Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-03 | Page 2 | Two Petition State Board for Pardons

TO PETITION I STATE BOARD I run PARDONS I James Brown Serving Sentence Sen Sen- Sentence Sentence tence for Burglary and James Murder Ask Clemency Two applicants for pardon four for parole and thirteen for termination of sentence will be heard by the state board of pardons at the state prison on February 17 at 10 a. a m. m Among the applicants for termination termination termination tion of sentence is James Brown who was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence in 1915 1916 on a conviction of burglary burglar in the second degree with a recommendation that h he serve seven years He made applications for parole and pardon all of which were denied until June 26 1920 when he was paroled paroled pa pa- to the warden of the prison His application now is for fOl termination the term of seven years having passed SLAYER APPEALS Another applicant for termination is I that of of James who was convicted of murder in the second degree for the slaying of Dan Karas KarasIn aras arasIn In Salt Lake Lale on November 3 S 1921 In his plea of guilty said that he was under the impression that he was shooting another party but Instead he slew his best friend While In the county Jail awaiting trial he Inaugurated a hunger strike and for eleven days he went without food He was at first charged with murder in the first degree but this was changed before a justice of the peace t to second degree murder He began his sentence on 29 1922 for voluntary to which he pleaded guilty LIST OF APPLICANTS For pardon pardon Frank Frank Archie M. M Palmer For parole parole Cuthbert-B. Cuthbert Wolfe Jphn William Sherwood John S S. S Cave For termination termination James James lous bus Frank J. J Bartlett Frank W W. Ryan Frank H. H J. J Tucker Frank Prank E. E Ledbetter Orrin R. R Parsons Clemente Clemente Clemente Cle- Cle mente Guillen Joe P. P Sa Sawyer yer C. C J. J Dutton James Brown Clarence E. E Lederman John I