Show CHRISTIENSEN IS PARDONED p EI j EXSOLDIER IS RELEASED FROM PRISON I t The Young Man was Sent Up from L Sevier County for Fornication S t 1 War Record Helped Him I The Slate Board of Pardons met yesterday i yes-terday and granted the application for the pardon of Niels P Christiansen of S Sevler county The evidence was takeu S aweek ago but the matter was held under advisement until yesterday when the granting1 oC the pardon Mas announced an-nounced Chrlstlensen who Is but 22 years of age pleaded guilty to the crime of fornication at JllchHeld Sevler county oi February 3rd of this year and was bentenccd by Judge McCarty to seven I tyfive days in the penitentiary The grounds stated for the Issuance of thu H1Onds pardon arc that It was recommended by both the Judge and the Prosecuting Attorney who tried the case and that borne an the petitioner had formerly bore excellent moral character In addition to these reasons Judge Miner mentioned I men-tioned the fact that Chrlstlensmi haS I ha-S served as a soldier In the Spanish war had conducted himself as an honorable upright man and a worthy soldier and that his discharge shows faithful service ser-vice and good charaqter Judge McCarty who sentenced Chris 1 tiansen In recommending the pardon stated that It was not a case where an Innocent and virtuous girl had been betrayed and that the sentence had been pronounced more on account of 1 the prevalence of similar crimes than the aggravating circumstances of the particular case Gov Wells Attorney General Bishop and Justices Miner Hatch and Buskin were present and the granting of the pardon was unanimous I unani-mous by the board Chrlstlensen served in troop C Fourth orvalry and his otltlon j was signed by seventythree residents of Scvlor county many of whom are prominent S riItizens tze |