The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-16
Turns many LOOSE
GOVERNOR BLEASE SET ELEVEN
NEGROES FREE
PARDONS and PAROLES

In Twenty-Four Hours the Governor
Paroles and Pardons Eighteen
Prisoners, Nearly Two-Thirds of
Whom Are Negroes and the Rest
of Them Are White.
During Monday and Tuesday Gov
ernor Blease pardoned and paroled
eighteen prisoners, eleven Of whom
are negroes and seven are white. The
following are the names Of those
turned loose by the Governor:
w. r. Goldsmith, colored, convict
ed at the January, 1911, term Of
Court for Greenyille County, of for
gerry, and sentenced to three years on
the public works and to pay fine Of
81.
Sam Matthews, colored, convicted
at the July, 1907, term of Court for
Colleton County, of manslaughter,
and sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary or upon the
public works.
Ben Norman, white, convicted at
the November, 1912, term Of Court
for Newberry County, Of riot and as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Manor Morris, white, convicted at
the November, 1912 term Of Court for
Bamberg County, Of manslaughter,
and sentenced to five years imprison-
ment upon the public works.
Sim Mobley, colored, convicted at
the July, 1909 term Of Court for Sa-
nda county of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to- FIVE years imprisonment
upon the public works.
Henry Allen, colored, convicted at
the March, 1913, term Of court for
Barnwen County of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, and sentenced
to one years Imprisonment upon the
public works or pay fine Of $3.50.
Sentence commuted to fine Of fifty
dollars or imprisonment upon the
public works for six months at hard
labor.
Benjamin ;Wylie, white, convicted
at the April, 1913, term Of Court for
York county Of assault and battery
with intent to kill, and sentenced to
FIVE months upon the public works or
pay fine Of SIS. Sentence commut-
ed to fine of $40 or imprisonment for
Ave months upon public works.
Herman E. King, white, convicted
at the April, 1900, term of Court for
Greenwood County Of murder, with
recommendation to mercy, and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in the
State Penitentiary. Paroled by Coy
ernor Ansel and now pardoned to re-
store citizenship.
4 S. E. Smith, white, convicted at the
February, 1900, term Of Court for
Williamsburg County Of bigamy, and
sentenced to six months imprison-
ment. Sentence served. Board of
pardons recommended pardon for the
purpose Of restoring citizenship.
Pardon granted for this purpose.
Sam Spates, colored, convicted at
the February, 1912, term of Court for
Williamsburg County Of grand lar
,ceny, and sentenced to seven years
upon the public works. Board Of par
dons recommended parole during
good behavior.
Luther Johnson, colored, convicted
at the February, 1911, term Of Court
for Williamsburg County Of assault
and battery, and sentenced to
eighteen months upon the public
works. Board Of pardons recon-
mended parole during good behavior.
Henry Green, colored, convicted at
the March, 1909, term of Court for
oconee County, Of burglary and lar
cency (two cases and), and sentenced
: to thirteen months and five years, re-
spectiyely, upon the public works.
Board of pardons recommended pa
role during good behavior.
Joe Jackson, alias Joe Thomas, cot
ored, convicted at the Octozer, 1899,
term of Court for Berkeley County Of
murder, with recommendation to
mercy, and sentenced to life impris-
onment in the State Penitentiary.
Board of pardons recommended pa
role during good behavior.
Tom Perry, colored, convicted at
the March, 1912, term of Court for
Bamberg County, of housebreaking
and larceny, and sentenced to two
years and six months on the public
works. Board of pardons recon-
mended parole during good behavior.
Late Monday Governor Blease pa
rolled, during good behavior, Alexan-
der Patton, colored, who was con-
victed Of arson in York County and
sentenced to serve ten years impris-
onment. The negro has served eight
years and nearly three months of his
sentence.
The sentence of Racheal Goodwin,
white, of Lexington County, convict
ed of violating the dispensary law
and sentenced to pay fine Of $50 or
serve thirty days on the chain gang,
was commute6 to fine Of SIS or
thirty days on the chain gang.
Governor Blease late Tuesday is
sued one parole and one pardon. He
pardoned Alex Ferguson, colored, OF
Richland County, sentenced to thirty
days Imprisonment for failure to pay
continuation road tax.
Ernest Brewington, white, convict
ed in Richland County of non-support
Of wife and sentenced to one years
irnnrisonment WAS hardened on con-