Raleigh, Sept. 30—Here is one case where the good offices of neither Governor A. W. McLean nor Pardons Commissioner H. Hoyle sink were needed, for in the words of the prisoner’s lawyers, the prisoner “pardoned himself yesterday afternoon and left no address.” So Sink found himself with one less application for parole to hear.
It came about this way: A few days ago the commissioner of pardons received a letter from T. F. Limerick of Monroe, stating that he wished to make application for a parole for is client, one Rubin Johnson, who had been sentenced to 10 years on the Union county roads some four years ago for second degree murder. He stated that Johnson had made a good prisoner, and recited the usual formula incident to the obtaining of a hearing. He was notified by Mr. Sink that he would be given a hearing yesterday. But alas and alack, his services were no longer needed, as aforementioned Rubin had taken to his heels while employed with the chain gang and departed without leaving an address!
So instead of appearing in behalf of his client, Mr. Limerick wired Mr. Sink that “Rubin Johnson has pardoned himself.”
Whether this forecasts the eventual abolition of the office of commissioner of pardons remains to be seen. However, it does inspire te following limerick apropos to the occasion:
There was a bold convict named Rubin
Who said “I think I better be movin’
So he took to his heels,
Disdaining appeals
Leaving Limerick and Sink disillusioned.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Record, Sept. 30, 1926
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