The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-23
RICH CONVICT HAS
f|FTY-S|X CHILDREN
Is rs Years Old and Wants
Governor to Pardon
Him
MUST GO HOME TO
PUT ESTATE IN ORDER
Shot His Son Who Thrashed Him
With Stick and Would Assault
Ennmerator OF
Progeny.

The father of fifty-six children, the
owner of 5000 acres of mountain land
In Rockingham county valued at $780,
600, Israel Mangold, rs years old,
serving an eight-year sentence in the
State penitentiary tor attempting to
Kill one of his song, made appitca-
ton To Governor Mann Friday for I'M
conditional pardon. saying that ne
wished to be allowed to go home and
make some settlement OF his estate
in order to avert litigation, which, ne
declares, would unquestionably devei-
OPP II he died intestate.
Attorney Samuel l.. Adams, OF Hal
3fax county. represents Mangold. The
attorneys shows that his client is a
very old man. and that IL may be nee
essary To ask for committee to tak
charge OF his estate ana make the pro-
per disposition of il
Shot His son.
Mangoid was married only once,
the records show. His wife died many
years ago. leaving four children. Has
eldest cnild--a sons now over forty
years old. Early In 1906. following a
difficulty with this son, Mangold snot
him. innicting a severe and danger
Gus wound. he claimed, and the evil
denca produced at the trial showed,
that the younger man had admins
tered a sound thrashing To his father.
using stout hickory stick. and the
older man maintained that he got the
gun and shot his assailant. rearing
that he would be killed.
A certificate has been filed with the
Governors secretary from the physi-
clan at the State farm. showing tina,
the aged convict 10 now practically an
invalid, and has. IL - believed, but "a
few years 10 live.
Since Imprisonment his health has
failed rapidly. When first confined he
appeared 20 be in robust health. and
shortly after beginning his sentence
attempted to assault DIR. w. j. Araynee.
superintendent of the Virginia Chill
drens Home Society. who had been TO
Rackne.~am. counted the mans chill
dren, ANA nnding that a great many
OF them we're not properly cared FOR.
called ut the farm to ascertain from
their father ii some provision could
not be made for them
Wanted TO Attack May fhAs.
Several guards FASTENED to the res
cue of Dr. Mayhee. but 30 Infatuated
had the old mountain Ger become at
that what he termed ''unwarranted
Interference with his family relations"
that the utmost efforts az the men
were required TO hold him until his
rage subsidized.
Mr.. Adams, In outlining tina pecu-
YTar rase. says that investigation shows
that many years ago Mangold 10 pre-
vent depreciation upon his land. butt
a number of cabins on the mountain
sides and In the valleys owned BY him
and offered a cow and small piot
of land TO anyone who would come
and occupy it and keep off trespassers.
About twenty people responded. and
many OF these. with their children. are
now living on the estate. The Ola
,nountafneer defiantly boasted that he
would manage his property as no saw
fit and would allow interference from
no one.
Aanso,d now realizes. his attorney
declares that should he dis without
leaving "a will or without having made
some disposition of his property. ev-
eryone OF his children would at once
ma a claim for his share OF the estate.
and these outside claims" would be
contested by the four children OF his
wife, :.
If ia declared, In litigation, which
would not only swamp the courts. but
would ultimately exhaust the estate
itself. He desires, II is Understood,
10 give each of his ftfty-siN children u
certain part of the general property,
Though IL is said To be his intention
10 deal more literally with the -four
children of his wife.
He realizes, also. his attorney shows,
that on account Of his feeble eondi-
ton he has but a short time To live.
and IL pardoned will consider having
a committee appointed 10 make JUST
apportionments and SO settle his estate
fater his death as TO prevent al llu-
CATION