Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-10-24 | Page 9 | Convicts Win Release

CONVICTS WIN RELEASE Decision of Supreme Court Will Give Nearly 100 Prisoners in Michigan Michi-gan Their Freedom I Jackson Mich Oct 2Uiider a decision de-cision handed down today by the State Supreme court nearly 100 prisoners In I the prison here will be released at once John Harncy a prisoner under a ten years1 sentence for burglar should have been released some weeks ago it allowed his good time but the prison officials claimed that he whs a third I tenner and not entllled to good time Harncy carried the case to the Supreme I Su-preme court where It was held that the I i sentences Ilarney had served In the I State reformatory for assault and battery I bat-tery should not be reckoned against hlm in deciding his claim for good time The Supreme court coincided with this view The decisions will give a number of other convicts good time and will result the prlsoll ofllclals say in the release of nearly 100