Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-03
THREE MORE CASES.
FURTHER OUTBREAK or SMALLPOX
REPORTED At INDIAN TOWN.


Governor O'Ferrail received yesterday
q telegram from Mr.. w. !. Lewis. Com
monweaith's Attorney OF King william
county. stating that there were three ntw
cases Of smallpox at Indian Town, on the
Pamunkey reservation. and that It was
necessary TO quarantine the town. and
asking II he must employ nurses.
The Governor replied that he he'd no
means at his disposal 10 aid the King
William authorities. and referred Mr..
Lewis TO sections liza. l725. i726. and IT'D
OF the Code OF 1857. The three frst-named
sections define the duties and powers OF
Justices In the event OF smallpox being
suspected or breaking out. and section l72s
provides how expenses Of quarantine.
nursing. &C., shall be paid. Under these
sections the county authorities have full
powers to meet and cope with the stu
alton.
Or. Oppenhimer, president Of the Rich
mond Board Of Health, when seen about
the matter yesterday afternoon said he
would take some step to protect the
city. but he had not exactly decided what
that step would be. The Infected place.
he continued was between two stations
on the York-River road. and he had
advised all persons living at those fta-
tons and between them to be vaccnated
He might. he said. quarantine against
the stations. but n railroad quarantine
was difficult to make effective.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The Governor yesterday appointed Allan
r. Hanckel Judge OF the City Court OF
Norfolk. Mr.. Thomas II. Wilcox was
elected to the position by the Legislature.
but recently declined without having ever
qualified The court will hold Its first
session next Monday. There was an In
terestinS contest for the ONCE between
Mr.. Hanckel and Mr. Jenkins.
The Governor has recommissioned
Messrs. Frank T. Glasgow w. d. Ches-
terman. and w. s. Gum directors OF the
penitentiary, and DR.. BENJAMIN Harrison
surgeon Of that institution.
PARDONS GRANTED.
George and Radford Cooper. who In
December. 1889, were sentenced from
Montgomery county to long terms In the
penitentiary for murder in the second
degree, were yesterday pardoned by the
Governor. Both of the young men are
in bad health. and Executive clemency
wealth's Attorney who prosecuted and
the jury who tried the cases. the officers
OF the county, and other leading citizens
of Montgomery. The young men are
cousins, and their mothers were In Pri-
vate-Secretary Chesterman's room when
the Governor decided TO grant the par
dons. Mr. Chesterrna1 made the an
nouncement TO the two ladies. who I'M
medately sought the Governors presence.
end the scene that followed was very pa
thetc.
The Governor also pardcned Junius
Dunn, who was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary from Smyth county In August last
for six years for breaking into an out
house AMI stealing a lot OF meat. Dunn
gave information TO the prison authori-
ties of the murderous intent OF a fellow
convict upon one Of the guards. and per-
haps saved the guards life. HIS prison
record is good. and his pardon was re-
commended by the penitentiary oiiici ais.
CONDITIONS OF PARDON.
All three OF these pardons were granted
on the following conditions: That the men
conduct themselves In the future as good.
law-abidlng citizens If either OF them is
ever again guilty of a violation Of the
penal laws Of the Commonwealth, the
pardon shall be null and void, and he
shall be arrested by any officer OF the
Commonwealth as a fugitive from JUS
tice. and conveyed to the penitentiary,
and the superintendent Is directed to
receive him into the penitentiary whether
he returns voluntarily or Is taken there
by any officer of the Commonwealth,
and safely keep him until he shall have
served the remainder Of his term.