The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01


leased were confined in the State pen
ltentlary. Pardons were granted III
several cases to restore citizenship,
paroles having already been given.
Since assuming office the governor
has extended clemency in 1,48S cases.
The crimes of the prisoners releas-
ed by the governor may be classified
as follows:
MuTueT IL
ManSlaughter IL
Arson
Criminal assault 2
Safe cracking --
Miscellaneous - 16
1t was stated last night that 204
prisoners are left in the State peri
tentiary and on the State farms. The
number of paroled yesterday who are
serving on the State farms is not de-
Quoted from the above number.
The list of pardons and paroles
were sent to the secretary of state
yesterday by the governor and l. ~
the great seal of the State had F3een
State penitentiary and the clerks Of
court in the various counties where
the prisoners are confined. The gov
mas list to the secretary of state
office this year, only eight receiving
clemency at that time.
Thirty-siX Paroles.
The governor yesterday granted Pc
roles in the following cases:
Dudley McClinton, convicted in
Chester county, manslaughtert No
vemher, 1913, given two years.
county, murder, June. 1904, given life
imprisonment. Sentence formerly
committed to 20 years on the public
works of Greenville county.
John Dean, convicted in Green
wood county in August, 1908, man
slaughter, given 16 years imprison-
ment.
Thomas Barnes, Jr., convicted in
Orangeburg, January, 1910, murder,
given life Imprisonment. On February
II, 1914, the sentence was commuted
to 20 years.
Thomas Barnes, ST.. convicted in
Orangeburg county, January, 1910,
murder, life term in penitentiary.
Walter James, alias Tink James,
convicted in Aiken county, October,
1911, murder, given life term.
Henry Priester, convicted in Barn
well county in December, 1913, man
slaughter, given five years.
William Kidd, convicted in Orang2-
burg county in May, 1907, manslaugh
ter, given ten years imprisonment
Fred l. Stahl, convicted IN Horny
county in September, 1912, at.emptec
criminal assault, given seven, \ z, as.
Paroled on condition that 10 tCSK On
the State. g II
John Boyce, convicted N Tf: fse; ~. as =
county III Ju;le, 1914, murder, gwen
a fife term in the State penitentiary.
John Mcmillan, convicted in Marl-
boro county in October, 1907, arson
with recommendation to mercy, given
ten years and one month in the State
penitentiary.
Edgar Gray, convicted in Saluda
county in October, 1911, manslaugh.
ter, given = years in the pententiary
Wade Higgins, convicted in Lancas-
ter county in March, 1902, man.
slaughter, given % years in the State
penitentiary.
Adam Golf, convicted in Richland
county in May, 1914, larceny, given
two years.
]. Frank Driggers, convicted in
Clarendon in February, 1909, murder,
life term in the penitentiarr.
Walter Glover, convicted in Calhoun
county in November, 1908, murder,
given life term in the penitentary.
Rueben Stroud, convicted in Chero-
kee county'in June, 1914, entering car
at night time, given Ole year in pen
itentiary.
Abe or Abraham Lumpkin, convict
ed in Fairfield county in September,
1913, murder, life term in the pen
itentiary.
Less Jordan, convicted in Aiken
county in June, 1901, murder, given
life term in the penitentiary.
B. Stratford, convicted in Lancas-
ter county in October, 1911, man
slaughter and carrying concealed
weapons, given six years in the PEN
itentiary.
Ed Thomas, convicted in Fairfield
county in June, 1911, larceny of live
stock, given five years in the peni-
tentiary.
George Durham, convicted in Spar.
tanburg county in January, 1914, as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons, Civ
en- six years in the penitentary.
r. p. Gilbert, convicted in Spar
tanburg county in January, 1913, for
gerry, given five years in the peniten-
tiary.
John Mauldin, convicted in Hamp-
ton county in June, 1913, house
breaking and larceny, given four
years in the penitentiary. He must
leave the State, according to the pa
role.
Lula Hull, convicted in Spartan
burg county in September, 1913, mur-
der, given a life term in the State
penitentiary.
George Davis, convicted in Orange
burg county in September, 1907. MIR