The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-06
Pardoned.


family. This act of executive elem
ency merits the universal 'approba-
ton of the citizens Of this county,
and although the defalcations in the
treasury office during Humbert's term
leave the county in debt, he.is not re-
garded as the principal in this fraud,
b:;t IS treasurer legally responsible.
Governor Chamberlain gives the fol-
lowing reasons for granting the par
don:
The defendant was convicted at the
January term, 1875, of the Court Of Gen
eral sessions for Olangeburg County Of
official misconduct as county treasurer
and sentenced to imprisonment for one
year in the penitentiary and Il fiue 81 600.
Application was made to me for par
trial, which-I felt obliged to refuse on
the obvious ground that the example
would be lurtlul to the public. The ap-
plication being now renewed, have re-
examined the case, and noN reach the
conclusion that the public interests will
permit me to grant the pardon. Nearly
ten months Of the eleven months during
which he would be confined have passed
and the sheriff Of Orangeburg county
ccrtiiieS that he has collected by levy and
sale of tile prisoners property sos. of
the fine. The prisoner is very young
and was wholly without previous expert
ence when he was appointed Treasurer
His friends assert, and l think truly, that
he profittcd pccuniarily but little, if any,
from his dcfalcation, and that lie was ex-
posed to great and peculiar temptations.
lie has wife dependent OIL him for sup
port. and he gives evidence that, if now
released. he will make an effort to be-
come good citizen. The great reason,
however, for my present action is that
the law has been enforced and punish
mcnt inflicted sufficient, in my Judgment,
to set Il wholesome example.
I may add that the present petitions
have the names of Hon r. B, Elliott, A.
3. Knowlton. Esq, j. II Livingston,
Esq, Rev. A. Webster, VIM. A. IIayne,
Esq, II. L. Shrewsbury, Esq, Hon. j..
J. Wright, of the Supreme Court, Hon,
n. E. Hayne, Hon. w. b. Nash, Hon.
Samuel w. Melton, Attorney General.
Hon. F. T.. CardoZo, w. r. Jones, Esq,
and others of equal prominence and
weight.
Mr.. Solicitor Buttz endorses the appli
cation, and his Honor Judge Reed con-
ours onsthe ground that This punishment
has already accomplished the ends of
Ijusticc.
Under these circumstances, grant the
pardon, remittinS the remai..dcr Of the
! sentence, both OF Imprisonment anQ fine
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CURING A HYpoCuoNDR1Ac.-T
only way to cure u hypochondriac, or
one who fancies himself with dis
case which he really has not, is to
humor the patient. Many amusing
instances are told of successful treat
ment by this method:
DR.. Crawford, Baltimore physi-
clan had troublesome patient, n
man who had taken it into his head
that he was slowly dying Of liver
complaint, when lie had nothing at
all the matter with him, barring the
delusion. The doctor sent him trave-
ling, and he soon forgot his disease
a
altogether but, unfortunately, he
had no sooner returned home in the
best Of health, than news came of the
death Of his twin-brother, of schirrous
liver. He was thereupon seized with
the fancy that he, too, was dead,
like his brother, Of livcr-complaint.
DR.. Crawford was sent for, and after
hearing the story, merely remarked:
ooh yes; he is dead, sure enough,
and probably his liver was the death
OF him, as he expected it would be.
However, l will soon ascertain that
by opening the body before putrefac-
ton sets in. Bring me carving
knife" The knife was soon in the
doctors hands, and he stepped to-
wards the hypochondriac but before
he could commence his postmortem
examination, the dead-alive man
jumped up, shouting sAIurder !'