Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-15
PARDON MILL PRODUCTS
Wonderful Record Established by Gov
efnOf BleaSe.
EXPLANATION Due The Legislature.

EXPLANATION DUE The LEGISLATURE.
Long List of Pardons and Paroles
About Which Many Good Citizens
of the State Are Alarmed; But to
Which No Objection Is Being Raised
i BY Beneficiaries or Their Friends.
Reasons for a host of pardons, COM
mutations of sentence, and paroles will
be a distinctive feature Of the session
of the state legislature to be held be-
ginning in January, 1912. According
to the constitution of the state, adopt
ed in 1895, the governor Is given the
power of granting clemency in the
matter of sentence for crimes. The
constitution creates a pardon board, to
which the governor may refer petitions
for pardon, but the constitution re-
quires that If he should not act accord
ing to it's recommendation, he shall
submit to the legislature his reasons
for granting the pardon, parole or COM
mutation. Pardons, paroles or commu-
tations have averaged at least one a
day since Governor Blease has been
in office, and the list upon which this
message to the legislature must be sent
early in January, is already Of rec
ord breaking length.
Governor Blease's record in the mat
ter of executive clemency Is as fol-
lows:
Pardons and Communications.
John Pendergrass, williamsburg
Murder; hanging, commuted to life
Imprisonment
George Smith and Charley Smith,
Greenville-Petty larceny, pardoned.
Walter Hames, Cherokee-Murder,
hanging, commuted to life imprison-
ment.
Lillian Herbert, Laurens-Man-
slaughter; sentence five years; par
doned.
| = cob Jeter, Union-Murder; life
sen .ence; pardoned.
John Henry Anderson, Laurens-
Sentenced to death for murder; COM
muted to life imprisonment.
Ben Ayers, Cherokee Sentenced to
two years for assault and carrying
unlawful weapons; sentence commut-
ed to go days or $50.
Robert Gunnels, Greenville-Con-
victed Of rape; sentenced to II years;
lpardoned.
Frank Dearman, Spartanburg-Con
victed of gambling; sentenced of one
year; pardoned.
Ed Abbott, Spartanburg-Sentenc
to one year for gambling; pardoned.
Bartlett Hammond, Horry-Sentence
of two years for perjury; pardoned.
Charlie Allen, Laurens-Sentenced to
life Imprisonment for arson; pardoned.
John Russell, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to two years imprisonment for as
sault and battery with intent to kill;
sentence commuted to one years i'm
prisonment.
Percy Sweat, Barnwell-Assault and
battery; four years; commuted to two
years. :.
Earle Burgess, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and battery with intent to kill; two
years; commuted to IL months.
Perry Van Buren, Sumter-Obtain-
ing goods under false pretense; one
year; commuted to IL months or 500
fine. >.
Charlie Poole, Greenville-Assault
and battery six months or $3.50 fine;
commuted to $50 fine.
Russell Mccormick, Saluda-Man-
slaughter; ten years; pardoned.
Wist Andrews, -Manslaugh-
ter; seven years; pardoned.
Cothran Pinson, Laurens-Man-
slaughter; two years; pardoned.
Duncan D. Grant, Marlboro-Murder
with recommendation to mercy; LIE
imprisonment; pardoned.
Mary Fair, Laurens-Murder; life
imprisonment; pardoned.
Luke Gavin, Lancaster-Violating
dispensary law; 500 fine or three
months; pardoned.
M. ]. Irwin, nGwood-Violation Of
dispensary law; six months; commut-
ed to four months or 500 fine.
French Revels, Marlboro-Involun-
tary manslaughter; two years; par
doned.
Preston Jefferson, Sumter-Rape;
life imprisonment; pardoned.
w. G. Rivers, Observation-Disclosures;
life imprisonment; pardoned.
CORDOBA Hampton, Union-Violation
of dispensary law; six months; COM
muted to four months or 500 fine.
A w. Nelson, Bamberg-House-
breaking and larceny; five years; par
doned.
John Black, Chester-Conspiracy to
defraud the state; five years; COM
muted to fine Of $4,000.
Warren Douglass, Spartanburg-
Housebreaking and larceny and vio-
lation of dispensary law; six months
on each charge; parole during good
behavior.
Lonnie C. Meyers, Williamsburg
Murder, with recommendation to mer-
cy; life sentence; pardoned.
]. R. Durant, Lee-Assault and bat
terry with intent to kill; fine Of $500
or three months; commuted to 5000
fine or four months.
| Do -pnnaiuinU
stolen goods; three years; pardoned.
Lewis Carter, Kershaw-Assault and
battery; three years; commuted TO
, date.
| Elsie Hendrix, LeXington-Man-
slaughter; two years; pardoned..
Albert Smith. Laurens-Manslaugh
! ter; eight years; parole during good
behavior.
Israel Lazarus, Colleton-Manslaugh
ter; three years: pardoned.
New Criss, harleston-Murder; to
be hanged; afterward commuted to
life imprisonment; pardoned.
James Smart, Hampton-Larceny OF
live stock; one year; commuted to
date.
Sion Miller, Saluda-Manslaugh
ten years; pardoned.
Franklin McAllister, Williamsburg
Murder with recommendation to mer-
cy; life imprisonment; parole during
good behavior.
C. B. Palmer, Oconee-Manslaugh-
ter; seven years; commuted to %
months.
Lou Belcher Oconee-Manslaught
eight years; commuted to % months.
Carl Austin, Greenville-House-
breaking; three years; paroled during
good behavior.
James w. Gallman, Union-Man-
slaughter; Is years; paroled.
L. A. Lloyd, eenwood-Manslaugh
ter; ten years; pardoned.
Albert Dawson, Abbeville-Assault
and battery; two years; commuted to
one year.
David Jacobs, Chesterfeld-Mur
life imprisonment; pardoned.
John Crosby, Anderson-Murder; to
hang; commuted to life Imprisonment
George Williams, Lancaster-Man-
slaughter; three years; commuted to
date.
Daisy Cook, Hampton-Manslaugh
: ter; six years; commuted to five years
James L. Love, Kershaw-Murder;
life sentence; pardoned..