An Irregular Pardon

Lansing, Mich., May 25. - The legisIative committee which investigated the pardon by Governor Pingree of Convict .Wixom, an inmate of the Jackson state prison, reported that the pardon was irregular and intimated that Sybrant Wesslius, state railroad commissioner, was responsible for it. The cotnmittee reported testimony to the effect that Wesslius was to have gotten $500 for hls influenee in securing the pardon and charges that the railroad commissioner is guilty of contempt in having failed to respond to a subpoena sumraonir.g him before the committee. The committee reports that Deputy Warden Wiesman, who is a friend of Wesslius, interested himself in getting Wixom pardoned out, on the supposition that he would receive $200 for it, and tha: Wesslius was, in all probability, instrumental in obtairyng the pardon.