Pardons, Suspensions, Commutations and Remissions
Cerro Gordo County 1 Jan 1907 - 31 Dec 1908

Suspensions
NameDateDescription
Finnegan, Peter01 Jan 1907Cerro Gordo County. Convicted at the September term, 1906, of the offense of embezzlement, and sentenced to serve a a term of six months in the penitentiary. Clemency was recommended by four of the jurors and by a large number of the citizens of Mason City who were familiar with the circumstances of the crime. Sentence suspended January 1, 1907.
Weeks, John12 Jan 1907Cerro Gordo County. Convicted at the January term, 1905, of the offense of uttering a forged instrument, and sentenced to serve a term of four years in the penitentiary. Clemency was recommended by a number of business men of Des Moines, where the and by a large number of influential citizens and business men of Mason City who were familiar with all of the cicumstances of the commission of the crime. Sentence suspended January 12, 1907.


Suspensions From Industrial School
NameDateDescription
Bowder, Carl26 Sep 1907Cerro Gordo County. Convicted at the September term, 1906, of the offense of larceny from a dwelling house in the day time and sentenced to the Industrial School at Eldora. Clemency was recommended by Hon. H. C. Baldwin, mayor, Charles City, Wm. Braend, marshal, F. M. Graham, clerk of the District Court, C. A. Kent, superintendent of the public schools, Hon. Clifford P. Smith, judge, J. H. McConlogue, and by a number of business men who were familiar with all the circumstances of this case. Sentence suspended September 26, 1907.


Restoration
NameDateDescription
Bemins, Will01 May 1907Term 4 months. Suspended Feb. 27, 1906. Restored May 1, 1907.
Finnegan, Peter01 May 1907Term 6 months. Suspended Jan. 21, 1907. Restored May 1, 1907.
Hartman, Earl31 Mar 1908Term 4 months. Suspended Fed. 22, 1906. Restored Mar. 31, 1908.
Severns, Morrell01 Jun 1908Term 5 years. Suspended Feb. 20, 1906. Restored June 1, 1908.


Remissions
NameDateDescription
Pomplum, August J.27 Apr 1908Term imposed Jan. 1908. Am't 800.00. Date remitted April 27, 1908.

Related Records

Source: The Governor. Report by the Governor of Iowa of Pardons, Suspensions and Commutations of Sentence and Remissions of Fines From January 1, 1907 to December 31, 1908. Des Moines, Iowa. Emory H. English, State Printer. 1909.
Transcribed for Cerro Gordo County IAGenWeb by Jennifer Gunderson (Mar 2021).