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Waynesboro, Ga., January 5, 1883.
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ME. STEPHENS' PARDONS.
We extract the following article
from a late number of the Atlanta Con
stitution, in which Gov. Stephens gives
his reasons for the large number of par
dons he has granted during the short
time he has occupied the Chief Execu
tive ehaii of the State :
Yesterday Governor Stephens sent
for one of the editors of the Constitu
tion.
‘I sent for you,” said Governor
Stephens, ‘‘to say why T had nothing to
say to your reporter about pardons that
I had granted, and to complain about
the manner of the publication made by
your reporter.
“In the first place, every case that. I
have acted on has a history. I have
oarefudy studied each case, the evidence
and. the facts which induced :ne to grant,
the pi.rdorVis on file, and when the Leg
islature meets they will receive my re-'
port; then if any one lias a riglf to
complain, let them speak. There arc
in this Slate, over twelve hundred con
victs. It is my duty to look ovet
these cases, examine them carefuly,
and if I find where it is ray duty to ex
ercise executive elemency, I shall i-nt
be frightened from that duty by public
[clamor. These cases are before me
just like the docket of the crinrmf
[court is before the judge. If I evade
duty, I am not fit for the office.
»“I have pardoned since I have beers
jvernor about forty-two coses. Over
of this number was recommended
me as suitable persons to be pardon
by the penitentiary committee of the
nslature, backed by the strongest
of recommendation. Many of the
plaining cases are small cases, ren it-
part of a fine, when I had evidence
it was impossible to pay the whole
Your reporter had it that I have
iied fines refunded-—that is ridicu
I cannot order a tine refunded.
;ver did. My reasons for nut
anything to say, are th tse : 1
/e done nothing but my duty—it has
been my habit in 'ife to stop and
jlain my official acts, but I have
(Tver evaded, any responsibility when
.one having the right to look into
n wanted to. If 1 give the facts in
case, as I propose to do to the
iegisla'urc^J would be more than any
swspaper would be willing to publish,
id when I make my report, I want
Ihe reoord made up, and then I am
|eady for the condemnation of any honest
i, if I deserve it.
fe suggested to Governor Stephens
re had heard objections made that
he had pardoned meu guilty of burgla
ry in the night and forgery ?
“Well,” replied Mr. Steplesns, “I
will just give you the facts in those two
cases. I did pardon one mat for bur
glary In the night, and one for forgery,
ake the first case—Henry Harrison,
negro from my own county, charged
ith burglary in the night. He broke
ben a negro shanty, and took a bushel
f meal and some meat from another
fegro. The aggregate value of the
Property did not amount to four dollars,
he negro baa served four years and
[four mouths. His pardou was reoorn-
rraended by some of tho best people in
)my county. The negro has a family,
aud if he had sorved out his term, he
would have been discharged in August,
By pardoning him now, he has the op
portunity, if he wi'l, of making a crop
by ootuinenoing tho first of the year,
and for this reason I relieved him of u
few months of his services.
“Now the case of forgery. A man
addioted to the use of opium was away
from his home, without friends and
without tnouey. lie forged an order
ou a responsible party for twenty five
cents' worth of morphine, and got it.—
was prosecuted, got up before the
t, plead guilty and stated the fuots.
no discretion. The
shortest time he could be sentenced un
der tho law, was two years, aud he was
sentenced for that time, and I had the
strongest kind of evidence that the man
deserved executive clemency, and I
did not hesitate to grant it.
“So it was with all tho cases 1 have
acted on, with a few exceptions. I
grant there may be a differtnee of opin
ion with me among many about my
action in the Cox case, and in the Al
ford case, and in other cases, but I am
ready to stand on my judgment in all
these eases before God aud man ; and
as I said before, when I mike rny re.->
port, which 1 shall do fu'ly and care
fully, then i am ready to compute my
record with any governor that has pre-
ed his name, which was readily giv
en, whereupon he suggested that
the stynger should not , “1 t on” and
they would have some fun—cham
pagne, etc.. to be provided at the
w.ic’s expense. Thereupon, the
duke retired to his room, and the
wag wrote a new name—‘‘Mr. North-
inirtun’'—on the register, and shortly
after-sent up a not 1 : addressed to the
Duke of N"weastle, telling him to
delay going to breakfast a little while.
