The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-19
PARDONS TO FIVE NOT HONEST DEBT |
And Four Refused by the
Governor.

| i Lad Of Thirteen or Fourteen VINO
With Others Broke Into "a Store
| :. Apprcnticcd out on Good
Behavior.
Pardons were yesterday granted BY
| Governor Glenn TO five parties on
! conditions Of good behavior. In one
case q boy Of thirteen, Herbert wynn
/ Of HertfOrd is placed with citizen
| Of Hertford for two and half years
The Governor gives his reasons fof
refusing pardons to four. among these
| being Alexander Allen Of Wake ~
thirty years for murder.
The PardonS Granted.
A. ]. Harmon. Cumberland county
/ The defendant was convicted May
| term. 1901 Of stealing a bicycle valued
| at s25. and sentenced for five years
| to the county roads. He has been IN
/ prison nearly two years, and has madc
a good prisoner. The trial judge ana
| sOHcitOr the present solicitor, the
| prosecutor and all county officers
recommend his pardon. He has been
| a good prisoner and was OF good
character before he committed this
crime. and I think has been punished
| enough / therefore grant pardon
conditioned on his remaining Of good
behavior.
Thoa. A. Moxley, Allegheny county.
Il The defendont was convicted spring
term 1905, of manslaughter. He was
sentenced for ten years. This was q
mutual fight the deceased however be-
ing more to blame than the prisoner,
as he had grossly mistreated the prs
oner prior to this occasion. 1he prlS-
oner before this had been man OF
good character. His pardon is recon-
mended by all the good citizens Of
/ Allegheny county, by the jury, by the
county officers ana also by the tflal
Judge and solicitor, the judge at the
, | time of sentence promising to recon-
: mend the pardon if prisoner behaved
himself I therefore grant the pardon
on condition that he remains sober
) and of good behavior.
: j. A Reid, Forsyth county. The de-
f fendant was convicted October term,
f 1906, of retailing, and sentenced Tor
| twelve months. He is an old man ana
l in very bad health. He has been q
1 good citizen in the past, but of recent
5: years commenced retailing. On ac-
{ count of his age and his promise that
: he will never again engage IN this BUS
mess, | grant him pardon condl-
Il toned on his good behavior, and that
E he should not in any way handle liquor
s he to appear before the mayor or
: Winston on the first Monday of July
e and on the first Monday Of January
: kept his promise.
fl Herbert Wynn, Hertford county.
t The defendant was convicted with two
Y others of breaking into a store. The
4 others were sentenced for four years,
e | and Wynn for three years, on the pub
lie roads of Halifax The prisoner is
= between 13 and Ia years of age, and
f ! was to a great extent led away by the
d older boys; therefore, while not grant
h ing an absolute pardon, have placed
S the prisoners with Mr.. Roswell G.
q | Bridger of WintOn, for two and a halt
@ years, conditioned on his being of good
r | behavior to be returned to the roads
s | in case he is not; Mr.. Bridger on his
|. part to treat him kindly and only give
+ him such work as a boy of his age
@ | should do.
d Tom Eaton, Halifax county The
= prisoner was convicted in 1901 OF
It burning a mill and sentenced to State
i prison for fifteen years. He has
g served six years. and has proven him
y self a model prisoner The man con
IS yicted with him and equally as guilty
n has already been pardoned. Mr.. Wal
e ter f. Daniel, the then solicitor fO1
It the State, has come TO me and asked
e for this mans pardon, saying that
e there is doubt Of his guilt. and thai
q the prisoner has already been pun.
IS ished too long Others join in thi.
J. request AS the mill was only an Ou
e building, l myself think his punish
# ment has been sufficient, and therefore
s. | pardon him on condition of his gOO(
~ | behavior.
PardOns Refused.
- Application for pardons were re
- fused as follows:
= Bearman Pickard, Durham county
- The defendant was convicted August
- | 1906, of larceny and sentenced for tw'
le years. Neither Judge nor solicitor
= recommend his pardon. The punish
ment does nat seem to me excessive
and no good reason being shown, ap
plicatiOn is refused
klza Morgan, Montgomery county
y. The defendant was convicted fall term
1903, of murder in the second degre
and sentenced to twelve years. Nethe
judge nor solicitor recommended thi
asl pardon, and no good cause bein:
= shown why it should be granted aD
20 plication is refused
lei Chas. Brockwell Orange county
Defendant was convicted Octobe
"a term, 1906. of retailing, and sentence,
y Tor six months Sentence is not ex
20 cessive, as he was Wilfully yiolatin
n the law. Neither judge nor solicito
10 recommend his pardon, and while tn
prisoner is suffering some ills from
of being confined in prison, the ground
40 shown for pardon, application is re
- - granting his pardon
Alexander Allen, Wake county. De
II 1endant was convicted January term
: 1893. of murder in the second degre
~ and sentenced to thirty years in Stat
prison. No good reason having bee
- shawn for pardon, application is re
~ fused.
IN LARGE NUMBER EXPECTED.