Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-06

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/ Collins refrained from ordering Bleiwelss
to begin serving his sentence after 1t was
affirmed by the State Supreme Court be-
cause Mr. Ralston was "Out Of the city"
| On Jan. 4, 1921, Bleiweiss was sent to
! jail, according TO the Jail officials, and
after he was in for a few hours. former
/ Governor Ralston landed on the scene
[ with a ninety day reprieve issued by
the former pardOning governor. James Z.
/ Goodrich.
/ REPORT SAYS HE
| SERVED ONE DAY.
The report Of the State Board OF Pard-
/ ons states that Bleweiss served only
/ one day in jail. this being in January
/ Of this year. The report also refers to
/ the conference In the Governors office.
/ In this connection the report says:
Mr.. Blelwelss appeared before us
| in person on March 10. 1921. as he
/ did at the further hearing in the
matter April ?, 1921. In the office of
Your Exeellency."
The report said that Alvah J. Rucker.
/ who was prosecutor when the case was
| tried. told the board that there was no
| possibility of obtaining a conviction for
mansIaughter and that for this reason
/ Bleiweiss was tried for assault and
| battery.
It also stated that Judge Collins told
the board he believed the best interests
Of society would be served by the grant
| ing Of executive clemency.
DOESN'T ADLER TO
/ ORIGINAL INTENTION.
Governor McCray is not adhering
/ strictly to his announced intention
to grant no personal clemency but 10
! turn all cases over to the state board
| Of pardons, records In his office show.
/ The records also show that temporary
paroles which helped to make the Good
rich administration notorious, are still
being handed out.
The books in the office Of the Cover
nor show thirty cases of executive
clemency during the first two months Of
I the present administration. OF these
only nine were recommended by the
pardon board. This list also includes
four temporary paroles.
In addition to this number a report of
the pardon board disposing OF nearly
! one hundred cases has been filed in the
{ Governors office. Employees in the Of
fee are refusing to make the report pub
lie until the Governor has gone over it.
This is the first time that a report of
the pardon board has not become public
property as soon as it has been filed.
DENNIS BUSH CASE
INCLUDED IN LIST.
Contained in this report is a recon-
mendation in the case of Dennis j. Bush,
who is serving a term on the State farm
for instigating an assault and battery,
and for whose release the leaders in the
sO-called good government city or
ganization have been laboring. The board
has recommended that Bush be required
to serve out all his four months SEN
tence, but that $500 of his 5000 fine be
RENTED.
SHOWS TENDENCY
| TO REPRIEVES.
The books in the office Of the Governor
show that he is running strong to re
! prieves. Instead Of permitting persons
convicted to start serving their terms he
has been securing their releases until
the pardon board can act in their cases.
It is understood the pardon board, de-
spite the Governors attitude, is Directing
/ to taking Of cases of persons who have
never served a day of their terms
The records show that five reprieves
were granted during the two months.
The reprieves were granted to the fol-
lowing:
Albert Spurlin. convicted in Marion
D County of assault and battery with in
! tent to kill, sentenced to two to four
teen years. Two weeks reprieve. Spur
Inns sentence was later committed on
recommendation Of the pardon board to
I three months.
( GIBSON COUNTY
MAN BENEFITS.
George Gibson, convicted in Gibson
/ County of assault and battery with in
| tent to commit manslaughter. Granted
a thirtyday reprieve ION account of his
family"
George burst, convicted in Delaware
County Of keeping a gambling house,
and sentenced to serve four months ana
pay a fine of $500. Reprieve expired
March 81 in order to give pardon board
time to act.
I Glenn Butts, convicted in Delaware
County Of operating a blind tiger. Sem
fenced to serve four months and pay a
I fine Of $500. Granted a forty day re-
prieve.
Edward Effle, convicted In Clay County
Of assault and battery, sentenced to
serve thirty days and pay a fine of 5000.
Granted a reprieve of one week.