Will Wade, Convicted of Stealing Car, Pardoned by Governor Before He Served a Day, Jan. 20, 1921

Will Wade of High Point, on the county roads of Davidson convicted to stealing an automobile and sentenced to 30 months on the roads, has been pardoned by Governor Bickett, it has been learned here.

Wade was convicted in Davidson Superior court for the theft of an automobile of W.C. Mize, prominent farmer of Reedy Creek. He appealed the case and gave appeal bond., However, the case never went to the Supreme court and Wade was to appear in court at Lexington this February.

The convicted automobile thief had never served a day of the 30 months’ sentence.

(From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 20, 1921)