Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — REFUSED BY BOARD OF PARDONS [ARTICLE]

REFUSED BY BOARD OF PARDONS

“Our Tom” Must Serve the State Awhile Longer. Tbe Starke County Republican of this week has the following mention of tbe former political boss, T. J, McCoy, the Rensselaer banker who is serving a term in tbe state prison at Micbigsn City because of bis peculiar banking methods: “Thomas McCoy, the former Rensselaer banker who is perving a sentence of from one to three years for bank wrecking, was refused a parole by tbe Prison Board Monday. McCoy appeared before tbe Board to urge bis parole but tbe matter was contieued indefinitely. His prison record is perfect, and it is likely he will be paroled in sta months or a year.” We understand that one of tbe members of tbe board of pardoDs resides at Knox, and infer that the Republican got its information through this member, as nothing was published in tbe Indianapolis papers regarding tbe matter so far as we have seen.