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Show CLEMENCY PLANS OF GOVERNOR FOILED a - . ' CHICAGO. Aug. 4. How a Maryland Vaijean had been spirited oat of Chicago, foiling clemency plana of tho sovornor of Illinois, la told In ft statement today authorised by Police Inepeetor Hunt. Th prisoner 1 John R. Ntchota. a former Inaurance narent at Cambridge, Md. Hla alleged crime of forgery waa committed geven year agro and since than ba had been working hero steadily a a street railway employe, trying to accumulate enough to repay tha money which he waa aoouad of having mad away with. Recently hi wife died, and indirectly aa the result tha news of hla preaenca la Chleaco reached Maryland. According to Inspector Hunt, tho requisition re-quisition paper signed by Governor Deneen wer tosuad only with ft diet I not understanding that Nlehola, or Jama R. Hill, aa tha prisoner waa krajwn her, should have a fair chance to tell before a Chicago Judge the facta aa to tha long effort here at aiw upright life. The allegation made that thia on deratandlng was not observed and that the mercy dee I red by Oovernor Deneea haa failed to save tho Marylander. |