The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
FOUR PARDONS AND THREE
PAROLES WERE GRANTED
Governor Refuses to Interfere In Guy Smith Case
! and Negro Will Hang March l0--Other Cases
'se,ss Disposed Of by Pardoning Board.

loose County. Henry Miller Of Sumter
County. and Lord alias Floyd Minter Of
Dallas County. They are at Pratt Mines
and their Yeease was recommended by
the Physician Convict Inspector and Dr..
r. n. Cunningham. physician at the
mines. The physicians declare that the
negroes will die and that their presence
at the mines II dangerous to other corr
victs
The negroes are what are known AZ
hard labor or county couvicts, Coleman
was convicted In September, 1901, OF as
sauit and battery and was sentenced 70
les days. Miller was convicted In the
Circuit Court Of Sumter County. octo-
Der n. 1900, Of grand larceny. He was
sentenced to one year and three months
and I'D days for costs. Minter was sent
10 the mines from Dallas County, but
there 10 no record of his trial OF the
charge upon which he was convicted.
A parole was granted TO Tom Mcmillan,
. negro Of Bullock County, upon tina
Recommendation Of Hon. A. a. Evans.
the trial Judge. and Solicitor c. n. l..
Sanford, who rep vyented the State In
the prosecution. The negro was convict
ed Of assault to murder In the Circuit
Court Of Bullock County, August Q. 1904,
and was sentenced to serve three years
| In the penitantiary. He IL leased to w.
d. McCurdy and Is working on a farm
in Lowndes County. 80
A singular feature Of the Mcmillan case
| IL that the Governor was urged to pardon
or parole the negro by Moses Allen, the
negro who was assaulted by Mcmillan.
Allen wrote to Governor felix's that Me-
MILAN had been "penitent and inoffensive
since the said assault" and added that he
had not i'suffered any physical injury
from. the said assault" -,
Ia
the Governor, conditioned upon his future
good behavior Harris was convicted OF
burglary in the fillmore County Circuit
Court, May 2, 1900, and was sentenced to
four years. He il now in the penitentiary
at wetumpka. in recommending the me-
gro 70 executive ciemency. the Pardon
Ing Board says that his conduct as q
dence against him showed that he enter
ed q residence at 10 o'clock in the morn~
ing and only stole some bread.
The third parole was issued to Fannie
Achors, alias Echois, q negro girl. who
II less than II years old. She had been
a servant In a family at Birmingham.
and after her dismissal. entered the resi-:
dence and took articles Of clothing. The
sisl was convicted Of burglary and. grand
aarcsny in the Criminal Court OF Jeffer
son County, December H. 1901. and sem
fenced to one year and one day. She is
now at Speigners.
Judge Samuel e. Greene and Solicitor
II. p. Hefiin Of the Criminal Court of
Jefferson County. Joined in q petition to
Governor Jelks for clemency to the girl,
and the parole was recommended by the
Pardonins Board.
This morning the Pardoning Board will
| mset TO consider the ElmorE County
iynchips cases. and II II expected that
considerable time will be consumed In
argument.
The Board will today deliver an opin-
ion in the case Of Luke Sanders, the
Perry County negro who Is under SEN
tence Of death.