Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-01-11
THEIR TIME SOON TO EXPIRE.
No Parole for Greene or Gaynor from
L. $. Prison.
(Atlanta Georgian, 6th.)

That Ben jamin ID. Greene and John
f. Gaynor, convicted Of the embezzle-
ment of funds from the government
on the Savannah river harbor con-
tracts and sentenced to serve four
years each in the Atlanta Federal
penitentiary, will not be paroled by
the Attorney General Of the United
States, was learned on Thursday by
The Georgian from an authoritative
source. The parole board met Thurs
day morning and adjourned to fri
day.
While no definite Information as to
whether the two had applied for pa
role under the recently enacted pa
role act could be obtained from War
den William II. Moyer, it has been
generally believed that they had, but
prominent government official In
Atlanta in speaking OF their case
said
They Cost Too Much.
"rhe government will never parole
Greene and Gaynor. They are the
last two prisoners in the country to
expect clemcncy from the govern
ment. The long chase over the
world and the fight which they made
to keep out of Jail cost hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars and the govern
ment does not feel that they have yet
paid their debt.
so determined was the govern
mcnt to prosecute them and bring
them to Justice, that secret service
agents were sent to every quarter Of
the globe, and no matter where they
went they would have been singled
out and brought back to Justice.
"rhc fight to eXtraditc them from
Canada was both lengthy and OK
pcnSivc and they are believed to
have now some Of the money for
which they are serving time. The
government is still on search for
this money, and they will doubtless
have q hard time spending it."
Tie specific charge against Greene
and Gaynor was the cmbczzlcment OF
75.7l9.90 from tn" government in
the Savannah river harbor contracts.
for completely in which Capt. Obcrlin
NJ. Carter, OF the United States cngi-
ncrring corps. was convicted and
served his term in the Fort Lcavcn-
worth pcnitentiary and is now at lib
crty, though he Is being Su,d W the
government for money which he is
believed to have.
When FINELY eXtraditcd from Can
ada they were brought back to Gcor-
Gia, tried and convicted and sentcnc-
ed by Judge Emory Spccr, Of the Uni
ted States Court for the Southern Dis
trict Of Georgia, to servo four years
in the penitcntiary. Accordingly
they entered the Atlanta prison ON
the morning Of January s, 1908, and
with a time allowance for good be-
havior will be released within tho
next 60 days
Improved in Prison.
AT the time Of their Imprisonment
Gaynor was broken in health, being
sufferer from locomotOr ataXia, but
it IS said that his condition has great
~ improved under the treatment re-
ceived in the penitentiary.
Greene, being a civil engineer OF
note, has rendered the government
valuable assistance in the building
improvements at the penitentiary, and
especially in the construction Of the
massive wall around the prison.
During the first winter OF Gaynor's
Imprisonment his wife, Mrs. Annie
Gaynor, and his son, John f. Gaynor
jr, spent the season in Atlanta 4,
the Piedmont Hotel and were fire..
qucnt visitors at the pcnitcntiary
Trips to Atlanta followed at close in.
tcrvals. but neither the wife nor sol
has been to Atlanta within the las
year. However, it is said that Mrs
Gaynor will arrive in Atlanta shortl,
to meet her husband when he gain!
his liberty. Young GaynOr is moi
her son, but that OF Gaynors frs
wife.
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