Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-27
TOBEHANGEDT
No Further Hope for White and Robin.
son, the Manassas Plends.
GOVERNOR DECLINES TO INTERFERE.


White and Robinson. the two negroes
convicted at Manassas Of outrageous as
sault upon respectable ladies' and SEN
fenced to suffer the extreme penalty Oh
the law. will be hanged to-day. both the
Governor and the Supreme Court OF APP
peais having refused TO interfere.
Pressure was brought TO bear upon the
Governor TO secure communication OF SEN
tencc, but yesterday he te'egraphed as
follows to Mr.. George G. Round. VINO
presented one OF the petitions for Execu-
tive cIemency:
Have given careful consideration 10
petition for Communication Of death SEN
tence OF White and Robinson. but / can
find no statement OF facts TO justify Exc
cutive clemency. The crime Is horrible
one Their trial was fair. so far as
am Informed, and the law must take Its
course"
NO WRIT OF ERROR.
Yesterday the condemned men. through
their counsel, J. II. Green, Of Alexan-
dria, applied to Judge Fauntleroy. OF the
Supreme Court for writ Of error and
supersedeas, but IT was refused.
The negroes must, therefore, be hanged
to-day.
The Governor speaking OF the case
yesterday afternoon, said he had granted
one respite, but no facts had developed
10 warrant his further interference. The
crime was the worst that could be com
mitted. For the Executive to exercise
clemency in such cases except on the
strongest grounds. would be 10 encourage
the mob spirit. IL will be remembered
that military had to be sent to Manassas
from Alexandria to protect Robinson ana
White during their trial.
REMOVED TO PRINCE WILLIAM
An Alexandria special OF yesterday 10 the
Dispatch SAYS: The Prince William prison
ors. White and Robinson, held here under
sentence of death, to be executed ut Ma
nassas tomorrow have been removed to
Prince William jail. preliminary to their
execution. The Prince William authori-
ties. having become entirely satisfied that
II was safe to remove the prisoners from
Alexandria to Prince William jail. they
arrived here last night. The prisoners
were utterly demOralized. wept. and la
mented bitterly their fate. Whites knees
could scarcely carry him. and he had Ia
be supported to the cars. 1t Is deemed
certain that as the execution OF the law
upon these men is now beyond doubt.
there will be no trouble at Prince Will
liam Courthouse, and that on tomorrow
that law Will be decorously indicated
THE SCAFFOLD READY.
letter from our Manassas correspond
ent says:
The scafold has already been erected,
and fence nearly 20 feet high is now
being built around II. The reports that
have gone out from this place to the
eject that trouble was expected and that
both whites and blacks were arming for
a probable collision are without any
founda lion. On the contrary, all seems
quiet though to guard against any posi-
BE trouble large number of deputy
sherins have been sworn in and Will be
on hand the day OF the execution.
1t is now stated on good authority
that White made an attempt on a IL
year-old colored girl only few days
9fter his assault on Mrs. Elliott. and that
the negroes were very much enraged at
him, and even threatened summary pun
ishmont. but that as soon as he was ar
rested for the crime for which he now
stands condemned they hushed the mat
Ter up fearing that II would be used
against him in that case.
Norfolk Truckers Call.
The delegation of truckers from the VI
entity OF Norfolk who arrived here
Wednesday night called upon the Gov
ernCr yesterday. Two Of the party said
they had desired to talk with him re-
garding the depredatlons Of the men
haden fishermen in Virginia waters, but
their engagements would not allow them
10 do So They left with him. however
a clipping from Il Norfolk paper, show
ing that the complaint was that THESE
fishermen invaded the States waters ana
CAPTURED foolish to be used in the man.
ufacture OF fertilizers.
LIKES THE DECISION.
Mr.. William Elllnger. owner or FOX
Island. and who Is a very large oyster
planter, was in the city yesterday. ana
called upon the Governor. Mr.. Ellinger
expressed great satisfaction over the de-
csion of the United States Supreme Court
In the Pocomoke case lie regards II as
very far-reaching, not only In that IL
settles all questions at issue involved IN
the boundary dispute between Maryland
and Virginia, and absolutely confirms Nir-
pinia i'm her right, but because IT will. he
thinks, bring into the State good class
of settlers from Maryland, who VIII ala
in developing and protecting our oyster
and grabbing interests.
Mr.. Elinger says that In anticipation
of the decision going against their State
some of the more intelligent Marylanders
engaged in oystering approached him
with a view of settling on Fox Island. lie
would not, he said. consider the PROPOSE
ton until he knew whether under Virginia
laws these people could acquire resi-
dence In Virginia by renting. He Is OF
the opinion that as Virginia has the
oyster and crabbing-grounds many Mary
landers must come TO the State In order to
make living These will, Of course, have
an equal interest with Virginians In pro-
tecting our oyster-beds against depreda-
tions.
THOUGHT IT THEIR RIGHT.
Ahr Ellinger, while recognizing that the
Marylanders had no legal right to invade
Virginia waters. Is not disposed to be
harsh upon them. He says 1t should be
remembered that the Maryland oyster
men have lived by tradition, and many of
them honestly considered that they had |
right to fish across the Virginia line.
although the citizens of Somerset county, |
Maryland, are prohibited from fishing. |
Grabbing or clustering in the waters OF /
Dorchester the adjoining county To Seer |
set, in that State. The queer thing about |
this so-called Evolutionary right OF Mary |
lan6ers TO use Virginia waters. Is thas
citizens of one county In Maryland are |
prohibited from doing in the waters Of
All duJoiiiHS county eNdCNy Whot VIZ
ginia forbids an outsider from doing in
her waters.
CAPITOL NOTES.
The State Board OF Education met yes
terday, and appointed Thomas w. Smith
School Superintendent of Mecklenburg
county. The Northampton county case
was postponed.
Judge II. +. Gunter. of Accomac r.
r. Hughes, Sheriff Of Washington county.
and John w. Crockett. Deputy-Sheriff of
Tazewell county, visited the Capitol yes
terday.