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Show A DAY UM'AIIIMS. W. H. Hoh'acky, a Li." Prisoner, Heaps the Euward of a Fai'.bfd Truity at the Pen, EE HA3 SAVED T7T0 LIVES. A Eistory of His Crime EJward Olsea Convicted of Murder ia tha Etcoad Degree Pardoned. W. II. llolladay, convicted in the Second district of murder in tha first degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life on May 27th, will conio forth a free man tomorrow, tho governor having hav-ing signed tho pardon this afternoon. Holiaday's case is one of tha most celebrated that has gone upon the calendar cal-endar of frontier crimo. lie was convicted con-victed on an indictment charging him Willi grand larceny and went to tho penitentiary. The penally was finally paid, aud, coming forth, ha went to his house only to liud that his wife had given herself up to tho urn bracts of another, llolladay was frenzied and arraigning tho woman learned from her that she bad been taught by the mau before whoso lust she had fallen that ho bad induced her to believo that tha incarceration incar-ceration of llolladay was equivalent to a decree of divorce. Her story was corroborated cor-roborated by neighbors and tho olTunse was condoned, in tho meantime au infant born constant evidence of this unholy alliance, and this was taken with the misguided wile, llolladay warned his wife's seducer that he must never again appear in her path, and then accepting a position with a teamster's team-ster's outfit departed for the hills. Upon his return a short lime later his wile informed bun that she bad bean persistently hounded by her betrayer who had insisted upon renewing former relations. Crazed by this revelation llolladay, hot-blooded and impulsive, siezed his six-shooter and meeting tbe betrayer shot biiu down, ilo surrendered surrend-ered himself and couvictud of murder iu tiie lirst degree, was sentenced to penal servanda lor life. Since his cou-tincnaunt cou-tincnaunt in the penitentiary his conduct con-duct as a prisoner has been perfect. He has striven to earn his ransom and tha reward comet as a Fourth of July recognition. Thrice lias he battled the attempts of the prisoners to escape aud twice has he saed tho lives of the guards. Tbe latter cssa is yet yet ripe iu tne minds of the reader. It was in commitment of Jim Young tho highwayman high-wayman who had emptied his six shooter in tho face of Marshal Young. They were headed for the penitentiary with llolladay in tha ambulance as a trusty. They wore Hearing tho gates of tha prison when Young suddenly roso to his feet and placing a revoler that hail heen fenou'isicd to him to tfia head of his custodian ordered him to throw up his hands. Quick as a Hash llalladay had the muz-zio muz-zio nf his weapon to Young's car and thu life of another guard was snatched from the jaws of death. Thesa and other acts have earned tho reward that greets him tomorrow morning and which permits him to begin his new life with the birth of a new anniversary of independence. Edward Olsun Pardracd. f jd ward Olson, convicted of muru In the second degree, and sentenced (to 14 years in the penitentiary April 1 180, was yesterday pardoned by tho" governor and came forth this morning with a determination to lead au upright consistent life. At the time his otfense was committed he was cm- ployed as guard at a btauip mill in Kureka and one night engaged in a dispute dis-pute with bis victim who iusUted that Olsen had to tako a drink. This resulted re-sulted in an altercation and Olsen resorted re-sorted to his weapon and shot him. Ho fas served as trusty at the penitentiary ! since his imprisonment and it is said has never been guilty of a solitary infraction in-fraction of the rules sad regulations. He has a wifit whom tin Ins joined and no otic will put a stone iu Ins way. He i speaks of the prison officials in terms of of wuriiit -t :rratiiude and says tho ad-liiinistl'tttiou ad-liiinistl'tttiou over there is perfect. |