Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1919 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hooslerdom Reported by Wire. FIFTEEN PLEA FOR CLEMENCY Six PrUonera Serving Life Sant anew Be«k Freedom at Hand* of Board at Soaalon to Bo Hold __ Juno 23. Indianapolis, June 18. —Fifteen pleaa for clemency, Including petitions for olx persona serving life sentences, have been filed with the stnte board of pardons for consideration at the session to be held the week of June 23. Four cases of persons serving life sentences for murder will be reopened. The board received petitions until Friday. Life prisoners seeking paroles are from Jefferson, Vanderburg, Knox. Lawrence, Blackford, Davies, Howard and Sullivan counties.

Robert Grlfflt, a coal miner, convicted In the Knox circuit court, April 17, 1914, and sentenced to -the state prison for life for the murder of his landlord. Frank Scott, at Blcknell. December 25. 1918, Is seeking a parole. A petition for the parole of Charles Mitchell of Beymour, convicted In the Lawrence circuit court, January 29, 1912, and sentenced to life Imprisonment In the state prison, brings before the board a case that has been considered at several prevlvous sessions. Mitchell and Joseph Fult* were botlf given life sentences for the murder of James Mitchell during a brawl at a roadside camp near Bedford. Fultz was paroled on recommendation of the state board at the March, 1919, session. Horace Evans, colored, convicted In the Vanderburg circuit court, October 28, 1914, and sentenced to life Imprisonment in the state prison, Is seeking release. Evans was charged with the murder of George W. Brimm. Among the reopened cases Is that of John Fleming, convicted In the Howard circuit court, July 2, 1889, for murder and sentenced to the stnte prison for life. Fleming shot and killed the Howard county sheriff. The case of Albert Musser, sentenced to the state prison for life In the Blackford circuit court, December 22. 1898, for the murder of Louisa Stolz, an elderly woman, will be reopened. Another attempt to obtain the release of John Deßoard, sentenced for life In Daviess county, January 21, 1907, for the murder of his wife. Is being made.