The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
THE HOGAN PAROLE.

sion last week Mr.. Eugene Hogan
voluntarily told several fellow MEM
bers Of that body. in casual con-
versation, that he had paid Col.
walter @. Stubbs. a member of Gov.
Biease's staff. one hundred dollars
to procure a parole for his son. Eu-
gene Hogan. Jr. In his statement
he particularized the following de-
tails: That he first consulted Col.
stubbs In reference to obtaining
pardon for his son; that Col. Stubbs
Informed him that he would obtain
a pardon. or parole. II he was paid
10000; that he (Hogan) thereup-
on offered TO give Col. Stubs his
check for $4,000. but Col. Stubs de-
clined TO accept a check, saying that
the cash money must be placed i'm
his hands: that he (Hogan) then de-
cided not TO pay over the money i'm
pa,aGce Of the granting of the par
don and finally agreed with Col
Stubbs To deposit the money i'm the
hands of Mr.. NJ. II. Randle. with In
structions TO pay over to Col. Stubbs
the said 10000 Immediately upon
proof that Eugene Hogan, Jr.. had
been pardoned. or paroled. by Gov.
Blease; that in pursuance of this
agreement he deposited i'm Mr.. Ran
dies hands $4,000 in currency
three twenty dollar bills and four
tens-and that when Gov. Blease
shortly thereafter paroled Eugene
Eugene Hogan. Jr.. the said sum of
money was duly paid over To Col. w.
G.. Stubbs.
details of the Hogan parole and the
reasons assigned by Gov. Blease for
this exercise of executive clemency
Will find the desired information set
out in Bleases Book of Pardons. now
being generally distributed for cam
paign purposes.
The tact that Mr.. Hogan had stated
20 quite number of people that he
had paid Col. Stubbs $4,000 to OBJ
tain a pardon for his son was Il mat
ter of common knowledge about the
streets for sometime. and the fact
was communicated directly To the
writer twice within the past two
that Mr.. Hogan had made the state
ment To- an individual. hut not in the
presence of witnesses. The second
time the Information came from Il
member of the grand jury. who heard
the statement made In the presence
Of practically every member of that
body. MIR. Hogan making the state
ment voluntarily i'm general convcr-
sation and under NO pledge of se-
crecy. expressed or implied.
But the fact hcCominc known to
MIR. Hogan that the substance OF his
statements had been communicated
To- the writer. ne sent two repre-
sentatlNcs To- this office ON Monday.
July Sth. To- threaten the editor of
this paper with scrious trouble ia
the event 0f the publication that he.
Lr. Eugene Hogan, had made the
statements above set forth nm refer.
ence To- the pay mcnt of 10000 To- col
W. 81. Stubbs. in consideration of Il
pardon, or parole, being granted To-
Eugene Hogan. Jr.. hy Gov. ElcaSc.
through the influence of Col. W. g..
Stubts The writer WAS at dinner
when they called at this oticc and
therefore did not receive the threats
personally. hut the threats were made
To- memCIr of the office force. with
the request that the writer bc inform
ed. The message Wts duly deliver
ed. The above H. the answer.
In conclusion the writer Wuuld
suggest To- Mr.. Hogan that ne must
hc fully aware that the facts of his
transaction with Col. Stubhs are gen
orally known iu this cummunity. a.
the result of statements made 10y him-
self To- various persons. and that If
he was really dcsiruiis of Keeping sc-
cret his financial transactions with cot
Stubhs. of the GoVcruor's stan. hc
should not have made public the de
tails of the transaction with so
great partiCuluritN to SEE many pco-
Pile