Meantime the news spread like
wild fire, and when the duke left the
room, with hat and cane, for the din
ingroom, some of the more curious
had assemble in the hall to get a
good look at him, and a servant stood
at the dour, who received hat anc
held it while the duke regaled him
self with the best the house could
afford. The nmber of the curious
MASONIC TEMPLE
Augusta, Oifi
Southoi n Headquartc rs
Ioi f ine Dry Good*,
ceded me. In the Alford case, .Judge I had increased as he emerged, aud re-
Hil yer, who tried the case, signed his | ceiving his hat from the darkey, who
application for pardon
! bowed low, the duke passed with
1 said.” continued Governor Ste
phens, “that every convict It d a histo
ry. There is one that has no history
now serving a life sentence iu the Geor
gia penitentiary. Jt is a woman, and I
am going to pardon her. She has been
in the penitentiary since 1865. She
commenced her service when tho peni
tentiary was at Milledgeville. There is
uo record of where she' came from or
what crime she committed—nothing but
that she is sentenced for life. The
woman says she came from Albany,
a grave and dignified step down a
double column of craining necks and
wide stretched eyes. He then pro
ceeded to stroll around the pretty
little city, in which business was al
most suspended, while, “there he
goes, he’s a cornin’ this way,” and
similar ejaculations escaped huudreds
of throats. Upon his return to the
hotel the fun commenced. His room
had been changed to the best one in
the hotel, and flowers .lined it on > 11
aides, while a large and magnificent
loquet adorned his center table.
When the dinner hour arrived, he
found an unusual number of ladies,
Ga., but does not known what ci ime ! elegantly dressed, in the diningroom,
she is charged with. I had rav secre-' * n<l *ds "tn table was decorated with
tary to write to Albany, and they can h /' HUtlful . * w ' r8 ’ ., and prided by
give no account of her. Foreighteen ; quart bottle of Mumm’s drv Verze-
years she has been a oonvict The nay also awaiied him, to which he
State has forgotten her offense. She did full justice. When he retired
has forgotten it. Friendless and ignos i there was a throng of ladies (he says
We keep on hand at all times the finest and best assorted stock, and w*
have the most elegant store for showing it in all the South. Velvets,
Plusbes, Silks, Satins, Novelties, and everything desirable in Dress Goods.
FineHosierv, Ladies, Misses and Gents’. Gloves, Laces and Notions gene
rally. Underwear in great variety. Cashmeres, Kerseys, Jeans, Homespuns,
Linen nnd White Goods. Cloaks, Dolman-, Jackets, etc. Blankets and
Flannels. Everything in the Drj Goods line is iu our stock. We offer no
trash, but on good goods we GUARANTEE PRICES against even
market in the United States. A strictly first-class Dressmaking Department
is a feature of our business. Orders filled promptly and carefully. /
oct20’82.am. DALY <fc ARMSTRONG-
rant,, she has been working faithfully \ ,I,<!V a " b ?’""| ,fu 1 |) , 1 a ' ul *'i 1 *"
. . . , crowd of men in the hallway- Pres-
for eiglneen years, and unless 1 find | en fly he received a card, and the
out something about her case ro make
me change my mind, I shall pardon her,’
ami show that ihe State of Georgia can
forgive as well as forget the misdeeds
of even a poor, ignorant negro wornau.
“Another fact,” continued Mr. Ste
phens, “the public never hear of the
pardons I refuse. I have refused many
because I knew it .vould not bo for the
good of society. Here are cases for
perjury, for burglary, for larceny, for
murder, for manslaughter, and almost
every crime on the calendar, which I
have been over and refused to pardon,
but when I find
quire executive
be detered from performing my duty as
governor of Geoigii, on ocvount of
public clamor. 1 think,” said Governor
Stephens, “that thos» who are so ready
to complain at me for my acts would do
well to wait until they had heard all the
facts connected with wha f I do. Very
few men who deserve to be governor of
Georgia could go over the cases 1 have
investigated and find less than fifty
cases that required a pardon. I may
have committed an error in some, but I
do not think so,^»nd I am not unwilling
that the people of Georgia to pass on
my conduct when they know the facts
in each case.”
owner being introduced, expressed
the profound satisfaction and the
great honor he experienced in mak
ing his grace’s acquaintance, accom
panied by equally profound regrets
that the mayor of the city was absent,
and therefore could not extend the
hospitalities of the city to so noble
a guest. He would be glad, however,
to do anything in his power to make
hi* grace’s stay in the city agreeable.
“Would he be pleased t<> play bill
iards ?” # They went down, and the
caller “set ’em up,” and cot badly
beaten at knocking the balls.
