The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-03-09
From the Biloxi Review:

From the Biloxi Review:
The press dispatches OF this morning
told only the bare facts of the issuance
of pardon to DR.. Winegarden, of
Jackson county, but underlying this is
a story of interesting and somewhat
startling characteristics. DR.. Wine
garden was charged with grand larceny
the corpus delicti having been the TAX
ing of logs belonging to another. The
defendant lived just on the border line
between Mississippi and Alabama and
the charge brought against him was
made by Moss Point lumber firm. The
case hung fire for several terms with the
defendant always ready for trial but
the state not ready. The presiding
Judge finally insisted upon a trial and
the date was set. At the time of trial
there was presented witness brought
over from Alabama who testified in the
matter against DR.. Winegarden and he
was convicted. An appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court and now comes
the interesting part of the story as
told The Review representative. The
Alabama witness it appears had been
arrested on the same charge as that
against DR.. Winegarden, but as is al
lodged, the charge was allowed to sleep
if he would come over and testify
against the Doctor After his return to
Alabama, it is further alledged, that his
conscience troubled him and he went
to a prominent lawyer of that state
and revealing to him the facts stating
he had sworn falsely, indeed did not
know what he had sworn to, and asked
him to draft an affidavit in accordance
with these which he signed and swore
to. That paper was sent the DIS at
torney and found its way to the Gov
ernor who following his inyariable rule
applied to the prosecutor in Jackson
County as to the facts, and these not
being denied the parden was issued.
| The writer is told that the affidavit In
question declares that the Alabama wit
ness was promised immunity from the
charge against him, his expenses to
Mississippi and a money if he would
testify that DR.. Winegarden stole the
logs. Tic affidavit, it is alleged is on
file at the Governors Office.
| The representative of The Review
while on the rounds this morning
dropped in on a well-known citizen, Of
this city where the story of DR.. Wine
gardens conviction and pardon became
the subject of conversation, when the cit
izen, for many years resident of tht
coast, became reminiscent and related
the following story: Somewhere be-
tween fifteen and twenty years ago IL
Jackson county there were two men, Jo'
Crane and - Mayson, engaged IL
hauling with an insignificant wagon
Meeting an acquaintance on the roat
they were asked if they desired LOAF
and answering in the affirmative the.
were told to go certain branch AM
they would find some hogs penned AM
to bring them to the acquaintance
house. The two men followed the di
rection and found it as had been toll
them and loaded the hogs in the wagon
On the way to Scranton they were ac
costed by another acquaintance VIII
; claimed the hogs and would not listen
) the mems story, but had them arrested
The first acquaintance was sent for an
repudiated the entire transaction. Con
yiction in the courts folio we'd and tn
men went to the "pen" for three years
After serving their terms they returne
; to Biloxi and securing boat engage
in carrying oysters. Later at Bay s.
Louis, in Hancock county, they haule
l their schooner up for repairs and on
morning while waiting for these to b
0 finished they saw man rowing out
0 the sound and recognized him as tn
2 first acquaintance mentioned in tnis al
= ticle, the man who had employed thel
0 to haul the hogs, and went out and kille
0 him. Both were sentenced to the "pen
0 for life and both died while working Q
: the Gulf and Ship Island early in i