Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-06-17 | Page 4 | Four Prisoners Receive Pardons; Several Denied

FOUR PRISONERS S RECEIVE PARDONS SEVERAL DENIED At the meeting of the State Board of Pardons Saturday four tour pardons were granted prisoners in the penitentiary One was on a petition granted by Gov Gov- Cutler during d the recess of the board In Inthis Inthis this his he exercised his constitutional right to o grant a a. pardon a-pardon upon his own responsibility The case was that of A A. A. A A A. Gerke who was sentenced to six months In the county Jail by Judge Diehl December 30 1906 He He- was charged with petty larceny lar lar- lar- lar ceny Pardons were granted the following persons also I Charles Chapman stealing chicken-stealing sentenced to three years ears January 15 15 1906 To be released July 1 1 Ben T T. burglary bl former bell bel belloy bOY oy at at- atthe the Wilson hotel charged with breaking Into the home of a a. Mr Hoad- Hoad land and sentenced April 5 5 1903 1905 to jive years in n penitentiary has bas always maln- maln tamed that he was Innocent He will be be- released J July ly 15 W W. f. f L Lewis of Logan returned home le S Saturday night a a free freeman man A large petition petition peti- peti tion ion tion from front the re residents dents of ot Logan Logal was wal rei re- re elved He lie e was convicted convicted- of a statutory offense offence i on es' es s' s September te 12 1906 6 The board turned down the following applications for par pardons ons Albert Miller serving five years for a a. statutory statutory offense John Wood of Ogden serving ten years for or burglary Percy Hosmer fosmer of ot Salt Lake city servIng serving Ing ng for burglary Charles Lode sentenced In Third District District DIs- DIs court to ten years vears for robbery Walter Valter E IL Burrill serving an eighteen eighteen- year sentence given by Judge Armstrong Januar January 25 1905 1005 for robbery John Reed Masters who was sentenced to o three years November 14 14 1905 1903 Isaiah Taylor who was sentenced to six Ix months In the county jail for petty larceny arceny i