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St. Joseph Gazette

Dec 20, 1877

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Joyce Granted a Full Pardon for All His Misdeeds — An Act of Justice After Many Years.


Joyce Pardoned.

Washington, Dec. 19. — The President to-day signed a pardon for John A. Joyce, convicted of a conspiracy to defraud the United States of taxes on distilled spirits. The pardon is full and unconditional. Joyce, it will be remembered, was sentenced to a $2,000 fine in addition to his imprisonment.

Joyce Pardoned, St. Joseph Gazette, St. Joseph, Missouri, Dec 20, 1877, Page 1. (PDF)

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