The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-02
GOV. McLAURIN DID PROMISE
That He Would Pardon lvo Mftt6r
Before Conviction.
SAYS JUDGE S. Il. COLEMAN, WHO IS
AN HONEST AND RELIABLE
MAN.
The Commonwealth.

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snranno ,ha, ,ho nardon nornS I Is
sncadily nr"ntod. and IVA 1917 u ne
@orantadsn nhont Ton d,v. ~ was
WbiIa h; tomTv ,r.an,rr", Iii,
NJ n,rdon had nnt in,nndad ny Nun
anvthing fnrther in tho mn,ior lay h",
the roce,t "nhIic assar, inns ~, "uV
Mel anrin ,bPat he m,do nnsmeh n uun'
iso tn n,rdnn ~. is rlainod wh,n Ivy ~,
ma. nrIv I.nn,,s that liz pIn u.
that h,G :" statod - tho ouS
rnnvicti"n ybon So NAV yn III W
WHY Millnr's ]attornevs lad ,drised
him IN th,t r,,,r.n cnn,,o, ma ~ "s
irn to mv.oIf tn nnhlish ox,ntlr nm,
was said and dnnn """o
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oiAlEMhN Wv fAClo.
After the indictment in the Iyo Mil;
Ter case was returned into court, in
July lS9S' ana Miller had been arrest
ed ana brought back from Memphis.
Tue ilrm OF Coleman " McClurg, of
Willcll | am Il member, was appointed
ny the court 10 delend MIN, as lie was
700 poor TO employ counsel. "A motion
w quaSh tle Indictment was inter
poSed on lhc grounds That the grand
jury winch l9uhd the same Uad been
packeu aiH 'hat iour OF us meihoers
OF tIle seventeen empaneled" were
t'leh' or had been WITHIN twelve
ilolthS' ROAD oVerSeers, ana nad been
rcOaIhcu ON lhe pancl AFTER we atten-
,,on OF lle cOurt iiad been directed to
IlI.U IaCC' lne ola'e moved ID strike
"u0 we 'hoIioh 10 quaSil, on tle
eround thaI the same was frivolous,
"lllcll lloIloh by thc state was sus-
Ia'neu' anu Tue cause was lnen con
tlil"ea on the appIlcation or defend.
In.' as some oi M Witnesses were
~. pIe>cn1' aI't' IL Is uo"otiui II any
W .i!eii rou'u nave Dech OBTAINED IN
~ Iilue W. d uIla'' meant that
',iIieI "uulu nave 10 ne IN JAIL until
.lt HeAU Cctm OF court, aho W obVllte
Viiis possible since ms mother and
S'>lc' were uepeIueut Oh nlm TOT thelr
'l"IlS l lc'o 'reehWood one
NNeI'Iile, "enO Jackson sought GOV.
M%oi1'",in tiau hlgilO ana lald the
,acis oi llle cast before nm as fully
a. c,ley were known 10 me- ana as set
a"ltil .n uIe IcsIlUnonV taken at the
S4nlh.tting tflal which resulted in
Mlllcr ulSclarge' a copy or which
.eSll1'nly showed nc governor, ana
"sN1u wv !, ne "oui hoI promptly
p',uon Ml'Icl II ne vas con'lcted'
ucliil's UNI O'la1 NY luca was 10 nave
4" . o]"iiV.nu"nce seC aSiie ana nav MN
p'e'u su,''y W i'lahsiausnte, ne told
li'e wa W promise 10 pardon before
conylcV'on "ou!d ne equivalent to IA
paiuVh "hlcl would ne ulcoh>tltu'
aln'aI'l, 'uu w',uln suoJecI hIin TO I'M,
pencl.llcl,' wn'ch lnea secuted ana
ouilo'tteu we l'aa 'ohg dlScuS>lph
nlu hluch more was SAID ny noun.
"lhulhe up ny MS ,eIl'hg me NATL
ouei1 70 know well enough What ne
"nu'n wv W SUE d caNc' ana o ask
,I,ai ~ 'l'ake- 'nc promise replied
CaaV l cou'' nov l',ul'Ige III any pre-
suilpCio,ls' nuC must know what was
oplhs; tnat was Sallslled no Jury IN
,,,c o,agc woul.I CONVEX MlIier upon
..u ,luei,Ve a'lh I'lat l coulo hot az,
iuiu ~ tdNG any c"'"ccS' aHu ASKED
,ilii' II ne u.l NV see Wncle Stoou
LIZ 'Ppaec,'Cc III! coluil,9n' ne re-
pilc'' l"u are III Il Ilcki,Sn place,
N"u' replied, ANA
.lunT C''clenofr hNVH WA 10 de-
uPou' he Sdlu' .N,o nome ana
,,a'e lo"t nan cohvic,eu; orlng your
pct'I'ol aI"h as quickly rs you can
'''u l VIII ourh hl,h loose. gu hceo
,lot "alC 10 nave tlc petltloh signed
neiort puoIlshlhg IT, out you can pun
IlSl' anu cIrculate !or signatures at the
,hilie ll.hc'- l sa'a. i am aware or
LUIS Iacl' ann waht'o say 10 you that
,uu .h'ci,lUeu ii great ourucn from
l'ic, amu m"ene'er a serve you IN
any way ID the future. you can draw
III me ana VIII lonor the call" His
.eply was thaC aIter the many nice
,lllhgs hau said ana zone FOR him
io"h mere meaning WINE was in
Ine LegisialureJ ne YOU'D 90 any
Ih'hg IN biie world lor me. lie then
me II l c0uld not manage to
keep Miiier mere during the thirty
nays necessary Tor ms petition to be
expressed doubt as to
my aoliity 10 40 so, nut promised to
Wy, du Tue Sdnle Time ueIIlnp MN tlldt