The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-18
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PARDON Mill ,,s...s nn.ss
GOVERNOR BLEASE TURNS SEW
ERAL CoNvIcTs LOOSE.
Some Are Paroled and Others are
Pardoned Outright as the Spirit
Moved the Governor.

Pardoned Outright as the Spirit
Moved the Governor.
James W. Gallman. a prisoner at
prominent FARMER Of Union county,
was Wednesday paroled during good
behavior by Gov Blease. Gallrnan
was serving sentence OF rs years
for, manslaughter, having been con-
victed in 1907 for killing Sims Gil
more. The announcement OF the
parole was made following; a. CONFER
ence between Ben Townsend, attor-
ney and former State senator from
Union, and Gov. Blease.
Both the solicitor and the presld'
ing judge failed to recommend par
don when the matter was prescribed
to them by Gov. Ansel. Gallnan
was tried at a special term of court
in July, 1907.
The dying statement of Gilmore
was to the effect that Gallman asked
him if he had told Allen Pride that
Gallman stole Capt. Fosters cattle
"I said no" said Gilmore, "and he
called me damned lie. called min
the same. asked him If he burned
MIR. Cannon's barn" Gilmore then
described how he followed Gallman
and took his pistol from him and
struck him over the head. II was
sitting down after this" said Gil
more, "and he then com mmenced to
shoot"
Governor Blease wednesday pard-
oned Mark Duncan, Of Aiken, who
was serving seven years in the peni-
tentiary for manslaughter. The
Mark Duncan case is Of particular
interest in view of the fact that in
the appeal to the Supreme Court At
torney D. S. Henderson, Of Aiken, laid
special stress on the matter Of news
papers crying out for convictions.
At the time of the argument be-
fore the Supreme Court this qaes-
tion was the subject of much dis
cussion. 1t is, therefore, an interest
ing circumstance that Governor
Blease has pardoned Duncan, whose
case the Supreme Court not so 'nns
ago affirmed.
The defendant, Mark Duncan, was
indicted al the fall term, 1903, Tor
murder, for the killing Of William
Brooks, on August is, 1903. Wed
nesday Governor Blease pardoned
Duncan, the petition merely reading;
"Pardon granted. Cole l.. blease'
Governor. March IS, 1911.
c. P. Palmer and Lou Belcher,
whose cases came before the former
Administration, both being from
Oconee County, and the petitions be-
ing presented by Senator Earle, ".-o
so stood by Governor Blease in the
Senate, had all but twenty-five
months stricken from their sentences
of seven and eight years, respective
ly, Wednesday by Governor Blease.
This makes the two prisoners soon
free, as they were imprisoned in the
fall Of 1909.
Cromer Haidt, of Orane;eburg, who
was convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to ten years, the sentence
being commuted to seven years by
Governor Ansel, was Wednesday pa
rolled during good behavior by Cole
l.. Blease, the Governor Of the State
No reason is given for the parole on
the back Of the petition.
Carl Austin, sentenced by Judge
Devore, at Greenville, to three years
Imprisonment for housebreaaing,
was Wednesday paroled during
good behavior"
Gov. Blease has paroled Tom Bad
gett, the Spartanburg man convicted
a wear ago Of the murder Of Zuolne
Suber, negro woman with whom 1t
IVES alleged he had been living. Two
weeks ago it was stated that the gov
ernor had refused to pardon BaGgett.
! S. ]. Nichols, his attorney, said
Thursday the governor had parolled
him. He was under seven year SEN
tence and the supreme court recently
confirmed the. sentence.
Placing the condition upon him
to leave South Carolina within "a
hours to never return to the State
Gov. Blease yesterday granted q pa
role to John B. Waldrop, life term
prisoner in the State penitentiary
from Greenville county. Should
Waldrop ever return TO South Caro-
lima for any reason he will be re-
arrested and will have to spend the
remainder Of his days in prison. He
was convicted in 1906 and has thus
served six years of q life sentence.
In the petition filed it is stated that
he is dying of tuberculosis and that
! his people desire to send him away
from the State for treatment.
L. A. Lloyd Of Greenwood, VINO
was convicted Of manslaughter IN
1909 and sentenced to ten years in
the State penitentiary, has been par
doned by Gov. Blease. Solicitor
Cooper, writing Of the case, said that
ne would not recommend a pardon
as the killing was done without prov
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