was intoxicated. He promises to refrain in the future from the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, upon which condition the pardon is granted by Lieutenant Governor Pound.

2. WILLIS B. RAYMOND

Convicted before the circuit court of Waupaca county, on the - day of December, 1869, of the crime of forgery, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail of said county for one year. Pardon granted January 25, 1870, upon the recommendation of the county judge, district attorney, and a large number of reliable citizens of Waupaca county, who made statements which convinced me that till the commission of this offence the prisoner bore a good character; that the at was one of thoughtlessness, and not of intentional criminality; that he is truly penitent, and has never sought to avoid the consequences of his crime, and that the ends of justice demanded his pardon.

3. JOHN SANDS

Convicted before the police justice of Madison eity, Dane county, March 5, 1870, of fishing in Lake Mendota, contrary to the ordinances of said city, and sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars and one-half the costs of prosecution; committed to jail in default of payment. Pardon granted March 7, 1870, upon the recommendation of the constable by whom he was arrested aud the justice before whem he was tried. The offender is a mere boy, and his parents unable to pay the fine. The ordinance had but recently gone. into effect and the boy was iguorant of its provisions.

4. CHARLES REECHER

Convicted before the police court of the city of Madison, Dane county. March 2, 1870, of the crime of larceny, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for sixty days. Pardon granted April 14, 1870 The crime (stealing a buffalo robe) is represented to have been committed while the prisoner was in a state of stupid intoxication; the prisoner h s heretofore borne a good reputation, and promises to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. His pardon was granted, upon the condition that he do so, by Lieutenant Governor Pound.

5. CHARLES BROCKMAEAR

Convicted before the circuit court for Dane county, December 3, 1869, of the crime of assault with intent to murder, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for nine months. Pardon. granted July 22, 1870, upon recommendation of county judge, sheriff and district attorney. The prisoner is a common farm laborer, has a large family dependent on him for support, and if released so as to labor in the harvest field could earn money for their support the coming winter. He is penitent and promises to live in the future as he ought, and in the hope that he was reformed by this punishment the pardon was granted.

6. ELIAS M. WHEELER

Convicted before a justice's court of Columbia county, August 24, 1870, of assault and battery, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail of said county for twenty days, and to pay costs of prosecution. Pardon granted September 3, 1870, upon statement of Hon. J. J, Guppy, county judge of Columbia county and the district attorney of said county, which clearly shows that this man was improperly convicted because of a misapprehension of the case by the justice of the peace.

7. WILLIAM SHULTZ-

Convicted before a justice's court for the county of Jefferson, ou the 23d day of February, 1870, of the crime of forgery, and thereupon sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail of said county for the term of one year. Pardon granted July 23, 1870, upon the recommendation of the judge who tried, and district attorney who prosecuted, and other citizens, because it is evident the offense was committed without the intention to do wrong or defraud any one. He is only technically guilty and had been punished too much. His health has ocen injured by confinement, and justice required his release.

8. JONATHAN WESTONHAVER

Convicted before a justice's court in and for Sauk county, October 27, 1870, of the crime of larceny, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail of said county, for the period of ninety days. Pardon granted November 25, 1870, upon recommendation of county officers, county judge, district attorney, chairman county board of supervisors, and many citizens. The property stolen was trifling in value, and was returned to the owner. The prisoner is a young boy, and it does not appear that when he took the property he intended to steal it. He bad been sufficiently punished.

9. ANDREW PATTERSON

Convicted before a justice's court for Outagamie county, September 10th, 1870, of the crime of assault and battery, and sentenced to pay a fine of $30 and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment, to be committed to the county jail till fine and cost are paid. Commi ted in default of payment. Pardon granted November 26th, 1870, on recommendation of county board of supervisors of said county. Prisoner is very poor, and could not pay the fine; had been punished sufficiently, and justice did not require his further confinement.

10. PHILIP ROACH

Convicted before a justice's court for Dane county, Dec. 12, 1870, of assault and battery. Sentenced to pay a fine of $1 00 and costs of prosecution, amounting to $23.23, and in default of payment committed to jail. Pardon granted Dec. 14, 1870, en the application of the justice who imposed the fine and other good citizens.

The justice's statement shows that the prisoner was not guilty of more than a technical assault, and that if all the facts had been before him, he should not have fined the boy. The boy is a poor, hard-working laborer, and unable to pay the fine. Pardon granted by Lieutenant Governor Pound.

From House of Correction, Milwaukee County.

1. THOMAS W. FLYNN

Convicted before municipal court of said county, January 13, 1869, of the crime of larceny, and sentenced to imprisonment in said house for one year. Pardon granted five days before the expiration of his term, upon the recommendation of the Inspector of the House of Correction, because of his exemplary conduct in prison and his evident repentence.

2. JACOB BURNER

Convicted before the municipal court of said co nty. October 8, 1869, of the crime of assault, and sentenced to imprisonment in said house for six months. Pardon granted January 20th, 1870* upon statement of reliable citizens of Milwaukee county, that the prisoner has always been industrious and borne a good reputation that he was indicted for assault with intent to kill, but his plea of assault without such intent was accepted. The assault was pro voked by the person assaulted. The ends of justice did not require his further imprisonment.

