The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-07
A BATCH OF PARDON
ANOTHER BUTLER COUNTY
 VICTIM RELEASED.
Montgomery County Negro Paroled While En Route to Convict Camp-other News at the
 State Capitol.

Governor Jelks yesterday pardoned another Butler County prisoner. Dan. iel Knox, negro 16 years old. who was convicted in the County Court at Greenville, on July Is and sentenced to seventy days hard labor, was pardoned by the Governor because he has been sufficiently punished for this offense." Knox is a half-witted negro boy who resided with his grandmother at Fort Deposit and was her sole support. The application for c!emency was made by leading citizens of Lowndes County. who stated that Knox had been captured by the known Storey of Butler County"
 The Governor yesterday morning also pardoned Anna Godbold and Alice God bold, young negro girls of Conecuh County who were convicted April 2S, 1898. of killing their stepfather and sen tenced to life imprisonment. The ap- plication was signed by a large num- Der of white citizens of tine county and ten members of the jury which con victed the girls. It was shown that they had gone to the assistance of their mothep Henrietta Godbold. who was being mistreated by their stepfather.
 A parole was granted by the Gov ernor to Maryland Hamlin, a Montgom- cry negro, sent to the penltentiary for nve years on conviction of grand lar ceny. Hamlin was convicted in the City Court of Mont gomery in Septem- Der. 1899 of stealing a COW. Hamlin is mentally deficient. His father Is a good negro and there was evidence since the trial that made it doubtful of his guilt.
 Hamlin was passing through Mont gomery yesterday with a party of con victs en route to South Alabama when nf hi he was released here and turned over to his father.
 Teachers Passed.
 The following teachers were passed yesterday by the State Board of Ex- aminers:
 Cleburne County-B. F. Hall, H. L. Grice, w. R. Hightower, Mamie Bol. ton. A. F. Lakey, Claudine Downs, Etta Glasgow, J. NJ. Lemaster, Alto Brown. c. l.. Middlebrook, Etta Owen. Ellen Johns. Sara Snow. Ethel Ford ham. Jennie Spruill. F. M. Buttram, Carrie Bryant. w. A. Kennedy.
 Cherokee County-Mattie Neal Miss M. M. Westbrock. Gertrelle Ellis. Mat tie Williamson, L. B. Cornelius. T. P. Henley. Ada L. Burton. Mrs. Lucy Pollard. w. c. Morrison. J. NJ. Han sard. J. J. Hanna. Ida Mason.
 Conecuh-Rubye Nixon. Lena Betts T. w. Bugbee. Ethel King. Bettie Langley. Lily Sampey. Jamie Riley, Mrs. E. R. Long Allen Page, Willie Sampey. J. D. ingraham.
 Election fer Colonel.
 The election for Colonel of the 2nd Regiment Alabama National Guard, will take place today. The candidates are Colonel A. A. Wiley of Montgom- cry and Major E. +. Graves of Flu 'aula. The thirty-six line officers of the regiment will cast their ballots and hey will be mailed by the command ng officer of each company to the Ad- iutant General who will open the votes as soon as they are all in and an- nounce the result in an official order.
 Appointments were announced at the Executive Department yesterday as follows:
 Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace--W. T. Duke ST. beat 9. Ma con County; W. M. Crutcher, beat 26. '>ullman County.
 Justice of the Peace-C. A. Griffith. beat 27. Cullman County.