Show MAY BE PARDONED OUT Duke and Robertson May Escape From Prison STRONG FRIENDS AT WORK Petition for Pardon to Be Circulated Cir-culated Soon Men Arc Model Prisoners Robertson J In the Library and Duke in I the Dairy Plans are being arranged by the friends ofA A Robertson and Harry T Duke the two cxofllcials of the Veils Fargo bank now serving time In the Slate penitentiary to secure a pardon par-don for the two men Definite steps In that line have not boon taken but the men and tholr friends have stated to prison officials that arrangements were being made with that end I In view FIRST YEAR 3S GO EOn E-On the filth of July a year ago Duke and Robertson were sentenced to four years each at labor In the Stale ponl tentlaiy for the crime of embezzlement The case was ono of the most notable in the history of Salt Lake and the details de-tails of the exposure of tile crimes are still fresh In the memories of all newspaper news-paper readers Both pleaded l1 Land L-and were sentenced to four years Imprisonment Im-prisonment t Deducting the coppers that Is 1 allowedmodel prisoners their actual ac-tual term of Incarceration would be two years and tcn months WHERE THEY WORK Since their l confinement both have been model prisoners and not a single infraction of any rule has been reported against them They have many friends among the guards and officials and every possible courtesy is shown them Robertson is working in the capacity of librarian In the north cell house Duke is practically a dairy maid Ho strains the milk that Is used at the pilson and makes the butler At work he wears an apron slmllaiv to thofco used by girls at work in dairies WILT WORK FOR PARDON No efforts have been made up to this time by their friends to secure a pardon for the two men It was stated yesterday yester-day however by one who Is Intimately associated with their Interests that such action would be taken in a short lImIt lIm-It Is likely that I the matter will not be brought to the attention of the Board of Pardons at its next meeting nor aL the following one A petition will be quietly circulated and the signatures of prominent friends and sympathizers secured se-cured before the board Is asked to consider con-sider the matter Robertson and Duke are the authorities authori-ties for the statement that such action will be taken They have confided their plans to a number of friends and It Is likely that the petition will be drawn In a short time and circulated for signatures signa-tures L |