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$m figaSffi&SESSSSi Till: COCONINO SUN k Rules Governing Applications For Pardon Colonel MeCord's Regiment. Notico of application for pardon j The I'hn-nix Herald contains the fol should ho iililiHlifil for ut least two lowing very complimentary but merited wees in sa.ne newspaper in the e mnty mention of the troop-, now stationed at where thu crime was committed for Whipple: ulit.-h too applicant w..s convicted. .. t jH ,,1-owin.,' pretty certain that All applic.tians for pardon should lie (Viloiiul MeCard and his rejimunt will acooinp..med by u petition signed hi at1 ruuiii.-d in tin- sun ice for so.ne 1 -..,, twenty-live lep.itnble citieii of ti,,,,.. Th.- policy of the war dep.irt thelo.;ilit whore the rrini- was ran- mctit soo.tm to he to muster out thoo niliiud. regiments tli.it have become weakened Theio should ace mipani the appliea- t ervico and lhoe who by majority tiniiii reco.iu.iciid.il lo.i to clemency and vote desire to he mustered out. In le-son therefor, signed b two-thirds nminol .McCord h regiment there are or the Gr..nd .lury which indited, two- fuw ,,. ., ,.ml, lml ul.vo tllw thirdsof tue t.i..l jury which convict- eais if need be wiihout serious incon ed, the District Aliorney who prose-1 vonionee. They are al.uost all experi culed, and tlu- Judye who ciitem!.-d 1 enced pioneer.. Ii'litin' men of main 1I10 prisoner. 1 mi ene-mmer with Indians, and tiie for- If this required .denatures of .!ud'e. 1(UI. wiess ele.nent of the frontier. Dihtrict Altonu-y anil jurois cannot he ' The t0j,,nent, if it is over called upon obtained be.-aiue of tin- death or ah- )llMulJ, under tire, will make a reconl svneo of any iiuiiiIh-i- of ihcm from tin- ,,.lt w j,i Ilot M Mlr,),ed by any IkmIj T.-rritiry. the r.-w in thut ivif.iid f ,un yet sent int service. Colonel fliiimil 1 1." Mated. 1 .McCord is himself a fearless, cool, con- Aftei mi application for.i pinion in , sideraic man who would lead his resi due far..), and in uccoi dance with tlicse 1Iu.,lt ,erover men dared torollow and r-uiiiivmenis, is received at the exec-' rtl,erever necessity called. It is to Iks utivu olllce. it will he hii-warded to the ' repotted that his regiment did not y sup.-rintondutit of llieTerritorial prison int(, 8JI.VCC early enough to participate for report as l: the prisoner's conduct , 10siilitie either in Cuba or the while in conlliiement. and for the rcc-' nillipines, far it is c-rtuinly one of o.iimendation of the sun-rintendeiit. ' iho most cap. bio body of men ever After iho L.ter ivi 1 d.uioii is Called into service and ohieored by men received by tin- Kxooutivo, the casjtt.lu uro ,,, eainble and ellicient. will be lenuwcdaudconsiiieied by himT1)e me:l are hardy, are inured to life and such action taken us lie may deem ' ,ml ,,r (,n.s under the most trying cou liroper. 1 ditions, for hundreds if them are iniu- These rules do 11 '. apply to pifdons ,.(,sI,eciors, cattle men. teauistei-s. for the restoiation of citizenship at thu 1 in,j ,i,.a ,.,, f mulI whoso lives are expiration of a pris i.ner's ler.n, "hen f 1Kjnt .im:,l hardship as yre.it or such pardon appears deserved. I neater than they are ever likely to A strict eimpliance with the ab-ive 1 undere;o in the service, and their free- re-f illations will expedite action in p 11- . UOIIl fnmi liability to attacks of ordi- don cases. X. O. MUKI'IIY, 1 ml,.y complaints would lie far more than Governor. usual. The regiment should lie TllK SUN for one year and a series of I sent to the Antilles or the Phil U nu.nbers of Uncle Sain'o Navy for W. ' lipines."