The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-01
rosiyE rfn FauILr NINE.
North carcIiRa Convict Refuses to Accept
a., Conditional Pardon.

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RALEIGH, y. G.. Dee "a white man
calling himself ". T.. Harris, lo'I yea.
AGO was convicted in Wilmington, \. C.,
of the larceny of $500 In money by thick
ami derirr" An alleged confederate
named DARLINGTON was indicted with llaf-
ris hut ESCAPED conviction. Harris was
sentenced TO five years i'm the penl'eh-
tiarv. and for some time was on me
State farm. in Halifax county. IN az
fcultv ne inflicted serious injury on one
of the guards and in return was shot IN
the breast. near the heart. THIS Nouhu'
IL was thought at the time. would prove
fatal. but after several months ne tec"N-
cred sufficiently to walk around, but ne
,yas forever disabled from anything like
work and will be an invalid the remain
der of his life His heart was injured ny
the ball so that It beats all the time
IKE 4 trip-hammer. and the physicians
.,av that ne may die at any moment.
Harris evidently is from good family
lie is well educated, and his manners ana
address show that he has been reared IN
culture and leisure He is exceedingly IN
toingent. is well informed. and appears 10
have seen much of the world.
Harris after being shot, was removed
TO Raleigh. where he has been ever since
Ills attorney prepared a petition for par
don. and IL was signed by all those In au-
thority whose request and assent are re-
quired By the Governor and the facts,
AS hereafter set forth, were detailed. III
was thought Governor Carr would grant
q pardon Immediately. But it was as
certaincd 10y the Governor that Harris
was not the true name Of the CONVICT
and the attorney was told by the Cover
nor TO see hts client and get from him
his true name and his history, so that II
Il4fH a IA "A
noted escaped convict or noted criminal
who had committed some great crime, he
would issue the pardon. This was year
ago Harris had then a little more than
TWO years TO serve.
Harris, in reply declared that he was
not an escaped convict, that ne had not
committed a crime, and was not iusl-
tive from justice. but that his FAMILY
was one OF the best tn the land, that they
were rich and influential; that he had
two or more sisters who had married men
high IN office. and before he would dis
grace the family by making public MS
Identity he would die in the penitentiary
or serve out his term of two years, as
the case might be. And all the informa-
ton that could be obtained from him as
to his family was that his father was
quite an Old man when he last saw MN,
and that he was a POst-Otfice inspector
under President Arthur.
Harris has written TO Governor Carr
two letters, which prove that he is man
of education. that he has been raised in
polite society. and that he II very in
telhgent and smart man. The letters
have every appearance OF being written
By person who has had long connection
with the press. I'm each he sets forth the
reasons for his pardon.
Hot-arunr ff4rH - utHnl iuoprpgSpd with
the learning and ability of the convict,
and. because of the mystery which sur
rounds him. and his determination to
serve out his term rather than make
known his identity, the Governor believes
that Harris is a noted escaped convict.
or that he has committed some great
crime and is a fugitive from justice.
For this reason he has refused to grant
the pardon.