The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-03
In an Effort to Make Governor
Glenn Pardon
A BOWERY SWINDLER
Who Was Serving a Sentence In the
North Carolina Penitentiary for
Working His Rascal, Schemes
on Some Citizens of the
Old North State.

A dispatch from Atlantic Oity,
N. j., says: Governor Robert ID.
Glenn, of North Carolina, discussed
~gnardedly Friday night the report OF
his having been held up by q gang of.
Tammany men In New York City and
threatened with injury IL he refused
to sign q pardon for q Bowery swind-
Ter, who was serving o sentence in the
North Carolina penitentiary.
The fact that a Governor had been
subjected to such an outrage has been
suppressed carefully for q year for
fear OF creating undesirad political
prejudioes.
The hold-up episode, as related by
those close to the Governor, occurred
while he was the guest of Tammany
Hall as one Of the orators at the
Fourth Of July celebration last Sum.
mer. Governor Glenn and Lleuten.'
ant'Governor Sanders, OF Louisiana
another guest, at the conclusion o
the ceremonies were invited to ioin q,
party going to Ooney Island.
There was o deliberate effort, &C.
cording to the Governor, TO get him
drunk, several of the party being in.
tcxlcated. The Governor, however,
had been discreet and was unaff ooted,
They stopped at H~enderson's restaur.
ant and wine was ordered.
Scarcely had they seated themsely-
es wnen one of the men-a district
leader, 1t is said-drow from his pock.
OF a legally drafted pardon In favor
Of q gold-brlok artist named Halsey
or Hslstead, then doing time In
Raleigh, North Carolina, but whose
headquarters were between the Bht.
terry and Fourteenth street.
Thinking the Governor was aufa-
GENTLY jovisl to sign anything by thai
time, the leader remarked:i
Just o favor, Governor. We would
like you to sign this and let that mar
come back to New York"
Governor Glenn told the leader that
. petition had been presentedsto him
just before be left hona for Shls.S
mans pardon; that hs had looked
into the case, and had decided In the
negative. He was sorry, but he could
not reverse himself then, evan to
oblige his hosts. The man is reported
TO nave become ugly, and shouted
that the Governor would not get out
alive II the pardon was not signed.
So ne allege that a revolver was Drao-
dished.
The Governor rose from the table
and said,
IF / have any friends In this
crowd, l wish they would come on this
side OF the table, for there's likely to
be something doing here pretty soon.n
IN stand by you Governor" re-
sponded Lieutenant Governor Sanders.
The remainder Of the party assumed
an attitude OF helpless intoxlca6ion.
Now, gentlemen, do our worst,n
is the reported challenge by Governor
Glenn. I'm ace you In hell before I'll
sign that PARDON"
The politicians refused to carry out
the bluff Of keeping the Governor as q
hostage for the convict, and he strobe
out OF the building unmolested.
He returned to his hotel and paid
his W expenses.
The gold-brlok swindler died In
prison a few weeks ago and his wife
applied to the Governor for permission
to take the body from the State for
interment. In recounting her efforts
TO obtain freedom for her husband she
confessed she had arranged to have
the Governor invited to New York and
no overwhelmed with kindness tnat he
could not deny her a pardon.
THE truth Of the matter was this, /"
that the Governor r. urs v
night. After making an address at
the Tammany meeting, L went out
with q parry Of men to 500 the town.
They were not Tammany men 50 far
as / know, but they did try to get me
drunk.
'AfGerward, l learned that these
men had been engaged by the wife
Of the man In our penitentiarv TO get
nae drunk 30 that l could be induced
to sign q pardon.
Instead OF begging or requesting
me to sign q pardon, they made an
Immediate demand, and they were
downright insolent about 1t, too.
We'll, Sir, l Just picked up my
hat, turned on my heel and walked
out. l cannot tell you who they
were.".
a MARRYING Girl.