The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-07
MARRY GIVEN HIS FREEDOM.
DEFAULTING SOUTHERN EXPRESS
AGENT PARDoNED.

Pardon shortens His Term only n
Few Months. but II viii Be u
Great Boon to His Wife-He Took
$4,000 From the Company at
brunswick, and started 10 >aVRn-
nnb-,arS. Mabry Has Worked Hard
for Him.
Atlanta. Ca, July 6.-Upou recommen-
dation of the pardon board, Gov. Gambler
to-day granted a pardon TO Parham r.
Mabry. formerly agent of the Southern
Express Company az Brunswick. who
was serving a term in the penitenuary
for stealing $4,000 from that company
While the pardon shortens Mabrys sen
tence but a few months, it is nevertne-
less a great boon TO his faithful wife and
a qualification 70 the prisoner. Mrs. Ma
bry some time ago moved to Atlanta, so
that she might he in close touch with
the state officials during the pendency
of the application for pardon.
Last May the pardon board refused to
make a favorable recommendation. but
the devoted wife. who has never ceased
to work for his release. did not despair,
and solicitor who tried the case were Sc
cured to the petition and thus the appn-
cation put in a form that received favor
able action.
As soon as the order was signed by the
Governor Mrs. Mabry was notified and
telegram was az once sent TO the camp in
Wilcox county where Mabry has been con-
fined notifying MIN OF his pardon.
story of the Crime.
Mabry was agent of the Southern Ex-
press Company AZ Brunswick i'm 1897 and
enjoyed the confidence and esteem Of tine
business men Of that place as wen as of
the company. A short while before his en-
bezzlement a draft was presented at his
office drawn in London for $l00 and cashed
by him. Ii was afterwards ascertaiued that
the draft was spurious and the express
company held him responsible for the
money
After that $4,000 was found to be miss
ing from the safe of the company and
Agent Mabry was gone. Placing the money
IN his pocket he walked away, being arrest
ed in Chatham county, and all the missing
money was found upon his person with
the exception of a httle change.
The money which had been taken from
the company was returned by Mabry and
the company did not lose a penny Of his
act. 1t was shown In his application for
pardon that he was of unsound mind at
The time he took The money from the COM
panys safe. He claimed that the charge
made by the company that he must pay
the $500 for which he did not think he was
responsible, temporarily deranged his
mind, and that he took the money and fed
from Brunswick without knowing what he
was doing.
OF the $4,000 which he took he had spent
only 81 when he was arrested. and that
was spent for his breakfast. He was ar
rested early one morning just as he was
leaving the road and entering the woods
tramping from Brunswick toward Savan-
nah. The order granting the pardon to Ma
bry. reads as follows;
Order Granting the Pardon.
"The applicant. Parham r. Mabry. was
convicted at the January term, 1898, of
the Superior Court of Glynn county, OF
the offense of larceny after trust and SEN
fenced TO two years in the penitentiary.
The pardon board have had under advise
ment an application for executive elem
ency in behalf of the above named APP
plicant recommend that he be pardoned
for the following reasons
First The defendant upon being ar
rested, restored to the company in whose
employment he had been all The money
thar had been taken by him.
Second. Before his conviction he bore
an eAtelcut character. MulCu Is NOuCnSu
for by many of the best citizens in the
community in which he lived, and since
his incarceration his conduct has been ex-
emplary and penitent.
Third. The judge who presided at his
trial ana the solicitor general who prose-
cuted MIN strongly, urge his pardon STAT
ing the law had been indicated, society
protected and defendant sufficiently pun
ished. This request is joined in by six
teen members OF the grand jury which in
dieted him, ten members of the traverse
jury which convicted him, many of the
officials of the city of Brunswick and the
county of Glynn, and a large number of
the best citizens of that community. who.
being familiar with all the facts surround
4ng this case, believes he deserves elem
ency.
Fourth. On May 5 last an adverse re-
port was made in this case. but since the
judge and solicitor general have urged the
pardon and the prosecutor has withdrawn
all objections thereto, and also since said
adverse report defendants mother. wit
whom defendants wife and two children
lived has died, leaving his wife and chill
dren completely alone and destitute. de-
pendent and with no one to support ana
protect them. This pardon, if granted
VIII only shorten defendants term about
four months.
Therefore, in view of the foregoing
recommendation of the pardon board. it is
ordered that the applicant, Parham r.
Mabry, be and is hereby pardoned of said
oHense, and that he be discharged from
custody forthwith. A. d. Gambler
by the Governor: Governor
&C. NJ Hitch, Private Secretary"
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