The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-19

| Jackson, Miss, :une 15-Governor
| Noel has granted pardons to II. F.
| West and Joseph Manieri, two white
conVicts Eow on the state farm in
| Rankin county West is serving a
two year term for bigamy, and was
sent UP from this, Kinds county, at
the last term of court. He came
here from \ labama two or three
years ago and opened a tailor shop,
at which ne was doingwell. Later on
he married a young woman who was
working for hiln. and they seemed
Ii wing happily until another woman
VINO claiInetl to be common law
wife, and the mother of two or three
of Vests children, put in an appear
ance and had West arrested.
He was convicted in the Circuit
Court, the Alabama law as to the con
mon law marriage being held binding
and the supreme court affirmed the
decision While in Jail awaiting the
action of the supreme court West and
his Jackson wife were remarked
their three months old baby being a
witness. A great many of the citi-
zens of Jackson, who believed West
was more sinned against than sin
ming signed his petition for pardon.
Manieri was sent up from Hancock
county to serve a two-year sentence
for burglary. 1t appears that while
drunk he entered a house and stole
quantity of whiskey. Officers of
the court and the man from whom
the whiskey was stolen are said to
have signed the petition.
The pardons in both cases are
made conditioDal-tha is, if either
again violate the laws of the state
of mississippi they forfeit their right
to liberty. This conditional pardon
was declared legal by the Florida
courts some time since, and Governor
Noel is trying it on Mississippi con-
victs.
Jos. Manieri, sent up from this
county. and residing in this city,
reached here Tuesday evening ana
was gladly welcomed home by his
brother. who has worked without END
among the Bay st. Louis friends OF
the family and the public generally,
It will be remembered Manier1 was
implicated as being connected Wild
| the robbery of the Gex store, ana
who was drinking heavily at the
time Nanieri always bore a good
reputation and his fall was attribut-
er TO liquor. His wife. family and
| friends never abandoned him. me
petition for his pardon was signed by
the presiding Judge, prosecuting at
torney and by Mr.. Gex, the store
keeper as well. He served only
little over half the year. His SEN
|tence was for two years:
A centennial exposition is being
suggested for the State of Mississippi
i1t 1917. and we hope to see the
ClarionLedgers suggestion grow to
such proportions as to become a re-
ality. Since New Orleans has appar
entity abandoned her Panama Expost
ton for 1915, there would be more
room for an exposition and that this
State should have the occasion, woult
prove one well-fitting. In 1917 Pres
iuSuI MdulooA dPpiO'Ou OIL oNe " ga
able the people of Mississippi terri
tory to form themselves a constitu
ton and State Government, the Stat
government being held at the villag
of Washington in July and Congress
admitting the State into the Unior
the following December, 1877. lie
us hear more, from time to time
anent the Mississippi Centennial Ex
position and let's make 1t world
fair 1t is possible. The Gulf Coas
would benefit incalculably from sue
| a project.