23 Prisoners Win Clemency During July — Norbert Theis Given Conditional Pardon by Governor Gov. Schmedeman granted 10 unconditional pardons, five conditional pardons and eight commutations of sentences to 23 prisoners during the month of July. Among those granted conditional pardons was Norbert Theis who was convicted in Dane county in March of this year for assault with intent to rob while armed and sentenced to the Green Bay reformatory for from one to three years. <snip> Wisconsin State Journal, 9 August 1933, p. 14, col. 3