Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-28
Governor GRANTS SEVEN
4. CONDITIONAL PARD9NS
Prisoners Given Opportunity to Tell
Their Stories During Two-Hour
,r,-es~-.s.-. Conference.
ENTIRE LIST IS CoLoREI
Ono Woman Among Those Serving
4, Sentence for Having Been Three
Times Convicted of Penal Offcnse
In United States.

Governor Davis yesterday announced
seven conditional pardons and three
communications of sentence in the cases
, OF ''life-termers" at the State Peniten-
,5tiary. following two-hour hearing
conducted Thursday afternoon at the
prison, during which he heard the sto-
'ries of a score of men. All of those
receivinE clemency at the hands of the
Governor are colored. one of the pris-
oners being a woman. and had been
sentenced for life under the old stat
ute providing this punishment for
ohense in the United States.
y. Among those whose sentences were
committed is William Reynolds. col
ored. sentenced from AlieEhany County
four and half years ago for car break
ing and shooting of Luther l.. Schcrer,
late chief of the Chesapeake and Ohio
claim, department. the detective who
took a foremost part in the building up
,ef the case against Henry Clay Beattie.
and was member of the Virginia Pen
itentiary Board: Schercr was attempt
Ing to arrest Reynolds at the time of
the shooting. The officer appeared TO
: have recovered from his wound and re-
tsumed his duties for a short time. but
took i'll again and died. Reynolds was
fEiyen life term. and has served about
four years, four and one-half months.
His sentence was commuted by the
With credit for good behavior.
~ Others pardoned and having their
sentences committed We're:
OF, three years for attempting to COM
nit, robbery. imposed by Richmond
Hastings Court being third convic-
ton given life sentence; has served
seventeen years. and nearly four
months. Granted a conditional, par
Peachey Belts (colored) Serving a
term of two years for house breaking.
Imposed by Lynchburg Corporation
Court. being third conviction given life
Sentence; has served thirteen years
and eleven months. Granted 4 condi-
tfonal pardon
So John Henry Miner Released.
:John Henry Miner (colored)--serv-
Ing i term m, Of I'VE years for house
given life sentence; has served eight
years and little more than one and
.ope-hnlf months Granted a condi-
John Lewis misunderstanding a
term OF Ave Ave years for, housed breaking,
Court. being third conviction 'i s sisi q .
life sentence; has served seven years
and seven months. Granted a condi-
John Holloway lored)-serving a
imposed q bW E Eeaf for emm,
life sentence; has served four years
and nearly ten months. Granted a
/. PARDON.
* Ed Hairston (colored)-ServinE "a
term OF twelve years for robbery i'm
posed by Danvlle Corporation Court
tence; has served eight years and Ave
and one-half months. Granted a CON
ditional pardon.
Serving Sentence for Burglary.
William Jones d)-Servinr n
T term of thirty years for burglary. i'm
posed BY Richmond Hastings Court
+ being third conviction given life SEN
tence mas served fourteen years and
a little over four months Granted n
conditional pardon.
Emma Walker (colored)-Servinc n
term OF ten years for robbery imposed
by Richmond Hastings Court being
third conviction given life sentences;
mas served six years and three montbs
sentence committed from life term no
court sentence Of ten years, with credit
for good behavior
William Reynolds tcolored)-Serv-
}ng. term OF fifteen years for car
ID breaking. larceny and unlawful shoot
Court. being third conviction given life
sentence; has served only four Years
and four and one-half months. SEN.
tence committed from life term IN
court sentence of fifteen wears with
credit for good behavior
james Cross OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q
Term OF twelve years for burglary. i'm
posed by Newport News CORPORA ton
Gourt, being third conviction given
ire sentence; has. Served seven Years
and five and onc-hRlf months, SEN.
;lence commuted from life term TO cOur,
sentence OF twelve years with credi,
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