The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-12-08

may be we'll for you to bring your law
yer with you also when you come to
see about your brother.
Yours respectfully,
(signed) IN. W. Thrailkin."
Read to Superintendent.
After reading the letter to the sup
erintendent, in the presence OF the
Hon. George R. Rembert, Mr., c. S.
Monteith, Mr.. F. W. Higgins, of New
berry; the Rev. L. @. Boland, of Little
Mountain, he (the superintendent
stated that the defendant had been
treated very badly; that he was very
sorry that the matter had happened;
that had he been there, he would not
have allowed it. I believed that If |
sent this boy back to the penitentlary,
after he had come out and made. the
statements which he did in my Office,
that he would have suffered severe
bodily harm, and having already been
presented with a petition signed by
nine of the jurors in the case Zone of
the others being dead, and not beng
able to locate the others) and in view
of the fact that this boy was suffering
with a severe case of chronic catarrh;
had almost reached the point of tuber-
clplosis; and having worked in the
hosiery mill; also petition from the
city of Chester signed by very large
number of citizens; also a petition
from the city of Columbia, signed by
the county superintendent Of educa-
ton, the sheriff, master, clerk : + court,
coroner, exSuper>isor S. II. Owens,
the Hon. George R. Rembert and many
other prominent citizens, and also
an unusually large petition signed by
the citizens Of Ward of the city of
Columbia, including an unusually large
number of ladies asking that the de-
fendant be pardoned, making in all a
petition with over eight hundred names
having been presented in his behalf;
/, therefore, decided that it was best
for humanity and for the prison au-
thorities, who seemed to have for some
reason, a special grudge against this
boy, that he be paroled; l, therefore,
granted his parole upon the condition
of good behavior; and upon the further
condition that he abstain from drink
ing liquor, playing cards, or otherwise
gambling.
Parole granted December 4, 1911.
Prison Physicians Statement.
When asked about the case, DR.. Jen~
nings authorized the following state
ment: :.
"This is true statement of the Lon
ME Hall mix-up on Thursday, No.
vember %. Hall came to the hospital
complaining of pain in his chest. I
examined him very carefully, took his
temperature. 1t was normal. I could
find nothing the matter with him and
so stated to him, but told him that ]
would give him something anyway,
which I did. On Friday Hall came
back and said he was suffering from
catarrh of the nose, and throat. I ex-
amined his throat and nose and found
nothing the matter at all and so stated
to him. He then asked me to give him
a bottle to spit in So l could examine
that. I gave him the bottle. On Sat-
urday morning he brought the bottle
and set it down On my desk and said
if I did not give him something, damn
if he wasn't going to Col. Griffith and
get it, and cursed two or three times.
I then caught hold of him and started
to the captain of the guards with him.
When I got to the coruer of the build
ing, he turned and struck me with a
cup that he had in his hand, and kept
trying to strike me until ne was down.
ed. No one struck him but me and
this was to defend myself from his
licks. AS for any one cursing him or
making any such treatments as the
letter of one ex-convict, Thrailkill,
states is all a lie of their own make.
He was never choked insensible or
knocked insensible, and so far as any
other statement to the contrary, it is
lie Of the blacklist type. This state
ment I will swear to if necessary, and
also to the statement of eye-witn tnesses
of said affair.
'R. T. Jennings.
"1412 Laurel street."
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