Show WIFEBEATER IS PARDONED Tim Monahan Released on the Appeal of His Wife Who Said He Had Promised to Treat His Family Better po Mayor Thompson yesterday granted a pardon to Tim Monahan sentenced on August 9th to twentyfive days in Jail for beating his wife The pardon vas granted at tho earnest solicitation of Mrs Monahan who represented to the Mayor that she and a large family of young children were destitute and actually suffering for lack of food She said that Tim had a Job as a section hand and If given his freedom had promised to behave himself and go to work and earn a living for his starving family For the sake of those dependent depend-ent on him the Mayor ordered him turned loose and he went home full of good resolutions The Mayor also granted executive clemency to John Redmond sentenced on June 23rd to fifty days in Jail and to pay a fine of S50 for resorting to a house of prostitution Having served the greater part of the time and having no money to pay his line lie Mayor thought lie had been sulllclently punished pun-ished |