The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
WON'T HANG.
az A. A0ams Convicted of Murder
Goes Up Life.
Hs. KILLED JACQUES.
ts'e Pardon Board Acted Upon a
Number of Other Prominent Cases
as Well us Many Minor Cases, A
Complete List OF Which is Given
Below. Gov. .insel Sat With the
Board.

AQaJBS IS the white man who has
three times heen under the sentence
,of death. was once fugitive from
sjustice with reward of $1,000 of.
sfered FOR his capture; and his case
scaused an en- banc session of all the
; justices and judges of the State.
Adams d1sed HearyJacques. white
neighbor- in 1908. He was tried
fand on conviction sentenced to death.
The following pardons were rec
'oume.Heed:
J. Ex 2arte Samson Brown, Mar
ion, nlurder with recommendation
20 mercy: The board recommends
that the petition for pardon in this
'~dsc be granted upon the ground
Of the physical condition OF the p, is
oner.
| ,. EN parte HARRIET Williams,
! Beaufort. murder with recommends
/ zion to mercy: The board will recon-
:nend that full pardon be granted
the prisoner, and this recommended
tion is basted upon doubts which
seemed to have surrounded the cir
cumstances of the killing, the char
acteI Of the deceased, the length Of
term already served by the petitio >
er, and her exemplary character
while in the peniteniiary.
g. Ex parte Daniel Grant, Barn
!! vel. car breaking: The board rec
ommends a full pardon in this
case based upon the extreme youth
crime. the recommendation of the
of thep etitioner at the time of the
; solicitor, and the eXem olary conduct
! of the prisoner while III the peniten-
1iary.
The following communication OF
sentences were recommended:
l. Ex parte r. A. Adams, Collie
ton. murder: The recommendation
of the board in this case is that the
sentence be commutated to impris-
onment for life in the pelitentierE
at hard labor. The board was moved !
TO recommend this clenlenc% largely |
upon the grounds that in the judge /
,nent of the board the verdict should !
have been murder with recommen- !
daticn to mercy.
,. Ex parte Geo. c. Bell. Horny. |
maIslaughter: The board recon- !
mends that the sentence in this case /
be commuted to two years confne-
ment in the peniteutiary at hard
labor. This recommendation isbasted !
upon the facts set forth in the petit i
ton and the recommendations there /
10 attached.
8. Ex parte John Hall. Orange
burg, burglary: The board recon-
nends that the sentence in this case !
be committed to ten years imp!lSon- !;
ment in the penitentiary al hard !
labor. The board is moved to make |;
this recommendation largely upon
the ground (1) that the sentence
seemed to have been severe ami ~ !
!! upon the recommendation OF the J
prosecutor.
The following petitions were re-
fused:
/. Ex parte Luther Woodson. An
derson, manslaughter. The board
respectfully recommends that the pc
: tition in this case be not granted.
! The verdict was manslaughter and
the sentence imposed was threeyears
at hard labor on the public works or
E; in the State penitentiary
! >. Ex parte R. F. and j. H. Rich
ey, Anderson, assault and battery
and resisting an officer. The board
recommends in this case that the Pc
! tition be not granted. The assaui'
was upon the sheriff while IN the
! discharge of his duty in an attempt
10 preserve the peace. Intention Is
called to the fact that though these
Dartles were tried and sentenced at
! the fall term 1908. Anderson coun-
tv, that the prisoners are still at
! large and have not yet commenced
! serving their sentence
>. Elk parte John Wheatley. Spar
; tanburg. assault and battery With IN
| tent to kill: The board recommends
j that the petition be not granted.
4. Ex parte Levi Manigault. Char
: lesion. murder with therecommenda-
: ton to mercy and Imprisonment III
! the. penitentiary for life: The board
! recommends that this petition be NOT
! granted.
). Elk parte Milford McComhs.
! Cherokee. IldlsiIc9itte
fve years hard labor on the puHslc
/ works or in the penitentlary: lac
board is of opinion that an hilllSa-
ting circumstances must have Dcen
! considered by the trial judge
6. Ex narte Oscar Blackmore.
+. Fairfield, rol gerry; sentence TWO
wears in til" penitentiary: The boald
recommends that the petition be not
granted
Ex parte Werner Holloway,
Greenville. arson: sentence flite.n
E: Years in the reniten,iary: The board
recomn enus that this petition DE
not granted. 1,o.u,.
assault with intent to ravlsh' SEN
euce 10 years in he penltentlars.
The board recommends that this pc
tition be not granted.
9. Tx parte Ill kenney. Marlboro.
burglary and larceny; sentence tWo
wears and six months: The boaro
recommends that this petition be not
granted. A.,
Ex parte Carey Lilies. Mari
boro. burglary and larceny: Inc
board recommends that TINS pe'l'iof
be not granted.
I II. Ex partc Green Franklin,
! Marlboro, nlanSlauSnter; sentence
| three years in the penitentlarE:I
beard recommends thatthiSpeution
he not granted
-. Tx partc David James. Spar
: tanhurc. violation diSpcnSary law:
] sentcuce six months and f1ne ri
e s1nn: The board recommends that
T the pardon in this case be not
granted.
: ~. FIX nartc Dennis Bird. ker-
10, oh