The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-18
MOE ORDERS MAN
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until someone shouted the name of
Mr.. Haigler) he'd better keep out of
this section
II he has ever done anything to Of
fend any of his neighbors Mr.. Stegall
says he is not aware of IL. The mob
seemed to hold him responsible for
! his boys deed. though he in no way
inspired it or had anything 10 do with
it. I've stuck to my boy all the way
! through" said Mr.. Stegall, land I'll
do it until my death"
! In conversation with the corre-
/ spondent he in no way tried to re-
lieNe his boy of blame. Like others
/ interested in the case he only pleaded
for leniency for Roy on account of
his youth
! Mr.. Stegall has not yet decided if
he Will obey the mandate of the mob
He says he had planned to leave that
section weeks ago, though he owns
land there, but the threat of the mob
has put a new complexion to the situ-
/
gate. and it was there he had planned
| to move.
Some people familiar with the cir
cumstances, believe that the mob was
composed Of South Carolinians. Mr..
Stegall was unable to corroborate this
view except to say that he noticed
when the mob dispersed that two
cars went toward the state line. while
the others pulled out in the opposite
direction. According to this state
ment II is reasonable to believe that
the mob was composed or both Nortn
and South Carolinians.
| 1t is believed from reports that the
people in Stegalls section are very
much displeased with the leniency
shown Roy Stegall. even if he is moth
ing but a youth. On the night OF the
mob's visit, the boy is said to have
been secreted in Monroe. but il is not
known if Mr.. Stegall was aware of
this fact.
} The boy was convicted at a recent
term Of criminal court here of assault
/ upon white girl about 13 years old
and cripple. He was sentenced to
serve two years upon the chaingans
by Judge Shaw. Efforts were soon
begun to secure the pardoning of the
boy. number of petitions were cir
culated and practically every ministe,
or the county and a number of the
prominent women of Monroe signed
them, urging leniency toward the boy.
During the last days of June, j. ].
1 Parker, A. NJ. Stack and ]. C. Skies.
I or the Monroe bar, DR. H. r. Gurnev.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
! church here, and Rev r. NJ. Haigler.
the minister mentioned by the party.
appeared before Governor Beckett to
urge the pardoning OF the boy. j. c.
VI. Nann, OF the local bar, appeared
also with petitions opposing a pardon.
D. After carefully reviewing the case the
governor paroled the boy upon con-
I dition that he should remain under
the supervision Of Probation Officer
f. II. Wolfe until he was of age.
should attend school for a period of
two years, and then should turn over
to K. w. Lemmond. Juvenile court
Judge for Union county, the sum of
800 each year for three years TO be
used for the benefit of the little girl.
In making the parole the governor is
sued a lengthy statement setting
forth his reasons for SO doing in
which he stated that he could not see
what good it would do the commun-
ity, society, the little girl or the boy
himself by forcing the latter to serve
two years upon the chaingang.