Governor Culberson on Pardon Applications
Texas Governor Charles Culberson, back from a trip to Michigan, announced that no pardon applications would be considered until after the legislature convened, hinting at a backlog of requests.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · December 24, 1896 · Page 5
1 min readAUSTIN, Dec. 24.
Governor Culberson returned yesterday morning from Michigan and gave out the following statement: "I will thank the press to give notice that no applications for pardon will be considered until after the meeting of the legislature. Already [...]"
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