Louis Dondino. Case No. 6614. Letter from A. M. Solie to J. J. Sullivan, August 20, 1921.

Type of event: Incarcerations

Location: Stillwater; Washington County; Minnesota; United States

Addressee: J. J. Sullivan

Addressor: A. M. Solie

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Document type: Correspondence

Documents: Louis Dondino. Case No. 6614. Letter from A. M. Solie to J. J. Sullivan, August 20, 1921.

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Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.) [Stillwater State Prison].
Louis Dondino: Case No. 6614.
Case Files. 1921-1923.
Letter from A. M. Solie to J. J. Sullivan, August 20, 1921.

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J. L. WASHBURN, PRESIDENT DULUTH MINNEAPOLIS
JOHN G. WILLIAMS, VICE PRES. CHICAGO OMAHA
A. M. SOLIE, TREASURER KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS
PHILIP L. RAY, SECRETARY DENVER SPOKANE
CINCINNATI DETROIT

Union Match Company
Manufaturers of
Non-Poisonous, Strike Anywhere Matches

OFFICE OF THE TREASURER FACTORY AND GENERAL OFFICES
WEST DULUTH Duluth, Minn. AT WEST DULUTH, MINN.

August 20th, 1921.
Mr. J. J. Sullivan, Warden,
P. O. Box 55,
Stillwater, Minn.

Dear Sir:-
I wish to write you concerning Mr. Louis Dondino who has for some months been confined under you supervision in the penitentiary.
Up to the time of his arrest for implication in the local hanging affair, Mr. Dondino was doing the hauling for the Union Match Company under contract, and in the performance of such work I had occasion to see considerable of him.
In all fairness to him I want to say that nothing occurred during the several years in which he was engaged in such work for our Company that reflected upon his ability or character.
I think his connection with the unfortunate affair for which he was sentenced was the result of a careless though which lead him to become a more or les unwilling accomplice in the transporting those who were the aggressive participants in the affair. I believe no evidence was produced in the trial to show that Mr. Dondino was aggressively or actively interested in the matter beyond carrying the said persons in his automobile.
Since he has been under sentence at Stillwater I understand his behavior has been first class, and in view of all the circumstances in the matter I wish to respectfully petition you as a member of the Pardon Board to give serious consideration to discharging Mr. Dondino on parole as soon as this may consistently be done. I feel that such an action would not be inconsistent with justice, and that it is only fair to permit Mr. Dondino as soon as possible to resume his free personal life as a good citizen.
Yours very truly
A. M. Solie