The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-30
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FIELDER PROOUNDS POINTED QUESTIONS LAWYERS PETITION PREMATURE SAYS
TO Gov HEASE GOv BLEEE
DEMANDS RIGID INVESTIGATION MUST SERVE TEN YEARS
BianchIill" Man Convicted OF Kill
ing Abe P"nriStiuc l. Refused
Executive Clemency. Appeal ia
IN" hope that John J. Jones. the
supreme Court


Executive Clemency. Appeal ia
The hope that John J. Jones. the
supreme Court.
Columbia. March IL Special
slayer of Abe Pearlstinc. OF Branch.
Vile, cherished that nc might get
a pardon vanGuished today when
Col" l.. Bl"asc refused 10 interfcT"
with tn" verdict OF the Court which
WIS that Jones shall serve ten years
and ON" month at the State Peniteu
iarN Pardon refused March %.
l?ll. Cote l.. Blcasc. Governor" are
til" words written across the back
~ TN" petition in Governor Blcase's
own handwriting The announce
hcnl of tn" refusal was made early
to-day at tn" Chief Executives of
flee.
Reason for Refusal.
III 4 statement this afternoon
Governor Bl"ase indicated why he
refused tn" Jones petition. The ne
ition had no business being pre-
@'ht"d. salH the governor. 1t was
ritnhturr. No indication WAS Civ.
"n whether or not later petition
would meet with favor Govcruo,
bICas" il not inclined to pardon
PRISONERS without some reason. de
SPIT" ~" criticism to IN" contrary
h' has received
y pathetic letter from Mrs. Pearl
sun". petition that the pardon b,
granted from =. MCGowan Sinkius
reading clerk of House of Rcprnscn.
'''lN"S; i'tt"rs from lawyers and :.
F''uSal -! Solicitor ilildebrand to-
recommend. with tn" absence also O.
' favorable recommendation on tn,
fHrt OF Judg" Mcmmingrr continue
part OF tn" records in the pardon
petition refused by the Governor.
solicitor Hi,debrand wrote that th,.
cas-" Was on appeal to the Supreme
Court: that the DEFENDANTS counsel
'H"!lS' ives say the petition for :.
PARTON - premature. therefore he
does LOT .rCCmmoud Executive elem
'ncy.
From Dead Mans Widow.
Mrs. P"arlstin" asks ii life w.
ch'ap in this state that one y
commit such a daStardIy crime
th2t with which Jones is charged
ami Vet 20 'rcD.
:. McGowan Sumkins. reading
cl"rk OF IN" House. from Edge
i!'ld' presents the petition for par
H"H. II" says he docs so from .
humanitarian standpoint and nor
II is striking that the main nctition
does not come from the county I'm
winch Abe Pearlstinc was killed.
Mayor Williams. OF Brancbviuo
writes that he wants Jones pardoued
Hb ne lelt that the man was killed
!" defence OF his own life.
Jones was sentenced February l
I2I the killing Of Abe Pcarlstina i'm
thc Branchville postoffice. The sen
nee Is Ten years and one month.
Won't Consider Avant Case.
Governor Blease has refused Ia
TDiTiuet petition Tor the pardon OF
d. AVant, the man who with Dr.
". -. BlSham, on September If
1909 killed Or. Bigham's young wifi.
on Aurrell Inlet twenty-five miles
! rom Georgetown, and who. with DIR.
pISham, after being sentenced tn
HeTNe thre" years and six months -
'he state PRISON, escaped The fyvo
ii'en ielt the country before the an
peal mad been concluded in IN, Sn-
pT"me Court and have never haan
uudrr arrest, except, for the short
.'nic aFant was in the Penitentiary
LOT satckeeplng and was released on
hdUeaS corpus proceedings. Govern
ol hI'ase told the lady who came to
"ah lot ANants pardon that he
would not consider the D,tition nv
less the man were given mn ana
placed under arrest.
ne young wife OF Or. Bigham
was Killed just ut dusk and the
men claimed that they called to her
ana the object" would not answer
80 AVant fired and Mrs. Bicham fell
over and died in few minutes
ne case attracted much attention
en S georgetown and throughout the