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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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Governor Drake issued his first pardon by suspending the sentence of Creston druggist James W. Bagley, convicted with John Needs of Afton for violating the old prohibition law. Needs remains in jail to serve his fine.
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Creston, Ia., Jan. 20.-Governor Drake suspended the sentence against Druggist James W. Bagley of this city. Bagley and John Needs, a druggist of Afton, were convicted for violating the old prohibition law and fined $50 and costs, but were given long time to pay. They failed to settle and the sheriff took them in charge. Needs is in jail and will serve out his fine. Bagley's friends took the matter up on the ground that the record of his conviction was defective, and the governor suspended sentence.
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Creston, Ia.
Event Date
Jan. 20.
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sentence suspended for bagley due to defective conviction record; needs in jail serving out his $50 fine and costs.
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Bagley and Needs were convicted for violating the old prohibition law, fined $50 and costs, given time to pay but failed, leading to sheriff's custody. Bagley's friends appealed on grounds of defective record, resulting in Governor Drake suspending his sentence.