The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-05
PARDON FOR
HILL CHILD IS
Up PTOLESLIE
Prison Board Denies New
Chance for $3.50 Girl
F0rger,
TIMES PUT ON TRIAL
Newspaper and Reporter
Are ASSaiIed for Inter-
est in Case.

Cot W OdOt-
Daisy Sullivan. Is, hill child.
should not be given a good job and
a good home with persons truly in
terested in her welfare,
Instead. Daisy should spend at
least two years among women Grim
mas for forging a $3.50 check.
Warm-hearted men and women
Who desire to do Daisy good should
not be permitted to take up her in
struction in good citizenship, where
it was ended seven year ago, when
her mother died.
These declarations stood out to-
day on record as being the belief
of trustees of Indiana Woman's
prison. where Daisy was sentenced
two weeks ago.
still Chance for Freedom
The trustees, after a perfunctory
session Thursday afternoon, recon-
mended today to Governor Harry
G. Leslie that a pardon be denied
Daisy. This. despite the general
public demand which followed
publication OF how Daisy was SEN
fenced in Greene county circuit
court for from two to fourteen years
when she appeared in court with
out a lawyer without even friend,
and admitted forging the check. out
of which she had spent only 20
cents for some oranges and ba-
nanas.
Governor Leslie. however, said to-
DAY that he would consider the case
further before taking any action.
He may accept the trustees recon-
mendation or pardon Daisy at his
own pleasure.
Still another chance for a chance
in life was open to Daisy. Attor-
news interested in her strange case
might obtain a new trial for her in
Greene county because of the un-
usual circumstances surrounding the
first trial.
Governor Not Present
The action on Daisy'S pardon
came at a short. informal meeting
which neither Daisy nor Governor
Leslie attended. The Governor was
out of the city. He was under the
impression that the meeting would
be held today.
No one formally represented Daisy
at the meeting of the pardoning
body.
She was questioned Thursday
morning to the boards meet
ing-and in an examination ad-
mitted forging two other checks be-
sides the one for which she re-
ceived a prison term, according to
pardon board members. No at
torney represented her at the morn
ing hearing. No friend or relative
was present.
Admits Other Forgeries
The board members said at the
afternoon session that the two
checks she admitted forging were
for S12 and $5 and that she said
she had paid back one of the S.
checks.
1t was on the basis of these ad-
missions, an investigation by long
distance phone by the board of her
past life, and the boards declaration
that she would be better off in
prison than outside, that she was
denied clemency. the board said.
After citing reasons for justif1-
cation of their action and without
the presentation of concrete eYi-
dence against Daisy or one formal
word in her behalf. the meeting
turned into a trial of The Times for
its interest in the hill child and its
representative attending the meet
ing.
"She'S Better OFF Here"
"Why are YOU so interested in this
case? Where is it different from
many other cases? We have girls
in this prison who are more deServ-
ing than she is" asserted Mrs. Will
kie POINTER. chairman of the board
of pardonS and from Sullivan,
the home of Jessup Bolinger. bank
er. who is serving the same sem
tence as Daisy, but for forging $780,
600 in notes.
I'VE took you for trip around
the prison before this meeting. You
could see for yourself the atmos-
phere. the good environment which
she will have While here" said Mrs
POINTER. why. she's better of here
than where she was in Greene
county. We can care for her here.
Would YOU take her in your
home? Answer me what would you
would do with Daisy if she were
pardoned-where would you put
her? Where are those letters Of
fering her homes-have you those
with you? I don't believe you have
those letters" Mrs. Poynter assert
ed to The Times representative
CThe letters are safely in posses
sim of the editor of The TimeSO