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to save her other children, and in consequence of his threat of dismissal.

The judge told the jury to either acquit entirely or else find guilty of murder in the 1st degree, & the jury thought it their duty to render the latter verdict.

As the evidence was circumstantial, her former character good, her ignorance great and her mental calibre small I have been partly instrumental in getting up a petition to His Excellency Gov H. H. Wells asking him to commute the death sentence to imprisonment for a term of years which petition I have forwarded to him together with a statement corresponding with this.

I would also ask whether I have authority to bind out the 5 children of Polly Jennings.

Very respectfully
Your obt servant
W. H. H. Stowell
A. S. A. Comr, Bvt
(Thro Hd Qrs. 11" Sub Dist.)

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