Show pleading for black hawk the state board of pardons listened informally saturday to the petition for the pardon of blackhawk 11 an indian india n from the uintah reservation who was bent up from nephi eighteen months ago for five years for killing a squaw it was waa explained by a cousin of blackhawk that his bia relative was very drunk at the time of tle the killing and that it was waa whisky that did it he no kill the indian explained whisky kill it also appeared daring the presentation of the matter that the woman killed by blackhawk was his grand mother but the board was assured that blackhawk Blackb awk would reform if pardoned and eschew the use of firewater fire water as a beverage bev erate in the future Black Blackhawk hawks a relative was very much disappointed when informed that the formal presentation of the pet petition would be deferred until the tag next meeting me come miles lots of times and get nothing pay ten cents a mile too he be said at the conclusion of the hearing bearing the indian struck gov wells for a loan of 2 but only received 50 percent of the amount the petition for the pardon is signed sifted by a large number of prominent provo citi zane Black hawks wife is an invalid and he be has several children who are said eaid to be in need of a fathers care trib une |