The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
UNbARS The PRISON
CLEMENCY EXTENDED TO .THIR.
TY.TEO PRISONERS.
YOUNG GIVEN A PARDON

Us Thanksgiving Offering, Governor
Cole L. blease Grants Parole to-
Twenty-nine. Conricts and Full
Pardon to Three, Who Can Eat
Thanksgiving Dinner at Home.
Governor Blease gave thirty-two
people their freedom as ThanksslV-
ing present and they who are IN the
.ucky number will be liberated IN
lime to eat Thanksgiving dinner al
home with their relatives and TRENDS.
Among the thirty-tWo to whom clem-
.ncv were granted seventeen are at
resent in the Penitentiary, thirteen
IN chain gangs throughout the States
nd two were out, one on parole and
he other was parGoned to restore
citizenship. The prison doors Of those
who were recipients of the Governors
:lemency for Thanksgiving swung
,pen Wednesday and marches out in
o the sunshine and 20 freedom.
Among the number liberated is j.
Stobo Young, of Laurens, who was
given full pardon. lie was convict
I'd along with John Y. Darlington of
breach OF trust in connection with the
Seminole Securities Company and
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
.iary. Recently he has been free on
parole and now goes free with
full pardon. !.
Plumer Ashley, who was convicted
.. manslaughter ID 1911 in AbbeVllie
County, was given a parole. He KILL
ed a Mr.. Stone and the evidence
shows that the gun went of acci-
lentally. Ashley is a nephew OF Mr.
7 W. Ashley, a member of the Legls-
!ature from Anderson County.
William H. Mills, who was serving
life sentence for killing Mr.. Deal,
received parole d" ing good behav-
ior. Mills was sent up from Chero-
xee County for life in 1907.
Three Of the thirty-two receiving
.,emency obtained full pardons. whi.-
he other twenty-nine were given pa
"oles. A full list CT the ones recelv-
rg clemency for Thanksgiving fol-
| cws:
J. Stobo Young. convicted Of
preach of trust at Richland in jan
uary 1910, and sentenced to one
ears imprisonment in the State
Denitentiary (paroled April IS, 1912.
% October l, 1912. at which time pa
ole extended until November y,
'912) was pardoned.
Bishop Bradley, convicted at Able
Vile in March, 1910, Of larceny anA
sentenced to five years in the State
Reformatory. was pardoned.
J. c. McEltone, convicted of bas-
.ardy in Richland in June 1910, and
sentenced to pay the defendant the
sum Of s25 annually until it reached
he age Of ~ years. was pardoned.
Will ions. convicted OF bigamy at
Tnion, in February 1911, and SEN
enced to three years Imprisonment
md pay fine OF $500, was paroled
turing good behavior.
Lonnie Hicks. convicted OF larceny
| # bicycle at York in July 1910, and
| sentenced to pay a fine Of IS and
| -hree years in refoTmatory for color
d boys on State Farm in Lexington
County, was paroled during good be-
| havior.
| Nelson Hampton. convicted with
recommendation to mercy at Green
| wood in November. 1905, and sem
-enced to life Imprisonment in the
State Penitentiary was paroled dur
ing good behavior.
Alexander Brooks, convicted or
| nanslaughter at Richland in Septem-
| ber, 1910, and sentenced to FIVE
years on the public works, was parol-
ed during 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,
and sentenced to two years on coun-
~ works, was paroled during good
behavior.
], H. Pope Jr., convicted OF man
slaughter at Hampton in the rall OF
1906, and sentenced to ten years I'M
prisonment, was paroled during good
behavior.
Rufus Jones, convicted Of murder
at Orangeburg In Nay, 1901. and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment, was pa
rolled during good behavior.
Jake Thomas. Convicted OF man
slaughter at Chester IN July, 1908,
and sentenced to six years imprison-
ment, was paroled during good be-
bavior.
James Boulware, convicted Of man.
slaughter at Fairfield in February,
1903, and sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment, was paroled during good
behavior.
Travis Bright. convicted OF man
slaughter at CheroFee in the fall OF
1911, and sentenced to two and one
| ed during good behavior.
| half years Imprisonment. was parol-
Sam Langford. convicted at Lau-
rens in June, 1912, Of assault and
battery Of a high and aggravated ma
ture and carrying concealed weapons
and sentenced to twelve months on
the chain gang Of the county, was pa
rolled during good behavior.
jim Lewis. convicted OF man
slaughter at Chester in March. lsl l.
and sentenced to two years impris-
orment, was paroled during good be-
| havior.
Plumer Ashley. convicted Of man
slaughter at Abbeville in the fall OF
1911, and sentenced 20 seven years
imprisonment, was paroled during
good behavior.
Ebert Wallace, convicted Of as
sault with intent to rav!sh at Aiken
in June. 1907, and sentenced to u
years imprisonment in the State Pen
itentiary, was paroled during good
behavior.
James VI. Center. convicted Of as
sault with intent to kill at Green
Vile in January, 1905. and sentenced
to one years Imprisonment or pay
fine Of $500. fCenter was absent at
4 11f !,