar
ceny The recommendation for par
don WAS signed by Judge Barksdaie
and Commemorative Attorney Booker.
Others Pardoned.
On application of DR.. Gordon. jail
physician. William Wilson. serving
four months In the Richmond City jail
for petit larceny. was perdoned. The
jail physician attests that Wilson IS
hopesessly III OF an insurabie nnalad
Wilson will be removed TO the. City
Home for treatment. He was con-
on March 25.
Glen wray. convicted for rape In
Montgomery County In February
1914 and sentenced TO Ave years In
the penitent.ary. was pardoned on
recommendation OF Judge MoYstt and
Commemorative Attorney r. I. Root
II was developed that tn woman IN
the case was not OF good character.
Joe Washburn, Jr,. sentenced from
Culpeper County. December 1914. To
two years IN the penitertiarv for
forgery. was pardoned on application
signed by Commemorative Attorney
e 4. Gibson. Judge Shackelford and
Judge rutherford. who Was the pre-
siding judge at the trial after which
Washburn was sentenced.
The sentence OF one year imposed
ny the Shenandoah Court apon Thorn
as D. Miller. convicted In MAY. 1915
of forgery. was reduced 10 six months
Application was made for pardon. The
recomme ndation was by Judge Har.
r1son and Comm onwealth's Attorney
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