The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-14

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Senator Lovenstcin. OF Riah1uehd, has
received n letter from eX-Dengate ID.
l.. Toney. of Manchester reqaesting
the corporate limits of Manchester into
Chesterfield. so as TO take III the viiiaSe
OF Swnnsboro. The Senator VIII, no
doubt, recommend that the piil III aues-
terficld-Mr. Wood. If the bill Is pre-
se,icd ii viii hardly pass, as the two
lelesa les and the Senator from Chester
field VIII oppose H.
Mr.. Powell. by request, offered u bill
amending the charter OF the Chesa-
reake Land and Improvement Com
pnny so as to authorize the removal Of
The chief place OF business from Rich
mond to Newport News.
A bill was offered to authorize the
Governor and the judges OF the coun-
Ties and cities of the Commonwealth
to have removed from the penitentiary
and jails prisoners who have contracted
n dangerous and contagious disease
MIR. Parker offered q bill providing
that when a death sentence is executed
upon criminal his or her body shalt
be turned over to father, mother, hug
band, wife, brother. sister. OF i,hild
for interment when such near relatives
request the custady of the remains,
instead OF being given to the medical
schools as now required by law.
The Lunenburg prisoners will GER
ta!nly not be taken to that county for
trial until the JANUARY term OF the
court. When they go Gov. O'Ferrall Is
sure TO send military. for he has every
reason TO believe that the granting of
n second trial has SO angered the peo-
pie that they will lynch the man and
women. No one knows, of course
whether or not Judge Organ will grant
a change of Venue. The counsel for
the prisoners will light hard for the
change. a gentleman from a county
adjoining Lunenburg said to-day he did
not believe there would be seconL
Luncnburg will lynch the prisoners
whenever they set foot on the soil OF
that county.
Delegate Williams, of Lunenburg
said today the prisoners should be trlet
again in his county. MS they will receiv,
Just as much Justice there as elsewhere
Like all other citizens of Lunsnburg h,
thinks Marahlc md the women shoult
have been hung long ago. Mr. VII
tnat ne WOulu not nav
been very sorry had the prisoners been
iynchcd the very night they were al
rested II Is pretty well known her
! that Judge Mann and Mr.. Southall nj
ways thought they had n weak cas-
before the Court Of Appeals, as the re
cord did not show that usual preca IL
| lions were taken TO prevent the jur,
from being influenced by outsiders.
|
| Readers of this papcr will remembe
that not long ego Il young man name,
| II. +. Gibson was convicted IN tn
| United States District Court on tn
| charge OF using the United State
mall for fraudulent purposes. Judg
! Hughes suspened sentence and CAV
| him his freedom pending his good be
| havior. Gibson has just been cauEh
| In a. fraudulent scheme here. He open
ed, an office as an agent for George 7
| Rowel & Co., and advertised for
typewriter. His plan was to make cac
put up $50 security. Rowel has trle
graphed to-day that lie did not knoy
Gibson ard had no branch offices. Th
| United States officers are looking 70
Gibson to rcarrcst him for Judg
| Hughes to piss sentence.
| Maggie Roland, Il young colore
! woman, WAS burnt to death at her hem
| In jackson Ward to-day. Her body wa
some old clothes and used for that pur
| pose u gasoline stove. No one wa
| with her in the house at the time ]
| is supposed she upset the stove At an
| rate an explosion occurred and tn
house was set on fire. I'lremen cxtin
| guished the flames.
Capt. w. e. Taylor, 500; Capt. w. W