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Show COaNVICT GIVEN CHANCE TO MAKE A NEW START SAN FRANCISCO, April .10. John Griffin, the convicted safe cracker, who was paroled by Judgo Cook on condition that he should leavo tho country, nnd who was arrested on the steamer Mariposa Mari-posa last "Wednesday, will bo given A chance to make a fresh start in life. IIo returned to this port after he had been ordered out of Australia, New Zealand Zea-land and .Tahiti. Fearing arrest when ho reached hero he left a nolo indicating indicat-ing that ho had committed suicide, and secreted himself on. the Mariposa, but' was discovered at the dock and taken to prison. Superior Judge' Conloy decided de-cided today that Griffin had been forced by circumstances to return and had not wilfully violated his parole. He-will He-will be placed on a vessel sailing for Alaska, whero it may bo possible for hiui to remain without tho interference of tho authorities. I |