A Remarkable Application for i
Pardon for :? Negro.
I
Spoci'd to News and Courier.
Columbia, May 30. -Coventor
Hey ward is having a most interesting
time with a petition for a
pardon from Williamsburg county.
It is one of those peculiar cases in
which he is anxious to take the
right step and do full justice to all
concerned.
Nine years ago John II orison
was convicted of the murder of
Alford Singletaiy and sentenced
to life imprisonment. Harrison
has served his sentence so far in- ^
sisting that he was innocent, but
nothing was done for him. Now
strong petitions have been pre1
n. .. 11 - - 11
,,,>'1 k> <p<V[ hi ii i icywiini ov
Hirsch & Hirsch, <?f Kungstree,
asking for the pardon of Hani- 1
son.
(Juite ii nunibcr ol affnl.ivits .ire
presented from men of apparent 1
standing that Harrison was 13
miles from the scone of the mm
der at the hour it is said to have '
been committee. None of these
witnesses appeared at the trial 1
of the case. It docs not appear 1
why N W Brown and others did'1
not testify at the first trial except
that they did not worry about the
case. I
11 unison is now able to make
out a very good case and make
a very good showing of an alibi.
l he curious part of the case,
however, is the affidavit of George '
\Y Arms, who tells how he fright
encd Harrison into making a con-1
fession, His affidavit is remark-I
able and reads as follows: !
George \\* Arms, being duly I
sworn, says that he remembers I
the trial and conviction of John I
llarriscn for murder, with a roc-1
ommendation lor mercy at the 1
court of general sessions for said I
county and State, and that he is I
now aware of the fact that the 1
said Harrison is confined in the I
State prison for the remainder of I
his natural life.
That at the time of the trial of I
the said Harrison this deponent!
worked at the jail, and it was to I
him that the said Harrison made!
his confession acknowledging the I
murder of Singietary, this depon-1
ent desires to state how this con-1
fession war obtained in order that!
justice may be done. l'riortol
the trial of Harrison he was in-I
carceratcd in the jail at Kings- I
tree. This deponent.in order to get I
evidence on which to convict Harri I
son, appeared at night at the cell I
door of the said Harrison and then
and there with the use of a chain
uicuio scare tlie said Harrison
into a confession. After working
shis scheme for several nights, the i
said Harrison complained to this 1
deponent of the occurrence, and
this deponent told the said Harrison
that he had best confess, as
the sounds he heard was the ghost i
of Singletary, Even with this
pressure being brought to bear up
on the feelings of the said Harrison,
he still maintained his innocence.
Finding that this procedure
would network the results
wished, this deponent then appeared
at the cell door of Harrison
covered with a white sheet '
and demanded then and there ;
that he make his confession, and \
it was upon this action the said
confession was made. This deponent
was a witness in the said '
ease against Harrison on this trial
and told his confession in court
and lie now honestly believes that
Harrison, being an ignorant negro
and being seared, made this
confession through fear and under
duress and by being worked upon
by the various methods set forth
in this affidavit. After the making
of this confession it was scattered
and talked about through the entire
county and worked considerable
feeling against Harrison en
his trial.
The reason this deponent tried
to get evidence to convict said
Harrison was to try and get the
reward of $300, which had been
offered by the governor for proof
to convict.
Mr Wolfe, of Kingstree, writes
t ? Governor Heyward that he
was on the jury of inquest and
that no arrest was made until after
the reward of $300 was offered.
Governor Heyward has expressed
his view of the ease in the following
1 tter, which he has written
t?? Solicitor Wilson asking for his
view of the case.
The Hon John S Wilson, Solicitor,
Manning, S. C.?Dear Sir:
1 have before me a petition asking
for the pardon of John Harrison,
who was convicted in the
Court of General Sessions of Williamsburg
county in 1895 of murder,
with recommendation to
mercy.
In the record you will note that
there is an affidavit of George W.
Arms, wherein he states that the
said John Harrison was convicted
upon a confession obtained from
liim, while working in the jail, by
means that scared the defendant
into a confession, assigning the
reason that deponent tried to get
the evidence in order to secure the
reward of $300 offered by the
governor for proof to convict.
And the deponent further alleging
that he honestly believes that the
said Harrison being an ignorant
negro, and being scared made
this confession through fear and
under duress, being worked upon
by the various methods set forth
in this petition.
If the effect of the guilty confession
were obtained in such a
manner and by such means as are
alleged by deponent, it is manifest
that such is not conducive to
justice. And while I appreciate
the fact that you were not the
prosecuting attorney in this case
being ill at the time, as solicitor
of that circuit 1 respectfully request
that you investigate the fact?
set forth in the petition, and th<
affidavit which I herewith return
to you.
I enclose complete record in
order that you may note that ar
alibi is urged as a reason for the
pardon.
13. C. I Icy ward, Governor.
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"The Legend of the Sucks."
| An ancient legend describes an
old man traveling from place to
place Willi a thick hanging behind
his buck and another in front of
him. In the one behind him he
tossed all the kind deeds of his
friends, which wore aeon quite
hidden fiom view an*' forgotten
In the one hanging around his
neck, under his chin, ho threw
all the sins which his acquaintances
committed; and l lit so he wis in
the habit of turning over and
looking at as be walked along day
by day, which necessarily hindered
his c mrse.
