Show FREEDOM AFTER lONG TERM IN PEN John Gray for Seventeen Years a Convict Will Be Restored to Aged Mother SHAFER SHAPER SHAFER WANTS A PARDON Cashier of Tooele Bank Who Was Convicted of Embezzlement Petitions Petitions Petitions Pe Pe- Board After Alter spending more than seventeen n years yeara of or his hiM life lIe In the Utah penitentIary penitentiary penitentiary on charges ot of o house burglary burglar as assisting assisting as- as a a. prisoner to escape and for tor the offense orten e of ot being an habitual criminal John Gra Gray until three years ago re re- re an unruly and dan dangerous erous prisoner prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner who had lost Jost a all 1 his prison credits cred cred- its In a a. few tew days das will be given his liberty lIbert At the thc meeting of the state board of ot pardons yesterday Y the record of at Gray and his recent efforts to make good were ero reviewed reviewed resulting In the restoration of ot his credits conditionally The Tho provision of ot this condition is to the effect that he goes to his home ina In Ina a little lIIa village e in California where he hc has an aged mother and attempts to follow tollow the tho straight and narrow path Hell of Gray will send him transportation trans trans- to California In a few tew days and its arrival he ho upon will be released re released re- re leased from the jita state te prison I I Gra J was sentenced to the penitentiary penitentiary for burglary burglar In 1904 When hen he completed his term in 1909 1903 ho he broke into a downtown residence and stealing a n suit of clothes went WAnt back to the penitentiary reservation and slipped them to Goldwin Brown who ho had been a n fellow prisoner and a trusty truty enabling him to escape Gray and Brown were I arrested arrested at nt Rawlings W Wyo yo yo three months later after aUer the they had committed a sHIes series of ot crimes Gray Gray- was arraigned In the Third district dis dis- court September S S 1899 and was sentenced to three years C r for tor burglary one year ear for tor assisting Goldwin Brown to and fifteen escape years on the gen- gen oral charge chargo of or being an habitual crImInal crim crIm- inal Through being an unruly prIsoner prisoner prisoner pris prIs- oner he lost all his credits be In Is Pardoned The board hoard granted a pardon to Charles Beebe sentenced to one year In Ithe the tho penitentiary lJ by the Seventh distrIct district district dis dis- court Jul July 11 11 1911 for tor the tho larceny larceny lar lar- ceny cony of ot a Do saddle In Emery gmery count county county- worth more than 30 50 0 E. E Eo K F o S. S Lane sentenced to one year jear In In the UIO penitentiary by 11 the Third district court May Ilay 5 5 1911 for a statutory oC offense n e. e was granted a parole At the conclusion of ot t e meeting of ot the tho board yesterday yesterday- a n s special session was vas called for lor November 25 when the applications for pardon of ot S. S I. I Shafer former cashier of ot the thc Commercial bank of ot Tooele serving ono one year ear for embezzlement embezzlement embezzlement and William A. A BrInghurst associate of ot Willard Thompson In numerous numerous numerous num num- erous cases es of oC highway robber robbery inI ing twelve years ears in the state prison will be considered When rhe n th these sc applications were bi ought brought before the board j yesterday esterday they thoy were set aside for Cor the thc special session Shafer was associated with Geor George 1 II IU gs former auditor o of the SailI SaltI Salt Sail I Lake ake Security and Trust company an and andA J A A. A B. B Walton alton in the embezzlement of ot more than from the Commercial bank of ot Tooele of ot which Shafer was cashier Shafer Higgs and Walton alton were sentenced to one year ear in the state prison Jul July 27 1911 by the Third district district district dis dis- court In Tooele count county Higgs WIl was pardoned one month a ago o. o After Atter he had pleaded guilty to numerous numerous numerous num num- erous crimes of or highway rObber robbery in conjunction with Thompson Thomson twelve Bring Bring- BrIn- BrIn hurst burst was nag sentenced to twelve years In Inthe Inthe Inthe the state prison June Juno 7 1910 1010 Thomp Thompson son was later arrested and sentenced to t twenty v nt years ears in the state prison In Ina a a joint jont confession at the state prison Bringhurst and Thompson cleared up upa upI a lon long list of oC mysterious crimes b bj by admitting that the they committed more moro than thirty burglaries and a dozen of hl hway robber cases highway robbery The application application for Cor p pardon of at Arthur Brown former paying teller of ot the tho Commercial National bank banI who obtained obtained obtained ob ob- more than U OO from W W. C. C Oren through a 1 forgery torger also was heard before beCore the state board of oC pardons yesterday yesterday yes yes- but the tho case was continued for further consideration Brown was sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- to two and one-half one years Inthe in inthe inthe the state prison March 15 1910 Long 1011 List Ild Considered Other applications for tor pardon on or parole pa- pa pa parole role were were disposed disposed of ot as ns follows by the tho state board of ot pardons yesterday For pardon Charles A A. Stewart involuntary fn manslaughter manslaughter man man- slaughter committed to five tI years rears In Inthe Inthe inthe the state tate prison by the Fourth district court October 18 IS 1909 1909 Continued It R. W W. Hill gran grand larceny committed to five years ears in tho state prison b by the Seventh Sc district court October IS IS 1910 Pardon denied tented parole granted Mat Mativi statutory statutory- crime committed committed committed com com- to one year ear In tho the state prison July JuK 11 11 1911 b by the Third district I court court Salt Lake county county count Continued F F. E. E Moxley petit larceny sentenced to six IX months in hr the tho Salt Lake Jake count county jail July Jul 11 11 1911 1911 Denied Denied n Ray l. l AV r Phillips rubbery robbery committed to four years ears In the state prison bythe by bythe bythe the Fourth lI district district court Utah count county September er 2 1909 HO Denied W. W P. estall P. P Vestall attempt at extortion sentenced to one year e 11 l' l In tho the state orison by bv the Fifth Firth district court lard iaru county July 23 3 1911 1911 Continued W. W J J. J l Hepburn statutory offense committed to 0 ten years In tho the state prison by bj the HIP Fourth district court COUlt Gln- Gln tub tah county count June 18 IS LOS 1908 lOS Continued Continue Jim Wilson 11 10 n bu burglary 1 a ry committed toone to toone I one year car In the tho state prison by the Third district court Salt Halt Lake county count May 2 2 1311 1911 Continued Joh- Joh John Norton Olton and Burt Burl Allen attempt at rob robb robbery rY r committed to five an and eight years ears respectively by y the tho Third dis Wa- district c court urt Salt Lake county Con county Con Con- V. I J J. J OLeary O'Leary OLeary OLear robber robbery committed to fifteen years In the state prison b by the Third district court Salt S Lake county county- March 29 9 I. I 1907 1907 Denied F Eva Iva Affleck burglary committed to three hr c years in the tho state stale prison by oy the Third district court Cache county count November No Xo- November vember 26 6 1 1910 Continued 10 For parole George Hall hail statutory y crime committed committed com com- t- t to two anus and ami ono ono-i haIr onu-haf alf j years pars in inthe the state prison by tho the Third district court Salt Fait Lake count county I February y I 4 1 1911 1911 Denied J T H. H H Ii Cummings attempt at robbery to five years ears In iii the sentenced sentenced tate state prison n b by the thc Third r I d district court of ot Salt Lake county count July CO 0 0 1909 Con 1909 Con 2 |