The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-22
Joe Hogan Paroled by Gov. Blease.

Joe Hogan, convicted ia the Record
er's Court on one hundred counts OF Vi
olation of the dispensary law, was thi:
morning released from the county jai
by sheriff Bradford upon the receipt o.
a parole from Governor Cole L. Blease
who had been presented with petition
from citizens of the county asking that
the parole be granted and upon the in
tercession of Mr.. F.. o. Purdy.
This case is one of the most interest
ing LIQUOR cases which naS ever come
up in this State and has created a
great deal of comment all oyer the
State because of the extremely large
fine or sentence of imprisonment i'm.
posed upon the convicted man. The
case came up before r. Dozier Lee,
Recorder, in February or March, 1913.
and Hogan was convicted on three cas-
es OF the thirty-three cases, and, upon
an understanding between the attor-
neys in tho case, he was to plead guilty
to the rest of the cases, if found guilty
on the three cases which would be re-
garded as test cases. The case was later
appealed from the Recorders Court to
the Circuit Court because of the fall
ure OF the Recorder to have witnesses
aff1X their signatures to their testi-
mony at the time it was taken. The
case was remandeG to trial in the cir
cult court, but overruled in the Su-
preme Court and the Recorder sus-
tanned.
Upon the receipt of the decision OF
the Supreme Court, Hogan was taken
to Jail. This was on the 7th of JauT-
ary and he has been in jail until Friday
morning, just three months and ten
days. The parole was received last
night by Mr.. Eugene Hogan. the faith
er of the convicted man, and be paid
the fine of 500 and Joe Hogan was re-
leased on order OF the sheriff.
The petition for Hogan's pardoa
were circulated about the city and
county for several weeks and were re-
Gently sent to Governor Blease. They
contained about thousand signatures,
some of the names affixed being of the
promiHent men of the city.
Mr. r. O. Purdy recently visited
Gov. Blease concerning the granting of
a pardon, acting as 4 private citizen.
At this time Gov. Blease asked what
recommendation he, Mr.. Purdy, would
make. Mr.. Purdy upon his return to
Sumter had conference with the Re-
corder concerning the matter of par
don. A copy OF the Recorders letter
could GOT be obtained, but in substance
it stated the facts in the case and that
the Recorder thought that the time
had not come to consider the granting
of pardon. He did not consider that
Hogan had yet served sufficient part
OF his sentence to take up the matter OF
pardon, although steps might be taken
at some future time to secure the par
don. The letter was sent to Mr.. PurdY
and was transmitted 70 Gov. Blease
with Mr.. Purdy's letter of recommen-
dation on the case. Mr.. Purdy's letter
follows:
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Gov.
Columbia, S. G.
Dear Sir:
hand you herein the ;h:ee
petitions in the cases of the City Of
Sumter against Joe Hogan. I enclose
you also the reply of r. Dozicr Lee,
ESQ, to my letter to him of the 1lth
inst. copy of which I requested sent
from the Office to you at the time Of
writing to Mr.. Lee, and have no
doubt that you have received such
copy in due course of mail. Mr.. Lees
letter speaks for itself.
It is difficult to make suggestion
which will meet the requirements of
this case in all of its aspects. Having
as a citizen, to suggest
that clemency in this case would be
proper on your part, and having been
asked by you to make some suggestion
as to the proper disposition OF the case.
suggest the following:
l That you make an order commut-
ing the unexpired term of his sentence
to one year, and relieve the fine entire
", except as herein stated.
2 That you require the payment of
one hundred dollars to the City of
and that upon such payment
the defendant be paroled during good
behavior, and if again convicted in
any court in this State for selling Ii
quor, that he be remanded to the coun-
ty Jail of Sumter County for the unex-
plred term OF one year.
Upon payment of 500, that he be re-
leased on parole. OF course if he fails
to pay the 500 he will have to serve
out the enc year, to be released within
that time upon the payment of the 800.
You will be able to put your views in
fewer words, if you adopt the sugges-
tion here made. In any event, | ap-
prehend that both you and I will not
feel free from criticism.
do not think that condition should
be that be would leave the State.
While think that would be the best
thing for him to do voluntarily, yet I
do not recommend this as being COM
pulsory.
saw the defendant on Saturday,
but had then reached no conclusion as