The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-22

Board deemed 1t suficfent that four years of the ten year sem2ence imposed by the court had been sufficient punish ment The sentence was Imposed upon Ttdweii for being an accessory in the killing of brother -in-iaw, named Gar ner, in Iso4. The father of the young man was given . life sentence on the same charge. The records of the case show that TidweH. the younger. had ta- ken a minor part in the killing.
 The other white paroies were as fol- lows: Houston Clarke, convicted of the murder of a man named Drake: W. N. Allen, convicted of miscegenation. hav- ing served tive years of the i've years sentence;@Lee Ross, convicted of lar ceny in January 1906. in Cleburne Coun- ty, sparcled because of good conduct; siias weathers, conivcted of arson In July, 1S07. in Autauga County; Jim Hughes. assault to murder, convicted in Tuscaloosa In the spring of 1907 and sentenced to two and one-half years; Tom Edwards and win Mayes, convict- ed of burglary in the spring of 1908 and sentenced two years. pnroled on good conduct; Tonmie Roe. of Montgomery, convicted of larceny two years ago. and still a young man. paroled on future good conduct; George Lee and Jun Lew. fs, of Pike, convicted of yagrancy and sentenced 100 days, November 16. 1908: T. J. Anderson. sent up from Chiffon County charged with assault and bat tery, sentenced i've months and served six: Fred Bell, of Barbour. a boy In the custody of the Alabama Industrial School, who was convicted of grand lar ceny November il. 1so7~
 ATarxied~to Amend.
 Parole was also issued Bowling Rob- inson, of Chiffon, who was conivcted Of seduction in the fall of 1903. and sem fenced three years. Robinson has mar ried the wronged, girl since incarcera- ticn and is paroied to care for her.
 Three negroes who have the life sem tence were given paroles. conditioned on future good conduct. They are John Mo see, of Dallas; Emmett Ashley. of Hen ry, and Haygood White. of Clarke. Mccee was convicted of murder in 1898 and is represented as nearly GO years of age. Emmett Ashley was convicted of rape in 1896 in Henry County. Parole Is issued In view of the statement of many citizens that the negro was moi guilty. Haygood White was convicted of murder in the first degree in 1904 and is pardoned because of elements Ananias Dunn. is alleged to have l forged some cotton receipts, for which l he was sentenced to four years in fhs | fall of 1908. The negro returned the money, and was paroled by the Gov I ernor after a full consideration of the case After a service of oyer one year pr. Charles D. Thomas. of Anniston was paroled by the Governor. The ne \ gro physician was accused of abortion and sentenced october. 1907.
 Two Montgomery cases of interest | are the paroles issued Phil Etil and 1 Tyoraca T2rovvn TIill was accused oi
 rape in the spring of 1908. and sentence l cd tostwenty years. He Is paroled De cause of an incapacitating disease, | Brown is the son of the preacher oi l that name fin thts county, aud was sent up for grand larceny.
 The full list of negro paroles As ai
 follows.
 1 John McGee, of Dallas, eonfvcted of murder in 1898 and sentenced for life Emmett Ashley, of Henry. convicted 0i rape in 1898 and sentenced for life | Phil HilI, of Montgomery. convicted oi assault in the spring term of 1902 and sentenced to twenty years; VIII Rich ardson. of Barbour, convicted of grant | larceny in 1900 and sentenced clever i and one-half yearss Will Shuford, oi | Jefferson, convicted of assault to mur' \ der fin 1s04 and sentenced Zen years
 Butler Ash. of Etowah, convicted o' grand larceny in the fall of 1907 ant | sentenced six years; Charlie Hriers, o ! Buliock, convicted Of assault tC fnur' | years; AnRnias Dunn, of Greene. con | victed of forgery in the fall of 1908 and
 sentenced four years: Charles E. Thotn' | as, of Calhoun, conivcted of abortion performance as physician, October
 1907, and sentenced three years; Suit