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E GOV. BUGHTEL If£ i 9FXPIAINS ADIeeU.lt;Comiiu«d F*om Page Ont.)tkvQr i*f you would litrdorv h*r. ftoaitha obacge ?'nat i* nyiv againft her !S.'-H- iv^ncur 5^--lo^-e:! Having* li-vjnw n Mis Sl^vuie Majors -for the-pas* ^tgat £«*£«, la:.A bttel-ue«S'%avi'hav^ttTway4t foumt her very ^ hrtprtw y» 1«-. 1 * ~ ^ ■« »*. pi _.v i U • * -« *rr:Tthat',hny ui^^c leiis yjw• tr:r -xiv■*.*■a Jy;:^refty o.trner m o-tir cStx'and ii*.im j I know of her cusb«? l^uf utt-t-justty Ther^foro, • rs-.]■aprA-lftiJiyr'Xl^K-of her ‘i !pardon. '*■■*”■a-1i. ioth. D. F. Law. coroner ofPa^o coUntjV Tvrote a* .ftfikvri*; . .■* ^ AThii--nil] inmxdue.e to yost Mt:'AVi‘l. Dombtmt of tkgoradjj Springs. who de-. sires to' ’engage •soar.- itufftft. ir. a n»tt?: of .securing a pardon -for* Miss Majors. Mr. X.onjbard’s mission is■'wortby cf vour- support any a** ■sist*uv,lt;» jtju can extend him iu se~ cubing the pat'4*i: wilt be. lt;t ppreyigrted-by mt. *I• llth. Otto.;. Fehrinpsr, preside til of [• the Washer* Stpckbrldge Mercantile _[ Drug company. wrote as follows:Havins feaowh and haying had business- dealings with Miss Manic. Majors for the- past t-eu years, and b»v. ing- always found herfwmfirabU* in all if de^litigpv she-bein^- a property owxiCf [hi our city, we would vesy much -like to see her pardoned fi-c-uf the setufiiee hanging over iter.- Idth. The eoihni unicat tun that in* flue need twe more, than oil others together, was a (.■onununjeatioR from Ja rh$w ■ A. Orr, of Oit Cimp ingham. ] f knew that Mamie Majot was com- } taitied to jail-fee s4x ■mouth* by Judge Cunningham. Then ivhtu l received a letter from Judge Cunningham's laiv partner. 3 felt’ tiia.t-1 ought to give great weight to that letter because - that letter might be said to reflect ttreij real opinion of Judge Cunningham .as II well as the'opinion- of. his partner; Mr. \ Orr. The letter.of Mr. James A. Oit was at follows:'.I beg to indorse the application ef Mamie Majty^ ilow under, sentence fbr-keeping a house;'c£ til fame/for a par- 1 don from farther. punishment:. I. am' credibly informed/that- the - applicant . has discontinued the h/rstness in which she was formerly engaged/and-now. is,and for some-time.Je.t past has been, living a life without reproach. The | experiences fh rough: -which she ha si gone., have proven to' her a wholesome ‘ le*?on, and I' am sure thatr the ex.-. tepsien- of rxeeuti've clemency “Bin be.-for her moral ' welfare. ’ without any ill-effect 'upon the public interest;; ’ The section in.- this; letter 'Xrora. Mr: Orr which influenced, my ‘ mind' .was the 'following ;o»e: - - /I AM CR^IBLY I.XFORMEP TH AT THE APFWCAMT. HAS DISCOXTlHfeEEi THE EUSI- NESS IN -WHICH ' SHE '.T^A'S FOR-MeHE'Y .EHG'AGEH.• 'AND NOW •.IS, AND. FOR SOME: TIME EAlST .PAST; HAS REE^l/DTYJNG. A' LIFE WITHOUT REPROACH. . THE EXPERT-;-te-NC^s:. Through. whicH- sfk'HAS GONE HAVE. FROTEN TO HER' A-i WHOLESOME .'EESSON, .. --UC-D I AM-SURE THAT THE' ENTENSIOX. OF FifECUTIVE CtEMEMit WILb • BE . FOR . HER MO BAL; W E tFARBl. WITHOUT «N-Y TED EFFECT UPON .THE .PUBDIG INTEREST.^-ilyhcfi, .a'. cojnrnuoieatron . like that come to ...mc: from the Taw .partner of .the judge Who has committed, a- prisoner. T •fiave’ ho ThbraL:right'. to isnoteit:'. i must ■ recognize; it/ f'No.w' la the i .faice .pf alt this I did:het'pai^on'Math!.e-:.: Ma^?rs.. •.■Piea.se .fix .that la-iFow mind.’I W^uid Jijte. lt;-o .*atyr .it tHset and : about rt*n thohsaafi times,- TiDiD' NOT ,'PAF^OX;'MAMIE. '-SIAJOR'S; •' ’ ,';./ .• -1 reduced: her sentence;: as. .that seems fo fic a hurrianc act -lfsiyie-w ofthe'Tabt; :£hat no; one else - fiW $€nt\toTjiiL/^ceiJt-MaBfie'.-Ma-jdrs.... --^Of-course:'I; Was'' tow . by 'SehAtor... Cornforth thatyhur town ^fiecls-fivo^/lRSost'h. A One.HfimohMr tO'.that 'is:Is^nsThfe fbr if. ^/The/people, of'' Colo-that; if-: - [.-'the - -hest'/p^crpie -of : yfiar- tofin'. would• ■ I get tugeliite c ;afid -I.eHct. -gyml;/ men .'who.'• 1 would/^f itfe/tp; support i.tfie/toFh .in:’• thq;b would Ie a' dlsjihitp 'raofal_advantage*' to. the- community/:.•■'.'./•;.''I I. ..was told by/.Setiatdr botfiforth;'tha t Mamie Majfors Was hot in/.at; fill. So-. I' reduced' hefi sentenceyfih^ .eqndi-tltra that/ she -shpulcL/be -fin mediately; i.gTm■ H iroitireKia[■put feito. jaiL She was aCcorfBtigfy: pat'■ Wto jail -at ;.ohct?,: apd then the : reduq-tioTi fix/' -aeriterice'- wag v ipafie.- ■ effective -. an'd: at; the end .of/August she -'was/get. ra-t' liboriy; Ufiaye taKen1 much morc-tlme to’explain' .the: dp fails of'-thlK/eaift-j than 'I- really ban spare fpr^ch: busi-. nesA..; I-: shall :be. greatly;fibllged'if you/will;, take. jatins ;to lot the good peopleaf your.town ‘krton: what Ifild find’ 'h'hj'.1 .did;.:...' '•; ‘/'•.•..:■ :. / • . y- ..//::': ■: -;-'ITofirs'-.vfiry sincerely; ■ ’.. '/.'/v /■.=• .-.vtv;: • - hkxTT A- RiTCHtfR/fineahaT trie ofimo:inc:cha
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Sun, Sep 22, 1907
Page 4
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