George Brashears...

Arkansas, western Nov. 2, 1888 Manslaughter

Feb. 2, 1889: to be hanged ....do
Apr. 19, 1889; June 6, 1889,
commuted to imprison.
ment for life.

Dec. 23, 1890; 5 years in
Eastern Pennsylvania
penitentiary, to commence
as of Nov. 25, 1890.

Granted. This convict was sentenced to be
hanged for murder and his sentence com-
muted to imprisonment for life more than
4 years ago. In any view of the case there
seemed to be on the proof a lack of delib-
eration which belongs to the crime of mur-
der. Since his commutation such proof
has been presented and such light has been
shed upon the incriminating evidence
given upon the trial that the judge who
presided at the trial and the district at
torney who prosecuted the convict recom-
mend his pardon. It seems to me that this
recommendation is abundantly sustained
on the ground that the prisoner's guilt has
not been established and there is a strong
probability that he is innocent.
Granted upon the recommendation of the dis
trict attorney who prosecuted the convict
and the judge who sentenced him.
It ap-
pears that there was much provocation for
the assault of which the convict was found
guilty, and the jury who convicted him
recommend him to mercy. He has already
been imprisoned more than 3 months.
Granted. The imprisonment already suf-
fered by this convict, added to his im-
paired health, lead me to the conclusion
that the ends of justice will be subserved
by his release.

Pinkey Hanks.

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May 17, 1893 Assault with intent July 18, 1893; 1 year from
to kill.
date in Minnesota State
prison and costs.

List of pardons granted by the President during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894-Continued.

June 8, 1893; 1 year's impris. Nov. 8. 1893 Granted. This convict has now been imonment in jail at Musco

List of pardons granted by the President during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894—Continued.

Sentence.

When
pardoned.

Reason for the exercise of Executive
clemency.

Sept. 8, 1893; 5 months in Dec. 22, 1893 Granted on representation of the judge who the penitentiary of Utah.

sentenced and the district attorney who
tried the prisoner.

Granted. I understand this convict's sen-
tence will expire in a few days, and inas-
much as there are features of the case that
raise a doubt in my mind as to his guilt of
the charge of unjustifiable assault, I have
concluded to pardon him.
Granted.

Granted for the purpose of restoring the ap-
plicant to his rights of citizenship.
Granted. It seems that there was a good
deal of provocation for the assault of
which this prisoner was convicted. His
character seems to have been very good;
he has suffered 7 months' imprisonment,
and both the judge who sentenced him and
the district attorney who prosecuted him
recommend his pardon. For these reasons
it is granted.

Sentence commuted to 1 year's imprison-
ment, on the ground that such shorter term
will, in my opinion, in view of all the facts,
subserve the ends of justice.

Granted. This is an application for restora-
tion to citizenship, after suffering the pen-
alty of crime. The good character of the
applicant before the commission of the
offense of which he was convicted, and his
conduct since his release from imprison-
ment, abundantly justify this act of clem-
ency.

Granted. The incidents surrounding the
commission of this convict's offense, and
his conduct since, satisfy me that if he was
guilty of any crime (of which there seem
to be grave doubts) the punishment he has
already suffered is abundant to answer the
ends of justice.

June 30, 1893; to be hanged Jan. 5, 1894 Sentence commuted to imprisonment for life. Jan. 12, 1894.

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September term, 1893;
months at hard labor in
county jail, and $300 fine.

Oct. 28, 1893; $200 fine and
3 months in Jefferson
County jail.

Dec. 14, 1893; $106 fine and 30 days in Kenton County jail.

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Jan. 15, 1894

Granted on the ground that the convict's
mental condition is such as to render it
exceedingly probable that longer impris-
onment will result in his becoming hope-
lessly insane.

Jan. 17, 1894 Granted. The judge who sentenced this
prisoner and the district attorney who
prosecuted him recommend his pardon.
His term of imprisonment has nearly
expired, and he is utterly unable to pay the
fine imposed upon him.

Jan. 20, 1894 Granted on the ground that the convict's
physical condition is such that he can live
but a short time, and upon the recom-
mendation of the judge who sentenced the
prisoner and the district attorney who
prosecuted him.

Dec. 2, 1892; 2 years in Feb. 2, 1894 Granted upon the sole ground that the health
house of correction, De-
troit, Mich.

Caspar C. Stephenson.. Michigan, western.. Sept. 13, 1893 Embezzling money from post-office.

Sentence suspended

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of the convict is such that further confine-
ment will hasten a fatal termination of his
disease, which even under more favorable
conditions will probably not be long post-
poned.
Granted. I have arrived at a favorable con-
clusion in this case, after much doubt and
hesitation, and I feel that it is only justi-
fied by the belief that in the peculiar cir-
cumstances surrounding the case this act
of mercy is not in derogation of the objects
and purposes of the criminal law. The
good character of the applicant, the entire
absence of any indications of a deliberately
formed criminal intent, and the recom-
mendations of the jury and district attor-
ney have influenced my action to a great
extent.