The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-25
P p FREEMAN coNDI-.'
PARDoNED :

will ro;oi;oo -Hr' q P
conditionally pardoned. NJ : So
formerly resided at c,,.
county, and married
Henry Dunn and the late r. Z
Dunn. He finally moves !,
where he became very Do'',
was elected city tax collao. =
was engaged in other liz
ness. he entrusted his "a ~
office entirely to Others
his office was checked m
authority it was discovo,s.
was short in his balances
much of a surprise to him -
his friends. The crime was
most wholly believed, a vic,,,
but he has had to suffer
robustness punishment. SDs,s
his conditional pardon ths
Tribune writes the following.
T. P. Freeman, former cit,
lector' sentenced in 1909 for 4,
for embezzling city funds. r.,
II
ed a conditional pardon BY !
pardon board in session AZ ~.
see yesterday, the pardon !,
feet August L Conditions UPON
Mr.. Freeman was granted NJ,
were not stated in the telsy, II
ceiyed here yesterday afterno~
Mr.. Freeman was cOnyics.
10, 1909. in criminal cOur
Judge H. C. Gordon. The c,,.
first tried the latter part of ,ss
all evidence being purely cireur.
tial, the jury could not agree
mistrial was declared. The =.
trial was held in April. and !.
found guilty on the 18th. Mr.
mans attorneys, Robert ". Nav,
NJ. Macfarlane and ]. 7. MccuuI
made a motion for a new trial n
ing the conviction, but this was 4.
by Judge Gordon on the 2lst.
Mr.. Freeman, under the On,
lease system existing at thai n
was leased to the Rentz Lumbe, ~
pany at Ocala- He was sent "a n,
Springs Immediately, where b !.
placed in charge of the comuI.v.
at the camp of the constructiOn ~
at that time building the OcaIa IA.
ern Railroad. During the abseap
Mr.. Rentz and his son in the In
prior to the opening of the road ]
Freeman acted as cashier Of the a
In connection with his duties a \
master. He drew up the first I.
table used by the Ocala Nonhs
and personally superintended The
Grating Of the first train over the i
He was with the Rentz people 70
short time over a year.
The last three years Mr.. Fresu
has been at Terrell, with the 4
Lumber Company. On first 20
there he was placed in charge Of
commissary department, but the
two years he has been acting as
ceiving agent for the Florida
Company, which position he Is
filling.
The Fight for a Pardon
The efforts of a boy in bis q
teens, not yet out of short trousefs
secure a pardon for his father,
read more like fiction than fact
lad, taken out of school to earn '
he could for the maintenance Of
family, of which he was nov
head, displayed pluck and pene
ence that has rarely been equale
In the summer of 1910, Gilbert !
man spent all spare time from '
circulating a petition asking a pa
from the state pardon board. In
pa he called on all prominent an
f1uential citizens, securing hund
of signatures and many strong let
Judge Gordon, who sentenced
Freeman, being among those
wrote.
Organizing a ball team, as .
ger, young Freeman took the teal
over Florida. Stopping for gam
places where his father was kn
the boy called on all old friends o
Freeman, securing signatures 70
petition. In Brooksvill, where
father was in business for two !
friends, without hesitation, wrote
sonal letters. In Ocala, where
Freeman lived for years, many o
We're secured.
Taking the team to jackson
the boy called on the then Sci
elect n. B. Broward. Senator
ard and Mr.. Freeman were lid
ing together between Florida am
ba in '95, '96 and '97, and the
tor, without hesitation. signed %