The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-13
NEWS OF THE STATE At LARGL
Richmond as the Centre of Virginia
Gossip and Events.
The Gold Brick Case Still Bein
Agitated. Mr.. Hobson's Fair EIec-
ton Movement. The Missing
Young Lawyer and Other
News OF interest.
SPECIAL Dispatch to the virsiniau.

SPECIAL Dispatch to the yirginiau.
RICHMOND, Va, June l2.-The fact
that tue laws of Virginia permitted the
counsel for the gold brick man to take
their client before judges in various
cities and counties OF the State in their
Efforts to have him released on bond
has Interested good many people
In the matter of changing the existing
statutes. There is no doubt at all that
this subject will be brought up at the
nextosesslon of the Legislature. All
fair minded people admit that there is
something badly lacking when per-
son charged with crime can be hauled
oil over the State In his efforts TO get
bail. Very few persons, if any, expect
Parker to return here. He has left for
the North with his friend, Bookmaker
Emery. He got ewny quickly after his
release, driving to Ashland to take tho
train While it cost Parker 81, OU0 to
get Free the State has spent probably
that amount in prosecuting him. In
addition to the 81, 900 that Parker had
to put up to get bail his legal battle 10
doubt has cost him S30 900. His expe-
rlence here has been costly one.
Very little has been heard lately
about Mr.. Hobson's fair election move.
IL
abandoned it but that his plans are
broadening. A very shrsWd politician
makes the prediction that MIR. Robson
will not seek to make the amendment
OF the election laws the leading issue
| next fall but that he will try to form a
| combination with the free silver people
and quietly work for their support,
The currency question il to be the
chief issue.
There arc two reasons for this. Ono
| is that whichever faction controls the
General Assembly will have au expires.
sion from the Legislature Oh the sub
Ject. II the free silveritos should be
In the majority they certainly would
denounce the administration finnn.
cial policy, while the sound money
people would approve OF the Presi
dents course. And, again. the Sena.
tors to be chosen next fall will vote for
Daniels successor.
Lawyers and other persons here are
| looking forward with intense interest
| to tho opinion OF Chief Justice Fuller
IN the South Carolina egistration cases
| The Chief Justice has gone to Chicago
for week and will prepare it while
| there. Tho paper in oil probability
will be filed here next week. II is ex.
pected that the Chief Justice will take
very prominent stand in favor OF
| States rights, He is known to feel O
very lively interest in this case.
| Mr.. Charles w. Goddin, clerk of the
| Chancery Court, received through the
mail this morning some importau
dispositions from Mr.. Charles w. Cry
ner. the young attorney who abscond
ed Sunday. Tney were left by Gryner
with friend of his to be mailed this
morning. Nothing has been heard
from the yonng man md the police
have no hope of bringing him bacl
here. 1t is almost certain that he ha:
gone to Europe.
\ An explosion in Rosendorf's Bottlinp
| Works this morning injured young
kosendorf and another person Their O.
Neither ono is seriously hurt. A gen.
orator became overcharged with car,
bopic acid.
The Secretary of the Treasury having
authorized Collector of Inter nal Reve.
nue. Ryan to appoint three extra depu
ties for few weeks, the Collector com.
| missioned the following: Charles +.
Bouldin, Randolph, Va; Charles II.
Johnston, Norfolk, Va. and Edward
81. Dennis, Dorsett, Va.
MIR. A. w. Archer, proprietor OF the
Exchange Hotel hero, has been select.
ed to manage the Greeubrier White
Sulphur Springs this season in place
OF the late Thomas j. Glover, and will
| assume charge next Saturday.