Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-03-27
PETITION FOR PARDO
To HE Exceilency, Hon. Earl Brewer, Coverno,
Of the STATE Of Mississ.rri.

Of the State Of Mississippi:
The undersigned 7. ii. Adams. would most res
pectfully show to your excelloncy, that he was in
dicted at the February term of the circuit court of
NoNubee county. Mississippi, in the wear lgl4upon
the charge Of Perjury. and also upon n charge of
receiving deposits OF the Cotton Exchange Bank
at a time when he knew the bank was iusolvent
He would further show to your Exccllcncy that he
was tried and convicted for perjury with refer,
ence to making u statement to the State Auditor
on the 9th day of January. 1914, as to the Banks
condition. He would further show to Your Excel
llency that he plead guilty to the charge of receiv-
Ing money of the depositors at a time when he had
rsason to believe that the bank was insolvent.
Your petitioner would further show to your FIX
c%cllency.t nat he had been a man Of limited INTEL
lectuatty, that he has a wife and eight children.
and that he was induced to come to NJ ssiss ppi
from Florida by his brother, Hardin Adams, Who
hrl out to him great opportunities of banking
business in Mississippi. That he came to Brooks
VI lie, Miss. at the instigation of Hardin Adams,
nus brother, to organize the Cotton Exchange
Bank at that place, feeling at the tive that If was
only necessary to do those things which us broth
er requests him 10 do. and having fun confidence
in his brothers ability to pilot him tn -ough. AT
the tfial OF this case on the charge Of Perjury he
had II mean, to empIoy counsel. and wh,t,vpr
was due in qs behalf was done by his wife. And
while he Was technically guilty of the charge If
nerlury your petitioner states that he has acted
ulter the directions of his brother, believing that
the Jaw was not violated.
Your petitioner further shows to Your Excellen-
cy tn t he is a man % no means. that his busi-
5 experience in life has been much limited. and
he therefore earnestly prays your ENccllency TO
grant him a full and unconditional pardon. assur-
ing your ENcslency that T. shall be his purpose in
life TO teRin the thread of his life where it was
broken and to begin life again ond be a respecta-
BILE citizen. Respectfully submitted,
L. II, ADAMS.
VILLA B.. Lucas, Attorney.
We, the undersigned citizens OF Noxubee coun-
ty, mississippi. having read the foregoing petit
tion for the pardon of F.. II. Adams. believe from
all the Information that can be received. that the
statements in the petition are true, and that they
are further informed that p. II. Adams has a
large family that are wholly dependant upon him
for a livelihood, and that should he be granted a
pardon that he will live a useful life.
Believing that he has been sufficiently punished
for the part that he took in this unfortunate af.
fair, we herewith join in asking that Your Excel.
ency grant the above pardon prayed for.
Respectfully submitted.
John A. Tyson. Chancery Clerk, f. f
D~antzler, Sheriff. A. r. Dent, II. V. Clark,
Dep. Sheriff. Chas. Strong, Atty. EFT Bush,
Jr. Atty. W. o. Barnes, Jr. Dep. Ch'y elk.
S. W, Clark. c. M. Scales, Circuit Clk.. | l.
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