The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-25
GOVERNOR COMER
 USES CLEMENCY
Seven Cenvicts Are Released
 Upon Parole
NE OF THEM A MERE BOY
Extenuating Circumstance Are Given in Several Cases-Nebraska Rail road Suits Will Have no Bearing
 on Alabama Cases.

Montgomery. December A.-(special.)
 Before leaving for Birmingham to spend Christmas with Mrs. Conner, Governor
 Conner paroled seven convicts, one of
 them being a young boy, Louis W. Poo
 ley, of Mobile county, who goes to the
 custody of Judge Lindsay. head of the famous juvenile court of Denver, the
 others being as follows:
 Elijah Doster. Dale county, second de-
 gree murder; sentenced 1905 for 20 years. J. G. sanderson, Marion county mur- der. sentenced 1906 for 121s years
 George Steelman. Etowah county, mur- der, sentenced 1893 for life.
 Nick Leggett. Clarke county, murder
 sentenced 1889 for life.
 Jule Temple Russell county, burglary
 sentenced 1907 for two years.
 Steve Tribble, Limestone county, mur-
 der. sentenced 1905 for 10 years.
 In the case of Tribble the governor says
 that there were extenuating circum-
 stances that makes his action none other
 than correct The members of the par don board are of the same opinion The
 reasons given for the other cases foi-
 low:
 Louis w. Pooley-"This young man
 was convicted of forgery. His friends
 have interested Judge Lindsay, of Colo
 rado. Judge Lindsay has expressed
 willingness to be the young mans friend. to take him in hand and use his best
 efforts to grow him up into useful cili- zen. Thereby parole him into Judge
 Iindsay's care, with the distinct under standing that his parole terminates If
 ever the purposes of it, by the conduct
 of the young man. miscarry.'' Elijah Doster-"The prisoner was Il years old at the time he committed the
 crime, killing a boy 15 years old who had been very cruel to him. Hereby pa
 role him into the custody of his parents, conditioned on his future good behavior. J. G. Sanderson-"There are many miti- gating circumstances connected with the case. and thereby parole him, condition ed on his future good conduct" George -"Executive clemency
 is recommended for this man by all of the living jurors who tried him. His conduct for To years in prison has been exemplary. His brother, who was con- victed with him, was released several | years ago. l hereby parole him condi- I tioned on his future good conduct | Nick Leggett-"This prisoner was a 1 boy of IS when this offense was commit 1 ted His step-father was hanged for
 
 | the boy took in the crime was due to the
 influence of his step-father. In view of 1 these facts and his good prison record, I 1 hereby parole him, conditioned upon his
 future good conduct"
 1 Jule Temple-'1his boy broke into a
 warehouse or store for the purpose of I getting beer to drink. It is represented l to me that he is not very strong men, 1 tally. His conduct since he has been in | prison has been good. He is hereby pa- roled, conditioned on his future good l conduct"
 Not Like Alabama. The action of the United States su- l preme court in citing the federal judges I In Nebraska to appear and show cause why railroad litigation should not be | remanded to the state courts, is in- l ieresting at this time to Alabama, but will have no bearing on the Alabama | litigation. In Nebraska suit was brought by the officers of the state l courts and taken from there to the | United States court by the railroad peo- | pie. Tn Alabama original suit was l brought by the railroads in the federal l courts.
 l As a result, there will be nothing, except inferentially, in the decisions on | the Nebraska cases to apply on the | situation in Alabama. However even by inference the ruling will help in this | state, as it is well known that the ques- l tion of jurisdiction is the one upon which the state will make test in the quickest and easiest way possible. Attorney General Garber says that the Nebraska case is one that will not apply in this state at all.
 The state will answer on January 6, on the application of the railroads to restrain the state from enforcing any of the new rate laws or the' criminal features attached to them. It Is a | coincidence that the answer in tn Nebraska cases will be made on that | day also In the meantime the state is estopped by restraining orders. Kick on Charity. The efforts of the Epworth league at Union Springs to aid the cotton nJll workers on Christmas met a red hot rebuff. Baskets had been left about the town for gifts to be given the poor of the mill town on the holiday season. A committee of the mill work | CTS made a protest and posted it up beside the baskets, in which they said | they did not ask for or care to accept charity, save in such cases as aid is asked. The protest goes on to say: we are pleased to say that we are working for the Union Springs Cotton Mill company, and are not on the people | of the town. and do not think it neces- | sary for the people to burden them selves with the poor people of the cot | ton mill district, unless called on for aid" This is signed, "The poor people I of the cotton mill district"
 l The protest came as surprise. It I is contended that there are many who, | by this notice, will be deprived of aid 1 that they need at this time. The better | off of the crowds take it that such | charity is degrading and have been holding out against it.