The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-04-24
j. STOBO YOUNG
is GIVEN PAROLE
VIII be Out of Penitentiary Until the
First Day of October When he Is to
Report Again to Supt. Griffith.
News and Courierl

News and Courier.l
Columbia, April 1S.-James Stobo
Young, who was convicted along with
John Y. Darlington of breach of trust
in connection with the Seminole Sc
curities Company and sentenced to
one year in the State Penitentiary, was
today paroled by Governor Blease on
this condition: Until October 1, 1912,
on which day he shall report in per-
son to the superintendent of the South
Carolina Ponitentiary for further or
ders. If he fails to so report he shall
be arrested and recommitted to serve
the remainder of his sentence"
James Stobo Young, formerly secre-
tary of the Seminole Securities Com
pany, was convicted Jointly with John
| Y. Darlington, the president of the
Seminole Company, in the Richland
County Court in January, 1910, of
breach Of trust and sentenced to one
year in the State penitentiary, CARING
tor at the same time being sentenced
to three years. They commenced serv-
ing their sentences on December 4 ,,
1911. There have been several efforts
made to obtain executive celemency
Tor Young and Darlington and recent
| ly their cases went before the pardon
board, which recommended parole
For Young, but none for Darlington
pending further investigation into
the latter case.
Associate Justice Watts and Assist
ant Adjt. Gen. Babb came to the Gov
ernor's office and called for the parole
for Young, and Justice Watts took it
and when Young was liberated from
the penitentiary this afternoon he ac-
companied Judge Watts to Laurens,
where Goung'S parents reside.
The report of the board of pardons
on the Darlington and Young case fol-
| low:
Columbia, S. c., April IL, 1912.
His ENcollency, Govehnor Cole L.
Blease, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir:
John Y. Darlington and j. Stobo
Young, Richland county, breach of
trust, three years and one year re-
spectively, January, 1910 Sentence be-
gan December 4, 1911.
This is a case of Statewide noto-
riety and interest. The parties in
volved are as prominently connected
as most anyone in the State by family
ties, business interest and otherwise.
'Ihorn iC in
petition, we believe, as has ever been
presented to South Carolina execu-
tive for clemency, which includes men
OF the highest standing in the State.
viewed from a religious, political, bus
mess and professional STANDPOINT. Such
men as c. c. Featherstonc, w. L. Gray.
W. G. Chlds, W. ID. Simpson, n. b.
Dial, W. a. Watts, H. b. Kennedy. ].
| Wells Todd, ID. A. Davis, j. w. Cone
land, o. B. Simmons, c. H. Roper, j..
d. Watts, and a great many others of
the business world. The Rev C. f.
Rankin, pastor of the PRESBYTERIAN
church, the Rev Watson B. Duncan.
OF me Methodist, and the Rev. j. ID.
Pitts, of the Baptist, men who have
served these churches in Laurens
many years. Men of n professional
| calling such as Drs w. III. Dial. Rolph
e. Hughes, Albert f. Doty, w. A. By
ers, l.. y. Griffith, and many lawyers,
! both of Laurens and Columbia. 1t also
bears the endorsement of nine of the
| jury who tried the case, who asked for
their pardon. We also take into con
sideration that these young men were
tried for this offence in Columbia, sew
enty-tive miles away from their native
! home, Laurens. At the request of the
prisinors they were allowed a hearing
before this board We will not get into
the merits of this hearing, suffice it
to say that there were statements
made in it that we believe should have
further consideration at our hands.
The mother of j. Stobo Young also ap-
peared before us in their behalf. We
find among these papers communica-
tions of very bitter nature addressed
to the Governor censuring most Sc
Vcrely the conduct of the petitioners
and not signed These have received
all the consideration due on account
of their anonymous character. We
find also among these papers letters
from those we believe to be good cit
liens who are very much opposed to
the interference of the sentence of the
court. Some of them are very bitter,
which show the feeling they have I'm
the matter, and 1t is easily exnlain-