Wayne County, Tennessee
Outlaws, Crooks, Criminals and Rebels
Porter Cobb - Suspension of Sentence |
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Benton McMillin To all who shall see these Presents, and more especially
to the Sheriff of Wayne Co. Whereas, At the April Term And Whereas, The said Porter Cobb has been recommended to me as a fit subject for Executive clemency: Defendant Cobb was convicted at the April Term 1901 of the Circuit Court of Wayne Co. 1900 and sentenced to three months imprisonment and $50.00 fine. He has served out more than the jail sentence imposed upon him is both poor and unable to pay the fine. Judge Holding and Atty Gen'l Boyd who tried the cause together with County officials, leading citizens and a number of the church members of the congregation where the offense was committed all urge his pardon on the ground that he has been sufficiently punished and that the object of the law has thereby been obtained. In view of these petitions and the representations made by the officials trying the cause I grant the pardon of the fine. Now, Therefore, I, BENTON McMILLIN, Governor as aforesaid,
by virtue of the power and authority in me vested, do hereby PARDON the
said Porter Cobb of the said Offense, so far as relates to the In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on the 1st
day of August Endorsed on the back; "Released August 5, 1901 //s// John H. Greeson, Sheriff. |
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Submitted by Edgar D. Byler, III |