The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
ELEVEN ;! PRISONERS pRRtESS0ktERS ARE
'REE BY GOVERNOR
e CLEMENCY on LAST
DAY OF YEAR.
SOr BleaSe Closes the Year 1913
" Action in Several Cases OF
Interest.


ID the old year 1913 by exercising
utive clemency in eleven cases,
ting one pardon and ten paroles.
our of the cases the defendants
white men, the seven Others
g negroes. Seven of the prison
were serving life terms.
each case the reasons will be
smitted by the governor to the
Rte. In three of the cases a short
ppsis of the reasons is given here
Lack. of space prevents more
n a mention of the other cases.
rhe cases acted upon recently car
Governor Blease over tae 900 mark
pardons. communications, reprieves
ID paroles.
The cases are as follows:
]. Caesar Watts, (white), convicted
at the October, 1911, term of court for
4 Lancaster county, of murder, with re-
eommendation to mercy, and sentenc-
ed TO life Imprisonment in the State
penitentiary. One of the petitions
presented in the case is signed by all
kelve of the jurors who tried it, in
ch they state: Since the trial of
case, we find that the circum-
ees surrounding the killing were
sent from what the evidence
ed them to be at the trial Of the
Seeing the matter as we now
e feel that Watts is being punish
a crime tlat he is not guilty Of,
therefore humbly ask that he be
DSazeted a pardon" In addition to
that, there were presented petitions
from the county Of Lancaster, signed
by Representatives Sapp and Massey;
Sergeant-at-arms Wilson, of the house
of representatives, and one thousand
and thirty-one of the other good citi-
@vzens of Lancaster county, including
rural mail carriers; rural policemen;
ministers of the gospel; cotton mill
operatives; farmers; merchants;
lawyers; doctors; being large part
of the male citizenship Of that county.
Upon this showing, the defendant has
been granted full and free pardon.
Pardon dated December !31st, 1913.
Henry Patrick (white), convicted at
the November, 1903, term of court for
Marlboro county, of murder, with re-
commentator to mercy, and sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment in the State
penitentiary. Taking into considera-
tion the fact that this man has served
ten years, and the peculiar circum-
stances set out in the petition in re-
ference to the death of his wife, and
the prominence of those who have
signed the petition, including Former
Senator Rogers, eX-Judge c. P. Town
send, ex-Clerk Of Court Drake, the
county supervisor, Postmaster Nc
Laurin, several of the jurors, and 9TH
er reputable citizens of the county, the
defendant has been granted a parole
upon the condition that if he should
again take another drink of intoxica-
ting liquors, or if he should not be Of
good behavior, he shall be returned
to the State penitentiary to serve the
remainder of the sentence above
mentioned Parole dated December
31st 1913.
Harvey Jackson, (white), convicted
at the April, 1900, term of court for
Chesterfield county, of murder, with
recommendation to mercy, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
State penitentiary Under the strong
showing made, the petition signed by
some Of e jurors who tried the case,
tie many personal letters, including
letter from the foreman of the jury,
Mr. Welch, who is known to be man
of high character and good judgment,
and the petition coming from two
counties, signed by the leading citi-
zens thereof, and in view Of the fact
that the defendant served nearly four
teen years, parole has been grant
ed to him, during good behavior, de-
cember 31st, 1913.
The following other cases were act
ed upon;
Henry Fielder, (colored), convicted
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