Show COMMUTATION GIVEN TO GIDEON MARSH President Exercises Clemency in the Case of Noted Philadelphia S Bank Wrecker I WASHINGTON Dec 10 The The President has commuted to a a. term of Imprisonment to expire December next the tho sentence of or Gideon W. W Marsh who was convicted In Jn Philadelphia of ot a violation of or the national national na na- na- na b banking laws and on December 13 received three e sentences aggregating gating twelve twel years rears and three months' months Imprisonment Imprison Imprison- on- on ment merit In the Eastern tern penitentiary at Phila Phila- delphia delphta Marsh l pleaded guilty to three indictments consolidated Into on one expectIng expecting expect expect- ing to to receive only one sentence The At At- Generals torney-General's report said sahl Taking Into consideration all alt the tho facts of or this case as aa they appear In the reports and other papers on tile and particularly the tho punishment borne b by the petitioner while h he was a n fugitive from justice and his voluntary r return turn and surrender I be- be c It Is a case In which the usual punIshment punishment pun pun- of ot five years years' Imprisonment would be sufficient rho The prisoner has haa now served almost tie the equivalent nt of or a 3 five years years' sentence and I 1 recommend that his sentence be commuted to expire Decem Decem- her ber r 2 |