Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-08-10 | Page 1 | Aged Banker Given Pardon from Prison by President Taft

AGED BANKER GIVEN PARDON FROM PRISON BY PRESIDENT TAFT V Auburn N N. N Y Aug 9 Giving Giving 4 4 sympathetic h car ear to tile the pleading t f 4 K of or Congressman DrIscoll President 4 dent crU Taft Tart Pardoned a aged Manning f 4 h c. c Palmer Painter former president of tho the f h Exchange Bank of at Syracuse and f t 4 tomorrow In his eightieth elg year car f 4 44 4 h the white haired old man will f fi 4 i- i leave the prison In charge of ot a a. 1 4 nurse and will bo be taken to some 44 f 4 4 sanitarium to Improve his health Palmer is suffering from It uy and ancl some sone organic trouble f I Four years ago Palmer was ono one t of the tho most prominent hanker bankers In 4 Syracuse but a special f 4 lion tion developed that he had diverted divert divert- t ed cd tho the funds of the time bank Ills His urr arrest ar- ar r rest sl followed followell and after a trial before before be- be fore ore United States Judge George Georgo 4 L. L Wray In this city ho Ito wa was sentenced sentenced sen- sen to servo serve five years rears In In- In 4 44 4 Auburn Au urn prison 4 4 0 H HO 0