The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-29

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ening to hang him unless he told
where his money was. Not comply
ing, he was forced out of doors, when
Green ordered gallows to be built
handkerchief to be tied over his
eyes, and hung; whereupon Mrs. John
A. Mccullough (wife OF John A. Nc
Cullough) told where the money was,
and her husband was released.
The same Henry Green, on charge
OF threatening to murder for the pur-
pose of obtaining money. In this
that he entered the dwelling house of
w. G. Rogerson, citizen of George
town District, S. c., on the night of
May 10, 1865, and did threaten the
said Rogerson with death in the fol-
lowing language, to wit: Il must have
all your money, or l will kill you and
burn the house and you with it,
Against Green also were three in
dictments for robbery, sustained in
the charges above mentioned, as well
as by a further charge of entering the
residence OF DR.. Gester, citizen of
Williamsburg District, S. G., on the
18th April, 1865, and rob5ing him,
his wife and children of clothing and
other articles.
Upon all these charges and speci1i-
cations, the commission found the
said Green guilty, and sentenced him
to five years Imprisonment ut hard
labor, at such place as the Command
ing General might designate
Policy OF THE PRESIDENT IN GRANT
ING PARDoNs.-Thc Presidents door
was thrown open Mt the usual hour to-
day, and the room was soon filled with
a motley crowd Of both sexes. AS
usual, two-thirds of those present de-
sired pardons for themselves or friends:
but the bearing of the President to-
wards such applicants has been no.
ticeably changed of late. His sense
of justice revoltS at the bare ide;. Of
bribery and corruption being instru-
mental in obtaining the pardon of any
one. The UerAtt's exposure of all in
stance last week i'll which $500 paid
to Hon. Thomas Corwin, secured what
the applicant seemed otherwise unable
to obtain, appears to have first called
his attention to the subject, and
aroused his suspicious. He is now
determined to exercise the greatest
caution i'll the matter, and to give each
individual case his undivided personal
attention. His first step, therefore,
was to suspend action III the Attorney
Generals office upon all applications
tor pardon until some disposition has
been made of those already accumn-
lated. No more acquisitions are to hc
made on the State Department for
pardon until further orders.
The President is reported to have
been severe III his remarks to those
who approached him on the subject of
pardons to-day. One old gentleman
had Il letter in his possession STATING
that his pardon could be obtained !or
$500. The President desired to know
who offered to obtain it for that sum.
He wanted, above all things, to ascer-
taln who the men were that accepted
brbes. He said he had been notified
that unfair and dishonest influences
We're used to obtain pur,lons; but he
desired specific information instead of
gcnerllities, and declared that his Of
tice was the pardon Office, and that the
Attorney Generals office had little to
do with it. The newspapers might
assert that 200 We're pardoncd daily.
because that number of requisitions
passed through The Attorney-Gencral's
office; but he wished the fact to lie
known that he investigated each case
himself, and only granted such PC
tltlons us recommended themselves to
his clemency. Some Of those present
asked for permission to call again for
Il further consideration of their cases.
The President significantly replied,
cit would be some time before many
more pardons were granted" This
would seem to dispose of the project
OF organizing separate pardon bu-
rcau.
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