The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-08
BLEASE TURNS OUT
81 MORE CONVICTS
Governor Also Reduces Sentences of
Thirty-six Others.
HE GRANTS 16 FULL PARDONS
Celebrated Yeggmen, Howard and
holland, Among Those s.
at Liberty.


from the hands of Governor Blease
today. The pardon and parole papers
were sent to the office of the secre-
tary of State this afternoon and the
convlcts were turned loose tonight.
This brings the total number of cases
In which the Governor has exercised
clemency up to 1,614. OF the number
this afternoon 16 were full pardons,
18 paroles and 36 communications of
sentences.
Among those turned loose is includ
ed Howard and holland, celebrated
yeggmen, who were serving terms of
ten years each in the penitentiary on
the charge of housebreaking and lar
ceny, having been sent up from Spar.
tanburg county in 1907. Before tried
in the State courts they served term
in the Atlanta federal prison for the
blowing of a postoffice safe at Enoree,
IN Spartanburg county. They were
paroled on the condition that they be
turned over to the United States au-
thorities, who are said to want them
for charges of blowing postoffice
safes.
Sentence Reduced.
Another noted case in the list is
that of George w. Tidwell, who was
convicted of manslaughter last spring
in Greenville, having slain r. En- ner
Walker, and sentenced to twelve years
In the State penitentiary. He got his
sentence reduced to seven years. The
appeal In this case was argued before
the State supreme court a few days
ago.
The May boys, from Union, sent up
for life on conviction of murder, re-
ceived reduction in sentence, Clyde
May getting his sentence cut down to
two years and John May to ten years.
Pardons were granted by the COVER
nor in the following cases:
j. G, Zeigler, convicted at Aiken in
June, 1913, of manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to seven years, paroled De-
cember, 1913.
William Daniels, convicted of mur-
der at Barnwell, March, 1908, given
life, reduced to twenty years in Feb
ruary.
Waddy Linder, manslaughter, Cher
okee, 1909, five years, paroled May,
1911.
ID. M. Clary, violation dispensary
law, Cherokee, June, 1914, six months
and $500.
c C. Stacy, violation dispensary
law, Cherokee, June, 1914, six months
and $500.
Mace Pennington, violation dispen-
Sary law, Cherokee, November, 1911,
800 or thirty days.
r. !. Elmore, Cherokee, November,
1914, Violation of dispensary law, $1O0
or thirty days.
Lizzie Whitmore, Fairfield, June.
1914, manslaughter, two years.
James McGirt, Kershaw, November,
1914, violation dispensary law, two
cases, 500 or four months.
Lewis Moore, Kershaw, February,
1909, burglary, ten years.
Henry Mcqueen, Marlboro. 1914, en-
try of land after notice, SIS.
Stiles Moore, Oconee, July, 1905,
carnally knowing a woman child, Ia
years.
Robert Delaney, Richland, Decem-
ber, 1912, larceny Of bicycle, to be
confined in State reformatory until 81
years old.
Edward White, Richland, fall 1919,
~ Tder, life.
tembamond Brown, Spartanburg, Sep
law fne 1918, violating dispensary
Pone B. or three months.
1911. assault and h, Saluda, March,
and aggravated nature, five Oh a h,sn ~
rolled in October, 1912 This 'pIs. ps..-pi pa,
restores him to full citizenship.
Paroles Granted.
Paroles were granted in the follow
ing cases:
Elijah Quick, Marlboro, July, 1912,
murder, life.
Daniel j. Gillis, Sumter, June, 1908,
assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons, $500,
or two years.
Jim Washington, Anderson, Nav.
1906, manslaughter, twenty years.
Tracy Brooks, Barnwell, March.
1914, assault and battery with intent
to kill and carrying concealed wea-
pOns, five years.
William Rivers, Charleston, July
1898, murder, life.
Andrew Johnson, Aiken, October,
1914, manslaughter, seven years.
William Harris, Newberry, Novem-
ber, 1911, housebreaking and larceny
six years.
Robert Johnson, alias Robert Cham
bers, alias Robert Dunlap, Yorkville,
April, 1908, murder, life.
William Stewart, Jr., Charleston,
June, 1912, manslaughter, sixteen
years.
Arthur Bowen, Orangeburg, assault
with intent to ravish, twenty years.
John Stevens, Aiken, October. l9li.
breach of trust with fraudulent intent.
one year.
James Nelson, Charleston. Novem-
Der 1897, criminal assault, life.
Baylus Freeman, Oconee, Novem-
Der, 1914, breach of trust with fraud
ulent intent, one year.
Walker. Turned, Dillon, June, 1913
manslaughter, seven years.
!; Arthur Taylor, Oconee, November.
1914, breach of trust with fraudulent
intent one wear