The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-02
|PARDONS HIS PALS
GOVERNOR BLEASE TURNS CON-
VlCTS OUT OF Pen.
some DIRTY SCOUNDRELS
Governors Weak Heart Has its Gus
tomary Attack on Thanksgiving
Day-His Pardons Pass to Rapists,
Murrderers, Thieves, Wife-Nllers
and Other Workers Of Ill to People.

and Other Workers Of III to People
Executive c1emency was exercised
Wetc esday in 101 cases by the gov
ernor Of South Carolina, who made
use of the same power last Thanks
giving season In los cases, and who
has to date used it in 1,430 cases
Pardons, paroles and combinations
were issued Wednesday. A few are
to restore citizenship, but most OF
| them will work the release Of men
serving sentence In the penitentiary,
on the State farms and on county
chain gangs. Fewer than 70 con;
victs will be left in the penitentiary
itself. Last week the number in the
prison and on the farms was less
than 200.
Sixteen Of the men to be released
Thursday under the orders issued
Wednesday are serving life terms for
murder, 81 are serving terms OF two
to 80 years each for manslaughter
and 81 are held to hard labor for Of
fenses less serious. FIfty-three are
white, 46 are negroes, one is an In
dian. The race Of one is not set forth
in the official list.
D. C. Aiken, white; January, 1913,
Anderson; violation Of dispensary
law; 500 or three months upon pub
lie works. Paroled during good be-
hayior and upon further condition
that should he ever again be convict
ed Of violating dispensary law, ne
shall serve his sentence above men
toned.
J. P. Bardeld, white; January,
H1e14, Clarendon; murder with recon-
mention to mercy; life imprisonment.
Paroled..
Ernest +. Benson, negro; Septem-
Der, 1912. Greenville; assault and
battery with intent to KILL, seven
years upon public works; raroled.
Fren Bensing, white; June, 1914,
Pickens; housebreaking and larceny;
two years upon public works; parol-
ed.
Bob Bigby, negro; May, 1913, An
derson; manslaughter; ten years: pa
rolled.
Henry F. Boggs, white; March,
1911, Pickens; manslaughter; five
years; paroled.
Hugh Bowles, white; June, 1913,
Chesterfield: manslaughter; five
years; paroled.
J. Ben Bradley, white; July, 1914,
Berkeley; assault and battery with
intent to kill; paroled.
Miller Bradleg. negro; October
1914, Williamsburg; nanslaughter;
FIVE years; paroled.
Wright Byars, negro; March, 1911,
Cherokee; rnanslaughter; ten years;
paroled.
Berry Carter, negro; MAY, 1914,
Anderson; violation Of dispensary
law; six months; paroled during good
behavior and upon further condition
that should he ever again be convict
ed Of violating dispensary law, he
shall serve his sentence.
Alexander Chambliss, alias Alexan-
der Chambers, negro; september
1905, Marion; murder with recon-
mendation to mercy; life imprison-
ment: paroled.
Allen, China, negro; February,
isi4, Sumter manslaughter; two
years; paroled.
william Clark, alias rabbit" ne
gro; September, 1912, Charleston;
manslaughter; IS years; paroled:
Daniel Cobb, negro; April, 1910,
Dorchester; manslaughter; eight
years; paroled November rs, 1913;
pardoned to restore citizenship Nov
ember rs; 1914.
julius Cobb, negro; April, 1919,
Dorchester; manslaughter; eight
wears; paroled November 25, 1918;
narHonei to restore citizenship Nov
ember Is, 1914.
RYAN Cox, white; May, 1914, An
derson: assault and battery with In
tent to kill; 500 or six months; pa
rolled. ,.o -.
James Creeeh, negro; July, 1918,
Barnwell; manslaughter; four years;
paroled.
Arthur Croswell, negro; March,
1906. Lee; murder with recommends
. ton to mercy; life imprisonment;
sentence commuted to 20 years Jan
| uary 80, 1914; percled November To-
1914.
John T. Crunap, white; June, 1913,
Dillon; mansfa lighter; ten years; pa
rolsd: 80
Harry Dean, white; Spartanburg
September, 1904; murder with rec
ommendation to mercy; life imprison-
men; paroled during good behavior
and upon further condition that he
leave the State and never return, ex-
cept upon permission of governor to
visit relatives.
Larkin Denbo, negro; Newberry
November, 1918; assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con
cealed weapons; $1oe or SIX months;
paroled.
Lizzie DeLoach, negro: Barnwel
June, 1913; manslaughter; two
years; paroled.
uonry Dozier negro. Edgefeld Oc