The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-06-02
ghe1emprrat-s,,'
iHe Wo MILLER p,,

Since the denial byCovo
rln, at Suquelena Satprdo Sat,ernor McL,a
nSu. ,'SH Promised pardon to Iy, lyo, ,,ast That
auyance a1,y of his trial and T cnn n,o 70, Miller,
IRol,owlng Rag from the Bolira,Nc 6lonts
democrat is quite german. er,af Couul,
The Democrat has h'',e' n
SSnoMhleaSe Sas haensS Of the lvo Miller m1l,so 1ple,Isopa
nus u s.os neado re 10 statement dreetI eeitIl,,.eraa
lawyer dn , IN question, but in orSaN SC IRON The
duce the pleadings to a nronr ~ Uruer to re
~ were we here state m p,oper , Issue M
roy 1t OF t one Of best known ';g ana aaulho.
,eputaole citizens of the S,a,oa aaa n@t
r"e man p'o'HlSe was made, Judvvs' Ctla
niap OF Greenwood has rads rdse COle.
writing lucid statemen, 'eaaced Ia
tlre transaction. Tho VI VI The ca.
ao9Se mentioned heard him nSen..Ieman .d
anI as to,N,s. ,he statement is subs,a'uu,,a.d 'u,a
Judge Coleman was rct,i,.,
Miller. lie went to JarkS""n,",ea oylvo
governor. They had conleTpnnsse r =" See 4 lhe
lawycr stated 10 the chief I"ue, eva. The
tnat he would be able TO Glenn s,se,sa,llVe
at the next term Of the cour, Mllla
anxious that he should nor Inv u out was
during @ the interval, asked y iha 'u ll All
ernor, r IN the event Miller en,c,Igs nu g~.
pea OF guilty, whether a plrd"u d".e,el .
oe granted? McLaurin renIioa" '" would
ne could make no speca. prnmi. rnuG llat
lne ,. subject, Sucha a promise, I','s ne s,s o
was IN violation of the cons,i,n,ao u' ,ao
oy t.,at Judge Coleman might hu,I1 puSal
stand, without a promise w wba, busutl'
would Go in "A case of that kind Ia' ny @
lawyer was wary. lIcdeclined lot,ss ~
action without a specie and uas,,A s."ae
promise OF pardon. That pronISs pas,"e s.i
given. 1t was given then md ',I ,h'' "s
!here was only one condjlinn ''ale ,A
lvo Miller should not demand ,no 'IaI sa
ana suit of clothes that the law s'o aiSl, wv
toa released convict. 70 ,hise Ivy W.
Judge agreed, and the goycrnnr sul ,Ds
gesled that in order to save lima 'Is' I.s
Miller should publish his "t n"ti,i'. iso
immediately, the signatures to n''p ~
auueu afterwards. Judge Coleman
acted on the promise. lIa retnrnaasl t,d',l
Green wood, Il plea of guilty was S'
tered Tor his client aud petition was y"
promptly published. 1t was tho" "'
forwarded to Jackson. lie wsi'.a Ia
long, but confident of the result NJ
response came. At last he mado T.
second visit to the State captal and
demanded of Governor McLaurjn t~a t~a
pardon already promised At t0stiGs
Governor denied the promise. but with.
drew the denial, and confessed thatho
mad made It, saving. however that
Coleman had no right to tell it and nv
:" doing had injured him, and declined
tn iulfill 1t. A spirited scene followed
Finally the promise was again madp
Governor asking, though, for further
time. so that he might pacate jhc
Mcdonald following. Additional time
was granted. with assurance that lhe
pardon would follow Finally il cana
not as promised, hut coupled with the
remarkable and disgraceiul provision
ltlal lNo Miller should be banishA
from the State. Utterly indignant At
this unexpected conclusion of affairs,
Judge Coleman has rlade written
statement Of the entire transaction,
and. we understand, shows it to all
those who have any curiosity on The
subject. 1t is perhaps unnecessary
to add that Judge Coleman would not
make il MEASUREMENT. He is that kind
oI man who is careful of what lie
says Tut always ready To back it,
Gov McLaurin This morning approx.
ed an ordinance amending the charter
of the town of Pass Christian in Ilar.
rison county. The ordinance empow.
er> the Mayor and Board of Alderman
to lease Or sell the present town build