The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-24
THE STATE CAPITAL
The Richmond Star Has Been Sold to
the State Of That City.
WORKING OF THE AFFIDAVIT SCHEME
hallway Employees Sny Thcy Will
Not Vote Through Tenr OF il Iseing
hryan 'Ien-c. q II. Officials Openly
Declare for Bryan A citizen of
Louisa County Killed.

>, Richmond. Va. c.. 81. typctisl)-
ne star newspaper was bought tt-day
py Mr.. StilSon llu;chins, Of Washngtun
mno s owns n controlling interest iir The
state. This morning tine parties inter
es'ed In the Star Joined in an application
10! IL receiver, and Judge Minor of the
Law and Equity Court, granted the pc
tiiion, and named Messrs. ]. Garland
follard and James w. Gordon rs re-
reirnrs. l.a.nr the receivers reported
10 inc Court that Mr.. Hutchins had Of
.s. ed then $1,000 cash for the good will
OF the paper and they recommended that
,he proposition be accepted. The
court thereupon confirmed the sale The
publication of the Star will cease and
ne Subscribers will be furnished with
the state. lt'is Mr. Hutchins purpose
to make many improvements in his pa
per. 1t Will probably soon be Issued in
cight-page form.
REFUSED REGISTRATION.
Application was made to-day TO Judge
Nlckham, of tho Henrico County Court
tor the removal of Registrar j. r. Syr-
Gle. of Smiiher's precinct. Applca ton
was made by man named Page who
claimed that Syrcle had refused TO rhris-
ter him. Two gold Democratic at:or-
neys appeared for the complainant.
They were Captain a. b. Guigon and
Mr. Barton II. Wise. Messrs. w. H..
i5everidge, II. NJ. Smith. Jr., and l.. O..
Wendenburg represented the registrar.
After hearing the case the Judge dis
missed the proceedings on the ground
mat they We're not properly before him.
SOUND MONEY" COUNSEL.
The sound money" lawyers who have
been engaged for work IN the approa CHI
Ing election. have been holding confer
enees here during the last few days and
making plans. Captain \. b. Guigon Is
the chief counsel for the sound money"
lfaSue lie HIS had great experience
"i'h e.eci.on laws ana has oitrn cen
arrested by Federal authorities on
charges of intimdat!nE vo.ers in Jack
son ward. He was never convicted
on any of the char"es. He was last ar
rested at the election in 1885,
EMPLOYEES AFRAID.
The Democ!atic leaders in Monroe.
ward to-day said they had discovered
in their canvass in one precinct thirfy-
one Chesapeake and Ohio EMPLOYEES who
stated that they had not registered and
would no; for The reason that :hey were
IN 1aNor Of Bryan and were afraid the
athaaV!t scheme would disclose whom
theN voted for and that they would be
reported 10 their'company. The matter
was brought 20 the attention of State
Chai:man E;ilysun by Alderman RIalke
IN this connection it may be stated that
| Know OF gentlemen in the employ of
the Chesapeake and Ohio who state
openly that they are for Bryan and have
told President ingalls, so. He has not
said anything rs Yet about removing
ihem' 1t is fact generally well known
thai Mr. Henry Taylor. the ass!stan:
counsel for the company, will vote the
fu!l Democratic ticket.
o'FERRALL'S FOE SMILES.
w Il. Alexander. OF Winchester. Gov
eFnor o'Fe:ralPs old enemy, who spoke
IN FuHon tonight, was caller at Dem
oeili!a HEADQUARTERS. Alexander is the
man who wrote and published In the
TImes seversl articles denouncing the
Governor when he was candidate for
the Office he now holds. Alexander wore
u broad smile to-day. He said that no
felt as if his course had been entirely
Vindicated.
y JUST JUDGE.
Justice Crutchfleld very properIy fined
Edward Mitchell. colored, $40 for max;
ing cowardly assault on n little news
boy; $50 for carrying concealed veg
pom. and committed him to jail in de-
fault OF security for his good behavior