The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-10
GOVERNOR GRANTS
PARDON TO -FOUR
Recommendation Of the
Tria! Judges is Given in
Each of the Cases

Each of the Cases
Governor Kitchin yesterday issued
three conditional pardons and one
Communication, which acte as an i'm
mediate release. In every ease the
recommendation Of the trial judge was
given and the good behavior condi-
ton attached
h pardons are as follows:
Robert Fulton, Halifax county,
Crime, burglary in second degree.
Sentence, 16 years in States Prison.
Pardoned conditionally.
Reasons for Pardon.
Prisoner and two others were sent
enced to terms of Is, Is and II years
for burglary in second degree. One
died in prison, the other escaped and
l am Informed has since died. Pris-
oner has served ten years and six
months with q goo record. He is q
skilled Workman, but his eyesight has
badly failed. The trial Judge recon-
mends pardon, and says that ten years
is severe punishment and sufficient
20 satisfy the exactiOns of the law. The
Solicitor states that the punishment
already endured has in all reSpects
been sufficient for the crime commit
ted and recommends pardon. Many
of the prison guards recommend par
don.
Upon these facts and both the Judge
and Solicitor thinking full atoneInent
20 the broken law. has been made. /
pardon prisoner on condition that he
remain ~laW-abiding and of good be-
haNiOr-
father c. Rodenhamer, Forsyth
county, May term, 1909. Crime, lar
ceny Sentenced to five years in State
Prison. PardOned conditionally.
Reasons for Pardon.
IN this case | am Informed that
most of the money was restored. The
president Of the bank from which the
money was stolen and many other cit
liens recommend clemency. He has
served about two and a half Years.
After sentence was passed the judge
intimated that after he had served
with good record for two years that
he would recommend clemency for
this boy. The trial judge now recon-
mends his pardon and the Solicitor
concurs in the judges recommended
ton.
Pardoned on condition that he re-
main law abiding and of good be-
havior.
w. f. Fleming, Lee county. April
term, 1910. Crime, arson. Sentence.
three years in States Prison. Par
doned cO~nditionaliy.
Reasons for Pardon
This negro was convicted Of trying
to burn his home for insurance. He
has served more than half his sent
ence. At the recent disaster at Water
vile prisoner gave Warning and aided
greatly in reScuing guards and other
conVicts, probably saving three lives.
On account of his good records and his
conduct at said disaster, the judge
recommends pardon, as does the SUI
perintendent of the convict force haV-
ing him in charge.
Pardoned on condition hat he re-
main law-abiding and of good be-
haVior.
Jesse Moore, Beaufort county, June
21, 1911 (Aurora R~ecorder). Crime,
larceny. Sentence twelve months on
roads. COMMITTED conditionally.
Reasons for Communication.
Defendant, a negro boy, wore the
shoes Of another negro. Shoes We're
worth about $3.50 or $500. The
court that a~djudged him guilty rec
ommends clemency, thinking under
the circumstances a much shorter
term would be sufficient.
COMMITTED to four months on con-
dation that he remain of good be-
haVior and l~aw-abiding.
w. r. Fleming, who is a negro con-
Wet, was the man who acted with
such heroism at the time of the land
slide and collapse of the at
Waterville during the past summer.
Not only did he render great assist
ance to the guards. but he directly
saved three lives. The prison authori-
ties joined in the application for his
pardon.