The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-25
JUST FELT GOOD
Gov. Blease Granted Several pardons to
to Make Others Feel Coed.
PARDONS AL WAYS READY
Our Genial. Good Feeling Governor
Says He Thinks Everybody Should
be Happy, and He Wants Only q
Reason From q Convict and He
Will Make Him Happy.

! REASON from u COuSACt &AlAu 44S
Will Make Him Happy.
81 felt so good when / came down
town this morning that I decided to
grant three pardons." This state
ment was made Wednesday morning
by the chief executive and he later
extended clemency In two other cases.
Since January II he has extended
his power of pardon to over three
score prisoners. He says he likes to
make people happy and that IT. a pris-
oner can show any kind of reason
that he will be pardoned.
Gov. Blease said Wednesday that
he would dismiss the members of the
State board of pardons but for III.
fact that it might humiliate them.
1.-THE members of the board are OF
no use to me-" ne said, "but If they
will resign I will appoint another
board and I will submit cases to the
men l will appoint.
For the purpose Of restoring his
citizenship Gov. Blease "Wednesday
pardoned T. D. Mitchell, who was
convicted some time ago in Lexing-
ton county on the charge of conspir-
| ing to defraud in a municipal elec-
ton held in New Brookland. A fine
of s75 was imposed on Mitchell.
The pardon was granted upon let
ter addressed to Gov. Blease by
Mitchell, which read:
Il was convicted in Lexington
county several years ago for conspir-
ing to defraud at a municipal elec-
ton in the town of Brooklano ana
was fined SIS for this offense, which
fine paid. I now have the honor
to petition your excellency that you
do grant me a pardon in order that
my citizenship might be restored to
me-"
Charles Holloway, negro, serving
lie sentence from Edgefeld after
conviction on the charge Of murder,
was paroled during good behavior.
The negro was recently transferred
from the State panitentiary to the
Edgefield county chaingang because
of his health. He was convicted III
1905 with his brother, Arthur Hollo-
way, for killing Alex Barnes, another
negro, at church row. Arthur Hol-
loway was pardoned by Gov. Ansel
and died soon after leaving the pen
itentiary. S. Meg. Simpkins of Edge
field appeared in behalf Of the negro.
George Robinson, serving a i've
year sentence from Marlboro for
manslaughter, having been convicted
in 1909, was paroled during goou be-
l1avior by the governor.
Geo. Robinson killed Sam Purvis.
Robinson's wife had left him and had
gone to the home of Purvis, who had
married a sister of Mrs. Robinson. 1t
appeared on the trial that Robinson
had been convicted in Chesterfield
county for larceny Of live stock from
woman and had served his time.
M. S. Taylor, serving a sentence of
five years from Spartanburg, having
been convicted in 1908 on the charge
of assault and battery, was paroled
during good behaior.
A pardon was refused to George
Moody, serving a life sentence from
Darlington county on the charge OF
murder. He was convicted in 1893
for killing Henry Jones in a general
fight on the public highway. The
crime occurred in 1892, Moody escap-
ing. He afterward returned TO the
State, gave up, was tried and convict
ed of murder with recommenu~...v,
to mercy.
The death sentence imposed upon
Jackson Cunningham by the Green
wood county court was commuted to
life Imprisonment by Gov. Blease
The communication for the negro was
granted upon the recommendation
of the jury and well-known citizens
| of rroo1uood coDnty