Pardons, Commutations and Remissions
 Cerro Gordo County 16 Jan 1896 - 13 Jan 1898

Temporary Suspensions
NameDateDescription
Van Auken, Lawrence M.9 Oct 1896Cerro Gordo county. October 9, 1896. Sentenced at September, 1895, term of the district court to the state penitentiary at Anamosa, for the period of Six months, for the offense of forgery. Granted until November, 1896, in order that sufficient time may be had for a proper consideration of an application for the pardon of said defendant.


Suspensions
NameDateDescription
Van Auken, Lawrence M.16 Nov 1896Cerro Gordo county. November 16, 1896. Sentenced at September, 1895, term of the district court to the penitentiary at Anamosa, for a period of six months, for the offense of forgery. Granted upon the recommendation of the clerk of the district court, auditor, treasurer, recorder, and sheriff of Cerro Gordo county, a petition signed by 1,200 residents of Cerro Gordo county, letters from a large number of prominent citizens of Mason City and Cerro Gordo county, and the consent of the trial judge, and the county and assistant county attorney who prosecuted the case. Said suspension is to remain in force during such time as the said Van Auken shall in every respect demean himself as an orderly and law-abiding citizen.

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Source: The Governor. Report by the Governor of Iowa of the Pardons, Suspensions of Sentence, Commutations, and Remissions of Fines From January 16, 1896, to January 13, 1898.. Des Moines, Iowa. F. R. Conaway, State Printer. 1898.
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