Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-01
MANY CoNvICTs GET FREEDOM.
Cantreil, Gaines { I'd Ramey, of Oco-
nee, Among Those Released.


mas gift Governor Blease granted
clemency to seventy-nine persons in
the penitentiary, on the chain gangs
in the various counties throughout
the State, and including three to
whom pardons were granted to re-
store citizenship. The offenses range
all the way from murder down to
minor infractions Of the law.
Those Receiving Clemency.
The following is the list of cases in
which clemency was exercised:
Samuel r. Way, convicted at the
January, 1911, term Of court for
Richland county, on the charge Of
obtaining money from his wife under
false pretenses. and sentenced to one
year Imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary, without labor, and to pay
fine Of 500.
A. l.. Pittman, convicted at the
September, 1911, term of court for
| Greenville county, Of assault and bat
terry of a high and aggravated ma
! ture, and sentenced to six months
imprisonment in the State peniten
| tiary.
! I, w. Gregory, convicted at May,
| 1912, term of court for Union Coun-
ty, of housebreaking and larceny, and
sentenced to two years imprison-
ment.
| w. n. Powers, convicted at June,
1911, term Of court for Williams
burg county, Of bigamy, and SEN
fenced to nine months imprison-
ment. Pardon granted for purpose Of
restoring citizenship, he having serv-
ed the sentence imposed.
| J. Chester Kennedy, convicted at
July, 1909, term of court for Barn
we'll county, Of murder, with recon-
mendation to mercy, and sentenced TO
life imprisonment.
| S. w. Stock man, convicted at Au-
gust, 1907, term of court for LeXing
ton county, of manslaughter, and
| sentenced seven years imprison-
ment. Paroltd May 13, 1911. Par
don granted in order to restore citi-
| zenship.
Jas. w. Gallman, convicted at
July, 1911, term of court for Union
county, of manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to fifteen years imprison-
ment. Paroled March 10, 1911. Par
don granted in order to restore citi-
zenship.
James Hayden conv'ctc7 ; a. ITrch
l@0- .efu OF ccuT' .'r Lancaster
>ojG,.s. Of urGrd>v with r,"oNwuN.1-
tion 2, mercy >ao ,.l'enord 90 lie
iuprlsonua1l sentence rpumpted
20 ten years. tlpr.souwcat.
John Jones, convicted at October,
1907, term of court for Cherokee
county, of manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to twenty years imprison-
ment. Sentence commuted to twelve
years.
Lem Strother, convicted at Sep
tember, 1909, term of court for Abb
beville county, of murder with rec
ommendation to mercy, and sem
fenced to life Imprisonment. Sentence
commuted to ten years.
Bascom Calder, convicted at
March, 1910, term of court for Marl-
boro county, of manslaughter, and
sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment. Parole granted during good
behavior.
Charles Singleton, convicted at
November, 1898, term of court for
Charleston county, Of rape, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. Parole
granted during good behavior.
Shepherd Jefferson, convicted at
May, 1900, term of court for Orange
burg county, Of murder with recon-
mendation to mercy, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment. Parole granted
during good behavior.
jeff Coyle, convicted at October,
1908, term Of court for Greenwood
county, of assault and battery Of a
high and aggravated nature, and SEN
fenced to eight years Imprisonment.
Parole granted during good behavior.
Miles Bryant, convicted at Febru-
ary, 1906, term of court for Hamp-
ton county, of murder with recon-
mendation to mercy, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment. Parole granted
during good behavior.
w. H. Verelee, convicted at June,
1912, term of court for Greenwood
county, of carbreaking and larceny.