The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-23
JAMES STOBO YOUNG IS
FREE until OCTOBER |
RLE4SE GRANTS PAROLE IN FAM.
Gus "SEMINOLE" CASE.
Former Officer, Convicted Along With
John Y. Darlington, Released
Temporarily.

Columbia, April 1S.-James StoDo
Young, who was convicted along with
John Y. Darlington of breach OF trust
in connection with the Seminole Sc
curities company and sentenced to one
wear in the State penitentiary, was to-
dav paroled by Governor Blease on
this condition: Until October 1, 1912,
on which day he shall report in per-
son to the superintendent Of the Soutn
Carolina penitentiary for further Or
ders. If he fail to so report he shall
he arrested and recommitted to serve
the remainder of his sentence"
James stobo Young, formerly sec
retary of the Seminole Securities COM
pany. was convicted Jointly with John
Y Darlington, the president of the
Seminole company, in the Richland
county court in January, 1910, OF
breach of trust and sentenced to one
wear in the State penitentiary, Gar
,ineton at the same time being SEN
fenced to three years. They COM
menced serving their sentence on De-
cember 4, 1911. There have been sew
eral efforts made to obtain. executive
clemency for Young and Darlington
and recently their cases went before
the pardon board, which recommended
a parole for Young, but none for Gar
lington, pending a further inVest1ga-
ton into the latter case.
Associate Justice Watts and Assls-
tant Adjt. Gen. Babb came to the gov
ernor's Office and called for the parole
for Young, and Justice Watts took 1t
when Young was liberated from the
penitentiary this afternoon he accom-
panied Judge Watts to Laurens, where
Young's parents resiee.
The report of the board of pardons
on the Darlington and Young case fol-
lows:
Columbia, S. c., April II, 1912.
His Excellency, Governor Cole. L.
Blease. Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir:
John Y. Darlington and J. stobo
Young, Richland county, breach OF
trust. three years and one year re
spectively, January, 1910. Sentence
began December 4, 1911.
This is a case of Statewide noto-
rietv and interest. The parties in
volved are as prominently connected
as most anyone in the State by family
ties. business interest and otherwise.
There is in these papers as strong
petition, we believe, as has ever been
presnted to a South Carolina execu-
tive for clemency, which includes men
of the highest standing in the State
viewed from religious, political, busl-
ness and professional standpoint.
such men as C. C. Featherstone, W. L.
Gray. W. G. Childs, w. D. Simpson, n.
r. Dial w. A. Watts, H. B. Kennedy,
]. WelIes Todd, D. A. Davis, J. w.
COPELAND, o. B. Simmons, c. H. Roper
7 D. Watts and gerat many others
of the business world. The Rev. Z.
F. Rankin, pastor of the Presbyterian
church: the Rev. Watson B. Duncan
of the Methodist, and the Rev. J. u.
Pitts. of the Baptist, men who have
served these churches in Laurens
MANY wears. Men of professional
calling such as Drs. H. W. Dial, Ralph
E. Hughes, Albert F. Doty, W, A. By
ers. l.. A. Griffith and many lawyers,
both of Laurens and Columbia. 1t al
so bears the endorsement OF nine OF
the Jury who tried the case, who ask
for their pardon. We also take into
consideration that these young men
were tried for this offence in Column
bia seventy-fve miles away from their
native home, Laurens. AT the request
of the prisoners they were allowed
hearing before. this board, We will
not go into the merits Of this hearing,
suffice it to say that there were state
ments made in it that we believe
should have further consideration at
our hands. The mother of j. Stobo
Young also appeared before us in their
behalf. We find among these papers
communications of very bittee ma
ture addressed to the governor cen
suring most severely the conduct OF
the petitioners and not signed. THESE
have received all the consideration due
on account of their anonymous char
acter. We find also among these pa
pers letters from those we belivee to