Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-12
LETTER FROM SEAY.
SAYS HE'S TIRED OF PERSECUTION
AND IT MUST STOP.
Major slmons Goes to Lynchbufg-The
Blues ~ Escort to tho Governor-
Other Capitol News.

Major w. Z. sImons yesterday received
the following letter from Captain W. NJ.
seay, Of Battery d. Lynchburg;
LYNCHBURG. April 10. 1894.
Major william Il. simons. Major Com
manding First Battalion Artillery, VIZ
ginia Volunteers:
Sir,--f have just gotten out OF ped.
where have been confined by sickness
since early last Saturday morning. re-
quest that you will lin person. see the
Governor and demand that board OF
inquiry be instructed to convene IN inns
city U.ynchburg) at the very earnest
date convenient to examine into certain
charges preferred against me 10 tne
City Council and made public by cap.
tain +. c. Scruggs. Company ~, lniru
Regiment; Captain II. Il. Craghlh' VIZ
ginia Zouaves. and Captain i. j. Ingram
Troop l., First Cavalry. / am urea OF
continual persecution on the part OF
these men. and 1t must stop.
Awaiting your reply. i am
Yours respectfully,
w. NJ. sEAY. JR.,
CAPTAIN Battery ID.
AN INQUIRY ALREADY ORDERED.
Major sImons laid the communication
before the Governor who said that as
he had sent Captain George Wayne An
derson to Iynchburg with instructions
10 make a thorough investigation OF tne
case. he did not think he would DE )ustl-
fed in taking any further steps unti
Captain Anderson's report had been re-
ceived. court of inquiry would In
volve considerable expense, he added.
and ought not to be ordered unless IT
was necessary Major Smons. however
went to Lynchburg last night He SAID
he felt Il his duty to go as Captain Seay
was under his command and he was re-
sponsble for the reputation OF the artii-
lery.
THE BLUES AS ESCORT.
Captain Cutchins of the Blues. ana
Major Richardson. of the Blues Associa-
ton, called upon the Governor yester-
day and rendered the services OF the
company to him as his escort 10 FRED
ericksbrrg May 10th. the occasion OF the
unwilling of the Mary Washington mohu-
ment The tender was accepted Inc iv'h
of May is the Blues anniversary Ohe
one hundred and frsO. In 1861 the com
pany celebrated their sixty-eighth ami
versary at Fredericksburg, where they
were In camp.
The Governor has designated O'CLOCK
this evening as the hour for con-
ferrIng with the Citizens. Committee. ap'
pointed TO request him to order a certain
number Of military companies TO partic'
pate In the unwilling ceremonies. MT. n CO
Cracker is chairman of the committee
Adiutant Sheppard, OF the First Regi-
ment OF Infantry. visited the GoVeruoi
Yesterday, and requested him TO present
the prizes TO the regiment at the Arno,y
tonight He was forced to decline as ne
had an engagement TO attend the theatre
With party.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works held meet
inc Yesterday morning and appointed HON
J. Taylor Ellyson director, ana non lay
lor Berry, of amherst; Hon. william AZ
Little. OF Fredericksburg; Captain Johh
A. Cu.sens. OF Henrico; DR.. ". ID. Qulsen-
berry OF Caroline; and Mr.. f. l.. c. Scott,
Of Hanover, proxies Of the State In the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company.
Funding under the extension OF the
Century act is going on rapidly. Ola Sc
curities 10 the amount OF S9'Wo were ie'
ceived from Norfolk yesterday. At tina
rate the old securities are coming In they
will all soon be cleaned up.
PARDONS GRANTED.
The Governor has pardoned David Caun-
adv. who in 1891 was convicted OF assault
in Franklin county and sentenced to nine
years In the penltentiary. 1t is the senti-
ment Of the community in which the
prisoner lived that he was wrongfully con-
victed.
Pardon was also granted George Slfgle.
who in 1858 in Wythe county. was con-
victed Of murder in the second degree
and sentenced to eighteen years In the
penitentiary. Slgle is a cripple. is In very
n1 yArf CnT
Messrs j. w. Bronaugh, Treasurer OF
Manchester, and C. l.. Babcock. Urea
surer of Charles City county, were at the
Capitol Yesterday.