The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-21
RECORDS COMMENTS
On | GUS G. {; RlcHtY h Case
QUESTION OF vERACITY BE-
TWEEN PHYSICIAN AND
GOVERNOR
INTERESTING CASE
The Columbia Newspaper Re-
prints Pardon Reasons, Es-
cialIy Interesting Now
INTERESTING CASE

Columbia, July 17.-The Columbia
Eyon1ng Record. whose editor, Jas. II.
Moore. was arrested some time ago
for libel and is. ready for his case
to como to trial at any time, has been
pouring some hot shot into tho gov
ernor OF tho statc. 1t was one Of the
governors secretaries who swore out
the Warrant
Tho Record Thursday afternoon dis
played a statement from DR.. Jas. H:
Mcintosh directly cUntradicting a
| statpmnnt from Blcase In his speech
| at Abheville who're the speaker "rcnd
Ita number OF reports from reputable
l,pliyBicians, among whom arc DR..
james Mcintosh and others, that
Mchcy is paralytic and his condi-
tion would improve If released from
l:c0nfinement."
IT, Dr. Mcintosh in his written state
ments says:
1T ie not trmo that this report of
the said committee signed by DR.,
Knowlton and myself In any way rec
commended pardon or parole of the
sald r. A. Illchoy. the fact being that
both Dr.. KnOwlton and fully agreed
i that this paralysis was feigncd."
| Tho editor OF Tho Columbia Record
In commenting upon this statement
SAYS: "" .
"This is most remarkable con-
flict of statement coming from a rep-
! ntnhIo nhyisician and presents this ait
ttion: that over since he parolcd
tlicloy in 1912 Governor Blease has
been on record as giving among tho
reasons deciding him to grant. the pa
rolo that Drs. A. B. Knowlton and
dan,cs III. M'Intoah. among others.
mode reports on Which he based his
l:aEtton. In his pnruon message of
j'1ql3,i reporting the Richey case to
the legislature the governor said
I 5"Pptition was presented April. 1911,
asking for pardon, sighed by largo
number< OF tho citizens of jAbbcyiIlc
county. Accompanying tho Bnme wero
aff!davits and certificates as to his
health, but Notwithstanding the nu-
smeropsly.. signed petition and tho
| prominence OF some OF the names of
men appearing thereon, did not feel
that 1T was q case where q pardon
should be granted. neither O parole: !
| but, however. IN View OF the statement
from Superintendent Griffith and DR.;
r. 2. Jennings, OF /; the penitentiary:
aud also the, separate opinion .of Drs!
Al sH. Knowlt0n and James Mcintosh. !,
who made special and separate ex1
animation Of the defendant, and also
Of still another report signed by DR..
.Wm. D. Simpson as to the physical
condition of the defendant, and in
view :.of the further fact that It IA
stated in said papers. certificates. af.
fidavits. ETC.. that the said r. a.
Rtchey. since his confinement in the
State penitentiary. has been and is to-
day q. helpless invalid, not being able
10 leave his bed, and even when at
tending the calls of nature has to ba
handled as a child, and tho certificates
Of the physicians showing and all Of
them concurring in the fact that he
can never improve, but win continue
to- languish and finally die IL kent in
prison, but that II given the benefit
Of air and sunshine that the probali-
tiles are that he may get well, or at
! ienst improve ye-y much :a health. s
"And now DR.. mcintosh says tnnt
Dr.! Knowltcn and himself did ndtj
Recommend Rtchey's parole or, pardon,
but fully agreed that Richey's ,'parai-
ysis was feighed.'
4" What Is the answer?"