Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1907 — CAN NOT DET OUT THIS FALL. [ARTICLE]

CAN NOT DET OUT THIS FALL.

nless Pardoned or Paroled, Tom Me* coy Must Serve Eighteen Months More. The Republican, in comment. >g on Tom McCoy’s prison sentice, states that it has a “judicial nnion” for saying that with the imutation of time he will be alwed for good behavior, “he will e entitled to his release long be>re the three years are or aft“aboutlß monthsin all.”Notwithanding this “judicial opinion” he Democrat takes a different ew. Tom’s sentence was for from te to three years. He can be irdoned at any time by the govmor, which is not likely to be 3ne; the Board of Pardons can tlease him on parole at any time ter the end of the minimmir me sentenced—one year —which has just refused to do, and it is iported that the Starke county ember has stated that he would >t consent to a parole, that the ill three years was little enough anishment for stealing a quarter a million dollars. Whether this ember’s position has been cor©tly reported, we of conrse do >t know. Now, asto dimutation of sentence r good behavior: A convict at e state prisons of Indiana, is ended to a dimutation of 1 month ra clean record of good behavior iring the first year of his sentme; 2 months the second year; id three months the third year, a tai of 6 months for three years, lerefore, if Tom is not pardoned paroled, he must serve two are and six months to complete s sentence and would thus be leased about January 1,1909. The “judicial opinion” that boat 18 months in all will let m out,” is certainly a mistake, dess the parole or pardon is anted, and must have been given thout investigation of what the w is.