Salt Lake Times | 1891-03-26 | Page 8 | A Prayer for Pardon

A PRAYER FOR PARDON. Tlie Clemenry of Ihn (inrernor Appitated lo In Several t'me. The governor's desK is being Hooded with applications for amnesty. A lengthy petition asks pardon for Thomas Murchie and William Craig who went burgling in Pleasant valley, and who fell into the embrace of tho anti-burglars. The basis of the application appli-cation is tho fact that Murchie has aged parents who look to him as a staff of life, while Craig has a wife and child dependent on his resources. Another petition asks for the liberation libera-tion of C. E. Tarris and J. T. Whitlock, who were convicted of grand larceny in the Second district and sent up for a year. The following inmates of the penitentiary peni-tentiary will be released shortly as having hav-ing satisfied the juegmeut: Henry Anderson, sent from First district dis-trict December H, S!in, furtive months for illegal voting, will be released April T.'th. Thomas Connelly, from First district December 4, lMM), for illegal voting, five mouths, sentence will expire April Hli. Joseph Kaymond, from First district, forgery, January i, lH'.l. for three years, term will end April VIVa. Charles Smith, from First district, for gtiiud larcenv, January iss'ji three years, term will close April ioth.