Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
QUOTES PENNYPACKER
IN OPPOSING PARDON
Lieutenant Governor McClain
Uses Letter in Autobiogra-
ply as Argument
JITES CUTAIAR CA S f
Chief Justice Mitchell Praised Gov
crnor for Ignoring Boards
Recommendation


tho I'l' Governor Honu\pa' "'f
autohiuEraphN which is hciug published
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on nI".eni-d'> Iii" Lieutenant Io>cr.
nor N,t'lniu mad, u,r. Of DO u Harris.
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''H"' lot refusing TO pardon TIE mo-
'oii"i" murderer Nlphousu y. tuiHiar,
oven though the state Board ur Tardpua
had recommended p4-dou
Farmer .Iudr, N,tIl.,,, I,cr,,,. ..,,,.,.,.
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- '"F' l''""'E ''' N''h'I
p'I""" I"'"H iha' ih" man had been
convicted Of urst-degrc" murder and
sentenced to- death iu tho first pIs,r
bu sub,,ourntI,. , sat, r,.,J .r i,,,
dous had r,,ir,,.od ,f,.. ,.,,,t,,t,.,.
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''' '' N''''F 'l'IN ''' s'' ''I'l-
"'E''' murder ana committed his sru-
''nr" to lf". inpri~oum,ut Wcbb,r
now has served tVrui, .r,ur. ,,,,.. f,
prison. Stevens ,nntcrJ,d .,rtl, ... ,,,,,.
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.''' III 'N''So OF 'u" maximum pou-
"F '"' .,,"'"-"'EI'' murder Siur"
WI, "o'Id ih"l '"umui"d the sentence
"''" ,"al va" man was guilty only Of
"nI-H'Er"" murder. Stcvcn- ron-
''."'", ana Slu'" b" has served the FUN
ho freed " ''''' '''''.' wv '''''''
But the Lieutenant Governor. npr,..
ing pardon deuicdSthc right of rardoY
boards tu retry questions of fact and
law after they have been p,...,d iIrn,,.
by iurica aud courts lie said tI. ,..
ton Of tnr former ,,,rd,,, i.,
th" Wobl+cr r,,s. L,I u,, III. ,I '
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pa,.Lrr's a,t.,rJ, '''"N
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parI,rr'g ,ut,hi,.,,,..,,,. wv ,h'a
Lieutenant ,:n,.',r,,.,.F ,,'", Nu'" 'm
in the Icy.xt.,, n,.,,,,', 'II,"'' Z,
January IL In 10 ,r,, -. ''
the ,uiaiar r..c .,,,d ,o,i. '.,,"1
the murderer alone l., ,t. ,,'r
Eastern pcuitor,iar,. WI '' '''
In 1874 .Ia,,,..g 4. ..
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,nnc,rcd ',%I vi, n'"r "rS hoG"' DIS
much jcwclrv I.oguc va- .l,rc,.r, Il
VI" never formally accused Of her mur-
,..,r. ,,,,r ,"''', I1'n u''Itl,a. Sl\'""n
and i'm rrmod.Iur i, found ,ro i,,,,,,,. ~,
Mrs IogtIr undrr tbc l.it.b., a..
Cutaiar was convicted nr hr- ,,,,,r,I.,
y great campaign for ,'utatar,s mar.
don was launched i'm which r,.,,,,. ,,,t,
istcrs and other prominent men ioi,,,,
Tho Board Of Pardous's recommended
I"t""ll' nut tho Governor refused to par.
non 'Htaiar
IH'n 'he thlci Justice wrote tu the
''"NnIh"r as IoIo"S:
NE poar Governor.
rut,i.,,. ,..a ,''u to"r m'lnw "n tho
faction 'Thc n,n", LII,,E oE-Itir,l, SailS b.
turc in the adn,inistratinn mr i,.,t H.
in Pennsylvania is tho reckless 3b,I.c
Of tho pardOniuE power by the Board
nt iaruonS and especially its more or
tions Of rart and ~ lave CtcE aCtGE HriS HuGis-
and courts have passed upon them In
sr, sn' que que an4 , regular course OF law
a tn,nr,,,. ,.",' ''TseH 49, ~ n.y., ~ iaS
T." arl,'lrIE,n tamelE IN whatever
board may make. hut who examine
and decides the ease for himself As
lawyer Judge and responsible
executive. Won have Stt nTCTpU,rf