Released From Prison

Helena, Mont, Dea. 15. - Governor Iïickards has granted a free pardon to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clarke, serving seventeen year terms each in the penitentiary at Deer Lodge, for the murder of John P. Stewart by poisoning. They had already served a year of the sentence. Stewart was a wealthy man and suspicion iirst feil upon his wife. Mary Stewart. She was arrested at Spokane, and tried at Missoula. To save herself she accused her mother and stepfather. They were convicted by her testimony of murder in the seeond degree. But remorse overt'iok Mrs. Stewart and she finally confessed to au attorney and to ex-Governor Toole, but eommitted suicide beíore a written statement could be Governor Rickards made what reparation lay in his power by pardoning them.