Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Container	Title
	1945
Box 413	Abbott, Elisha J., Milwaukee County, negligent homicide, clemency denied
Box 413	Alden, Eugene, Price County, abandonment, clemency denied
Box 413	Allen, Eumont E., Milwaukee County, sodomy, clemency denied
Box 413	Allen, John W., Milwaukee County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 413	Alt, James, Eau Claire, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency conditional Note: Upon induction by the Merchant Marine.
Box 413	Arazian, George, Milwaukee County, rape, two counts, clemency denied Note: Several previous denials.
Box 413	Armbruster, Fred, Ozaukee County, embezzlement, forgery, uttering, misapplication of funds, clemency denied
Box 413	Arnold, Carl R., Rusk County, attempt to rape, clemency denied
Box 413	Artrip, Charles J., Milwaukee County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 413	Balsewicz, Chester R., Milwaukee County, burglary, clemency denied
Box 413	Barker, Rand, Columbia County, sodomy, clemency denied
Box 413	Bellagamba, Victor, Milwaukee County, violation of black market, clemency denied
Box 413	Bemowski, Steve, Portage, breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny, clemency denied
Box 413	Besaw, Earl G., Outagamie County, violation of probation, injury to car, clemency denied
Box 413	Biscardi, James, Kenosha County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, sentence commuted
Box 413	Bishop, George E., Milwaukee County, abandonment, clemency denied
Box 413	Bohner, John J., Douglas County, bank robbery, clemency granted Note: Alternate surname spelling: Bohmer.
Box 413	Braker, Louis, Columbia County, uttering forged paper, clemency denied
Box 413	Brockel, Thomas William, Milwaukee County, forgery and uttering, and abandonment, sentence commuted
Box 413	Brosnan, John E., Rock County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 413	Bruno, Mario, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, clemency conditional
Box 413	Calvert, Lyle, Waupaca County, vagrancy, clemency denied
Box 413	Carney, Charles Joseph, Milwaukee County, murder first degree, clemency conditional
Box 413	Carter, Clement, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, armed, clemency denied
Box 413	Christenson, Alfred, Lincoln County, indecent liberties, clemency denied
Box 413	Christianson, Walter, Milwaukee County, forgery and uttering, clemency denied
Box 413	Clark, James O., Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, armed, clemency denied
Box 413	Cloud, George, Ashland County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 413	Coley, Cecil, Oneida County, assault with intent to rape 11 year-old girl, clemency denied
Box 413	Collum, Arthur, Chippewa County, attempt to aid in escape, clemency denied
Box 413	Cooper, Herman, Grant County, breaking and entering, clemency denied
Box 413	Costanzo, Leo, Kenosha County, assault with intent to rob, armed, clemency denied Note: Several previous denials.
Box 413	Couillard, Jay, Jefferson County, murder first degree, clemency denied Note: Several previous denials.
Box 413	Couillard, Jay, Jefferson County, murder first degree, clemency denied Note: Additional denials.
Box 413	Curry, Albert R., Douglas County, larceny and repeater, clemency denied
Box 413	D'Ambrosia, John G., Milwaukee County, burglary, clemency denied
Box 413	Degrave, Leonard, Milwaukee County, embezzlement, clemency denied
Box 413	Dhabolt, Elzie, Eau Claire, murder second degree, clemency denied
Box 413	Dodd, George H., Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, clemency conditional Note: Induction into Merchant Marine.
Box 413	Douglas, Clayton, Fond du Lac County, adultery, clemency denied
Box 413	Ehie, Philip, Rock County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 413	Empey, Lester W., Milwaukee County, burglary and larceny of automobile, also escaping, clemency denied
Box 413	Entzminger, Edmund G., Milwaukee County, forgery, clemency granted
Box 413	Estes, Albert L., Rock County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 413	Fick, Elmer G., Milwaukee County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 413	Foucault, John, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, clemency denied
Box 413	Franklin, Benjamin, Milwaukee County, abandonment, violation of probation, clemency denied
Box 413	Freeman, Charles, Milwaukee County, burglary, clemency denied
Box 413	Freisleben, William, Fond du Lac County, assault and robbery, armed, sentence commuted Note: Previously denied twice.
Box 413	Gagnon, Vivian Roy, Milwaukee County, violation of probation, forgery and uttering, clemency denied
Box 413	Gates, Earl, Jefferson County special for Rock County, murder, clemency denied Note: Previously commuted in 1939.
Box 413	Gerondale, Michael, Milwaukee County, adultery, sentence commuted
Box 413	Gersonde, Donald, Waukesha County, assault with intent to murder, conditional Note: Induction into the armed forces.
