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Show following applicants for parole were refused clemency by the board: Benjamin Carter, conlcted In the Seventh district court of I'lute county coun-ty and sentenced July 8, 1908, to ten years' Imprisonment. Alex Wanlass, convicted in the criminal division of the city court of Salt Lake City of obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced October 15, 1900, to six months In the county Jail. Hyrum Wiseman, convicted of a statutory offense In the Second district dis-trict court of Davis county and sentenced sen-tenced January 27, 1909, to (three eyars in the state prison William Reese and Harvey Bass, sorvlng time for burglary. BOARD OF PARDONS' MONTHLY MEETING At the state prison Saturday morn-lug morn-lug was held the monthly meoting of the state board of pardons. Only eight cases came before the board for consideration and. apparently, the board was iu no merciful mood, for only one pardon and one parolo were granted. Tho other applications for clemency were denied Lionel Flower6, convicted of a j statutory crime In the Third district I court of Salt Lake county and sentenced sen-tenced May 15, 19U9, to nine months In the stale pepifentlary, got the pardon. His pardon was granted to take effect the same day that his term explros. This action was taken by th board merely for the purpose of restoring Flower's HMmnshlp rights. Albert Reading, convicted of petit larceny In the Justice s coirrt of Mid-vale Mid-vale and sentenced to six months In the county jail; was denied a pardon, par-don, but a parole was granted him. The Hppllcatlon for pardon of Geo. Shepnrd.' convicted of burglary Ln the second degree In the First district court, of Cache county and sentenced January 21. tflOfl, to pightcen months in the btate rrlpon, was denied. Tbe |