Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-12
SENTENCE NOT PASSED.
Preparing for the UnnGing-Stit
ucnrtI-ONiccrS Sent 10 Jnii.

Judge Wickham did not. as had been
anticipated. pronounce sentence yesterday
upon Morris Hopkins. the condemned
| slayer of MIR. Parsons. \ large CROW
OF morbidly curious people had assembled
In the courtroom in eager expectancy
! OF the event. and ii was this that deferred
the Judge from carrying his purpose
| out. The negro himself was annJnS
that the disagreeable business should be
over with.
II is und. :siood by the officers OF the
court that the execution WI be s..
for ihe ia ri Friday in Marcn AMI pre-
psrations for the event are even now III
progress. 1t mas been decided 10 erect
the scaffC,d IT. rear Of the courthouse
III the Gr,vcwa" leading TO the 'tdb' :
from. Twenty second street. l. VII De
simple structure. and VIII Ne b'll nv
Mr. Clay. who erected tina. or "n' u
Ciuverius. barbara Miller. ana Char'e'
Lee were all executed. Sher!n SIMON
Solomon will conduct the prisoner 20 the
scaTold. and will adjust the rope ana
cap, and either Deputy RUSSELL or Noeg-
Ter will pull the cord. This DELEGATE
niece of the work will be done from
the jury-room OF the courthouse. IN"
rope being run through window therein
which will be on a level with the seal
fold. Judge Wickham declines 10 say
when he will pronounce sentence. but
II will certainly he done some day TINS
week. He Will have but little To say
There is apparently but little hope Tor
the unfortunate darby. His counsel, Mr..
William .Iustis. who has worked indie
fatigably for him. has prepared peti'ioh
TO the Governor for commutaiion OF sem
tsrce. which is now being circulated Tor
Signatures. II will probably be pre-
scented to the Governor this week.
THE SMITiERS CASES.
Tho clerks and Judges of election ~
Smithcrs' Precinct. who were convicted
in the County Court some months ago.
and sentenced to imprisonment IN thc
county Jail for one day. surrendered
themselves yesterday. and at O'Clock
were conducted To an upper room III the
prison. where they were made comfort
able by Deputy-Sherif Russell sherih
solomon was in a quandary. not knowing
how long he shobi hold them, nut. upon
consultation with Mr.. y. l.. Guison. the
prosecuting attorney in the case. he de-
cidod 10 hold them until midnight. supper
was served the quintette from a restdu-
rant at the Sheriff's expense ana their
shor, stay in the prison was enllVeheu
by many visitors. The costs in the case
amounting TO $2S,, were pad by the
prisoners.
Thomas jefferson ,coloreD was convict
ed in the County Court yesterday on the
charge Of committing an indecen. as
sault upon his stepdaughter. Barbara JET
ferson "a girl Of II. and was sentenced
to ten years imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary Mr.. w Scot; Ray and a colored
lawyer named iii appeared for the de-
fence and Mr. Conway X. Sands and Mr..
y -. tOhCsl conducted the prosecution.
MECIIANICSVILLE ROAD SOLD.
The Mechanicsv;lle road. which has
been owned and operated for over twenty
years by what was known as the nc"
Turnpike Company. has
been bought by Mr.. Fritz Sitterding ana
M. j. :. Hall. Mr. Sitterding is under
stood TO be the principal man in the
transaction. The company was originally
stocked for $4,000.
The new purchasers of stock bought
nearly all the outstanding shares. II is
understood that the purchasers price was
20 cents on the dollar but that after
ieducting the stock cancelled the amount
paid was only about six thousand dollars.
The Mechanicsville road runs out from
Vcnable stree; To- Mechanicsville. dis
tanc- of over six miles. IL IL IN poor
now. but the new owners VIII,
II is understood. regravel ii at once, and
later on macadamize il, and make ii Il
most fashionable drive
WOMAN BADLY BURNED.
Harriet Brown. a colored woman, 50
years Of age, who resided on the Me-
turnpike. about half a mile
from the city, was standing by CRATE
nre Sunday night when her clothing took
fire and she was severely burned about
her face and hands. Her screams brought
members of the family to her assistance.
and the flames were cXtinguished. she
lxill reroXer