Show SHAFER'S PETITION DENIED BY BOARD Tooele Bank Cashier Makes an Unsuccessful Appeal for Clemency Denied without prejudice This was the fato futo of ot the tho application for tor par pardon of at S S. S I. I Shafer former cashier of at the Tooele Commercial bank who Is la servIn serving a R. term of or one y year In n the state penitentiary for tor Implication in the robbery of the bank o of f about last August A special mooting of ot the state board of ot pardons was held in the tho chambers of ot tho the supreme court Judges Judge yesterday esterday noon to consider Sharers Shafer s 's application and this action was taken at the conclusion lon of or the mt meeting meeting- at which Shafer Sharer was present Shafer was convicted with George H H. Higgs and A. A B B. B Walton alton and each was sentenced to one year ear In the state prison was given a pardon recently re re- re because of ot the mental condition of his wife who wa was In serious Berlou danger of or becoming Insane Insano as a result of her husbands husband's incarceration Inc in prison It is said There was waR no specific reason set forth Corth in to Shafer s 's application It being based simply on general grounds ground that he had been sufficiently punished for the crime Shafer's wife has appealed before the board In behalf of ot her husband and at previous meetings when the matter was up F. F E. E McGurrin president of the tho Tooele bank appeared and stated that so far as the banking company was concerned it had no objection to Shafer Sharer being released release as It felt that he had realized his hie mistake and had probably been well punished by his imprisonment Im Im- Yesterday however howo McGurrin did not appear before the tho board Mrs Shafer was was' in the building but did not go before the board Shafer was pr present sent and told the board why he thought he had been punished enough for tor tho the crl crime me The board hoard however held that no good and sufficient reason for tor a a. pardon had been presented and no evidence e was submitted to show good cause for the Issuance of ot a a. p pardon ardon I 1 |