South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-22
ASK
BOARD TO PARDON
Several Men Serving Life Sen
fences to be Heard-St.
Joseph County Applicant.

Times Specia. Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June "a
Andrew Bailey. colored, formerly
resident OF Lake county. received
postal card along about April 1,
1913. that told him news. Andy's
wife was in the south and the postal
card said she was coming north. So
ne went out and visited about all the
gin dispensaries in that part OF
Lake county.
As the dawn approached Andy
wandered TO his boarding house.
Perhaps he remembered the post
card. At any rate he shot and kill
ed the landlady. who. apparently.
was the first woman he saw.
Now he is petitioning the state
board of pardons 10 grant him an
extended leave of absence from the
state prison at Michigan City, and
the board will hear the story of the
postcard when il convenes next week
for its June meeting at the state
house.
Several cases. in which men con-
victed of murder will appeal 10 the
board for clemency have been an
nounced by the clerk of the state
board.
List of Applications.
The new list of applications fol-
lows:
Martha Lugar, sentenced in 1914,
TO the Indiana Girls school.
Nelson Fritts, sentenced from
Bedford county, July, 1901, for muir
der. TO the state prison
Andy Bailey sentenced from Lake
county. April 1, 1913, for life, for
murder 10 the state prison.
Charles Howard, sentenced from
Jackson county. oct. IS, 1915. 10 TO
90 years, for burglary, to the state
prison.
Peck Smith. sentenced from
Pulaski county, March Il. 1917, two
TO IA years. for house breaking, TO
the Indiana refOrmatory.
Clarence Button. sentenced from
Pulaski county. March Il, 1917, two
to IA years. for house breaking, to
the Indiana reformatory.
Dell Warner, sentenced from
Boone county, September, 1914.
three 10 ID years, for horse stealing,
TO the Indiana refOrmatory.
Petro Morello. sentenced Dec. S,
1915. from Allen county, two 10 p
years, for voluntary manslaughter,
to the state prison.
Farley King, sentenced from Van
derburg county, for life, for murder,
to the state prison.
Raymond Putoff, sentenced Dec. .,
1915. from Wayne county, two to II
years, for entering a house to COM
nit a felony, TO the Indiana reform
atory.
Harry Franks. sentenced from
Marion county, September 1916, for
larceny. TO the state prison.
John +. Miley, sentenced from
Marion criminal court, Dec. Is,
1915, one year 10 the penal farm,
and fined 81 and costs for grand
larceny. Sentence suspended. Nov.
%, 1916, suspended sentence was
set aside and prisoner was sent to
penal farm. having been arrested
Nov. p, 1915, for petit larceny.
Alva Schroer. sentenced from Put
nam county, oct. II, 1916, two to
five years. for escaping from penal
farm, 10 the Indiana refomatory.
Ross Dupont, sentenced from st.
Joseph county, Nov. Il, 1910, 10 to
20 years, for burglary, to the Indi-
ana reformatoTy. Transferred to
the state prison.
John Baker. sentenced from Floyd
county. Jan. %, 1911. for life, for
murder, 10 the state prison.
Cases ReOpened.
Nelson DickersOn- sentenced from
Clarke county, March ?, 1900, for
life for murder. TO the state prison.
John ROby, sentenced from
Orange county. April, 1906, for life,
for murder, 10 the state prison.