The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-12-19
CHARGES OF CRUELTY BY
NEWDERRYH PRISONER
RAMON PARRIS WAS PAR0LED By
THE GOVERNOR,
Was Serving One Year In State
Penitentiary Upon Charges OF
Grand Larceny.
Special to Tne Herald and News.

Special to Tle Herald and News.
Columbia, Dec. 1S-In granting a
parole in a Newberry case, Governor
BIease, in his official reasons, sets
forth letter and a statement from
the defendant which speak for them
selves.
The case is that of Ramon Paris,
(white), convicted at the March, 1913,
term of court for Newberry county. of
grand lerceny, and sentenced to twelve
months Imprisonment in the State pen
itentiary.
Governor Blease says:
81 received the following letter
from this defendant:
Columbia, S. C. Dec. II, 1913.
Dear Sir. Gov. Sir. Governor, Cole. l.
Blease.
l am addressing you Of my trouble,
asking you to please nelp me out of
my down fall this summer. l have
been the t,usty water-boy and know
| have got your picture and have got
it on my coat and I went up 70 your
mansion few days ago and when
got back in the yard they have been
dogging after me ever since. Captain
and Supt D. j., they put large pair
of chains around my legs and they
have got me locked up in a cold sell
and Gov, | have not given them any
cause to do so and they were starving
me out on bread and water. ! can't
get warm night, and either day. Lord,
Gov. l have not done anything to
make them punish me about. They
cot mad with me about wearing one
of your badges with your picture on
it and l am unable to help myself
any way, so will you do. Send for me
and will tell you all about it. They
chain me on the 10th Of December,
and lock me up about wearing one of
your badges. l was sentenced in March
court, the 18th day OF March and SEN
fenced y months in penitentiay.
(Signed) Ramon Paris.
con receipt Of this communication,
had this boy brought to my Office,
and read this letter and asked him if
the, statements therein contained
were true. He said they were; and,
in addition, made the following state
ment:
Captain Sondley said, BY God. l
reckon you are the cause Of this crowd
standing around here said, NO,
sir: Captain, | am not the cause OF
it; | am doing the work you put me
to do He said, BY God, shut up and
get on down stairs, He taken me out
to the police and put pair of shack
les on me and lock me up. They put
me in a cell on the 10th Of Dece"a-
ber, and asked them yesterday
morning to take me out; that | was
cramped up so that could hardly
walk, but he Captain Sondley) said,
by God, you will get out when | turn
you out. can prove that have not
eat anything they sent me; l have a
brother down there on the yard and
he would bring me something to eat.
or wouJc have perished. had not
dcne anything at all to cause this trou-
BILE Tncr have been picking at me
for the last Two weeks, one or two OF
the gua21e pick al ne, by the name
@! .:AcHsc:,
This s.&.en.tl.. WIS made in the
presence Of Sergeant Presley and
csAe. gentl .nca aho we're. i'll the gov
ernors office.
Upon tais letter and the state
ment. the defendant having served
nine months OF a twelve month SEN
tence, he was granted parole during
good behavior, December 10Th, 1919