The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-04
Gov. BIease Hits High Wa.
ter Mark i'm PardOninq.
j. STOBO YOUNG
AMONG THOSE FREED
Thirty three Prisoners were Either
PardOned or ParOIed by Gov. BIease
Tuesday. Several Life Termers in
Noted Cases Among the Fortunate
Ones.


penitentary and jails in South Caro-
lima this afternoon by Governor
Blease.
James Stobo Young. former secre-
tary Of the Seminole Security com
pany, serving a sentence of one year,
was given full pardon. w. II. Mills,
who was convicted in Cherokee coun-
ty on the charge of killing Frank
Deal in 1907, was paroled. A parole
was granted to Plumer Ashley, CON
victed in Abbeville county in 1911 on
the charge of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to seven years. He is a nephew
OF Josh Ashley of Anderson county
Record for One Day.
This is the largest number of pris-
oners ever liberated by a governor
of South Carolina in one day.
The list of those paroled and par
doned follows:
A full pardon was granted j. Stobo
Young, convicted of breach of trust.
court of general sessions and com
-o' piV'S ioi iNISHldHu, january
term, 1910, before Judge Prince; sem
fenced to one years Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary
Ebert Wallace, convicted of as
sault with intent to kill. court of gen
eral sessions and common peas for
Aiken, June term, 1907, before Judge
j. G.. Klugh sentenced to II years i'm
the penitentiary.
Plumer Ashley, convicted of man
slaughter. court of general sessions
and common pleas for Abbevile, fall
term, 1911. before Judge George w.
Gage; sentenced to seven years i'm
prisonment
jim Lewis, convicted of man.
slaughter, court OF general sessions
and common pleas for Chester, March
term, 1911, before Judge Robert Aid
rich; sentenced to two yeasr' impris-
onment.
Laurens County Case.
Sam Langford, convicted of assault
and battery of a high and aggravated
nature and carrying concealed weap-
ons, court of general sessions and
common pleas for Laurens, June
term, 1912, before Judge F. b. Gary.
sentenced to twelve months on chain
gang.
Travic Bright, convicted of man
slaughter court of general sessions
and common pleas for Cherokee. fall
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,
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
j. F.. 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 ten
years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
Hamie Fields. convicted of murder
with recommendation to mercy, court
Of general sessions and common
pleas for Barnwell, March term, 1903,
before Judge Ernest Gary; sentenced
to five years imprisonment is peni-
tentiary.
G. C. Summey, convicted of as
saut and battery with intent to kill,
court of general sessions and com
mon pleas for Greenville, May term,
1910, before Judge r. C. Watts; SEN
fenced to four years Imprisonment
or fine of $780,
Charles Huger, 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
imprisonment
AnOthre "Lifer" Out.
Will Dunlap. convicted of murder,
with recommendation to mercy, court
of general sessions and common pleas
for York, April term, 1908, before
Judge r. c. 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 Judge r.
c. Watts; sentenced to three years
imprisonment.
William II. Mills. convicted OF MUIR
der. with recommendation to mercy.
court of general sesslons and COM