Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-02
NO C0NCEALMENT MADE
BY A. RANDOLPH HOWARD.
Virginian Wants All of His New
Friends to Know OF His
Prison Past.
HAS PARDON FROM WILSON
Former Cashier OF Fredericksburg
Bank, Who Has Served Time in
Federal PenItcntiary at Atlanta,
Will Manage Farm in New jersey.

NEW YORK. December a. RAN
dolph Howard. who was released re-
Gently from the Federal prison at At
lanta. Ca. is stopping Mt the Mnrti-
niale Hotel He Is Virsinian OF Fred
erfcksburs Hte mother was a Ran
doiph and his father was II Howard.
Both mean something in virginia and
wherever Eirginians are.
Mr.. Howard is going TO SUFFOLK
County, y. j., to be manager of George
batten's famous Jersey tlc-0reeding
estate there. He Is not going to slip
in as an unknown afr. iIowara with II
past to hide. fTe Is going as a. Ran
dolDh Howard, one-time cashier OF tho
conway Gordon & Garnet National
Bank, of fredericksburg Va, who mas
convicted OF lending i,s money in vioIa-
ton OF the Federal banking statutes.
and served twenty months OF his five
years term III the Atlanta PenitentIary,
and then was pardoncd by President
Wilson.
-ilso, his lawyers tell him, Mr.. How
ard les going To an honorable and lu-
crative position in New Jersey, in s1itc
of the district attorney In the district
of which fredericksburg is n part
Mr.. Howard was cashier OF the Conway,
Gordon & Garnett Bank for twenty-s six
years. and owned one-third of it's stock
was the farm near fredericksburg.
who're he bred and raised Jersey cat
ties
In time Of financial stress that ar
fccted the longtime customers Of tho
bank and the community, Mr.. Howard
took the responsibility in making loans
which subsequently, wero declared ju-
dicinlly to have been made In viola
ton of the Federal and State banking
statutes. His defenders declare that
no personal profit brought tho cashier
any reward for his acts.
~ ~ e.
THEN LET THEM JUDGE HIM
Mr.. Howard said nothing on this SUBJ
tect At the Martinique. He does not
defend nor discuss that nfnr. He
merely made II plain that when he COOS
to suffolk County. among nnw people,
In land strange to him, he wants
all there to know who he IS and has
been. that they may Judge him as each
decides for himself
When tho loans made by authority
OF Mr.. Howard were presented 10 the
State grand jury OF the Fredcricksburg
district indictments were found against
him for violation Of the State banking
laws. He also was presented TO tho
Federal grand Jury and was indicted
for violation of tho banking laws OF
tho United States.
Mr. Howard was tried in the Federal
court and convicted. lie WAS sentenced
10 five years IN Atlanta in January,
1913. Hc made the usual legal battle,
lost. took his medicine and was re-
moved to tho Atlanta prison.
Ono OF tho Virginia Indictments
found against him was nolle pressed.
One still outstands against him. After
the release OF Mr.. Howard on Septcn,-
Der 1, 1914. the Fredericksburg dty-
,trict attorney decided to prosecute him
on the outstanding Indictment lie
sought eXtradition.
You cannot eStraiite mo-" Mr.. How
ard replied and continues TO reply. I'm
order TO win any executive notice for
your application for extraditIon YOU
must present an affidavit that am a
fugitive Of Justice Of the State OF vIr-
Sinin. The man who makes such an
affidavit concerning mo will perjuro
himself.
Il am not fugitive from Justice in
Virginin. left that State in the Gus
tody OF officers of the Federal govern
ment. who. by force and against my
Will, bore me outside its boundaries and
delivered me into the custody OF the
warden OF the Federal prison In At
lanta, Ga. have not been within tho
state OF Virginia since my release from
the prison I'm Georgia. never fed
from Virginia. Therefore, I am not n
fugitive from Virginia"
Mr.. Howard has prevailed in his at
titude against cXtradition He hos
made careful review Of ali his travels
since his release to establish by onlda
Wits that not ono moment has been
spent by him In his native State.