The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-04

THREE FROM ABBEVILLE IN LIST
StObO Young, Of Seminole Fame
Gets Full PardOn-PardOn
Board Recommended All.

Board Recommended All.
OF the 80 prisoners receiving elem
ency at the hands Of Gov. Blease fol-
Thanksgiving, three received full par
dons, while the other 20 we're given
paroles. The States prison doors
were swung open Wednesday, and
those liberated marched forth to
spend Thanksgiving day at their
homes. The full list of the prisoners
receiving clemency at the hands of
the governor follows:
J. Stobo Young, convicted of breach
of trust at Richland in January, 1910,
and sentenced to n years imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary (parol-
ed April 49,, 1912, to October /, 1912,
at which time parole extended until
November Is, 1922 was pardoned.
Bishop Bradley, convicted at Able
Vile in March, 1910, of larceny and
sentenced to five years in the state re-
formatory, was pardoned.
J.. C. McEltone, convicted of bas-
tardy in Richland in June, 1910, and
sentenced to pay the defendant the
sum Of $25 annually for the main
tenance o fine child until it reach
ed the age of II years, was pardoned.
Will Johns, convicted of bigamy
at Union, in February, 1911, and SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment
and pay a fine of $500, was paroled
during good behavior.
Lonnie Hicks, convicted of larceny
of a bicycle at York in July, 1910,
and sentenced to pay g fine of SIS and
three years in reformatory for color.
ed boys on State Farm in Lexington
county, was paroled during good be-
bavior.
Nelson Hampton, convicted with
recommendation to mercy at Green
wood in November, 1906, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
state pe%nitentiary, wa sparoled during
good behavior. .
Alexander Brooks, convicted of
manslaughter at Richland in Septem-
Der, 1910, and sentenced to five years
on the public works, was paroled dur
ing good behavior.
Knowlton Davis, convicted Of man
slaughter at Richland, in the spring
of 1908, and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment, was paroled during
good behavior.
Wyla Afford, convicted Of larceny at
Florence in the spring of 1911 anc
sentenced to two years on county
works, was paroled during good be-
havior.
j. H. Pope, Jr., convicted of man
slaughter at Hampton in the fall OF
1906, and sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment, was paroled during good
behavior. ,
Rufus Jones, convicted of murder at
Orangeburg, in May, 1901, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment, was pa
rolled during good behavior.
Jake Thompson, convicted Of man.
slaughter at Chester in July, 19O8,an
sentenced to six years Imprisonment,
was paroled during good behavior.
James Boulware, convicted of man
slaughter at Fairfield in February
1909, and sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment, was paroled during good
behavior.
Travis Bright, convicted of man
slaughter at Cherokee in the fall OF
1911, and sentenced to two and one
half years imprisonment, was parol-
ed during good behavior.
Sam Langford, convicted at Lau-
rens in June, 1912, Of assault n pat
terry OF a high and aggravated nature
and carrying concealed weapons n
sentenced to twelve months on the
chain gang Of the county, was parol-
ed during good behavior.
Jim Lewis, convicted OF manslaugn--
ter at Chester in March, 1911, and
sentenced to two years imprisonment,
was paroled during good behavior.
Plumcr Ashley, convicted of man
slaughter at Abbeville in the fall OF
1911, and sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment, was paroled during
good behavior. :,
Ebert Wallace, convicted o fassault
with intent to ravish at Aiken, IN
June, 1907, and sentenced to twelve
years imprisonment in the state pen
itentiary, was paroled during good De-
havior.
James NJ. Center, convicted OF as
sault with intent to kill at GreenVllle
in January, 1906, and sentenced to one
years Imprisonment OF pay a fine OF
5000. Center was absent at trial ano
scaled sentence left with clerk OF
court. He was arrested and brought
before clerk of court May 80, 1912,and
sentence then ~opened.) was paroled
during good behavior.
John Elrod, convicted OF obtaining
goods BY false ]pretenses at Spartan,
burg in January, 1912, and sentenced
TO n year on the public works OF
Spartanburg county or in the state
Denitentiary at hard labor, was parol-
ed during good behavior.
Betsy Calhoun, convicted OF arson
at Abbeville in September, 1911, ano
sentenced to ten years in the state
p%cnitentiary, was paroled during good
behavior.
Hamie Fields, convicted at Barn
we'll in March, 1903, of murder, with
recommendation to mercy and sen
fenced to life Imprisonment in tne
state ~penitentiary, was paroled dur
ing good behavior.
]. F. Horton, convicted of highway
robbery at ~Spartanburg in November
1905, and sentenced to ten years II
tho ctate D~anitentiarV. was parOleC