The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-17
STATEMENT By COL. STUBBS.
He Explains His Connection With the
Parole of Eugene Hogan. Jr.

MT. EuttOr.
Will you please allow me space in
your paper to reply to your editorial
on the Hogan parole of July 9th. Be-
low will he a true statement of the
whole affair.
On, or about April Sth. 1911. Mr..
M. Il. Randle came TO my store and
said he wanted me to go to Columbia
with him To see If he could not get
his daughters husband pardoned or
paroled. l told MIR. Randle / could
not get off and furthermore did not
have much influence with Governor
Blease. Notwithstanding we had been
friends for number of years. Mr..
Randle stated that the lawyers want
ed TO charge Mr.. Hogan FIVE hundred
sQilars to intercede for him. Mr.
Randle said II would go with him
he would give me one hundred dol
tars. Mr.. Randle said that his daugh-
ter had become very nervous. she was
almost worried sick. for fear some
one would capture Eugene Hogan, Jr.
I finally consented to go. On or about
April 10TH Mr.. Randle and I went to
have conference and present our
petition To Governor Blease. Mr..
Randle got Gov. Blease TO parole his
son-in-law. Eugene Hogan. Jr.. out
OF the state. The Governor then said to
Mr.. Randle was tl.at satisfactory. MIR.
Randle spoke up and said he would
like to have him come hack TO South
Carolina. Then Gov. Blease said you
are trying TO take the advantage of
me. so l will not parole him az all. So
there was nothing for Mr.. Randie and l
TO do but to leave the Governors Of
fce. After dinner I told Mr.. Randle
I was not satisfied with our visit. so
j would go up to the Governors
mansion to see him again and see IL
ne would not reconsider and parole
Hogan out Of the State as he had told
Mr.. Randle before noon he would do.
j went to the Governors mansion.
I told Gov. Blease that Mr.. Randle did
not mean To take the advantage of
him In any way and l wanted him to
reconsider and parole Hogan out Of
the state as he said he would do be-
fore noon. Gov. Blease then told me
TO tell Mr.. Randle To have the young
man To- return and give up to the
sheriff and he. Gov. Blease. would pa
role HIM. | then returned to the no.
tel and told MIR. Randle what | had
done. which made him very happy
On or about the 18th Of April 1911.
Mr. NJ. IL. Randlc came tn me again
and said that Hogan was not able To-
come back To South Carolina and ne
wanted me To- go back To Columbia
and state the condition of Eugene
Hogan. Jr. To the Governor and see
IL he would not parole him out or the
state. promised Mr.. Randle |
would take the matter mp with Gov
ernor Hlease again. paid the Gov
ernor another visit. The Governor
took the petition and Zcigler's letter.
which was nothing more than black
mail. and then told me ne would pa
role Eugene Hogan. Jr Mr. NJ. Is.
fandlc gave me the one hundred dol
lars. said he got the money from
Eugene Hogan. Sr. never tried to
Keep II a secret. as am not ashamed
0f my action In the least.
IL had not hccn on the Governor,
stan nothing would have been men
toned about Hogan at this time. 1t
Is done for nothing ia the worlG hu,
TO try To- hurt Elc1sc's chance. for tr-
election. have heard that some of
the cheap skates around sumter
think. or haS stated. that gave Gov.
Eleasc the one hundred. Gov. BIcaSc
don't even know that MIR. I;nndI,
gave me the one hundred for ui,, %
pcuscs. VI any man says w e.
Stubs gave Gov llcusc ANY part oI
the u"ncy. that I received from MIR
NJ. H.. Handle ne IS Cd dirty coward
and liar. | would uk,. Co. state thlt
am not quite 500 Cheap u. som,
chcrp skates think. did not tax,
Mr.. Uogt,us check ror the reason u
might ha,. hcru tuu,d down. &
would have taken Nr Guull,-
Hogan loss great ~tIc-s ou th, 5000
that 1 would uot take hi. cu,,E. 3
beg to say had dcuuurs with Mr
Hogan ureVious to hfs tn4Vfpg -.,,,,