Show OTHER ASKS ss FOR LIBERTY 1 OF F WAYWARD BOY U Nf FORTUNATE T NAT lAD BEFORE BOARD A D Fourteen Denied Clemency Clemency Clemency Clem Clem- ency at August Distribution Distribution Distribution Dis Dis- Dis- Dis of Pardons Fourteen Are Freed death of his father I 1 1 when only 4 years of age being burned out of a ahome ahome ahome home at the age of 12 serving a sentence in a reform school schoola a a. few tew ow years later laler at the behest of or ofa a a. stepfather whom hom he would not obey led Harley 3 39 years of or age abe inmate of or the state penitentiary to commence commence the uso usa of or dope It eventually caused him to commit murder for tor which he isnow is isnow isnow now doln doing time at the Utah state prison This was tho the opinion of or his 63 year-old year mother who appeared before the board of or pardons yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- and asked that ho he be re re- re leased Sho She came camo all tho the way from Terre Haute Ind md to o bet beg mercy nercy for her son who has been confined in the prison since February February Feb Feb- 1912 1913 at which time he W wis ws IS convicted of or first degree desree murder for the shooting of or C. C L. L Erickson In a Salt Lake rooming house In October 1911 Case Can Continued The mao case of or continued until the September meeting of or the tho board because of t the tho inability of ot the attorney genera gen gen- era eral Dan DanD D Br Shields to be present t J at the tho meeting The mother o MaWhinney was given a hearing f however cr and sho will return to her home to await the decision of oC tho the board a veritable dope fiend fend in company compan with Sam Kirk Kirk- patrick toll followed owed Erickson to a rooming house in this city on Oc Ul- tober 6 6 1911 to rob him of oC a diamond diamond dia dia- mond ring which ho was wearing In the struggle which followed shot and killed Erick Erick- son Kirkpatrick was sentenced d to a short term at the prison but has since Ince been released sed Fourteen Are Freed Five sentences were terminated ted eight paroles granted one sea uca- tence commuted eight cases con con- five granted and fourteen applications den deit cJ ei by the board of oC pardons at It ltd regular month monthly meeting yester- yester elt rda r- r da day Those Thom whose sentences were terminated terminated ter ter- ter- ter were W. W F. F Boyd Dod forgery William A A. Crowell Barney Joe Fe- nc-gleo nc and II H. W. W Han hart statutory offenses and Rudolph Left Koris Kortt third degree burglary The following paroles wern granted Joe robbery robber A. A B. B Cox Jr petty pett larceny Jack Eagle Fagle third degree burglary burglar J. J Golatz forgery Alex Halvis as assault as- as sault with deadly weapon George Georga I John Johnson on third degree burglary William Peterson grand gland larceny I and John third degree degree- I I burglary Seven Continued Tho The cases case of ot seven applicants besides that of or were continued to September Thc Those included the application of ot W. W O. O McNair for termination of ot sen sea tence He lie was wall convicted con of second sec sc- w ond de degree gree murder and is serving a n fifteen years years' sentence The board commuted tho the year twenty sentence of ot Mike Jlko Davich convicted of or second degree o murder In March 1917 to tako take ef of- of feet teet October 1 The c case o of ot Davich Davith attracted much attention in Utah Litah at the time of pf the crime for tor which he was convicted con Davich a southern south south- em ern European and n g stranger In America J at that time lime sat in II on i t card curd game same In Carbon county with wilh several fellow countrymen A A. fight resulted from rom tho game and anda a a. man was stabbed in fn tho the throat with a n. knife When Davich Da WHo was arrested Immediately following I i the game one of ot his hands waa vis slashed giving the thc appearance t 1 f i his having grabbed for the kni I I before it ft reached Its Victim However How How- ever th the tho knife covered co wt wun was found round In lit pocket locket The Tho board of ot pardons save gave J J. J get ger er a conditional parole yesterday |