OCR Text |
Show DEFENDANT BURNED BY EXPLODING STILL GRANTED CLEMENCY PHILADELPHIA. April 14 The United Statea government haa taken pity on a defendant In federal court who had been aeriously burned by the exploaion of a art ill In hla home and who waa charged with violating; the prohibition law. Tha prfaoner, Hugh West, nearly lout hla life In tha explosion. ex-plosion. After viewing; the many Bear on hla face, neck and handn. United Statna Attorney Wade yewterday aeked for hia d1nchrife. "I think the enda of Justice hava been met." aald the prosecutor. prose-cutor. "The defendant surely has had auffU-ient punishment." He waa released. |