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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 198 Today's Topics: #1 [OH-FOOT] Prison Notes 1897 [cathy361@webtv.net] #2 [OH-FOOT] Death: Higgins 1897 [cathy361@webtv.net] #3 [OH-FOOT] Governor's Clemency 1897 [cathy361@webtv.net] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:42:50 -0400 (EDT) From: cathy361@webtv.net To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <25715-3D8F286A-2308@storefull-2275.public.lawson.webtv.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Prison Notes 1897 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Columbus Dispatch Sat. April 17,1897 Franklin Co. Ohio ELLSWORTH, FALER, JENKINS, JUDD, MCCRARY, ROBERTS PRISON NOTES Clark JENKINS had his lost time restored to him at the last meeting of the board of managers and was released today. He was returned to his former home in Portsmouth. David L. JUDD, Clermont county; Fred ROBERTS and Burt FALER, Summit county, and W.H. ELLSWORTH, Cuyahoga county, were discharged today b reason of expiration of sentences. They were all short time prisoners. Lydia MCCRARY, the United States woman who completed a term for grand larceny, has returned to her home at Purcell, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Lydia was one of the belles of the territory and had the reputation of being able to ride any of the wild mustangs. Her year of idleness, however, will incapacitate her from indulging in any of those freaks for some time. The prison hospital now has more sick men in it than it has had since the new building was erected. Among the number are several cases of fever and other cases are developing. No reason can be assigned for this condition of affairs, and notwithstanding this the death rate is exceedingly light. In fact here have been but two deaths at the prison in a fraction over three months, and they were from other causes. Over 100 prisoners responded to sick call today, but out of that number there were no severe cases, in fact the main complaints were colds. Cathy ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 07:35:03 -0400 (EDT) From: cathy361@webtv.net To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5328-3D8EFC67-3512@storefull-2272.public.lawson.webtv.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Death: Higgins 1897 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Columbus Dispatch Sat. April 17, 1897 Franklin Co., Ohio HAYNES, HIGGINS, BIRMINGHAM ALONE WITH HER DEAD Alone with the body of her dead husband, Mrs. Anna HIGGINS, over 70 years of age, paced the floor of her little kitchen at 461 Edwards St. during the long hours of the night, being afraid to leave the house to summon assistance. Death came suddenly to the husband while he and his aged wife were alone. William HIGGINS has been employed by the water works department as a laborer and while at work yesterday afternoon he was suddenly taken sick. A neighbor named John HAYNES, who was working with him, accompanied Mr. HIGGINS home on the street car. When they went to leave the car Mr. HIGGINS was so weak that he had to be helped off the car and it was necessary to carry him to his home, which was but a short distance away. When he reached home, Mr. HIGGINS did not want to go to bed, but preferred to lie down on the kitchen floor beside the stove where it was warm. He complained of a pain in his side near the heart. Mr. HAYNES remained at the house during the evening, and wanted to stay all night, but Mrs. HIGGINS, persuaded him to go home, telling him that they would get along all right. He went home, leaving them about 10 o'clock. After his departure Mr. HIGGINS' condition grew rapidly worse and at midnight he died. His aged wife was afraid to leave the house to summon assistance and she spent the night pacing the floor beside the dead body of her husband. Mr. HAYNES went to the house about 5 o'clock this morning to see how Mr. HIGGINS had passed the night. He found the old gentleman dead and the grief stricken wife still pacing the floor. Coroner BIRMIGHAM was notified and investigated the case, but he has not yet decided what caused the death. Mr. HIGGINS was something over 70 years of age. Cathy ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:32:22 -0400 (EDT) From: cathy361@webtv.net To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <1630-3D8F17E6-2297@storefull-2271.public.lawson.webtv.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Governor's Clemency 1897 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Columbus Dispatch Sat. April 1897 Franklin Co. Ohio Bushnell, Cowan,Hunley, Leibold, McCarthy, Miller, Morgan, Singer THE GOVERNOR'S CLEMENCY Governor BUSHNELL granted six pardons today, all that were recommended by the state board of pardons at the meeting on Friday last. While the number may seem large, yet the result is that it lessens the prison population but four for two of the number were out on parole. Ross MILLER was the first man to leave the prison. He was received from Monroe county to serve three years for shooting to kill. MILLER is reaping the benefit of having been a good citizen prior to the commission of a crime that was only technical. The attorney in the case was serving without hopes of pay, and it was on the grounds that he was deserving of that attention. The attorney claimed that MILLER had been hounded by several people in that county and threatened until he feared his life would be taken by them. They all met on the road and a difficulty was started when MILLER pulled a revolver and fired, the bullet making a slight furrow along the cheek of one of his assailants, but he was not injured, in fact was out of his house the day following. MILLER has a totally blind wife and two small children depending on him, and this had its influence in securing his release. He was received January 30, 1897, and since his incarceration he has been employed in the cigar works. The case of William LEIBOLD, received from Sandusky county in September, 1893, to serve eight years for making a criminal assault on a woman. It was shown that William was a wayward individual, and in the habit of going on sprees. On one of these occasions he visited a disreputable house, and after spending all his money for drink, made a criminal assault on one of the inmates of the house. After his sentence the court realized that the term was too long and he joined with others in asking for clemency to right the error he had committed. A clause is inserted in the pardon that hereafter William is to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors. John HUNLEY was received from Athens county in 1890 to serve during life for the killing of his father. The crime was the result of a family quarrel when all of the male portion were under the influence of liquor. HUNLEY was required to sign a statement that he will hereafter abstain from the use of intoxicating liquor. John COWAN is a young forger and was serving a one-year term from Auglaize county for that crime. He signed the name of his uncle to a small check and succeeded in securing the money. Under his promise he will not drink hereafter, for if he does he is liable to be returned to the prison to serve out the remainder of his term. The two paroled men who received the benefit of executive clemency were P. J. MCCARTY, serving a three-year term from Hamilton county for pocket picking, and Mat SINGER, serving a ten-year term from Cuyahoga county for burglary and larceny. SINGER was one of the celebrated Blinky MORGAN gang. MORGAN was hanged in the annex for the murder of one of the Cleveland detectives to assist a pal to escape after having robbed a fur store in Cleveland of several thousand dollars worth of goods. SINGER has been out on parole for several months and during that time he has obeyed the rules governing prisoners receiving the benefits of that law. He was extremely anxious to secure his freedom as he was promised a good position with some firm in Pittsburgh. MCCARTHY asked for his pardon on the grounds that his time would soon be up, and that he had a good promise of a job in Washington city, but that he would not be able to accept it unless clemency could be secured. The papers in these two cases were sent to the prison to be placed on file with others to show why they did not report, as the law requires. Cathy -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V02 Issue #198 *******************************************