20 March 1860
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
[Pardon of John Litzer, David Frank, William Schmidt, Herman Julius and Charles Hoffman for rape].
Countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. The men were sentenced in March, 1858. Pardoned by Buchanan for insufficient evidence after a petition was presented to him stating that Victoria Fugleman, who had said the men had raped her, had...
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