Box 413	Gillich, John, Milwaukee County, failure to stop and give assistance after injury, clemency denied
Box 413	Grissman, Clarence, Washington County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 413	Grudziadz, Henry, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, armed, clemency denied
Box 413	Gruper, Chester N., Milwaukee County, burglary, clemency denied
Box 413	Guggisberg, Henry, Fond du Lac County, rape, clemency denied Note: Previously denied.
Box 413	Hanke, William O., Milwaukee County, abandonment, clemency denied
Box 413	Hansen, Karl, Dane County, pandering, sentence commuted Note: Previously denied.
Box 413	Hanson, Kenneth, La Crosse, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 414	Coley, Cecil, Oneida County, assault with intent to rape 11 year-old girl, clemency denied
Box 414	Collum, Arthur, Chippewa County, attempt to aid in escape, clemency denied
Box 414	Cooper, Herman, Grant County, breaking and entering - two counts, clemency denied
Box 414	Costanzo, Leo, Kenosha County, assault with intent to rob - armed, clemency denied Note: From 1944; contains photgraphs and mug shots.
Box 414	Couillard, Jay, Jefferson County, murder first degree, clemency denied Note: Same crime, two folders.
Box 414	Couillard, Jay, Jefferson County, murder first degree, clemency denied Note: Same crime, two folders.
Box 414	Curry, Albert R., Douglas County, larceny and repeater, clemency denied
Box 414	D'Ambrosia, John G., Milwaukee County, burglary, two counts, clemency denied
Box 414	Degrave, Leonard, Milwaukee County, embezzlement - four counts, clemency denied
Box 414	Dhabolt, Elzie, Eau Claire, murder second degree, clemency denied
Box 414	Dodd, George H., Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, conditional pardon Note: Conditional upon acceptance in the Merchant Marine.
Box 414	Douglas, Clayton, Fond du Lac County, adultery, clemency denied
Box 414	Ehie, Philip, Rock County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 414	Empey, Lester W., Milwaukee County, burgalry and larceny of automobile; also escaping, clemency denied
Box 414	Entzminger, Edmund G., Milwaukee County, forgery, clemency granted Note: Absolute pardon; prevent deportation back to Poland.
Box 414	Estes, Albert L., Rock County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 414	Fick, Elmer Gustaf, Milwaukee County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 414	Foucault, John, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, two counts, clemency denied
Box 414	Franklin, Benjamin B., Milwaukee County, abandonment - violation of probation, clemency denied
Box 414	Freeman, Charles, Milwaukee County, burglary, second offense, clemency denied
Box 414	Freisleben, William, Fond du Lac County, assault and robbery armed and repeater, sentence commuted
Box 414	Gagnon, Vivan Roy, Milwaukee County, violation of probation (forgery and uttering, two counts), clemency denied
Box 414	Gates, Earl, Jefferson County special for Rock County, murder in first degree, clemency denied
Box 414	Gerondale, Michael, Milwaukee County, adultery, sentence commuted
Box 414	Gersonde, Donald, Waukesha County, assault with intent to murder, conditional pardon Note: Conditional if admitted into armed forces.
Box 414	Gillich, John, Milwaukee County, failure to stop and give assistance after injury, clemency denied
Box 414	Grissman, Clarence, Washington County, breaking house in the nighttime armed, clemency denied
Box 414	Grudziadz, Henry, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery armed, clemency denied
Box 414	Gruper, Chester N., Milwaukee County, burglary, clemency denied
Box 414	Guggisberg, Henry, Fond du Lac County, rape, clemency denied
Box 414	Hanke, William O., Milwaukee County, abandonment, clemency denied
Box 414	Hansen, Karl, Dane County, pandering, sentence commuted
Box 414	Hanson, Kenneth, La Crosse, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 415	Hardwicke, John, Dane County, rape, clemency denied
Box 415	Harris, Sophie, Milwaukee County, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, clemency denied
Box 415	Heagle, Harley, Outagamie County, larceny of domestic animal and repeater, clemency denied
Box 415	Heidemann, Venton, Lincoln County, violation of probation (operating automobile without owner's consent), sentence commuted
Box 415	Helliwell, Charles Hampton, Milwaukee County, embezzlement, clemency granted Note: Absolute pardon; was serving in armed forces could not get promoted with felony on his record.
Box 415	Herman, George Paul, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery armed, clemency denied
Box 415	Hodge, Stanley, Iron County, burglary, two counts, clemency denied
Box 415	Holly, Rudolph, Dodge County, murder first degree, sentence commuted Note: Previously denied multiple times.
