The age-herald., 1901-12-12
GOVERNOR ISSUES
 SEVEN PARDONS Mrs. Mamie Cheek, of Henry
 County, is One JAS. GRANT, OF JEFFERSON Mrs. Adams of ohiIton County Thought She Could Marry Again When
 Her Husband Got
 Divorce.
JAS. GRANT, OF JEFFERSON

Montgomery, December 11.-(Special.)- Governor Jelks issued several pardons and parolls today, as follows:
 Mrs. Mamie Cheek, white, convicted of manslaughter at the fall term, 1901. Henry Circuit Court, and sentenced to two years in the penitentlary. The Governor makes this endorsement for parole:
 "The affidavit of the physician shows that this woman is in delicate health and that confinement in the penitentiary would probably result in her death. She is the mother of babe only five months old. Her pardon is recommended by the solicitor and all the jurors who tried the case, and a large number of the best citizens of Henry County as well as the Advisory Pardoning Board. Let a pa- role issue conditioned on future good be- havior'
 Thomas Houlton, white, convicted in the Montgomery City Court, March 20, 1901, and sentenced to two years for grand larceny. Haulton is a white man at Pratt mines. In this case the Gov ernor makes this endorsement:
 Owing to the serious physical condi- tion of this man his incapacity for hard labor and upon the recommendation of the physician, inspector of convicts and the Advisory Pardoning Board parole is ordered to issue conditioned upon his future good behavior
 James Grant, white, convicted in Jef- ferson County Criminal Court of grand larceny February g. 1901. and sentenced for two years. Grant robbed a railroad car. The Governor makes this endorse ment:
 'It is stated that this man committed this offense to provide medicines and necessities for a sick wife; was confined in the county jail year previous to his conviction. On the recommendation of the presiding judge and the Pardoning Board a parole is ordered to issue con- dtioned on his future good behavior
 Story of Mrs. Cheek.
 Mrs. Mamie Cheek was recently con victed in Henry County of killing Danzey her divorced husband. She is a daughter of Joe Baker, one of the weanhiest cit izens of southeast Alabama, and married Danzey when she was 13 years old. A di- vorce followed after two children were born. Then Mrs Danzey married R. M. Cheek of Georgia. She returned to Ala bama and attempted to secure possession of her children, who had been placed in custody of Danzey by the courts. Danzey refused to give up the children. Danzey was afterwards killed by brother-in-law who was also wounded. Mrs. Cheek, who is less than 20 years old, was sentenced to two years imprison- ment upon conviction of manslaughter. With her three-month-old child she has been in the Henry County jail several weeks. The parole was secured through the earnest efforts of Cheek, the hus- band, and Baker the father. Executive clemency was recommended by the trial jury, the trial judge and the states at torney.
 Charles Becher white. convicted of murder Novem Der 23, 1S99 in the Circuit Court of Autauga county. Ten years was the term of sentence The reasons for the pardon are stated by the Governor as follows:
 This pardon is recommended by the presiding judge and solicitor who prose- cuted the case, numerous other citizens of the county and the advisory pardoning board. He killed man who taunted him with his (tse killed mans) intimacy with Belcher's wife. A pardon is ordered
 John Ray, convicted of murder In the first degree at special term of Autauga