Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-19
PRISON BOARD SETS
RECORD IN PASSING
ON CLEMENCY BIDS

nouncing that recommendations for
c!emency had been declined in &c
or the 70 cases that had been up
for consideration during the week.
or the remaining 16 cases, paroles
were recommended in IA and SEN
fences were committed in two.
Members of the commission set
tied down Monday morning TO dis
pose of as many cases as possible,
so as to cut down the large list of
applications that had been on file
several weeks. Every day during
tbs week was spent in executive
session, and the result was made
public Saturday.
There has been a veritable flood
of clemency petitions within the last
two months, as is usual just before
a change in state administrations.
From May 1 to June Is there were
175 cases filed. Many of these new
cases have not yet been heard.
1t appears to be the theory CT
prisoners and their attorneys that
they have two chances for liberty
by making application just before a
governor goes out of office. If the
retiring governor declines, to grant
clemency, the petitioners still have
a chance at the incoming executive.
The governor may abide by the
of the prison COM
mission or he may disregard it, I'M
der the law, but it is the custom for
the f executive to follow the &C.
ton of the commission, since thai
body goes into every case thorough
ly, to relieve the governor of that
responsibility.
Summary of Findings
The list of cases disposed of by
the commission in the executive
session last week, giving the name
of the applicant, the county from
which he was sent to prison, his
race, the year he was received, the
charge, the sentence imposed by the
court and the disposition made of
the case by the commission fol-
lows:
Fred Webb, Gwinnett county,
white 1919. robbery. 5 to 10 years,
declined
Rufus Neville, Walker white,
1921, manufacturing liquor, 3 years,
declined.
John Q. Phillips, Bibb, white,
1921, manslaughter, to 8 years,
declined.
Eli Poole, Decatur colored, 1915,
life, declined.
George Arthur, Murray, white
1922, seduction. 2 to years, de-
clined.
Noah Thomas, Appling, colored.
1922, violating prohibition law,
year, declined.
SAINT Whitmire, Whitfield, white,
1922, manufacturing liquor, years,
declined.
T. P. Parish, Chatham, white,
1920, robbery, years, declined. 4
l.. B. Cason. HARRISON, white,
1919. murder, life, declined.
Mary Harrington, Coffee, colored,
1916, murder, life, declined.
Grady Plunkett, Chattooga, white,
1922. public drunkenness, L year,
declined.
Henry Plunkett, Mcintosh, white,
1928, having liquor, year, declined.
Charles Emery, Carroll, colored,
1920. manslaughter, D to years,
declined. o
lid Waters, Fulton, Qolored, 1922,
film Tanning, 1 year. declined.
Gregory Bandwere. Dehalb' col
ored. 1915, murder, life, declined.
Camp Andrews, Fulton. colored,
1915, burglary, 20 years, declined.
Joe Gore, Heard, white, murder,
to hang, declined.
Henry Rabun, Greene, colored,
1922, rape, 2 years, declined.
Jacob Allen, Fulton, white, l92O'
forgery, to years, declined.
L. f. Miller, Muscogee, white,
1922, auto larceny, 2 years, declln-
ed.
Newt Brownlee, Butts, colored,
1922. shooting at another, L year.
declined. a
violating prohibition law, months
declined. 80.
J. H. Beusse. Jones, white. 1871,
en1hezzlement, 7 years. declined.
Many Negroes in List
John l.. Minis, Fulton, white. 1922,
larceny after trust, year, declined<
7. A. Sellers, Fulton, white, 1928,
mansIaughter, 1 to 8 years, declined.
II. H. Patrick, Bleckley, white,
1921. embezzlement, 3 to years, de-
clined.
John w. Styles, Fulton, colored,
1918, burglary, 10 years, declined.
Daniel Shirley, Habersham, white,
1922, shooting at another, 2 to 3
years, declined.
Polignac Bouquire, Chatham,
white, 1921, shooting at another, 10
years, declined.
Van McMurry, Fulton, colored,
1920, murder. life. declined.
Walter Merck, DeKalb, white, 1922,
bigamy, 2 years, declined.
Jack Redding, Fulton, colored,
1919, manslaughter. 10 years de-
clined.
John Dodd. Troup, colored, 1913,
MURDER, life, decline.
Sol Parks, Greene, coIored, l92O,
murder, life. declined.
Jim Kelly, Richmond, white, 1918,
murder, life, declined.
r. r. Black, DeKalb, white, 1920
murder, life, declined.
Will Bryant, Gwinnett, coloreed'
1917, assault 20 rape. II years. de-
clined.
1921, manslaughter, 9 to 10 years
declined.
Delbert Finc1er, Fulton, white,
1928, selling stolen tires, L year. de-
cHned.
Sam Crawford, Webster, colored,
1919. murder, life, declined.
John Jordan, Houston, colored,
1922, manslaughter, to 10 years,