Box 415	Huempfner, Gordon, Marinette County and Milwaukee County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 415	Hughes, Albert, Milwaukee County, larceny, second offense, clemency denied
Box 415	Hulbert, Russel M., Milwaukee County, taking improper liberties with minor (violation of Milwaukee County probation), clemency denied
Box 415	Igowski, William J., Columbia County, mutilating, defacing building of another, clemency denied
Box 415	Inczauskis, Frank, Rusk County, improper liberties with minor female two counts, clemency denied
Box 415	Isham, Archie, Sawyer County, murder first degree, clemency denied
Box 415	Kranz, Charles, Dodge County, murder first degree, clemency denied
Box 415	Kreitlow, Ernest R., Douglas County, embezzlement, clemency denied
Box 415	Lee, Ruth, Jackson County, adultery, clemency granted Note: Absolute pardon; four kids needed mother.
Box 415	Lembrich, William, Dane County, violation of probation (non-support), clemency denied
Box 415	Lilyroth, Robert, Clark County, breaking and entering in the nighttime; larceny, two counts; and repeater, sentence commuted
Box 415	Lulloff, Louis J., Milwaukee County, indecent exposure - second offense, clemency denied
Box 415	MacDonald, Harvey Irwin, Milwaukee County, larceny, clemency denied
Box 415	Majshak, John, Milwaukee County, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, two counts, clemency denied
Box 415	Mantei, Ervin, Outagamie County, taking indecent liberties; sodomy, two counts, clemency denied
Box 415	Marki, Steve, Milwaukee County, rape, clemency denied
Box 415	Markley, Robert, Dane County, non-support, clemency denied
Box 415	Jardine, David, Marathon County, accessory to felony, manslaughter in first degree, clemency denied
Box 415	Johannsen, Walter Leroy, Milwaukee County, abandonment, larceny from the person, repeater Note: Conditional pardon but violated terms of probation, pardon rescinded.
Box 415	Johns, Even T., Oneida County, violation of probation (drunk and repeater), clemency granted Note: Absolute pardon; wife wanted him home.
Box 415	Johnson, Charles, Dane County, sodomy, clemency denied
Box 415	Johnson, Wilbur, Winnebago County, burglary in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 415	Jones, Alfred A., Douglas County, taking indecent liberties with person of a minor, clemency denied
Box 415	Jones, William H., Fond du Lac County, adultery; non-support, clemency denied
Box 415	Kafnetka, Jacob, Marathon County, murder first degree, clemency denied
Box 416	Kapke, Russell, Rock County, sodomy and obscene literature, clemency denied
Box 416	Keller, Fred, Calumet County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 416	Kleczka, Anthony F., Milwaukee County, contributing to deliquency of minor, clemency denied
Box 416	Klingstein, Edward, Milwaukee County, sodomy, clemency denied
Box 416	Medley, Dolores, Milwaukee County, murder second degree, clemency denied
Box 416	Meinke, Milton W., La Crosse, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 416	Meyer, Julius, Jackson County, murder, clemency granted Note: Same crime, two folders; absolute pardon; served 25 years of sentence; remarks concerning about not being eligible for aid (elderly).
Box 416	Meyer, Julius, Jackson County, murder, clemency granted Note: Same crime, two folders; previous applications and photos of crime scene.
Box 416	Milinovich, Michael, Milwaukee County, murder first degree and assault and robbery, armed, sentence commuted
Box 416	Miller, Frank E., Milwaukee County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 416	Minx, Walter, Milwaukee County, malicious destruction of property with threat to injure, clemency denied
Box 416	Modrzynski, John J., Milwaukee County, attempted burglary, clemency denied Note: Pardon application for 1946.
Box 416	Morgan, James, Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, clemency denied
Box 416	Moriarity, Charles, La Crosse, burglary in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 416	Morris, Russell, Waukesha County, perjury and subornation of perjury, sentence commuted
Box 416	Mullins, Thos. J., Milwaukee County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied Note: Pardon application for January 1946.
Box 416	McDonald, George A., Milwaukee County, forgery and uttering, two counts, clemency denied
Box 416	McHugh, Herbert, Milwaukee County, violation of probation - abandonment, clemency denied
Box 416	Nefzger, William M., Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, clemency granted Note: Absolute pardon.
Box 416	Ness, Leo Morris, Dane County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 416	Nickel, Sheridan, Langlade County, violation of probation (forgery) and forgery and repeater, clemency denied
Box 416	Niesen, Joseph, Chippewa County, murder first degree, clemency denied
Box 416	Noble, Leonard, Vilas County, assault with intent to do bodily harm, clemency denied
Box 416	Nowicki, Carl, Green Lake County, statutory rape, clemency denied
Box 416	O'Keefe, James, Marathon County, manslaughter first degree, clemency denied
Box 416	Olson, John, La Crosse, indecent liberties, conditional pardon Note: Wife going to Mayo Clinic for brain tumor surgery; conditional pardon so he can accompany her out of state.
Box 416	Olrlando, James, Waukesha County, murder first degree, clemency denied Note: Sentence previously commuted; sentence previously denied numerous times.
