The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
Z RAYMOND FIELDS,


State House Reported foE Oklahoma News
OKLAHOMA CITY. oct. al
Penitentiary and jail doors in Okla
homa have been swung open 60
free 1888 men and women before
termination OF their sentences
through clemency by Gov. j. Is. A..
Robertson.
The prison exit through the par
don, parole or reprieve method has
gained impetus as the Robertson
administration draws 10 n close.
With moro than two months TO
serve Robertson already has set
more prisoners Tree than any Of his
predecessors in the executive Of
flee.
Governor Robertson 20 date has
given 947 paroles and ESQ pardons.
These figures do not include the
large number OF expiration pardons
which have, been issued auto
ma ically with good behavior time
subtracted from the original
sentences.
100 Are Murdcrc-.
In the 46 months that Robertson
has been governor. i06 men and
women convicted of murder have
been granted clemency, Clemency
orders in murder cases number III.
Some paroled by the governor later
were pardoned.
ln-the murder clemencies rs were
paroles, 26 pardons, and IL re-
prlevs. In addition there were four
combinations OF murder sentences
OF those paroled, So were SEN
: fenced to life imprisonment while
the remaining 90 were serving sem
tences varying from one to as years
fhngA GnntlnHH1
years as life termers.
OF the pardoned. 20 were serving
for life" while the remaining four
were sentenced to terms OF /, I, 10
and 20 years.
Reprieves we're granted TO seven
lie termers and five with other
sentences for murder.
Year Average Low.
Those freed who were serving time
for murder remained in the peni-
tentiary an average OF a fraction
less than seven years each; this
despite the fact that many re-
relved life sentences.
The records show that the great
est crimes were the most frequent
TO be given Clemency
Manslaughter freedoms are on
the heels OF murders.
There were SIS paroles issued ia
prisoners convicted OF manslaughter
twenty-five were pardoned or man
slaughter and 15 reprieves were
granted. This does not include eX'
tension OF reprieves as do none oi
the other instances cited.
Clemencles for mansluaghteI
number 1l3.
OF these one was parole from a
ss-year sentence, one parole from
one parole from AZ years and on,
from 40 years; one parole from 3.
years and one from 2s years; one
pardon from 80 years; one pardon
ana five paroles from 25 years; on,
slSear parole, one pardon anc
seven paroles from 20-year sen
tences; two iS-year and one l6-yeal
parules nine f5-year paroles; sis
l2-year paroles and one 12-year par
don; four pardons and IL paroles
from l0-year sentences with the bal
ance OF the is made up OF sen
years.
Governor Robertson issued Nar
dons, paroles and reprieyes In 81
criminal assault cases. These were
divided as follows Paroles, "a; par
dons, four: reprleves. 10.
Many for Criminal Attdck.
Many OF the sentences for Grim
mai attack were heavy. one parol'
was Issued 10 a criminal attackel
sentenced to so years imprisonment
Ihose sentenced TO a. IS and II
years imprisonment were paroleo
while six serving IS years for thu
crime were paroled. One attacke
sentenced for 10 years was pardone'
and five sentenced to f.vs-yCa
terms were also pardoned,
FOR robbery and burglary 1S'
prisoners were paroled, 22 wer'
paTdoned and 10 reprieved,
tor theft 224 were paroled, 8
pardoned and eight reprievnd.
some OF the other crimes on whlcl
paroled prisoners were serving ant
sne numbers paroled are Disposini
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