An editor, dressed t>> kill, was then
presented, and fired oft’ a beautiful
a case that does re-1 speech of welcome, at the conclu-ion
c emency. 1 shall not of which a darkey in a spike tail coat
appeared with a silver waiter on
which rested a bottle of R'mderer,
which was disposed of during the
following conversation :
“How does your grace like Amer-
THE V UKE OF NE WO A S TLE HO A X.
A telegram had been received in
Greenesboro, N. C„ last week, in
quiring for rooms for the Duke of
Newcastle, who contemplated com
ing out there to visit the old Guil
ford battle ground and other inter
esting ‘places, and to indulge in
field sports. He was to arrive on
Wednesday evening, and expectation
was on tip-toe. When tho train ar-
arrived, Mr. Edward L. Voorhis, of
Atlanta, alighted and went to tho
McAdoo House, in ignorance of the
situation, entered his name on the
register of the hotel, as usual, and
was assigned a room. The next
morning, clearing an “eyo-opouer,”
he ordered one, and on being told
that the price was ten cents, insisted
on paying Ilf.eon. This generosity
at ODce excited suspicion, and a by
stander whispered, “when did h«
comu?” That was enough. A wag
connected with the hotel, followed
him to the office, and apol >giaing for
his intrusion, in termed aim ot the
expected visit of the dale©, m i. »,.«;•
ic
%
Oh, charmed with it.”
“ W hat do you think of our ladies I”
“Very beautiful,! am sure. Taking
all classes together, more beautiful
than the women of England.”
“If your grace will condescend, I
should like to order a carnage, and
introduce you to one at least.”
“Thanks; oh, thanks; but, really,
my luggage and traps, you know,
and I leave this evening.”
The duke then gave the editor an
elaborate account of the kennels of
England, and the style of hunting
there (which he had recently read in
the Atlanta Constitution, and which
was given in the editor’s paper next
day).
By this time there were more peo
ple in tho McAdoo House than had
been gathered there since the last
superior court. More champagne
and cigars followed, and the rep
resentative of the mayor arose and
with a profound bow, bade the duke
good evening, until train time, when
he said he would have a party of
prominent gentlemen to meet him at
the station, and bid him God-speed on
his journey. He kept his word, and
when tho dytk© arrived at the depot,
there were a half a dozen gentlemen
in evening dress, who ,-tood with chats
tering teetfin the freezing wind, and
scraped uMii the whistle blew, when
the duke feelingly remarked that if
any of*thfn should ever visit Eog
land ho »uld be pleased to entertain
them at#!* ancestral castle, or if in
tho hU<Ming season, at his tfojc in
the coy try, and gravely entered th©
uuc[ ^
DAY
Augusta,
Ths Carriage Emporium of
& T A N N A H I LL.
Georgia,
Finest Stock and Lowest Prices. Halt
.Victorias, Extension Tops, Canopy
T ps, Kockawaya and Buggies, all styles
and grades.
The patent American Road-Cnrt. The easiest riding and most perftet
two wheel vehicle yet produced. -Leads all others. Supersedes all others.
Three quarter Trotting Wagons. Ladies’ Phsetons, elegant styles. Coach
Material. Fine Paints and Varnishes, Saddlery and Fine Harness. Leath
er findings. Best quality Seamless Gum Belting, pure article. Leather
Belting. Lacing. Fine Trnnks and Valhsesi. Agents for Wilson, Childs &
Co’s Philadelphia Wagons, the lightest and best- oct.6,'82.CRi.
All Men Agree
That the heat is cheapest, and especially is this true in FURNPI UR HI.
Just see sonic of our nrices;
Parlor Sots ill Hair Cloth, Walnut Frame from $35 to $90.
The host Raw Silk Set for .$65 ever offered.
Nice Walnut Chamber Set*, Marble Top, $55.
The best Walnut Marble Top Set iu the market for $65.
WE DEFY COMPETITION FROM ANY AND EVERY QUARTER
WE ACKNOWLEDGE NO SUPERIOR,
AND FEW EQUALS, IN THE SOUTH.
\V1 io over heard of Cane Sear, Chairs for #eveuty-five cents.
Extension Tables one dollar per loot.
We trunranti e satisfaction in every cum*. Our i»'ock of Mattress©* *
Spring J'e<*s i«* c- niphte. Steam Dress'd Feather* uiways un hand Ad
coed* packsil in (1 shipp'd tree of charge. UpholaPring «i>w jn ts
brunch©#. Our m w l.'nul gue will be ivwdy ybuiit October 1st.
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