Show I PAROlED AfT VH G SIX IX I I YEARS fAR Of hF I i tiff TERM Robert Convicted on Circumstantial Evidence e of Killing Bartender Receives Receives Receives Re Re- Clemency of Board AFTER protesting for more than six years his innocence of th the murder of which he was Avas convicted Robert formerly formerly for for- merly of Sunnyside Utah will receive his freedom He was paroled yesterday by the state board of parI pardons pardons par par- I dons and given hi his liberty lIbert after en enduring enduring enduring en- en during for six years ealS the prospect of I i passing the remainder of ot his life Ute in inI inthe inthe the Utah penitentiary I On February 22 1911 ac according according according ac- ac cording to evidence taken in his trial I had been drinking with friends at a abar abar abar bar In Sunnyside lIe He lead lad also been ben I gambling and had lost a considerable I amount of money The bartender named Ab Jenkins was held up up uti tha night on his return from work and 1 killed Circumstances pointed to as the murderer and he was captured and brought to trial On circumstantial circumstantial circumstantial circum circum- evidence he was convicted in the Seventh district court of Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon county and sentenced November 20 1911 to life imprisonment by A. A II H. Christensen presiding judge December Dei De- De i cember camber 16 16 1916 his sentence was wasI commuted by the board of ot pardons I While no new papers were filed in inthe inthe inthe the case yesterday he was as given a parole I Four other murder cases were contInued continued continued con con- and one was denied at the I meeting yesterday i j The application for pardon of Nick I II I j I Haworth who has been on parole i i j since February 21 1916 was continued continued con con- I until the February meeting Haworth according to information received at the state prison has been I doing well wen since his parole He was convicted of the murder of a a. watchman watchman watchman watch watch- man named Sanderson in Farmington I in 1898 and was vas confined in the I state prison in 1900 Since his parole I in 1916 Haworth has been earning a month has has' married owns a ahome ahome a ahome j I I home and has one baby For the j sake of ot his baby he asks that all prison stigma be removed from him I by a pardon His Ills case was continued i until the February meeting I I Tabby Weep Veep Vh White te convicted in the i I i Fourth district court of Uinta coun county I coun-I ty of ot murder In the first degree and I confined in the state prison September 16 1910 has asked for pardon lIe He was convicted of the slaying of Bob Dob Ob Rey Rey- His Ills application was accompanied accompanied I by a letter from Robert Would Would- have and a petition signed by people people people peo peo- of Uinta county The case wa was continued to the February meeting I I The application of Abraham U. U Majors convicted in the First district district court of Cac 3 county to life Ute imprisonment was continued Accompanying Accompany Accompany- ing his application for parole were 1 letters letters letters let let- from his mother Mrs Wagner Samuel Newhouse Mrs Mr William Lewis Brown Drown and J J. J F. F Wright Opposing his parole is W. W B. B Crann y Jr lIe He has been in prison since October 8 1901 The application of Sam Kirkpatrick convicted of murder in the second degree degree degree de- de gree in 1912 and sentenced to twenty Continued on on page 5 5 PAROLED AFTER Continued from page gage 1 years in the state prison was denied The application of James Payton I. I convicted in 1916 of voluntary manI manslaughter manslaughter man man- slaughter and sentenced to seven years I was continued until the he February meeting Hearing Hearing on on the application os oot f Abdul All Ali convicted In 1914 of ot murder and sentenced to life imprisonment imprisonment s was continued until the March meeting Elmer Elnier Kelly who created quite a furor in Salt Lake last fall when as asa asa asa a salesman for an automobile pany of this city he embezzled a considerable considerable con con- sl erable sum of money and escaped to California with two girls from American Fork in an automobile belonging belonging belonging be be- longing to the company received clemency at the hands of the board He was sentenced September 22 1917 to toone toone toone one year in the state prison but his hia sentence will be terminated next Tues Tues- day Letters pleading for him were received from F. F L. L Allen F. F O. O Butt F. F Webb Jones R. R D. D Wilson Mrs F. F E E. Kelly A A. G. G Bibb Mrs A A. A G. G Bibb and Kelly himself The following following- pardons were granted by the board H. H R R. Lockard petit larceny larceny larceny lar lar- lar- lar ceny and J. J M M. Cluff adultery The following sentences were terminated ter ter- terminated At once Robert once Robert A. A Dea Dean Deap forgery George W. W Frisby grand larceny larceny larn lar lar- lar- lar ceny J J. J R. R Bevard burglary i in n second degree deg and I L. L J. J Cornelius June 1 1 J. J W Burke robbery and J Frank rank Smith robbery Jan January ary 22 Elmer 22 Elmer F. F Kelly February 1 Peter I-Peter Peter Bailey grand rand lam lar larceny larM- larM ceny March 1 Dennis I-Dennis Dennis Dolan grant grand ran larceny C C. C F. F Losh using fictitious check April 1 William l Stillman burglary third degree May 1 1 Andres Andrea Flores robbery and W. W J. J Armstrong third degree burglary The following paroles were grant granted d J. J F F. Burns carnal knowledge and Robert first degree murder marder The following applications were continued continued continued con con- until later meetings Howard C C. Stade grand larceny Nick Ha- Ha Haworth w worth rth first degree murder Tabby Weep White first degree murder Abram Abram Ab Ab- ram R. R Majors second degree murder George Cooper third degree burglary burglar James Payton voluntary Abdul All Ali murder Applications from the following men mei were denied H. H J. J assault with intent to commit rape Albert J. J Brown receiving the tho earnings of a tI woman engaged In prostitution Samuel Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel Kirkpatrick Valentine I 1 Manzara second degree burglary H. H H. H Webb Web carnal knowledge James Brown sed- sed ond degree burglary Carl VIckers grand rand larceny J. J Sullivan robbery Nick assault with a deadly weapon Walter Vatter forgery Pedro Romero third burglary S S. S A. A Fuller indecent assault and a as assault sault with Intent to commit rape James Harris burglary third degree Sam Hull with intent to commit commit commit com com- mit rape John Mahoney robbery I I. D. Coles second degree burglary Thomas Thorne Thome second degree burglary bur burM burglary glary lar Andrew Christensen rape and Earl Burg second second degree burglary |