Show CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR FEDERAL PRISONER President Pardons Convict to Permit Him to See Sick Wife and CHild WASHINGTON Dec M Charles McMonies of I yons Neb who is scr ing a f vejear sentence n Lea en worth pen tent ary received a Christ mas present from Pres dent Wilson to day n the form of a pardon to take ef feet immed atclj MeMon es can spend Chr stmas at home w th h s wife who is sick w th pneumon a and w th b s two children one of whom is reported to be dy ng McMon es was sentenced January 1014 on a charge of mak ng false entry n the ledger of a bank n s term with t me off tor good behav or would bavo exp red September 18 191 Accord ng to repo ts to the departn enc of just co the offense was a technical one The bank lost nothing aurj Attorney Gen eral Gregon recommended the sentence be commuted to expire January 1 191 Representative Stephens of Nebraska asked that the pa don take effc t o order that McMon es m gl t spend hr stmas w th his fam Iv Pres dent V Ison took nto ons derat o 1 he fa t that Mrs McMon es desp te ho illness nabs pport ng he two h ldren b g tig -nus 1 ssons snl sg ed th par on to take ctfe t immed ately |