One day, to his surprise, he
met a man also wearing two sacks,
i "What have you here?" lie
. asked.
"Why, my good deeds." re.
plied number two. "1 keep
them all before me, and lake
them out and air them often "
! "What is in the other big
sack! It seems weighty."
j "Merely my litt'e mistakes.
1 always keep them in the sack
hanging over my hack."
Presently the two travelers
j wore joined by a third, who,
' strange to say, also carried two
.sacks one under his chin and one
| on his back.
| 41 Let us see tho contents of
i. your sacks," said tho first two
travelers.
j * * VV i t h all my heart," quoth
, the stranger, 4'for 1 have a goodly
assortment, and 1 like to show
. them. This sack," said he,
pointing to the one hanging in
front of him, "is full of the good
deeds of others."
"Your sack looks heavy; it
must be very full,'' observed tho
old man.
Thore you are mistaken," replied
tho stranger; "they are
big but not heavy. The weight
is only such as sails are to a ship.
Far from being a burden, it helps
me onward."
"Well, your sack behind can
I be of little use to you/' said uum
j her two, Mfor it up pours to he
empty. And I see it hue a great
hole in the bottom of it "
"I did that on purpose," said
the stranger, "for all the evil I
hear of people I put in there, and
it falls through and is lost/* So,
you see, 1 have no woighl to drug
nie backward
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Tin* llight View At Lis*
! j
| Sliphkii I). Leo, general c-oi |
| manding UnitOii (.'onf "derate !
Veterans, has issued an otliv nd
circular which will bs pleasing to
the old soldiers even if it will no j
piove gratifying to the mm'/ ?.f
spomol's whicl??iM tapillv 1 :iK i? j; i
the reunion honors from th- t a!
heroes ??f the occasion In tc \ inpj .
inform) lion about the mot ti< <r in '
i
Louisville next mouth, (Jen. Lie j
[ reminds the various coups ?hi' 1
the association cannot provide up- j
eoinmodulinurt ami c.miigaa to
the female tie I cerates. tlTho com- j
nuttee,1' says (Jen Leo ? ?rn >t i
allow the sponsors and maids of
honor in ill* p trade, oven Hmngt j
they KUpinv themselves u ti i ? ?? - i
l iases as the line must ho in id" '
short us pos-ilde, that the old In roes,
for whoso pleasure the run- 1
ninns are given, who are rapidl y J
growing fewer in numbers ami i
feebler
in hotly, m?iy not I>< shut !
out of tlie entire line of inarch " j
And that is the proptr 'I tug j
t ) do It is alwuys refreshing
lo look upon the regiment tif
young \v< me*-, handsomely g vn
rd at these meetings, vet the te? tlencp
heretofore bus been t<? t ; tcrtain
iliein in royal style while
too many t f the grizz'ed lighters
in gray were sent to obi w i; e'mu
to rdeep on cotton tint! to he annoyed
during the night hy j
the rats. In :i few years there
will lie no confederate soldiers
i
left. When they have gone the
sons and the daughters may dance
hut while the aid men remain we
should give them the prefeietice
and not make them secondary to
to the young women tn the royal
tov'Ps.?Greenville News.
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might have resulted from his terrible
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kll had a fearful cough, thai disturbed
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Bridges to Let.
1 will let out a contract to huild
anew bridge over Twelve Mile
creek on ttio Steele Creek road, \
near Csceola, to the lowest re- 1
sponsible bidder on Tuesday, I he j
6th dav of dune. 1005. at 10
o'clock a in. Also one to build a
new or repair the old olio over
Six Mile creek, nearby, the same
clay, just after 1 get through wi'li
tli? atiove one
Also one over Bear Croek on
the Potter road, near Mr Liusvel
Barton'a on Friday the Dili follow
ing at 9 o'clock a in. The specifications
of all to t>e made known
at time of letting, reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
M C Gardner,
Co Supervisor. |
May 15, 1905. )
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that an iiHjiio.st I'd held in
the particular ease under onnsideration.
M (' Gardm r.
Count v Supervisor.
Notice.
My ic-ii' i: oHl eo:/y- \vh lie Sn'
nr-laya mill tiis! Mo ul i -. v !l un ci
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Notice of Election for an
Alderman.
Whereas, John A Miller, lately
one of the Aldermen of the town
of Lancaster, has departed this
life leaving a vacancy in sai 1 ofucc,
Resolved by the M lyor an 1
Aldermen of the Town of Lancaster
in council assembled and by
the authority of the same, th it
an election is hereby ordered to
fill said vacancy, said election to
be held on Monday the 5th day
of June, 1905, the polls t ? be
opened from 8 o'clock a. m., until
4 o'clock p. m., and that J C
Foster, Amos McManus and J M
Warwick be appointed managers
to hold said election.
Ratified this 6th day of M ty,
I905.
(Signed) R. K. WYL1K,
Attested by: Mayor.
C. D. JONKS,
' Clerk and Trcas.
For Infants and Cliildren.
The Kind Yoa Have
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