Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-16

company them and remain as long as
the prisoners are in the county.
CHARLES T. O'FhRRALL.
1 concur in all the Governor has
said.
R TAYLOR SooTr,
Attorney General.
JUDGE MANN's REPLY.
Late Friday evening, Nov sth,
Judge Mann wired Governor OFFER
rail- as follows:
Nottoway c.. H., Va Nov. 8. 1895.
His Excellency, Charles T O'Ferrall,
Governor of Virginia, Richmond
AS the associate of the Attorney
General in the case of the Lunenburg
prisoners, 1 must submit TO his opin-
ion and be controlled by il, whatever
may be my own views. l think it safe
for the Commonwealth that the pris-
oners should be present when nunc
pro tune order is made, but will ad-
wise the Judge of Lunenburg of the
opinion of the Attorney and
will not oppose the order in the abb
sence of the prisoners, but am unwill-
ing to assume any responsibility upon
/ this point There is no disposition on
the part, of Lunenburg or her officers
to put the State to expense, and if
permitted, she will protect the prison.
ers with her own citizens and at her
own cost
Most respectfully,
w. H. MANN.
The Governor held a consultation
Friday night, 8th instant for some
time with Acknowledgement and Mr..
Carter Scott, and Judge H. w. Flour
noy was also sent for.
The Governor after long consulta-
tion with Attorney-Genera Scott, full
ly and finally made up his mind upon
the question of the removal of the Luz
nenburg prisoners and ordered City
Sergeant Charles ii. Epps not to deliv-
er them to Sheriff M. Q. Cardoza
THE GOVERNOR ooNsULrs HIS ADVISERS
All day Saturday 9th inst. the case
of the prisoners was under earnest dis
cussion by the Governor Attorney
General and counsel for the women
and it was not until late Saturday
night that Governor o. Ferrall arrived
at the fixed determination not to al
low the prisoners ogO. While he wa:
, closeted with the Att0rney-G General
the decision which they should arrive
at was awaited with eagerness in tn.
! Governors sitting-roOm by Genera
D Charles j. Anderson, Brigadier Gener
al Phillips, Major Evans, Captain
4 Heath, of the Petersburg Grays, VIII,
2 had arrived in the evening, and other
\ After the conference had lasted som,
? time, Deputy Sergeant Claiborne Epp
r was sent for and taken into consufta
! tion by the Governor and ATTORNEY
Q General. A few minutes later the dis
e cusslon came to a close, and the Gov
Y ernor, returning to the sitting-roon
Y said to the officers in attendance:
HIS ORDER oBEYED.
"The prisoners will not be take
back to Lunenburg. Issue orders t
the troops who are awaiting orders t
disband."
This order was immedia ely execu
ted by Captain Heath, who steppin
to the Governors telephone, called u
3 Petersburg and ordered his Ieutenan
= who was summoned to the phone. {
u disband the Grays, who were then /
y their armory with arms and aocoutre
Sc ments all ready to start when order
g were received.
DANvILLE TROOPS IN READINESS.
General Phillips by wire also order
~ ed Captain Franklin, of the DanVill
> troops to disband his men. who were ,
so under arms waiting for orders.
70 After these orders had been exect
"a ted the Governor explained that he ha
20 come TO the conclusion, in which h
Of was fully sustained by the Attorne,
IN Genera, that it was his duty as Co
n ernor o. Virginia to protect her cit
of zens. lie based his action entireI
ia upon tie section of the Code of Virpi
10 la whicr says that the Governor shs
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