Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-05-19
QUILLMAN PAROLED.

Governor BleaSe has paroled Frank
Quillman, a one-armed white man who
was sentenced from York county about
three years ago to serve five years
for stealing $S5 from negro woman
The parole was granted in compliance
with a request from Senator Lee s.
Overman of North Carolina. The
facts connected with the pardon were
published in the Columbia Record of
yesterday as follows:
Senator overman's Letter.
Senator Lee Overman writes as fol-
lows:
AN old Confederate soldier resid-
ing here has asked me to intercede
with you in behalf of his one-armed
son, who is now serving a term Of five
years in the South Carolina peniten-
tiary, under the name Of Frank Quill
man. l am informed that he was
tried in York county, South Carolina,
before Judge ]. S. Wilson, on the 26th
day of November, 1907. The crime for
which he was tried and convicted,
learn, was for an assault upon negro.
He has already served three years and
two months.
1T is pathetic to hear the old man
talk about his son, and he tells me his
wife is almost deranged on account
that you grant him executive clemen-
cy, as it seems to me he has been
punished sufficiently for the crime
charged.
The old man Is too poor to employ
a lawyer to draw up any papers, and
I know nothing about your laws In re-
gard to application for pardon, but I
simply write you in behalf Of this old
couple, who want their son home with
them again before they pass away.
IF l could touch your heart like he
touched mine, l believe you would
grant him the pardon. The old man
served his state and country faith
fully in war and l always feel like
taking off my hat to these old heroes
and grant them a favor whenever
can. The assault was upon a negro.
don't know the provocation, but it
certainly could not have been a homi-
eide.
Il hope that you will give this case
consideration and If not inconsistent
with your ideas of public justice,
sincerely hope you will send this one
armed boy back to these old people
and in a measure SCOT the deep sor
row of an old mothers heart"
Reply to overman.
IN the matter of pardon for ]. F.
Quillman, / desire to state that the
solicitor writes as follows:
1.-The defendant applied to stay all
night with the prosecuting witness.
He gave him a good meal, a good clean
room and bed to sleep in, in which
was a table with a drawer containing
the money, some $40 or $50. This the
defendant stole and skipped. On trial
he told a tale of leaving some obliga-
ton with the negro and getting pos
session of the money by deceit. The
jury believed he perjured himself. I
sympathiZe with the Confederate vet
Grams and take off my hat to them
also, but not to their thieving sons.
the worse for having had good, true
fathers.
Respectfully submitted
"'J. K. Henry, Solicitor
I'm view of your letter l have de-
cided to parole the young man, during
good behavior and on condition that
he leave the state, he having served
over three years, and feeling that his
has been sufficient.
Cole l. Blease, Governor"
Sheriff Browns Recollection.
Sheriff Brown recollects the circum-
stances under which pullman was
convicted quite distinctly. When ask
ed about the matter this morning,
Sheriff Brown said: Early one morn
ing a phone message came from Rock
Hill asking me to look out for a one