Thomas Gorey.-Convicted of arson, in the Recorder's Court of Detroit, in June 1859, and sentenced to State Prison. Pardoned July 16, 1861. Gorey is a very young man, and somewhat addicted to habits of intemperance. This was his first

offense and he is the only hope of his mother, who is a widow. Judge Morrow recommended his pardon, and it was granted upon condition of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks.

Eli Gregory.-Pardoned August 5, 1861. Convicted May 9, 1859, in St. Clair county, of larceny, and sentenced to the State Prison for three years. He is very young, and has conducted himself unusually well in Prison. The Agent urges his pardon, and his brother, Wm. H. Gregory, has served his country with great gallantry, and wished that Eli might be at liberty to enlist with him. I believe the young man is reformed.

Jacob Brackman.-Pardoned August 26, 1861, on condition of entire abstinence from the use of intoxicating drinks, as a beverage. Convicted of grand larceny, in the county of St. Joseph, in September, 1860, and sentenced to the State Prison for four years. The Judge, Prosecuting Attorney, and all the lawyers who heard the trial, say his guilt is very doubtful, and recommend his pardon.

James Martin-Pardoned September 6, 1861, on condition of total abstinence from the use of intoxicating drinks, as a beverage. Convicted of arson in the Wayne county Circuit Court, in October, 1854. Sentenced to the State Prison for life. He was convicted on the testimony of Charliss Gilday, who has since been himself convicted of perjury. It is now clear that Martin ought not to have been convicted.

William Tyler.-Pardoned September 6, 1861. Convicted of murder in the second degree, in St. Clair county, in November, 1859, and sentenced to the State Prison for six years. Tyler had been previously convicted in the United States Court, and punished there. The principal defense in the State Court was the plea of jurisdiction, and on his conviction, the case was removed to the Supreme Court of the United States by a writ of error. On dismissing his writ of error, voluntarily, Hon. J. M.

Howard recommended his pardon. The circumstances of the case seemed to me to justify that course.

Andrew Sutherland.-Pardoned September 6, 1861, on condition of total abstinence from the use of intoxicating drinks, as a beverage. Convicted of malicious trespass, in the Recorder's Court, of Detroit, February 6, 1861, and sentenced to the State Prison for one year. Sutherland was intoxicated in a liquor shop, and injured the shop but little. The liquor seller illegally sold the drink to make Sutherland drunk, who, in turn, illegally damaged the shop. If both were in Prison, together, I would leave them there. As it is, the Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff and jury, recommend a pardon, and I think it right.

Martin Murphy.-Pardoned September 10th, 1861. Convicted of petit larceny, in the Police Court of Detroit, August 15, 1861, and sentenced to the House of Correction for ninety days. From circumstances discovered since the trial, the Police Justice and Prosecuting Attorney think he was not guilty. In this I concur.

Hiram Ackley.-Pardoned September 27, 1861. Convicted in Kent county, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years, March 17, 1860. This pardon was granted on application of the Prosecuting Attorney of the county, and in pursuance of a promise made by him, Ackley and his wife having assisted in the conviction of a murderer.

Edward A. Jones.-Pardoned October 6, 1861. Convicted of burglary and larceny, in Lenawee county, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years, March 2d, 1860. The larceny was of property not exceeding four dollars in value. The circumstances attending the case leave it still in doubt whether Jones intended to steal the property. His previous character was good. The Prosecuting Attorney and the jury who tried him, strongly recommended the pardon.

Lorenzo Clark.--Pardoned Oct. 19, 1861. Convicted of passing a counterfeit bank bill, in Lenawee county, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years, Sept. 22d, 1857. His offense was passing a single bill, no others being found in his possession. His character had been good before, and he has been

obedient in Prison. The punishment already inflicted seems sufficient.

Elisha Wait. Pardoned Nov. 20, 1861. Convicted in Lenawee county, in February, 1859, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years. Wait was first sentenced for only three years, but in consequence of an impertinent remark, the Judge added two years more. The same Judge now recommends the pardon.

Francis Cardinal.-Pardoned November 20, 1861. Convicted of incest, in Clinton county, April 23, 1858, and sentenced to five years in the State Prison. Cardinal had always borne a good character, and after reviewing the case I am satisfied he ought not to have been convicted.

