Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
IO2 PARDONs AND PAROLES.
Only About 100 Convicts Left i'm the
South Carolina Penitcntiary.

COlu mDla, NOV. E0.---ouS huHuISu
and two convicts received freedom
at the hands of Governor Cole l..
Blease this afternoon as a Thanks
giving offering. The list includes ] 6
life termers, 3 serving sentences for
manslaughter, and 55 serving terms
for other OffenseS, such as house
breaking and larceny, assault and
battery with intent to kill, carrying
concealed weapons, violation Of the
diSpcnsary law ana other minor in
fractions of the law. This brings
Governor Blease's clemenCy record
up to ,430 pardoned, paroled or sen
tences commuted in his administra-
tion Of less than four years. This
leaves less than 100 prisoners in the
State penitCntiary.
The following are some of the
more noted cases in which executive
clemency was granted:
w. Il. Jones Parolcd.
Jones, w. r., white, convicted at
the February, 1909, term Of court for
Union county, Of murder, with recon-
mendation to mercy, and sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary. Paroled, during good be-
havior, and upon the further condi-
tion that should he ever again take
another drink of wine, whiSkey, beer
or other intoxicating liquors or bev-
erages, he shall be required to serve
the remainder Of the above mention
ed sentence; and, upon the further
condition, should he hereafter marry
and be convicted of abusing or mis-
treating his wife, he shall be arrest
ed and committed to the State peni-
tentiary to serve the remainder of
the above mentioned sentence Pa
role dated November 25, 1914. w.
II. Jones was convicted of the muir
der of his wife.
Death Sentence Committed.
John E. Hough, the Kcrshaw coun-
ty white man sentenced to he electro
cuted for the murder OF his father
in-law, got his sentence commuted to
five years in the State pcnitentiary.
Grimsley, Ernest e., white, con-
Victed at the June, 1911, term of
court for Richland county, of muir
der, with recommendation to mercy,
and sentenced to life Imprisonment
in the State Denitentary, ParOled
during good behavior and upon the
I,
again take a drink OF wine. whiskey,
beer, or other Intoxicating bever-
ages or liquors, he shall be arrested
and committed to the State peniten-
tiary to serve the remainder of the
above mentioned sentence. Parole
dated November %, 1914.
Huff, Sonny, cOlOred, convicted at
the September, 1909, term Of court
for GreenvilIe county, Of burglary
and larceny GwO cases., and sen
tCnCcd to twelve years. first case;
life imprisonment, second case. Iiie
Imprisonment sentence cOmmutcd to
e, lGIl. Parolcd during good be-
haViOr November -. 1914.
EmmcrsOn, j. Allen, white. con-
Nictcd at the February, 1907, term Of
der, with recommendation to mercy,
and sentenced to life imprisonment
IN the State penitentiary. Paroled
August Is, 1913, upon condition
n n of
Olina within "a hours and never re-
turn. Pardon granted November %,
1914.
Mealor, r. c., white. convicted at
for Oconee county Of violation Of the
dispensary Law and sentenced to pay
a fine of $500 or to serve six months
on the public works. ParOled dur
ing good behavior, and upon the fur
ther condition that should he ever
again be convicted of violating the
dispenSary law he shall be required
to serve the sentence above men
toned. Parole dated November %,
1914.
Moore, Dock, white, convicted at
the March, 1912, term OF court for
Oconee county of seduction, and SEN
fenced to five years on public works.
Paroled during good behavior No
vember %, 1914.
Nichols, George, white. convicted
at the November, 1910, term Of
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