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1877.] October 16. Crime, forgery. Sentence, penitentiary for the term of five years. Convicted at the October term, 1874, of the Scott county district-court. Pardon was solicited upon the grounds of sufficiency of punishment, of good conduct while in prison, and that he had an aged father and mother, and a sister, dependent upon him for support. His pardon was recommended by the trial judge, the district-attorney who prosecuted, Hon. S. H. Craig, warden of the penitentiary, Harvey Leonard, sheriff of Scott county, Hon. J. H. Murphy, state senator, Hon. John W. Green, E. S. Carl, Cashier Citizens’ National Bank of Davenport, Messrs. Dow, Gilman & Hancock, and Messrs. Koehler & Lange, whose names were forged by Egglesht, J. J. Richardson, of the Daily Democrat, Edward Russell, and Geo. H. Ballou, editors of the Gazette, with about sixty of the leading professional and business men of Davenport. Hon. J. M. Beck, judge of the supreme court, says: “The application, on account of the character of the petitioners, in my judgment is entitled to proper consideration.” E. S. Carl says: “I caused the arrest of T. S. Egglesht, in February, 1874, being at that time the teller of the First National Bank of this city. I know, of my own knowledge, that there was no loss sustained by any one on account of the forgeries, the amount being recovered back in the only instance in which money was paid.” Hon. J. H. Murphy says: “I most cheerfully recommend pardon, as I feel that the law has been vindicated, and he has received punishment enough.” Sheriff Leonard says: “I am acquainted with Egglesht’s parents and sister, and believe them to be honorable people. I am informed that they are in need of the assistance which he can give them. Considering that his forgery did not occasion loss to any one, and further considering his age, which is stated to me to be but 27 years at the present time, and that he has been confined for more than three years, it would be a pleasure to me to know of his being restored to his family, and given an opportunity of reclaiming a character, blighted by evil associates in his youth.” Messrs. Dow, Gilman & Hancock, and Messrs. Koehler & Lange, say: “We, the business men of the city of Davenport, whose names were forged by T. S. Egglesht, in February, 1874, having learned of the uniform good conduct of said Egglesht during his incarceration in prison, and that aged parents, as represented to us, are dependent upon him for support in their declining years, and as we lost nothing financially by the forgeries, and hoping the punishment already received by him will be sufficient to induce him to live right in the future, we recommend pardon.” The petitioners say: “We