The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-01
AFFIDAVIT BY RICHEY.
Attorney Declares Mcintosh sigma
ttirc Genuine.


turc Genuine.
II can not understand why DIR. Nc
lntosh denies the genuineness of his
signature" says w. II. Richey of the
Iaurens bar in an affidavit sent to
The state yesterday in connection
with the II. A. Richey parole case.
The affidavit follows:
state of South Carolina, County of
Richland.
Personally came before me w. r.
Richey, who. being duly sworn, says
that he Is a practicing attorney at the
Laurens bar, in this State, and has
been engaged in the practice Of his
profession in the town of Laurens for
the past % years.
That he is brother Of Mr.. Il. A.
Richey Of Abbeville county, who was
convicted Of statutory rape.
That from his brothers statement
to him, and from the other evidence
connected with the case, he has never
believed, and does not now believe,
that his brother is guilty of said Of
Tense, and that he has been con-
tinuously endeavoring to clear his
brothers good name from this foul
charge.
That the recommendation of the
board Of pardons to Gov. Blease, in
which the board says, From the
statements made to us by the matron
and the prosecuting witness there are
grave doubts arising in our minds as
to the guilt of the petitioner on the
| charge convicted" shows to disinter-
ested an unprejudiced minds that
there are others who agree with his
view of the case.
That, in his efforts to relieve his
brother, he requested different physi-
| clans to make an examination Of his
brothers condition. by the consent of
Superintendent Griffith Of the state
penitentiary, who, in one Of his cer-
tifcates. says, In speaking Of de-
ponent's brother: His imprisonment
Is a burden to tho penitentiary, and
l therefore recommend that he be
pardoned."
That he also had his brother ex-
amined by DR.. Rolfe T.. Hughes OF
Laurens. DIR. Vim. ID. Simpson Of Alb
beville and DR.. II. T. Jennings Of the
penitentiary. and that they jointly
certified to his physical condition, said
certificate having been published in
the newspapers
That DR.. II. r. Jennings gave
separate and private certificate, which
Is dated April 20. 1911, in which he
says: HE (speaking of r. A. Richey)
IL physically unable to perform any
labor at all. find his right lower
limb paralyzed from waist down."
That the said DR.. Jennings gave a
second certificate. dated August %,
| 1911, and written in his own hand
writing. in which he says "Tnis is
to- certify that r. "A. Richey is now
suffering from stroke Of paralysis of
left side. Said paralysis renders the
said r. A. Richey physically unable
to be out Of bed at any time. The
said II. A. Richey has been in this
condition to my certain knowledge
since April Is. 1911"
That deponent also presented to
Gov. Blease certificates of DR.. C. c..
Gambrell, mayor of Abbeville, of date
April 3, 1911; also certificate of DR..
VIM. ID. Simpson of date July 22,
1912. and further certificate from DIR.
c c. Gambrell of date November IS.
1913, signed at Abbeville; also of
DR.. William ID. Simpson Of date, Abb
peviiie' November 10, 1913, and of
Dr. Rolfo T.. Hughes of date, Laurens,
November IS. 1913.
That he also had DIR. A. Il. Knowl
ton and DR.. James III Mcintosh to
examine his brother, not as n COM
mittee appointed by Gov. Blcase. nor
nj the request of Gov. Hlease, but of
deponents own volition, and that he
received from these physicians,
through the hands of DR.. A. Il.
knowlton. the original certificate.
winch reads us follows-the headline
thereof being i'm print and the body
1 thereof i'm typcwriting without any al
terations. ensures. or the sIiphtcs,
changc whatsoever; that the body OF
this paper Is in typcwriting and the
signatures tn 1t are made 10y pen and
ink; that ne delivered this paucr tn
Gov. Cole l.. Blcasc. ana that the
same paper read by Coy. I,lcasc at
Abbcville. and ut the Columbia cam
paign meeting Gas published i'm the
ncwspapcrs), Is the same certificate
that WAS delivered to him by Or. a.
IL. knOwltOn. and was immcdiatcly