Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17
PARDON BOARD REPORTS
Large Number of Gases Acted Upon,
But Only Three Passed on SO Far

full report OF the State board OF par
dons, but took action on only three
cases. The most important was that
of DR.. Maxcy Lee, and the other two
were those of Fl. C. Box Of Hampton,
and Ed. Rainey, negro man, who
was sentenced to hang next Friday,
but who has had his sentence commut-
ed to life Imprisonment. Rainey was
convicted of the killing of negro
girl through criminal assault and
Judge Prince and the pardon board
recommended that the sentence be cut
down to Id years. Gov. Ansel, how
ever, commuted it to life imprison-
ment. The full report Of the board,
which will be acted upon by the gov
ernor as soon as he has time to con-
slider all Of the eases, is as follows:
Columbia, S. c., April 6, 1907.
To His Excellency NJ. F. Ansel, Gov
ernor of South Carolina, Columbia,
S. C.
Sir: By order of the board Of par
dons have the honor herewith to
transmit to you a report of their pro-
ceedings and recommendations at the
regular meeting of the board held on
the first Wednesday in April. The
board met at this time pursuant to
law and sat for two days, holding two
sessions each day.
There were % petitions for pardon
submitted to the board by your excel
lency and their recommendations
thereon are as follows:
Pardons Recommended.
The board of pardons recommended
that pardons be granted to the follow
ing named petitioners:
l Luther Woodson = Anderson
county, manslaughter.
2. Charley Jones-Bamberg county
accomplice in the killing of 3. Nor
man.
3. Elliott Robinson-Barnwell coun-
ty, manslaughter.
A. Ben Burwell-Greenville county
violation dispensary law.
S. Jim Godfrey-lJrrion county,
assault and battery.
6. Hector Godfrey Marion coun-
ty, arson.
Z. Gabe Lee-Marlboro county;
burglary and larceny.
8. Newton Love-York county, ar,
son.
9. Charles Harper-Cherokee coun-
ty, larceny of live stock.
10. H. &. Box-Hampton counry,
manslaughter. SCI
IL. DR.. Maxcy G.. Lee-Darlington
county, murder with accommodating
to mercy. s
By reference to the petitions and
other papers fled in the foregoing
cases your ellency will observe
that the action Of the board was
based upon the zee eellamar tS9ss g =
numerous citizens in the respective.
counties and also upon the earnest
recommendation of the prosecuting
solicitor in each case, and upon the
Recommendation Of the trial judge in.
every case save one. In this latter
case the petition was supported not
only by the citizens of his county, but
by the citizens and representative
men in all of the adjoining counties,
whereby it appeared that the majesty
of the law had been fully vindicated
and the ends of justice met.
Communication of Sentence.
The board recommends commuta-
tions in the following cases:
John Brigman-Richland, burglary
at common law; five years in the pen
itentiary. The board recommends
that the term be reduced to one year
in the penitentiary.
2. Tenah Truesdale = Kershaw
county, manslaughter; three years N
the county Jail. The board RECON-
mends that the term be reduced 70
years.
8. Ed Rainey-Cherokee county,
carnal knowledge of a woman child;
sentenced to be hanged Upon the
recommendation of the solicitor and
the trial judge and numerous citizens
of the county, the board recommends
that the sentence be commuted to in
prisonment in the State penitentiary
at hard labor for term of IA years.
4. Sam, Jeter-Union county, man
slaughter; sentenced to two years at
hard labor in the penitentiary Up
on the recommendation of the sohci-
tor and the trial judge and numerous
citizens, the board recommends that
the term be reduced to one year.
Petitions Refused.
The board would respectfully rec
ommend that the prayer Of the peti-
tioners be not granted in the follow
ing cases:
1. Jake Jenkins--Marlboro, man
slaughter; two years on the county
chaingang.
2. A. B. Amaker-Orangeburg coun
ty, conspiracy; sentenced to two ye:ss-s
in the pentitentiary.
8. Ollie Ponder-Spartanburg coun-
ty, assault and battery.
4. John Wheatley -Spartanburg
county, assault and battery; sentenc-
ed to two years on the changing.
Gases Continued.
The following cases were continued
until the next melting Of the board:
1. Walter Allen-Grenville county,
continued in order to allow the attor-
neys for the petitioner to furnish the
testimony taken upon the trial.
2. Charles Zizett-Bamberg county
continued on motion of the attorneys
for the petitioner in order to enable
them to furnish the testimony taken
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