Show PARDONED BY PRESIDENT Willie Johnson Serving Lifo Sentence Sen-tence in Penitentiary for Murder Mur-der to Be Released Washington June 23 President Rose volt today noted favorably on tho application applica-tion for executive clemency In tho cane of Willie Johnson alias Ovcrton who Western district of was sentenced In the WeHter dstrlc Arkansas bo hanged for murder committed com-mitted In tho Indian Territory This sentence sen-tence wan commuted to life imprisonment by President Cleveland on account of the grave doubt a the priaonors guilt Tho former United States Attorney tried to obtain a pardon on the ground that ho had reason to believe tho Government witnesses had committed perjury The prisoner will bo i released on July Int |