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Should Be Conditional“For these reasons, I am not willing: to grant a complete pardon and the board pf pardons has not so recommended. All of us arc of the opinion that if clemency is to be granted it should be conditional clemency dependent upon the good behavior of these men.”The men were paroled to the board of pardons and paroles and must report to that body from time io time. The proclamation stated that if they were guilty of any misconduct, or if the governor deemed the pardons should be revoked for any reason, including the disclosure of additional facts, revocations might be had.■ The First National bank of Atlanta was robbed June 6, 1934, byt/n*0 linijiZLcikCu ijjcii, ttViu Suutlicr-land and Mathis were convicted in the following October, three witnesses, including two employes of j the bank, positively identifying them Us the robbers.One Unable To Do SoThe proclamation said that in the trial a fourth witness, an officer of the bank, was unable to identify cither Southerland or Mathis, while a fifth, a travelling salesman, testified positively they were not the robbers.In 1036 the bank was robbed again, and Chapman was shot and wounded. Subsequently, the proclamation stated, Chapman confessed in writing the robbery in 1D34, Implicating a second man “who later orally admitted participation in the offense.”“There is considerable question as to Chapman's activities in making Ihls confession, the proclamation said, “he later claiming he did so in an effort to get a federal sentence, preferring a federal prison to a state prison.
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Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Tue, Nov 08, 1938
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