The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-09
WHITE BROTHERS
GIVEN A PARDON
Recommendation of cOun-
Gil of State.
JOYOUS HOME COW NC


.rrecd Yesterday
Morning by GOV
eirtor Glenn.
out of the prison walls, free men,
rejoicing oncc again in their homes
wives and children ANA friends ABOUT
taom two happy men left the city
yesterday with brightness in theig
faces and sunshine in their he.rts.
Every word. every expression, every
glance of the eye telling af tho JOY and
gratitude brought Dy their release
from the states Prison, Thomas j
white aud Chalmers +. Waite left
Ral@igh yesterday afternoon at BIO
on their way to Concord, having been
pardontd by Governor Glenn upon the
recommendation of Secretary of State
Crimes, Stato Auditor Dixon and Sup
erintendent Of Public instruction JOY
ncr. who rs the Council of State. had
passed upon the application Of the
EIc Whites Are Freed.
Immediately after the pardon had
been signed by Governor Glenn
il was sent to the states Prison
I'D at elGvcn O'Clock tho
Whites were told the glad tidings.
As soon as this was dome they Wee"
Given thu cl1thcs, hats and shoes Which
they had worn on entering the prison,
and having dressed they secured a
carriage by telephone and came to the
city, reaching here about twelve
O'Clock. AT once the two men called
on Governor Glenn TO express their
thanks for his action, and y state
Treasurer Lacy for the same purpose.
They also called to see McSsrs. Grimes,
Dixon and JOyner. but none OF these
were in their Offices, h Messls.
Whites then went to the Y&rborougn
House, registered and took dinner,
Leaving the dining room they at once
went to the train. which was late,
and about $40 left for Concord.
Ihcir JOY and gratitude.
BY a coincidence this writer who
went with the Whites to the train is
the same who talked with them on the
sixth of June, 1905. when they ans
to Raleigh to begin their sentence.
of the joy and gratitude filling their
hearts because of the pardon granted
to them, and of the happy meeting
they soon expected to have with their
wives, children and loved mes. but Of
the tragedy and the events leading up
To it they would say nothing.
Governor GicEm's Proper Course.
Both Of the McsSTs. White express
ed themselves plainly concerning Gov
ernor Glenn's refusal to sit in the hear
ing Of their application for pardon.
1T was the proper thing to do ana
We are deeply grateful To him for on
STEERING the matter as he aid. and for
arranging SO that u application could
be heard. Our hearts are full of
gratitude to the membe of the Coun-
eli of State who recon- mended
the pardon and to State Treas
urer Lacy who favored it. our hearts
are flled with good will towards every
one, and we cannot put in words what
we would like To say concerning all
vino have aided as in gaining IL free
dom, The suspense has been terrible
but our lives are full of sunshine to-
day"
ihc Coming OF the Pardon.
MI Chalmers White gives an in
t&festLn& account of the day with him
and his brother, and says: My worli
III the prison was in the electrical de
p%artnnent. and Toms was in the repair
shop. We had been in keen suspense
since the application for pardon was
heard. and had rather expected to lea
from II on Tuesday until we learned
that the Governor was out of the city
l would have been glad to have r.
ceiVed the pardon then for it was my
thlrty-sl1th birthday. This morning
when at eleven o'clock Capt. Elem.
ing, the warden, sent for US, | knew
It was 4 pardon, for if it mad not beer
he would not have had us come to hi!
office. Our hearts were filled Wit
JOY and as soon a. possible we changed
10 u citizen clothing which we h3,
worn when We came here, and the!
came on to Raleigh in Il carriage
Tom is going straight to Concord ant
expects that his wife and his two lit
tie children, d girl two and q hal
wears Did. q son four or five wears old
Will get there tonight from Rock Hill
5. e. l expect to meet my wife ant
three-year-old daughter in Greens
boro, as | have teIegraphed to he
al Bedford CITY, Va, and they are t,
meet me there and go with me t
Concord. Ii they are not in Greens
boro / Wall so on to meet them befor'
/ go to Concord"
AS To their future plans Mr.. Chal
mers White said that he would re
sumo his position as one Of the man
ayers in n general mercantile bust
ness Of the Cannon & Felzcr Company
OF Concord. Of which he is the JUNO
member and that Thomas White woul,
again EMBARK in the insurance bust
ness.
News Gives Concord JOY.
There were heard on the street
here yesterday morning expression
Of qualification at the pardon granted
A number of friends saw the White
and congratulated them, while teie
g. g. h''t
one from Col. Paul Il. Mears ana Il.
White. of Concord reading:
"Me5srs. Tom and Chal. White
Raleigh. n. {. With ali our heart
and with great thanks to God we han
PLY congratulate YOU both. Great ell
thusiasn and JOY all over town. PEG
pie shaking hands and shouting. Bot
of YOU must come here tonight o.
thirtE-Gve. On arrival of thirty-fv
great Grove will meet you here To
night"
The Men as They Are.
Both Chalmers II Thomas Viii
have been in the best Of health, thong
Thomas is some Is pounds lighter tina
when he came to Raleigh - 100,
He then weighed 20 pounds anu NOV
Weighs 185, and h is 43 years ole
His complexion is rudy and q littl
sunhnrnt, and standing six feet on
inch he is q healthy looking man, h
only trouble being that he is hard {
hearing. Chalmers White is IS ye2l
old. is SIX feet tall and rather sin