Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 32 | Pardons Body Hears Thirty-five Cases

PARDONS BOO! HEARS THIRTY-FIVE CASES Slayer John Zoria, Sentenced Sen-tenced to 18 Years, Is Given Parole. MANY APPEALS DENIED Several Applicants Charged With Assault Are Turned Down. There were thirty-five cases considered consid-ered yesterday by the state board of pardons. par-dons. The sentences of three prisoners were commuted, four were paroled, the sentences of eleven were terminated, three case3 were continued and fourteen applications for clemency were denied. Of the five cases up for pardon two were commuted, one application was denied de-nied and two sentences were terminated. Of the applications for commutation one was denied and one commutation was granted. In the cases coming up for termination four were granted and six denied. Under the division of cases coming up requesting parole, four were granted, two were continued and one was denied. There were deniel four applications for rehearing and the sentence of one applicant for a rehearing was denied. Under the classification of continued cases, the board of pardons terminated one case, in which the applicant asked for a pardon and continued the other. There were under this heading four cases heard for termination, in which there were granted terminations in three cases, while termination was denied in the other. Assault Cases Denied. The board was severe in dealing with assaults against the person, as the record rec-ord shows. Of the cases of assault to commit murder, all three applications were denied. In the three cases of voluntary manslaughter, man-slaughter, the case of Charles Locker-man, Locker-man, convicted 'in the Fifth district court of Beaver county and sentenced Mav 10 by Judge Joshua Greenwood to eignt years, tne board wxu consider an application for parole at the April meeting. The prisoner stands in the first grade. In the case of Louis Vampa, convicted convict-ed in the Seventh district court from Grand couuty and sentenced August 24, Ifllo, by Judge A. H. Christensen to ten years for voluntary manslaughter, application for a parole" was denied, although al-though R. C. Clark, town marshal of Moab, Utah, pleaded for clemency. Cases Continued. The case of J. L. McGivern, convicted convict-ed of voluntary manslaughter in the Third district court of Salt Lake county coun-ty and sentenced April 10, 1915, by Judge M. L. Ritchie to ten years, the application for parole was continued, to the April meeting. There were two muTder cases considered. consid-ered. A parole was granted John Zoria. to go into effect May 1. He was convicted con-victed in the Third "district court and was sentenced May 10, 1913, by Judge M. L. Ritchie to eighteen years. There was no plea except a letter from the applicant. He stands in the first grade and has been working on the state highway. high-way. Files New Papers. The application for commntation of the sentence of Gust Zacharapolos, convicted con-victed of murder in the first degree, has been continued for hearing at the April meeting. This prisoner was convicted con-victed in the Third district court of yalt Lake eountv and sentenced April 22, 1915, by Judge M. L. Ritchie to life imprisonment. No new papers have been filed in his case. The sentences terminated are as follows: fol-lows: Piokey Iowa Bradley, statutory charge, April 1; James Rigas, statutory charge, March 20; O. F. Holmes, March 19; Richard McDonald, burglary, third degree. May 1 ; Felix Garcia, burglary, third degree, March 19; Joe Bush, robbery, rob-bery, March 18; Frank Tanski, grand larceny. March 19; Frank Horsley, Jr., grand larceny, April ID: Fred S. 'Flem-ming, 'Flem-ming, statutory charge, March 19; Mike MurDhy, statutory charge. March 19-P. 19-P. E. McAllister,' March 19. Sentences Commuted. The sentences commuted are as follows: fol-lows: R. R. Shepherd, petit larceny, April 15; Adolph Moll, robberv. commuted com-muted at. once; Otto Bassett, robbery, commuted March 19. Those allowed to go on parole are H. W. Bigler, burglary, second degree, two counts; Evan Anderton, grand larceny; John Zoria. murder in the second degree, de-gree, May 1; Joseph Grisolio, statutory-charge. statutory-charge. The continued cases are thoso of Oharles Lockerman, voluntary manslaughter, man-slaughter, to April meeting: J. L. McGivern, Mc-Givern, voluntary manslaughter, to April meeting; Glist Zacharapolos, murder mur-der in the first degree for commutation, continued to the April meeting. Appeals Denied. The prisoners whose various appeals were denied aro Pierre Parrish, robbery; rob-bery; S. I. Reynolds, assault with intent in-tent to commit murder; Louis Derobis assault with intent to commit murder-' James Morgan, grand larceny; C. D. Murphy, assault with intent to commit murder; L. Thirkelson, statutory charge; T. A. Steel, burglary, second degree; Fred Hitesman, injuring jail in Davis eountv; Louis Vampa, voluntary manslaughter; man-slaughter; Bert Blunt, burglary, third degree: Raphael Martinez, burglary, third degree; George Johnson, grand larceny: Harry Holden, forgery; Arthur Batty, burglary, third degree.