Biennial Report of the Board of Control and Officers of the Michigan State ..., By Michigan State Prison (transcript on message board*):
*40 CLEVELAND Henry B. 1864 33 Washtenaw Pardoned 1867 1 Solitary-Life
Murder Of John C. Depew
A brutal murder occurred near Chelsea in September, 1863, John C. Depew being killed by some unknown person. Henry B. Cleveland was arrested, and in December following was tried and sentenced to the State's prison for life. He served but two or three years, when he was pardoned by the Governor, there being grave doubts of his guilt. (An account of the murder will be found in
the history of Chelsea.) [Source]
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