Show CONVICTED SLAYER GETS FULL PARDON RICHMOND Va July 30 P sEP sEP- Garland Smith whose life was in jeopardy at four lour murder trials was wasa a free man today In Iii granting an unc pardon pardon paron par- par don on yesterday ester day Governor Pollard said saido to o require the young North Carolinian to serve o out t a 3 year JiO-year prison term would be a blot on the administration tion ion of oX justice in m Virginia Th The prison term was imposed for forthe forthe the he slaying of Mack Tuck Clarksville Clarks- Clarks vile ille town ser sergeant who with Berard Bernard Bernard Ber- Ber nard ard Puryear deputy sheriff sherif was slain slain lain from n more than two anda and a half years ag 19 ago Smith at s a third trial rial held at Danville Da was acquitted of f the Puryear killing after having once nee been sentenced to death The governor pointed out tha since both oth police officers were killed by bythe the ie same volley It would be tent tent ent to say th that t Smith was innocent In n the Puryear case and guilty In n the Tuck case |