William O'Donnell

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Charge:	Illegal or lascivious cohabitation
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.43
Year Crime:	1885
Year Convicted:	1886
Year Cleared:	1886
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Plymouth
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"William O'Donnell was convicted in February 1886 of lascivious cohabitation -- living with a woman who had his child without being married -- in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. After his conviction O'Donnell was sentenced to two years in prison. After O'Connell's imprisonment he and the woman were married, and the District Attorney for Plymouth County recommeded his pardon. On July 29, 1886 William O'Donnell was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor Benjamin F. Butler based on the new evidence that he had married the woman with whom he had a child."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 29, 1886 William O'Donnell was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor Benjamin F. Butler based on new evidence that he had married the woman with whom he had a child."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1887, Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, p. 1195"
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William O'Donnell

Charge:

Illegal or lascivious cohabitation

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.43

Year Crime:

1885

Year Convicted:

1886

Year Cleared:

1886

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Plymouth

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 29, 1886 William O'Donnell was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor Benjamin F. Butler based on new evidence that he had married the woman with whom he had a child."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1887, Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, p. 1195"

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