ANNUAL RECORD
OF
CALIFORNIA PARDONS
For the Year
1868
The Sacramento Daily Union
Friday morning, January 1, 1869
Page 3
PARDONS IN 1868 BY THE GOVERNOR
Thomas A. SCOTT, convicted of arson in the
second degree in San Francisco, November, 1865, sentenced to two years
imprisonment in the State Prison - (previously pardoned) restored to
citizenship January 2d.
George McKENZIE,
robbery, Amador, April ‘64, seven years - pardoned and restored to citizenship
January 13th.
Lewis G. ANDERSON, murder in the second degree,
Siskiyou, January, ‘63, ten years - pardoned January 13th.
John MARR, murder in the second degree, Santa
Clara, May, ‘63, to be executed, afterward commuted to imprisonment for life -
pardoned and restored to citizenship January 17th.
William LODGE, robbery, San Francisco,
September, ‘60, one year - (previously pardoned) restored to citizenship,
January 22d.
Morris J. OWEN, assault to murder, Nevada,
November, ‘64, three years - restored to citizenship February 3d.
Alonzo H. DAKE, murder in the second degree,
Sacramento, December, ‘63, eleven years - pardoned and restored to citizenship
March 7th.
Robert COLLINS, petit larceny, San Francisco,
December, ‘67, six months in County Jail - pardoned March 10th.
Martin ANDERSON, burglary, Nevada, August,
‘65, two years in State Prison - (previously pardoned) restored to citizenship
March 16th.
Charles W. GARLAND, alias William SPEED,
grand larceny, Los Angeles, November, ‘65, ten years - pardoned March 8th,
on condition that he leave the State never to return.
Benjamin CARPENTER, grand larceny, Santa
Cruz, November, ‘66, three years - pardoned and restored to citizenship April 9th.
Alexander GRIFFITH, grand larceny, San
Francisco, November, ‘67, one year - pardoned and restored to citizenship April
9th.
George A. RUFFNER, manslaughter, San Joaquin,
December, ‘62, ten years - pardoned and restored to citizenship April 9th.
Margaret HIBBARD, grand larceny, San
Francisco, November, ‘66, two years - pardoned April 9th.
S.D. GATEWOOD, murder in the second degree,
Nevada, ten years - pardoned April 9th.
Francisco SANCHEZ, grand larceny, San Mateo,
July, ‘66, four years - pardoned and restored to citizenship April 9th.
H.H. STEENBERG, murder in the second degree,
Tuolumne, July, 1867, fifteen years - pardoned and restored to citizenship
April 9th.
Harvey LEE, grand larceny, Santa Clara,
January, 1867, tow and a half years - pardoned April 9th.
Morris FITZGERALD, grand larceny, Sacramento,
two years - pardoned and restored to citizenship April 9th.
Moses FRANK, forgery, San Francisco, July,
1865, five years - April 9th.
L.P. STONE, murder in the second degree,
Nevada, October, 1858, thirty years - pardoned April 9th on
condition that he leave the State, never to return.
James FALKENBERRY, robbery, Amador, 1868,
four years - pardoned and restored to citizenship April 9th.
Joseph COFFIN, grand larceny, Mendocino,
September, 1864, four years - pardoned and restored to citizenship May 1st.
Ah FONG, murder in the second degree,
Mariposa, twelve years - pardoned May 1st.
Gustavus BARRON,
grand larceny, Sutter, October, 1863, two years - (previously pardoned)
restored to citizenship May 21st.
Morris BURNSETIN, burglary, San Francisco,
two years - pardoned and restored to citizenship May 20th.
James A. SHOTWELL, forgery, San Francisco,
August, ‘64, six years - pardoned June 2d, on condition that he leave the
State, never to return.
Octavius CORA,
manslaughter, Alameda, March, ‘66, three years - pardoned June 2d.
William CURREN, grand larceny, Yuba, four and
a half years - pardoned July 16th.
Andrew J. MILSAP, manslaughter, Colusa,
December, ‘67, four years - pardoned and restored to citizenship July 31st.
Victoriano QUINTO,
murder in the second degree, San Mateo, for life - pardoned August 1st.
Christobal MACHADO,
branding, with intent to steal a horse, Tulare, July, ‘68, three years -
pardoned and restored to citizenship September 8th.
Julius BRISK, arson in the second degree, San
Francisco, September, ‘66, three years - pardoned and restored to citizenship
September 15th.
John B. BROWN, murder in the second degree,
Tulare, October, ‘60, twenty years - pardoned and restored to citizenship
September 16th.
Richard WIDDING, grand larceny, Solano, May,
‘64, one year - pardoned and restored to citizenship September 16th.
Joseph HARRIS, burglary, San Francisco, May,
‘61, two years - September 25th.
John McDONNELL,
grand larceny, Solano, November, ‘65, one and a half years - pardoned and
restored to citizenship October 1st.
Annisito ARRILO,
grand larceny, San Mateo, ‘66, three years - pardoned and restored to
citizenship November 6th.
Jose PIZARRO, murder in the second degree,
Alameda, ‘64, ten years - pardoned December 4th.
[During the year 1868 there were 189 prisoners
discharged from the State Prison under an Act of the Legislature shortening the
terms of confinement, for good behavior.]
Transcribed by Betty Loose.
Source: Sacramento Daily Union, Friday morning,
January 1, 1869, Page 3.
© 2007 Betty
Loose.
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