The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-08
NEWS OF THE STATE AT LARGE
Richmond as the Centre of Virginia
Gossip and Events.
M M0RGANFIELD'S NEW HOME
The Conduct of the Train Robber
Undergocs Radical Change. The
Course of Gov. O'FerralI En-
dorsed. Jenkinson Goes
10 Lail for Ninety Days.
Special Dispatch to Tho yirgininn.

RICHMOND, Va, May 7.-Suporin-
tendcnt Lynn, of tho prnitentiury, said
to-day he had not assigned Train Rob
Der Morgantield to any duty, as he ia
unable to work. The man Is in soil
tary confinement. Ho has been given
pair of crutches and will exercise
with them, and as soon ss able he will
be given some light work. DIR. IInrri.
son, tho peuitentIary surgeon, examined
Morganiield's broken limb to day aud
found 1t III very bad condition. 1t win
he WAS brought here Morganiields q
manucr has entirely changed. lie is
u.s. good humored Us auy prieoner that
Maj. Lynn has.
here are now more convicts in this
State than ever before i'll its history.
About 600 aSe upon the rolls at the
penitcntlary. The number is rapidly
increasing. Soon the peniteniiarv will
havo To De enlarged or IA new one built.
very likely another viii be established.
Nearly 100 OF the convicts nre kept ut
the penitcntlnry farm III Gouchnu,i.
Major Lynn has hnd planted 300 acres
IN corn. He Will plant 10 INF tobacco uud
Will grow largo quantity OF potatoes,
cabbage und tomatoes.
tol. ~. j. May, u prominent lawyer
of Tnzeweli county, in which Pocahon
tas Is located, has written to Governor
O'Ferrnl thanking him for having or.
dered out the military to preserve
pence aud good order. Col. MAY SAYS
he does not see how any one eau crlti-
else the Governor for doing what was
plainly his duty. a private telegram
to General Phillips says II large nodv
of West Virginia miners attempted
\
10 :, cross over tho state
line this morning, but were driven
back by the military. No particulars
were given. Mnjor Simons, who liz n
charge OF the troops, telegraphs that
his men are much fetigued. II has to
keep fully 100 on picket dnty al the
time, aud 1t Is pretty hurd on them. Ii
the trouble continues more military
probably will be ordered out in q few
| daya. The next companies to 90 will
no doubt be the Petersburg Greys aud
! same of the Norfolk or Portsmouth
| military.
Hon. }. Taylor Ellyson. Rev. DR.. w.
w. l.andrum, Rev. DR.. K. Ii. Pitt and
other prominent Baptsts will leave
here early III the morning for. Wash
lngton TO attend the Southern Baptist
Convention. These gentlemen will go
early to be present ut the Baptist
Young Peoples conference. Drs.
Iandrum and Pitt are mt the head of
the movement. MIR. Ellyson told me to
dny he hoped to be able to attend the
constitutional convention conference in
Roanoke next Wednesday, but he
could not say whether he would be
able to do so or not. He is going to
the Confederate Veterans convention
III Houston the latter part OF the
month.
$. w. Jenkinson, the man who tried
TO swindle Hon. George z. Wise out OF
$500 last night, WAS before the Police
Court to day on the charge of being a
suspicious character. MIR. Wise told
tho story OF how Jenkinson had tried
to secure his professional service and
offered ln payment "a check for $500
and asked $50 IN change. Jenkinson
| admitted that what Mr.. Wise had said
was true but stated that he was drunk
at the time. Jenkinson was required TO
give security for good behavior for
ninety days and in default was sent to
jail.