Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-20
.FUGITIyES WANTED.
1ue GOVERNOR GRANTS Re0u's''
TONS IN THREE CASES.
Tn. Necessity for Hospital Aecom'n"o" ~
ton. At the City Ja'i-The oys'e'
Rcport-visitors.

covernor O'Ferrall yesterday gran,ou re-
ou,sItons upon the Governor OIL ie>~S
o.. T. 7 Archinart. who II held a, I'd
paso Tex. on two charges-one OF io'-
,orv and the other OF obtaining Tue u"
dorsement of a check BY false pre'e"o's'
Arehinart. who Is under Il years oi "es'
Wax at school In Stanton last "ih'e''
and VAS a frequent visitor 10 the mousse
NJ Mr.. ]. 3. Hoge. Some ume III '"S
s,r,rg no showed Mr.. Hoge a check pur-
rortinr 10 be drawn by J. II. Lewis oil
New York, on New iorA o'i'N' -,
asked Mr.. Hoge TO endorse IL. sta'ihe 'hd'
an endorsement was necessary 10 ehaD'e
him TO get the check cashed' MI ii'se
accommodated him, and the check WAS
returned protested, and with the state
men, that IL was a forgery. II VIII cost
the commonwealth about SoV' 10 see 'A'
young man back to Virginia.
The Governor has also granted reau'-
sltiou upon the Governor OF North arr
lima for William Dodd, negro no" III
custody i'm that State charged win Hlui
der. committed In Surry county. gun
another requisition granted was one on
Anthony Fox, who Is wanted here Tor
forgery. and who is locked up in Phiia-
daiphia There are also several Charges
against Fox in the surrounding coli1tIes.
II Is probable that Sergeant Tom!insOh
will 20 on for him.
JAIL HOSPITAL NEEDED.
The Governor has before him an appiis
cation for the pardon OF Richard Gibson
now serving a sentence in the CITY jan
Executive clemency is recommended py
the iau physician on the ground that
Gibson is suffering from malignant
disease. 'yhich nccessitatcs a surgical opc-
ration. and that there are no facilities IN
the Jail for treating him. THESE cases
said the Governor, are becoming TOO COM
mon. and the city, in the interests OF hu-
mainly as we'll az justice. should provide
hospital accommodations for her prison
ers. \ man might be sentenced to-day
10 twelve months in jail, and tomorrow
his pardon might be applied for because
he had developed a malignant or conta-
gious disease. Under present conditions.
the Governor said, he would, in case or
an epidemic. be called upon to empty the
iail. The Governor is emphatic in his
declaration that the city should have a
iaiI hospital. The lack Of facilities for
treating the sick confined therein throws
d tremendous responsibility upon him.
The Governor has refused TO pardon
Austin Carter. OF Hanover. who Is serving
an eieht-years' term in thu penSentiary
for arson. He has also refused To remove
the political disabilities OF j. B. Slaughter.
OF Lynchburg. who was convicted Of and
served a term Tor felonious assault.
THE OYSTER REPORT.
As stated in yesterdays Dispatch, the
contents Of the report of the joint legis-
lative committee appointed TO act with
"A similar committee from the Legislature
Of Maryland will not be given out until
the reports of the two committees have
been exchanged Efforts were made To
have the joint committees make a join,
report but that being found impractical
bic, II was agreed as matter of courte-
~ that the separate reports should "a
to the public simultaneously.
J. NJ. Curtis, Treasurer OF Warwick
f. b. Lewis Treasurer Of Brunswick
Hon. G. II. Thomas of Roanoke City
Judge Samuel +. Coleman, Of Cumher-
land: J. ~ Brown Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Hanover; i. *. Hackrader
Sheriff OF Wythe y g. Baker. Sheriff OF
Nansemond. and Senator Barnes. oi
Nansemond. visited the Capitol yesterday