The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
Convicts Of Buncombs, Haywood
And Randolph Counties Get
Freedom
We're in for Varying Terms for Lar
ceny Larceny and Receiving. and
Receiving Stolen Goods With Sem
fences to States Prison and the
Roads.

-Four pardons were yesterday an.
nounced by the Governor. these To
1homas Gudger, of Runcornbe county.
convicted Of larieny; Palmer Golightly,
OF Buncombe county. convicted Of lar
j. B. Barrett, OF conn-
ty, convicted of larceny and receiving:
David M. Record, Of Randolph coun-
y, convicted of receiving stolen goods.
ne sentences and reasons for pardon
are Set out as follows:
Thomas Gudger. of Buncomba
county. convicted at the February
term, 1908, for the crime of larceny.
and sentenced to 4 years and IL
~ditional1y, the reasons for pardon be-
ing:
prisoner was convicted of the lar
cenv of one dollar, and has served
lover three years Upon recommen-
dation Of the solicitor that his punish
ment has now been sufficient. and up
on consideration OF the petitions in
his behalf, I pardon prisoner on con
aition that he remain law-abiding.
believing that he has been sufficiently
punished"
Palmer G0lightlv Of Bunconlbe
fcounty, convicted at the February
Eterm, 1908. for the crime of larceny,
and sentenced to 4 years and II
months on the roads. Pardoned, con-
~ SoooI:o ~ Ao1 &l1k7
Prisoner stole $27 in money. He
has served on the roads over three
years. Nine of the jury recommend
pardon, on the ground that he has
now been punished enough for that
%offense. The solicitor and the attor-
fney who aided the solicitor, bot rec
ommend pardon on the am grounds.
P~ardoned, On condition hat he remain
~law-abiding and of goo conduct
J. B.. Barrett, Of Haywood county.
convicted at the July term. 1903, for
the crime Of larceny and receiving.
and sentenced to 5 years on the roads.
Pardoned, conditionally, the reasons
for pardon beng:
Prisoner has been in jail and On
the roads for two years. In February,
1910, while working on the roads. his
right forearm-both bones-was
broken. The bones did not unite. Las.
lSeptember the county physician tool
him to a hospital and had the bones
cut, reset and wired, and has attended
him ever since. The bones have no,
properly healed. The trial judge, the
icounty commissioners and a great
tmany other citizens recommend par
fdon. There is no protest. The stolen
fgoods were returned to the owner.
In view Of the above facts, I pardon
prisoner, on condition that he remain
|law-abiding and Of good conduct.
David NJ. Record. of Randolph
county. convicted at the July term
1909, for the crime of receiving stolen
goods, and sentenced to eighteen
months in the States Prison, pardoned.
the reasons for pardon being:
There is a very strong petition in
favor of pardon. Prisoner is an ole
man and was convicted Of receiving
goods stolen by others-One, his son,
who is now a fugitive from justice
Some Of the goods were found on pris-
! ~, PC rpnp1iCoc fh0,O1 he ofyyay C In
sisted that he was innocent. In recon-
mending pardon, the solicitor states
that the clerk Of the court was not al
his desk hen the judge at trial term
changed the sentence from eighteen
to twelve months, and therefore the
clerk failed to note the change, which
WAS really made by the Judge. PriS-
oner has served over twelve months
PafdOned for above reasons