Box 416	O'Malley, George, Marinette County, breaking and entering in the nighttime repeater, clemency denied
Box 416	Pauly, Joseph, Jr., Calumet County, breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 416	Pearson, Willis, Kenosha County, uttering forged paper - non-support, clemency denied
Box 416	Pederson, Carl E., Milwaukee County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 416	Pessin, Jack Howard, Milwaukee County, obtaining money by false pretenses, clemency granted Note: Civil rights restored.
Box 416	Petit, Charles H., Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, unarmed, clemency denied
Box 416	Pitts, John Lee, Milwaukee County, assault with intent to rob - armed, clemency denied
Box 416	Porter, Alfred W., Dane County, violation of probation - non-support, clemency denied
Box 416	Potvine, Edward, Iron County, issuing worthless checks and repeater, sentence commuted
Box 416	Phillips, John, Rock County, assault with intent to commit rape, clemency denied
Box 416	Prusinowski, Walter, Milwaukee County, false swearing Note: Conditional pardon granted but broke terms and warrant issued for arrest.
Box 417	Raymond, Valentine, Milwaukee County, forgery and uttering bank checks, clemency denied
Box 417	Remington, John O., Milwaukee County, indecent exposure, sentence commuted
Box 417	Repinski, Clarence, Portage, adultery, clemency denied
Box 417	Rick, Frank, Milwaukee County, first degree murder Note: Commuted to expire.
Box 417	Ricker, Lloyd, Kenosha County, statutory rape, clemency denied
Box 417	Roberson, Marshall, Milwaukee County, burglary, clemency denied
Box 417	Roller, Wesley, Monroe County, non-support (abandonment of wife and four children), clemency denied
Box 417	Ryan, Charles, Columbia County, violation of probation (operating automobile without owner's consent) Note: Conditional pardon granted but revoked; broke conditions of conditional pardon.
Box 417	Salmon, George, Milwaukee County, murder first degree, clemency denied
Box 417	Sanberg, Carl, Dunn County, adultery, clemency denied
Box 417	Schenian, Richard, Manitowoc County, adultery, clemency denied
Box 417	Schnackenberg, Raymond, Milwaukee County, burglary, three counts, clemency denied
Box 417	Schulte, Henry C., Dane County, improper liberties, two counts, clemency denied
Box 417	Schultz, Paul, Marinette County, breaking and entering in the nighttime two counts, clemency denied
Box 417	Shorey, Gordon, Langlade County, statutory rape, clemency denied Note: Pardon application from January 1946.
Box 417	Silbaugh, Selmer, Richland County, rape, clemency denied
Box 417	Snell, Ralph, Winnebago County, operating automobile without owner's consent, clemency denied
Box 417	Spence, Ronald Edward, Marathon County, uttering forged check, conditional pardon Note: Additional materials found in Box 446 for 1945 pardon for Ronald Spence.
Box 417	Stadler, Clifford J., Sauk County, assault and gambling, conditional pardon Note: Conditional pardon if accepted into armed forces.
Box 417	Stanley, Lee, Manitowoc County, larceny and assault and theft, armed, clemency denied
Box 417	Stevens, Henry R., Milwaukee County, assault and robbery, armed, clemency denied
Box 417	Steinpas, Egbert, Milwaukee County, abandonment, clemency denied
Box 417	Stockowitz, Joseph, Lincoln County, adultery, two counts, clemency denied
Box 417	Stout, William, Washington County and Milwaukee County, accessory before the fact to robbery; robbery armed, clemency denied
Box 417	Sweeney, Leonard, Milwaukee County, forgery, two counts, clemency denied
Box 417	Szcygielski, Michael, Milwaukee County, sodomy, clemency denied
Box 417	Teichmiller, Eugene, Fond du Lac County, wilful desertion and non-support, clemency denied
Box 417	Tepp, Paul, Waupaca County, robbery, armed and breaking and entering in the nighttime, clemency denied
Box 417	Thomas, Kenneth W., Milwaukee County, larceny as bailee and abandonment, sentence commuted
Box 417	Timm, Edmund W., Dr., Milwaukee County, manslaughter second degree, clemency denied
Box 417	Tracy, Gladys, Milwaukee County, assault with intent to do great bodily harm Note: Does not state outcome of pardon request or if it was an incomplete submission.
Box 417	Tropple, Herbert, Trempealeau County, carnal knowledge and abuse, clemency denied
Box 417	Tuggle, Alonzo, Milwaukee County, assault with intent to rob, armed, clemency denied
Box 417	Vaccaro, James, Juneau, bank robbery, sentence commuted
Box 417	Vaderhei, Floyd W., Wood County, embezzlement - violation of probation, clemency granted Note: Absolute pardon.
Box 417	Vanderpoel, Henry J., Milwaukee County, carnal knowledge and abuse, sentence commuted