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Show I LIFE CONVICT""-Rewarded CONVICT""-Rewarded for Good Conduct. ' Thomas Williams, Convicted I of Murder, Is Lucky j Boy Burglar Scntoucod From Ogden I XceivoB Clemency From Board J of Pardons, jjj Thomas Williams, a "lifer," was- par- i doned by the Board of Pardons at Us B ncEirion yesterday morning. "Williams J has been out on parole for some time, but applied for a pardon. Ho was scn- 2 tenccd In Juab county on October 4, 3 1884, to life Imprisonment for murder. I Attorneys W. H. Dickson and S. P. Armstrong presented his case to the I board. They represented that Williams I has already had a great deal of punishment punish-ment for his crime, and that his behavior be-havior since: his qonvictlon has been excellent. ex-cellent. Sister Was Overcome. H. O. Johnson, an eighteen-year-old boy convicted of burglary, was pardoned. par-doned. Johnson's sister appeared before the board but was unable to speak, being overcome by emotion. Secretary of State Hammond then stated the facts to the board. Johnson was sentenced to one year's imprisonment by Judge Bo-lapp Bo-lapp in Ogden, on June 4, 1904 W. H. Appleton. also sentenced to ono yoar'for burglary, vols pardoned. James Ackenback's sentence was commuted com-muted from fhe to two and a half yeai'f. He was sentenced for robbery on March 21, 1003. The case of Roy Kaighn, now out on parole, was brought up. It has not "been sufficiently advertised, however. The application for pardon could not be granted. A great many new cases -were presented pre-sented to the board' for consideration. All those except the above were continued con-tinued or denied. The other cases are: Other Applications. W. K. Burton, Jr., grand larcny, sentenced sen-tenced on June ,C, 1003, to two years. Bay Bagshaw, grand larceny, sentenced sen-tenced May 13. 1904, at Beaver City, by Hon. T. Marloheaux to one year In State-prison. State-prison. Joshua Greenwood prosecuting. W. H. Smith, grand larceny, sen-toncec sen-toncec October 17, 1903, at Ogden, by Hon. H. IT. Bolapp, to one year In State prison; also on April 20, 1904, to one year, eame crime in Davis county. Halverson prosecuting. William Cox, robbery, sentenced October Oc-tober 13, 1903. at Price, by Hon. Jacob Johnson, to six years, in State prison. "W. D. Livingston prosecuting. I D. V Lawson, grand larceny, sentenced sen-tenced May C, 1904. at Kanab, by Judge Chidester, to eighteen months in State prison. J. H, Erlckson prosecuting. Jens Hansen, adultery, sentenced June 13, 1904, at Richfield', by Judge Chidester, to fifteen months In State prison, Erlckson prosecuting. Mark Kerby, carnal knowledge, sentenced sen-tenced May ll. 1904, at Heber City, by Judge Booth, to ten months in State prison. A. C. Hatch prosecuting. William H. Appleby, burglary, sentenced sen-tenced September 3, 1904, at Provo, by Judge Booth, t6 one year In State prison. For Commutation. Harry Pool, robbery, sentenced December De-cember 15, 1902, at Salt Lake, by Judge Johnson, to eight years In State prison. D C. Eichnor prosecuting, John G, Miller, alias John Gray, housebreaking, assisting prisoner to escape, es-cape, and habitual criminal, sentenced September C, 1S99, at Salt Lake, by Hon. A G. Norrell, to three, fifteen and one yearn Fifteen and . one year sentence concurrent. Graham F. Putnam prosecuting. prose-cuting. William La Rose, five years for burglary, burg-lary, sentenced November 21, 1903. Thomas L. Imlay, two and one-half years for adultery, sentenced on November No-vember 30, 1903. |