Show Idaho Gives Johnston Pardon In Slaying of S L L. Salesman BOISE Idaho Jan 6 UP- UP Duncan M. M J Johnston Thursday was unconditionally released ased by a 2 to to 1 1 vot vote of of the Idaho dah pardon board Doard from thc the where he was serving life for the murder of George Olson Salt Lake City jewelry salesman It was his ninth pard pardon n atten attempt pt As Aft anticipated ed Secretary of State George Georgc H. H Curtis and Attorney Attorney ney ncy General Bert H. H Miller voted for the the pardon pardon and Governor C. C A. A voted to deny rm Fm not voting to pardon Johnston Johnston Johnston Johns Johns- ton said Miller but to release him from punishment of a crime for which he was unjustly con con- Curtis CurUa said Baid there was widespread widespread wide spread question in the public mind as to the sufficiency of oC the proof of Johnstons Johnston's guilt The doubt is isso isso isso so serious that it i is 5 in my op opinion nion the duty of the board to give the applicant the benefit of ot it I vote yole for his pardon Bottolfsen in denying said he could not share a belle belief c every evry cry person sent ent to 11 the penitentiary penitentiary in Idaho is a victim of m mIscarriage miscarriage mis mIs- s- s carriage of our court procedure Not only have 21 of his his' peers found him guil guilty b but t the Idaho supreme court ourt affirmed the verdict of the lower court rI I believe Mr Johnston Johnst n has guilty knowledge ge of tho crime and owes It It to society to divulge what he knows added the governor iRis His failure to d do so strengthens my ny view that justice has been done by our courts Johnston Johnst n fl former Twin Falls Fails mayor and j at athe e time he was convicted of ot the murder of Ge George rge Olson h hopes pes to become a apart apart apart part of or the war e effort fort a. a as an em em- of a precision instrument plant Im going into defense work he said in an interview with the United Pr Press s. s The war effort wants men of my profession proCession To To s say y that I 1 am happy is putting putting put put- ting it mildly added Ive sp spent nt nearly s y years rs In prison for someone But I have no animosity ity or r for lor anyone |