Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-18 | Page 2 | J. F. M'Millan Pardoned

PARDONED I IliS liS Convicted ot Ut Murder Marder ot of Egon nt at The Tito Old Saloon In lit 1808 Tho The state board of ot pardons met this noon at tho the prison where con business Was 11 transacted ana and anda anan a n comfortable dinner lInnor disposed of Tho principal action of ot tho the day was the pardon vardon ot of Jesse Jesso P F I McMillan formerly a I resident ot of Wyoming who was bar barkeeper barkeeper keeper at ot Tho Old Resort saloon In lS S and because of ot his connection with the thu fatal tatal doping there thero of ot Old Man Egan at ut that thal time ho Ito got gol 20 who Is years ears while Phelps the tho man said to havo furnished 1 the drug und antI put up tho thio Job got a ft 1 life lito sentence being belne fortunate In iii escaping with his life lite McMillan has always alwn proved a amodel amodel amodel model prisoner and being an Intelli Intelligent gent man mm with considerable administrative I live tive ability has occupied positions of ot trust at itt the prison trust that ho he has hM never betrayed His services In be behalf belIaH behalf half lIaH ot of thc maintenance ot of order at ilI tit tho line ot of f the fatuous famous outbreak of or October 1905 1906 1 05 were effective resulting In a commutation of sentence so that his tIne time would woul have havo expired on the of or this month But Hut as he wishes wl to return to Wyoming and there thoro was tyas a fear ot of abridgment there thoro of ot his civic rights In lii consequence of ot having done dono without pardon padou par on numerously signed petitions Wore secured In this till city and Cheyenne asking clemency The board was tyas pl to grant tho petitions and anda a pardon lardon was granted to take effect on tho the tour four days prior to tho the expiration of or McMillans sentence Ho expects to return to Wyoming and ond en engage enago engage gage ago there thero in mercantile pursuits As Asfar Astill Asfar far till as us is known knowli I McMillan 11 bore boro a 11 good name namo nail and while living pro ou ly tn Itt that th state