The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-04
MANY FREED BY PAROLE.
GOVERNOR BLEASE LIBERATED
33 PRISONERS TUESDAY.
ClcmcnCy Extended to Several Con-
victcd on Charge of Murder and
Given Life Terms.

prisoners were liberated from the
penltentiary and the jails Of South
Carolina yesterday by the governor.
Twenty paroles and three par
dons were granted.
The governor granted a pardon to
|J. Stobo Young, former secretary Of
the Seminole Securities company who
was serving sentence OF one year in
the penitentiary. Young has been
out of prison on parole for several
months.
The following Ls list of those
paroled and pardoned, according to
the papers filed with the secretary Of
State:
Elbert Wallace. convicted Of assault
| with intent to kill. court Of general
sessions and common pleas for Aiken,
June term, 1907, before j. c. Klugh
Sentenced to IL years in penitentiary
Plumer Ashley. convicted of man
slaughter, court Of general sessions
and common pleas for Abbeville, fall
| term. 1911, before Judge Geo. W.
Gage Sentenced to seven years i'm
prisonment.
Jim Lewis, cnovicted Of manslaugh-
ter, court Of general sessions and COM
nla fn
1911, before Judge Robert Aldrich.
Sentenced to two years imprison-
| ment.
sam Langford, convicted of assault
| and battery of , high and aggravated
nature and carrying concealed weap-
| ons, court of general sessions and
common pleas for Laurens, June term,
1912 before Judge +. Il. Gary. St1-
tetnced to IL months on chaingang.
Travis Bright, convicted Of mar =
| slaughter. court of general sessions
and common pleas for Cherokee, FAIL
term. 1911. before Judge Ernest
Gary. Sentenced to two and one-half
years imprisonment.
James Boulware, convicted Of man
slaughter, court of general sessions
and common pleas for Fairfield, Feb
! ruary term. 1909, before Judge Klugh.
Scattered to ten years imprison
nent.
j. III. Horton, convicted OF highway
| robbery. court Of general sessions and
common pleas for Spartanburg, No
vember term, 1905, before Judge r.
w. Memminger. Sentenced to 10
years in the penitentiary.
Hamie Fields, convicted Of murder
with recommendation to mercy, court
of general sessions and common pleas
for Barnwell. March term, 1903, be-
fore Judge Ernest Gary. Sentenced
to life imprisonment in penitentiary.
q. G. Summey, convicted Of assaui. (.
and battery with intent to kill, court
OF general sessions and common pleas
for Greenville. May term, 1909, be-
fore Judge r. G. Watts. Sentenced to
four years Imprisonment or fine of
$500.
Charles Hugher, convicted Of man.
slaughter, court Of general sessions
| and common pleas for Dorchester,
| April term, 1910, before Judge Geo.
w. Gage. Sentenced to six years i'm
prisonment.
| VIII Dunlap, convicted Of murder
with recommendation to mercy, court
of general sessions and common pleas
for York, April term, 1908, before
Judge r. G. Watts Sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Alonzo Camack, convicted of man
slaughter. court of general sessions
and common pleas for, Fairfield, Sep
tember term, 1911, before Jud.e II.
G. Watts. Sentenced tc three years
| imprisonment,
| William II. Mills convicted of mu--
| der, with recommendation to mercy.
| court Of general sessions and com
mon pleas for Cherokee, July term.
1907. Sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Robert Duncan, convicted of lar
ceny. court of general sessions and
common pleas for Greenville, Septem-
ber term, 1910, before Judge Ernest
Gary. Sentenced to seven years i'm
prisonment
Jake Thompson. convicted of man
slaughter court Of general sessions
ana common pleas for Chester, July
1905. term, before Judge George w.
Gage. Sentenced to six years i'm
prsonmcnt.
Rufus Jones, convicted of murder
court ot general session and common
pleas for orangcburg MAY term