The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-04-07
FOURTEEN PAROLES ARE
GRANTED BY GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY EXTEND.
ED TO PRISONERS.
One is a Newberry Case, That OF Ar
thur Byrd, COIOred, Serving Ten
Years.

Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, April 6.-Governor Blease
today extended executive clemency ia
me following Il cases, one of which
is from Newberry county.
The Newberry case is that of Arthur
Byrd, colored, who was convicted in
1908 of manslaughter and sentenced to
10 years Imprisonment. Byrd was pa
relied during good behavior. Petition
in his case was presented by Mr.. c.
H. Suber, of Newberry county, and
was signed by large number of the
citizens of the county, including Aud
itor E. S. Werts, Sheriff Cannon G.
BIease, Mr.. L. l. Epting, insurance
agent and treasurer of company; Pro-
bate Judge c. C. Schumpert, Mr.. W. E.
Wallace, Chief of Police S. NJ. Duncan,
Messrs. George C. Hipp, w. J. Swift
tenberg, J. D. Nance and many others.
His parole was recommended by the
board of pardons.
Following are the cases in which
clemency was extended by the COVER
nor today:
Perry, Willis, (colored)-Conv;cted
at the November, 1906, term of court
for Greenwood county, of carbreaking
md iarceTy, and. sentcnced to two
years imnrisonmenr dr9n the PUBLIC
works. faroled, during good behavior,
April 6, 1914.
Byrd, Arthur, (colored)-Convicted
at the November, 1908, term of court
for New5erry county, OF manslaughter,
and sentenced to 10 years imprison-
meni in The State penitentiary or up
On the pubic works. Paroled, during
g2cd behavior, April 6, 1914.
Ligon, Bub, (coliored)-Conyicted
at the November, 1913, term Of court
for Oconee county, Of murder, with
recommendation TO mercy, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
Safe penitentiary or upon the public
works. Paroled, during good behavior,
April 6, 1914.
Truesdel, Amanda, (colored)-Con-
victed at the March, 1914, term OF
court for Kershaw county, Of larceny,
and sentenced to six months impris-
onment in the State penitentiary. Pa
rolled, during good behavior, April 6,
1914.
Simmons, Ben, (colored-Convict-
ed at the October, 1912, term of court
for Saluda county, of manslaughter,
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment upon the public works. Paroled,
during good behavior, April 6, 1914.
Smith, Major, (colored)-Conyicted
at the February, 1909, term of court
for Abbeville county, of murder, with
recommendation to mercy and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in the
State penitentiary. Sentence COM
muted TO 20 years Imprisonment upon
the public works of the county of Alb
beville, February 10, 1914 Paroled,
during good behavior, April 6, 1914.
Williams, Frank, (colored)-Con-
victed at the February, 1913, term of
court for Horny county, of manslaugh-
ter, and sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment upon the public works or
in the State penitentiary. Paroled,
during good behavior, April 6, 1914.
CAN'T William, (colored)-Convict-
ed at the August, 1896, term of court
for Edgeield county, of murder, with
recommendation to mercy, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
State Penitentiary or upon the qublic
works. Paroled, during good behav-
ior, April 6, 1914.
Warn, Glider P, (white)-Convicted
at the February, 1914, term OF court
for Charleston county, OF grand lar
ceny, and sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment in the State penitentiary.
Paroled, during good behavior, April
6, 1914.
Freeman, Bly,, (white)-Convicted at
he January, 1918, term of court for
GreenvilIe county, of arson, and SEN
fenced to 10 years Imprisonment in the
tsate penitentiary or upon the public
works. Paroled, during good behav-
ior, April 6, 1914.
Sykes, J. w, (white)-Convicted
before Magistrate Thurlow Belk
Chesterfield county, March 16, 1914
of practicing dentistry without license