Friday, September 29, 2023

Governor Pardons Daniel Brinkley, 52, for Stealing $15 in 1888, Sept. 28, 1923

Governor Granted a Parole to Brinkley

Raleigh, Sept. 28—Governor Cameron Morrison today conditionally paroled Daniel Brinkley, 52, convicted in July 1888 term Catawba superior court, of the theft of $15 and sentenced to 10 years in the state prison, from which he escaped after serving three years of his sentence. He wandered about the world for 32 years, but coming back to this state to visit a sister, he was apprehended and reincarcerated in state’s prison several months ago.

From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, September 29, 1923

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