Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-22
GOVERNOR PAROLES
MRS. STELLA ABBOTT

Governor Hardwick on Tuesday
granted a parole to Mrs. Stella Alb
bott, who was serving an indeter
inmate sentence of from four to
eight years at the state prison farm
at Milledgeville, for killing her hus-
band, John Henry Abbott, driver of
the Atlanta fire chiefs automobile.
The shooting of Abbott by his wife
occurred at their residence about
three years ago and was caused by
Abbott's alleged attention to a cafe
waitress who called him up at his
home on the night Of the shooting
and engaged in a violent converse
ton with Mrs. Abbott. Mrs. Abbott
claimed at her trial that she tried
to persuade her husband to tell her
the Woman's name and that he re-
fused, and she got out her revolver
with the intention of committing sui
eide, that he attempted to prevent
her and in the scuffie she shot him
accidentally!
The shooting created a sensation
at the time and there was great pub
lie interest in the trial. Mrs. Abbott
was prosecuted by Solicitor Boykin
and defended by Attorney Reuben
Arnold. The supreme court gave her
a new trial because the jury got hold
of a letter damaging her character
which the judge had ruled out. On
the second trial Mrs. Abbott was
| convicted of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to serve from four to eight
years.
Mrs. Abbott has two boys residing
| in Atlanta, the oldest about sixteen
years old, is supporting himself by
his own earnings and helping to sup
port his younger brother, who is in
school. Mrs. I. Springer. of Sparta,
a well-known worker in behalf of
prisoners and prison betterment, was
| largely instrumental in securing the
parole for Mrs. Abbott.
In addition to the Abbott parole
Governor Hardwick on Tuesday
granted a number Of other paroles
and pardons in honor Of the Christ.
| mas season. The most important OF
| these was a pardon for DR., Make
| T. Summerlin, an Athens dentist
serving three years for manslaugh
ter on conviction Of procuring a
| performance of criminal opera
ton on girl employed in his of
| flee. The girl died and Summerlir
and an Athens doctor, a friend OF
his, were jointly accused of hel
death. The doctor was convicted OF
| manslaughter, but obtained q new
! trial and was never tried again
Summerlin has served about q year
The governor granted pardon tt
DR.. A. G. Grenoble, who was serving
a sentence Of one year on a charge
of practicing medicine in Atlanta
without a license. He had served
about six months Of his sentence
at one Of the Fulton county con
vict camps.
-urther pardons and paroles
granted by the governor Tuesday
were as follows:
r. Shelton, serving twelve years
from Floyd county, on a charge o.
robbery.
John Zachary, sent up in 1910 or
a life sentence for murder in Heard
county.
Joe Scrutchens, sent up from Bar
to wcounty in 1917 on life sen
tence for murder.
Boise Goldman, sent up in 1916
from Richmonl county Oil life sen
tence for murder.
Andrew Bruce, sent up in 1917
from Stewart county on a life sen
| tence for murder.
j. r. Gunter, sent up frol-l Fulton
county in 1917 under sentence. Of
| ten years for dynamiting street
car.
Lawrence Gilbert, sent up in 191!
from Fulton county for ten years
for burglary.
Tom Taylor, sent up in 1910 from
Crawford county under life sen
tence for murder.
Orders were issued Wednesday il
| the following cases:
Daisy Slaughter, convicted Of
granddaughter in 1920 in Putnam
county, sentenced five to six years
paroled.
l. Joe Wakefield, convicted of muir
der in 1908 in Early county, life
sentence, paroled.
| Will cellars, convicted of murder
in 1915 in Glynn county, life sen
tence, paroled.
! w. H. Manis, convicted of burglary
in 1921 in Floyd county, sentenced
| to fourteen months, paroled.
Jim Williams, convicted of murder
in 1907 in Dougherty county, fife
| sentence, paroled.
Major Smith, convicted of murder
in 1915 in Chattahoochee county, life
sentence, paroled.
C. w. Cowart, convicted Of incest
in 1919 in Clinch county. sentenced
to twenty years, paroled.
Carl Shelton, convicted Of robbery
in 1915 in Floyd county, sentenced
twelve years, paroled.
Dave Crawford, convicted Of muir
der in Ware county in 1897, life
sentence, paroled.
Waltr Raglan, convicted Of larceny
| in Grady county in 1919. sentenced
three to four years, paroled.
Tom Gore, convicted of murder
in 1910 in Barlow county, life sen
tence, paroled.
John w. Wright, convicted OF
! stealing automobile in Fulton county
| in 1919, sentenced five years, paroled
Jeff Morgan, convicted of murder
| in 1905 in Hall county, life SEN
| tence, paroled.
| Dallas Barber, convicted Of muir
der in 1911 in Butts county, life
sentence, paroled.
Charlie LeSeur, convicted Of bur
glary in 1917 in Pike county, SEN
tence ten years, paroled.
Roger D. Eastlake