The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-12
SERVING A SENTENCE.
TIE SMITHERS PRECINCT ELECTION
OFFICERS IN JAIL.
An Important Meeting of the County Dem.
ocrstic Commiitee-PIaes for the Pri-
mary-County News.


son. y. F.. Ashby. w. p. Wood. and Il.
w Brauer who were convicted en- three
counts OF having committed frauds
against the election laws and who were
sentenced TO be confined one day in the
Henrlco county jail. yesterday served
their terms.
The prisoners were taken into actual
| custody about o'clock, having been con-
| structIvelv In custody since ii O'Clock, the
! hour at which the court convened. During
| r. afternoon the counsel for the prison.
| ors requested their discharge. but the
! sheriff was told by the Acting Common
| wcalth's Attorney that tho legal force
| and effect Of the judgment required the
! confinement Of the prisoners until IL
! clock Al night. when the legal day ex-
! ,.ires. Counsel for the prisoners then ap-
/ ,,ealed 10 the Court, who sustained the
/ Construction of the prosecuting attorney
! IN JAIL.
The prisoners did not have hard time
of II for they were not sent TO CELL
| but were confined In Jailer FusselIs PHI
vate room. which is a very comfortable
apartment
4 number OF callers dropped in on the
five politicians, just TO see how they were
getting along and to offer their sym
pathies.
Sheriff Solomon looked after his pr!s-
ou..rs comfort. and there was plenty TO
eat. dinner and supper being served from
A cafe near by. The prisoners also were
we'll supplied with cigars
At midnight their time being up, they
thanked the jail officials for their cour-
tesv. and betook themselves TO their va
rlous homes, free citizens once again.
OTHER CASES.
The case Of Thomas jefferson (cOloreO,
charged with assault on his step-dauSn-
ter IN December last. was tried yesterday
before Judge Wickham in the County
Court The jury was composed entirely
Of white men. Mr.. W. Scott Ray and a
colored lawyer named Hill appeared for
the defence, and Mr. Conway X. Sands
ard Mr.. s. l.. Cohen conducted the
prosecution.
The accused was given ten years in
the penitentiary.
Morris Hopkins was not sentenced yes
terday. as was expected. Judge Wickham
said that he would pronounce sentence
some time this week. The negro will
probably be given about month in which
TO prepare for death
The Mechanicsvile road, which has
been owned and operated for over twenty
years by what was known as the new
Mccl anicsville Turnpike Company, has
been bought by Mr. Fritz Sitterding and
Mr.. j. :. Hail. Mr. Sitcrdng IS under
stood 10 De the principal man IN the
transaction. The company vas originally
stocked for so. 600
The now purchasers Of stock bought
nearly all the outstanding shares. II Is
understood that the purchasers price was
fifty cents on the dollar. but that, after
deductng the stock cancelled, the amount
ulfd WAS only about 5000.
Harriet Brown, a colOred woman sixty
years old, living Oh the Mechanicsvile
road half mile from town. was severe
ly burned about the hands and face sun
day night.
she vas standing near the crate when
her dress caught fire. The flames were
eXtinguished by her family. She is pain
fully, but not seriously, burned.
TIE COUNTY COMMIT y.
There were twenty members in at
tendance on the meeting of the County
Dmocrauc Committee which was held at
the Hcnrico County Courthouse yester-
day
Captain j. II. OBannon presided. and
Mr.. Caskie Smith was at his post as
secretary.
The first business was the resignation
Of Mr.. Caskc e. Smith. he beng a candi-
date for Commissioner Of the Revenue.
Mr.. l.. J.. Russell deputy Sheriff. was
elected in his stead
Mr.. y. Il. Courtney rendered his
resignation as member of the COM
mittec. and Mr. Harvey Goddin was
chosen TO succeed him.
March 18th was the day decided 'upos
for the holding of the primary and the
plan for election was referred to com
mittec consisting of Messrs. J. IT, O'Ban-
non, W. 3. Frayser. &. NJ. Holiday. s.
l.. Cornwall and w. Il. Lyon.
III Plan.
The committee retired, and about 2:3o
o'clock reported the following plans
which We're accepted:
Polls shall be opened in every pre-
ciDct in the county on the 2sth day Of
March 1895. at the usual voting places
or as near thereto as possible The polls
shall be opened at sunrise and closed al
sunset on the day named. 1t shall lie
the duty of the members OF the County
Committee OF each precinct to secure
suitable places for holding said polls.
and TO furnish at each voting prec net
two poll-books for the recordation of the
names Of the voters and a wire for the
filing of the tickets.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
There shall be two Judges and two |
clerks. The registrar at each precinct |
shall act as one o. the judges. The re- !
naming judge and two clerks shall be |
elected by the County Committee. But |
no judge or clerk can act except in the |
precinct in which he resides. and they !
shall. before entering upon the perform |
ancc Of their duties, take and subscribe |
the oath prescribed by section 1lS of the !
Code of Virginia. The said oath may be !
administered by the judges and clerks |
one 10 another. In the event that either |
OF the judges or clerks appointed fail 10 |
attend. then the ones 50 attending shall |
select another; and in theevent that Meth |
cr shall attend, then the precinct chair |
man shall appoint sad judges and clerks. |
but no person can act as judge or clerk |
who is directly interested in the result |
Of the election. The said judges and |
clerks shall receive for their services $50 |
each, 20 be paid by the treasurer OF the |
County Committee upon the certificate of !
the secretary Of said committee that all |
rec Stration-books. poll-books and other |
p4pers intrusted to them have been re-
turned 10 the proper authorities.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE
"All registered white voters of Henrico |
county shall be entitled to vote in the
primary election. provided that all white |
voters who in the past affiliated with any |
other party except the Democratic party |
shall be entitled TO vote if, being chal-
lenged before voting, will pledge them
selves TO support the Democratic nOmi-
nees in the general election. But no voter |
shall be entitled TO vote except in the pre-
c!nct in which he lives. and unless his
name appears on the registration book !
provided. that a voter who since the last
general election has moved from one pre-