The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-21
FOR RAILROAD REFORM.
c.,., or CITIZEN. Meet tho Richmond
and DauviIe Omcers--An A'ioEs'
Railway Meeting.

D,svrrp Va. Jan. 2o.-iSuecial. The
citizens committee appointed by recent
mass meeting t. confer with the railway 60
nile with a view Of getting more iAFolaule
freight rates for Danv.lle, met the rsnIoau
,nacnate. today in the private Office OF the
Commercial Bank The railroad men pre-
sent were Colonel A. i. Andrews second
vice. president Of the Richmond and Danyide'
r berkeley. division superintendent Soi
Haas general traffic manager; J. ii. Drake
division freight manager. j. r. Mason, travel
inc froirht agent. and Theodore Parker. local
accent 4 large number OF merchants 10
Lacco dealers and other large shippers At
tended the meeting and made ther co'n-
plants known. The gist OF tho complaints
WAS that DanYiiie j. Disseminated AGAINST
i'm the matter Of freight charges. ana Una,
many other places along the liue OF the Ioau
enjoyed better rates than Danvliie on hea'9'
four Grain coal DC. The conference was Z.
lengthy one and the railrOad people sho"ou
that some Of the complaints maze were
gr0undless and that they were made 9hler
decentralization Of the facts, ana atlhlllod
thot "a hers were inst and should receive the
prompt attention of the powers that De-
Mr. Haas suggested that standing COM
mittee on freIghts be appointed WIN ""Din
the railway people may confer WAgno'ei
conference may be necessary. lie .9Aeu 'i'''
several weeks be- granted the railway men
in which 20 make their answer 70 lNe 'oil-
plants made. as they did not wish 70 De pl'
In the uosition of having 10 come o DahNHie
on the eve If legislative action on the Iaii"9g
question, and therefore desired 10 Wi'litDI"
thor conclusions until after legslatlNe acl'o',
So that they might not be- accused OF having
come here for the purpose Oh lnHuehcln- ~.
is.ation Tie cl inference was in many respects
satisfactory 10 all parties Interested
There Is fl CLEAN Of hope for Margaret
ashley. The woman sentenced 70 "e H'nsor
on Friday for completely DID, the ihuIAst Oh
her husband George iaslley. she ana hei
narafuour James LILIES, were found guilty OF
the murder and Friday Is the day set ioF 'hsir
execution The Governor hs, been Appealed 10
10 commute the woman. sentence 70 ne iil-
pr.sOnmeut but has declined u interfere
and ahl the arrangements have been maze lor
the double execution. The galoWs i IN
place the ropes are ready, tic black caps
have been prepared and the prisoners claim
T. have made then peace with their Maker
To-day James Lyles made full confession
Of his own guilt. but exonerated Margaret
Iashley. declaring that she knew nothing Oh
his purpose 10 SAY her husband
His written confession Is as follows:
Realizing that ! have. but few hours
more to spend on earth. ! hereby desire 10
record a full confession Of the crime com
mitted bv me in the month Of November, III
the wear of 1890. Margaret and myself
! had attended a party tho nght
| killed George Lashley and we returned
! home together. We separated 40 the
| front cate and Margaret Went IN the house;
! Myself and one Charlie Watts n then started
away. but Charlie Watson SAID to me- Let's
20 back and hear what Mag ana George
! have o. say. / refused 10 inst, Dut nhalJ
consented. and he went zap 20 the WINDOW
| and soon Jun back 20 where ] was aud SAID
.f..fFf IFI "a H.
! utes / saw George coming out ana towards
me. lie had previously threatened TO XII
me If he caught me near his house, and
/ thinking he would do rs he SAID he would
/ I fred at him: the first shot missed
! and fired the second time. lhe bullet
struck him i'm the side and he died in q few
minutes During my trial 1t was proved tnat
/ a plot had been made between Mag and my
! self and that she knew ] was going 10 Xii
| her husband aud that she led him out OF the
! house by the hand Tor that purpose all OF
! this 1 absolutely deny. As God hears me- anu
as J realize that there Is no help on eartn
| Tor me. and that / must low pre- are 10 meet
my God. ! absolutely eXonerate Margaret
! iashlev from all blame. She and myself LAD
lived in sin. bat she did not know that was
| going 20 Kill her husband, nor did size KNOW
that was near her house that night we made
no plot together As hope for mercy ana
! forgiveness. i now speak tho truth, sohelp NE
! God. JANIS l.iLt'f ms ii"ih'
Witness: i. =. Smith, $. ID. Nomack.
Unknown 10 the woman. 1lr. Z. p. Smith.
! q Young LAWYER. who was her counsel. lett u
| uiaht for Richmond. and Will IL tomorrow
| morning lay the above paper before Governor
/ Mckinney and plead for executive ciemency
| Many people think Lyles' confession is the
an altered meeting Of the stockholders of
! the Piedmont hallway Company was he'd