Joel Rabideaux.-Pardoned November 20, 1861. Convicted in Monroe county, in May, 1860, of placing an obstruction on the track of the Michigan Southern Railroad, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years. Joel was only a little past sixteen years of age, and was induced to plead guilty, by the advice of friends, who told him he would get off easier for it, though he at the same time asserted positively to those friends, that he was not guilty, and to that statement he has always adhered. There was certainly no proof by which he could have been convicted. His neighbors have almost unanimously asked for his pardon, disbelieving his guilt.

George Charles.-Pardoned November 20, 1861. Convicted in Kalamazoo county, of assault and battery, May 22, 1861, and sentenced to the common jail for three months, and to pay a fine of $100, and in default of payment to be imprisoned a year. He is entirely poor, and the Prosecuting Attorney asked for his pardon, to relieve the county from his support.

William H. Wheeler.-Pardoned November 21, 1861. Convicted in Wayne county, May 30, 1853, of assault and robbery, and sentenced to the State Prison for ten years. The Agent certifies that he has conducted himself well, and is quite broken down with hard work. He has lately faithfully nursed a con

vict sick of the small pox, and the Agent and Inspectors recommend his pardon. It seems well deserved.

James L. Lashpaugh.-Pardoned January 28, 1862, on condition of abstinence from the use of intoxicating drinks, as a beverage. Convicted of larceny, in Kalamazoo county, January 18, 1860, and sentenced to the State Prison for four years. This seems to have been the boy's first offense, and he was quite as much a dupe as a criminal. He became so hopeless in Prison, that he attempted to take his own life, by opening a vein in his arm. His parents are very old, and need his assist

ance.

William Oatley, Jr.-Pardoned from the State Reform School, March 19, 1862. He was sentenced in Ingham county. The pardon was granted upon the request of the Prosecuting Attor. ney of that county, on the ground that his father had enlisted in the army, and the boy was much needed at home. His offense was slight.

Stephen A. Cann.-Pardoned February 17, 1862. Convicted in Lenawee county, in February, 1861, of seduction, and sen- . tenced to the State Prison for years. The Judge recommended his pardon, on the ground that there was great doubt of his guilt. The woman turns out to have been a strumpet.

Louis Johnson.-Pardoned February 20, 1862. Convicted of incest in the Circuit Court for Wayne county, June 30, 1855, and sentenced to the State Prison for fifteen years. Johnson is an old man, being above seventy years of age. The Judge who tried him, recommended his pardon. The sentence was very unusual in length, and there was nothing in the case to justify it.

Daniel Daly.-Pardoned February 21, 1862. Convicted of larceny, in the Recorder's Court of Detroit, February 29, 1860, and sentenced to the Reform School. The father's only other son has joined the army, and he wishes this boy to return home. The Judge and Prosecuting Attorney both recommended the pardon. Daniel is not a bad boy, and seemed reformed.

Daniel D. Tompkins.-Pardoned March 25, 1862. Convicted

of larceny, in Ottawa county, in the fall of 1858, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years. He had previously a good reputation. The tools he was convicted of stealing, he claims he had had a right to sell, for a debt due him from the owner. It is not certain that he intended to steal. He is fifty years old, and has several sons in the volunteer army. The Judge recommended his pardon, and the sons earnestly sought it.

Brezail Shippy.-Pardoned March 26, 1862. Convicted of arson of a barn, in Lapeer county, and sentenced to the State Prison for five years, in August, 1859. There were some mitigating circumstances in the case, and the Judge and Prosecu ting Attorney recommended a pardon.

Patrick Everson.-Pardoned May 10, 1862, on condition of abstinence from the use of intoxicating drinks, as a beverage. Convicted of highway robbery, in the Wayne county Circuit Court, in April, 185-, and sentenced to the State Prison for fifteen years. Everson was very young, and the sentence exceedingly severe. The Judge and Prosecuting Attorney both recommended the pardon.

Norman Dexter.-Pardoned June 12th, 1862. Convicted of burglary, in Saginaw county, in October, 1858, and sentenced for seven years. He is a young man of previously good reputation. This was his first offense. The Judge and Prosecuting Attorney recommended his pardon. The sentence was much

too severe.

Harvey Loveland.-Pardoned June 12, 1862. Convicted of larceny of five dollars, in Van Buren county, in March 1861. The Judge who sentenced him informed me that he was misinformed as to his previous character; it was said he had been in State Prison in New York, which turns out a mistake. therefore recommended the pardon, as did also the Prosecuting Attorney.

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William H. Logan.-Pardoned June 12th, 1862. Convicted of assault and battery, with intent to murder, in Jackson county in December, 1858. The Judge aud Prosecuting Attorney recommend the pardon. I am well satisfied that Logan was not