The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-20

fail of Is9s. presents unusual interest 1 In his explanation of the reasons for i granting a full pardon. Governor JelkS went deeply into the case He said
 This Is an extraordinary ease. The Board of Pardons, after reading a vile. and arofher statemwu made by which statement was agreed to by sTee sr snss ssSF nespo &orhng on 1 the farm of one Sean< Lrcas There was disagreement between them over ssaIsmsnt maze ny Laa o,a fO e eM suit against LucRs Lamar went 70 l Lucass house to get orders for work. Lucas charged LEmar with having sld tSld | telling the lie. Lucas became excited | He struck Lamar with hickory stick' I or piece of wood. Lamar made no at- 1 tempt to strike back but ran out of I the way. crossed the public road and ! started for his home. about quarter l of mile distant. Lucas followed La-i wood Failing to get near enough to use iE. ha called to his son, Arthur, to 1 bring his gun. Lucas coptinued the | thur Lucas overlook the parties with gun in hand. Lucas called to his son. Arthur, to hand him the gun. When JohU ;I5 hugas iasns reacheo n,eRed gn % up @ brfekbat and threw # at Lncas The brickbat thus thrown struck Lucas on l the head ana caused ms dSbtH. OuCh l Is a brief statement of the ease as 1t went before the Board of ardons.
 Three members of the Jury, speak ing of a ietterSrom MT Ihompson, WHO as follows. MT. Thompson was on the jury with us In the trial of the State ys. VIII Lamar, and we have re- treme severity of the verdict rendered. It was aetine of great excitement, mob was ndeavoring to get hold of great great for T" a fair and impartial trial, and we conscIentlously believe. and will say that we now know injustice and Mas are G9hs glad a of inc % opportnnty of aid ing in th6 efort to correct the wrong done. VIII Lamar has already been
 punished more t9ss tne snd S pardoned as a matter of right and jus fice, and we hope he will receive exec '''Fe IaTysru sien Petition.
 Seven members of the then Pratt vile bar signed "a paper which reads as follows; ''We, the updersigned, present at the trial of win Lamar for the murder of John Lucas and heard the testimony given to the jury by tn 3 have passed since that Eme and we ind 1t impossible to recall the exact language used by the. witnesses on the witnesses. are substantially as stated. in the application for narole We are certain that the nss tass S Was tns eeeP tPs that greatly in excess of what the law think that Lamar has been sufiiciently punished justice fully satisfied and respectfully ask the relief, asked Tor: ia highiy recommeuded by the warden and oflcers of the Convict Camp az River Falls It appears to the Board of Pardons. and 1t appears to me. that this man was convicted of more Se- rIous offense and received a severer sentence than the facts in the case 'It gives the Board of Pardons much pleasure to recommend clemeucy for him, and 1t gives me very great pleas ure in ordering that a full pardon be given him."
 I've Murderers ParoIed.
 Two Etowah County murderers were among those who received paroles yes- ences Jere Hardy was convicted in the Etowah Circuit Court April 21. 1889. and has thus served almost e@lgh- @ the chief executive said;
 This man was convicted in the early part of 1889 and has served the State faithfully He is recommended TOT ciemency b ythe warden who has had him in charge many years The Board of PardonR think he has expiated hls crime. and t IS believed he VIII make
 Matt Cooper. the other man from Et- owah County. is a negro. He was con. victed of murder December g 1891, ana @ sentenced for life. Tn i90S the Pardon Board refused to recommend pardon. In his case clemency was granted be- cause of long service and good conduct.
 .sThis man is recommended for elem ency by the Board of Convict Inspec- tors. by the warden of the penitentiary and by the Board of Pardons: lie has ;s highly recommended by all the. prison ofTictals, his long service and hls good conduct sufficiently appealing for him
 Another life prisoner to receive pa- role was George Cook of Tuscaloosa County. who on October 3, 1890, was cnvicted of murder. He has had the reputation of being a faithfnl prisoner; prisoner
 "'This man is Recommended specially by the warden of the prison, and by the State sixteen years and all that time has been a faithful prisoner. The Board of Pardons think he has paid for from the shadow of the mines to enjoy in his latter years the sunshine or tree- dom"
 The fact that Tally Welch. of Eto: wah County, escaped from prison and remained at large for year and nine months, did not prevent him from re- ceiving a parole. His crime was mur- der In the second degree. and he was con Victed in January, 1893, and sen fenced to a term of twenty years. At present he is afflicted with infamma- tory rheumatism and is practically helpless. The Board of Pardons sew Aral years ago recommended parole. The comment of the executive in this sSfbio man was convicted of the crime of murder in 1893. He has spent a long time at hard labor serving senterce of twenty years He is now ana has been for quite a while a dead head" at the Hand Lumber camp.
 The President of the convict Board says he is now practically helpless with iHfiammatory rheumatism and is a ft subject for clemency.' The Board of Pardons several years ago recom- men1ed a parole. Very many citizens, his old neighbors, plead that he may be allowed to return to the family and home he left so long ago.
 Claimed Innocence.
 On January 25, 1897, Emerson Head au. d Tailadoga County negro, then IS years of age was convicted of the murder with Q pistol of Beatrice kel- lev, a negress. in 1895. and was given the fife sentence Throughout his en- tTe period of service. Headen has claimed the killing was accidental Ths dead woman, who fingered nearly s year after being wounded, stated severai time that the shooting had been accidental Governor Jelks or dered in nis case a parole saving;
 sbootinR was accidental The woman. Beatrice Kelley, who atterward died of the1' vound made from the pistol ball. wrote him a number of letters which