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Convicted before the municipal court of said county, October 14, 1869, of the crime of larceny, second offence, and sentenced to imprisonment in said house for two years. Pardon granted February 9, 1870, at the request of the inspector of the house of correction. The prisoner was a married woman, and pregnant, and about to be confined. Suitable care and accommodations could not be given to her in the prison during confinement. Humanity dictated that, under the circumstances, she be released and taken by her husband to his home in Iowa.

JOHN HAGERTY

Convicted before the municipal court of sail courty, May 10, 1870, on charge of vagrancy, and sentenced to imprisonment for 30 days. in the house of correction. Pardon granted May 25, 1870. The man is quite old, has a large family dependent on him for support. He was convicted because of habitual drunkenness, more to sober than to punish him. After a few days confinement he promised to take the pledge, and refrain thereafter from the use of liquor. Pardon granted to aid him in this resolution.

5. MARY CUDDEHEY

Convicted before the municipal court of said county, June 25,

1870, on charge of being intoxicated, and sentenced to the house of correction for thirty days. Pardon granted July 2d, 1870, on the statement of Judge Mallory, of the municipal court, that had he been aware that the woman had a very young infant at home he should not have sentenced her, as the child required her care. leased on grounds of humanity.

5. JOIN KINNEY

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Convicted before the municipal court of said county, April 25th, 1870, of the crime of assault and battery, and sentenced to pay a fine of $20 and costs, and to stand committed to said house till fine and costs were paid. Pardon granted July 6th, 1870, because of ill health of prisoner. His family were dependent on him for support, and his punishment fell heaviest on them. The offense was committed while the prisoner was intoxicated, and his pardon is granted on condition that he never again drink intoxicating liquor as a beverage.

7. DANIEL SULLIVAN

8. EUGENE SULLIVAN

Convicted before the municipal court of said county, October 26, 1870, on charge of vagrancy, and sentenced to imprisonment in the House of Correction for sixty days. Pardon granted November 12, 1870, on recommendation of judge of municipal court, district attorney, and inspector of the House of Correction, because of the tender age of the boys. Their health is such as to require paternal care. The inspector was of the opinion that the boys were "too young to be confined in an institution like the one under his charge.'

9. RAMSEY WHITE

Convicted before the municipal court of Milwaukee county, Nov. 23d, 1870, on charge of vagrancy, and sentenced to imprisonment in said house for ninety days, at hard labor. Pardon granted Dec. 8, 1870, on recommendation of Municipal Judge and other promi nent citizens. The prisoner is a boy of 16 years of age. He had disobeyed his mother, and she made a complaint against him to awe him into obedience. The penalty imposed was greater than she intended. The inspector certified to his good conduct in prison. Pardon granted by Lieutenant-Governor Pound.

1. SILAS C. CLARK

From State Prison.

Convicted before the circuit court of Jackson county, at the March term, in 1869, of assault with a dangerous weapon and robbery, and sentenced to three years imprisonment in State prison. Pardon granted March 15, 1870, on the recommendation of a large number of citizens of said county, the judge before whom trial was had and the district attorney who prosecuted. The judge says:

"It was a clear case of robbery, but in my judgment the evidence fell short of supporting the charge of intention to kill, if resisted, and if a motion for a new trial had been made I think I must have granted it on this ground. There was no evidence of any premeditated or previous design of doing wrong, and the whole transaction seems to be rather the result of a boyish drunken spree than of a conspiracy or previous wicked intent. If the verdict had been for simple robbery, as I think it should have been, he would have been sentenced for one year. Clark has always been accounted a hard working, harmless, sound man, and this seems to have been his first offense.

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But I will say this, that hearing the trial and knowing what I do of the case, in my opinion the interests of criminal justice would not be ignored, but either promoted by an exercise of the pardoning power in this case after he has remained one full year.'

From the evidence on file in this department, it seems very evident that justice requires that pardon should be granted, as it was, at the expiration of one year's imprisonment.

2. ANTON VOGEL

Convicted before the circuit court of Washington county, October 26, 1867, of the crime of burning a warehouse, and sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison for four years. Pardon granted March 31 1870. A large number of citizens of the locality where the offence was committed, eight of the jury who found the verdict, and the district attorney, join in recommending the same. The railroad company, whose property was destroyed, asks for pardon, all for the reason that the crime was committed during a time of intense excitement, growing out of the alleged wrongs of the farm mortgagors committed

by the railroad company. The excitement has passed away, the wrongs have been righted as far as possible by the present company, and it is believed by the law officers and all directly interested that Vogel's punishment has been ample to satisfy public justice and that executive clemency in this case would have a good, rather than a bad effect upon society in the section of the State where he resides.

3. EDWARD DAWSON

Convicted before the circuit court of Milwaukee county, January 17, 1857, of the crime of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prisen for life. Pardon granted May 1145, 1870, on the petition of the prisoner and the statements and recommendations of Judge Mallory, Judge Arthur McArthur, the prison officers and many other worthy citizens of this State. From the papers on file in the case in the executive office, it is clear that the evidence of his having r urdered Margaret Higgins, as alleged, is wholly cremstantiai, and such as left grave doubts of his guilt upon the minds of those who were familiar with the case, and subsequent events have greatly strengthened such doubts. One of the