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Show WILSON COMMUTES TWO SENTENCES Washington. Jan. 4 President Wilson Wil-son heeded Marcus Dempsey's plea that his family was starving when he broke into a freight car and stole ten dollars' worth of food at Jonesboro, Ark , and today released the man from Atlanta penitentiary by commuting his sentence. Dempsey got a year and has been in the penitentiary since last May. The president also released Frank Charvot, a Chicago mall clerk, so he culd visit his dying wife. The man took ?13fi0 from th mails, but returned re-turned It nnd got two years at Atlanta. (Hc had four days more to serve. |