Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-26
THE SHERIFFS MEET
Protest AGAINST legislative Attien elIs
earning RemuTal Of ConIielk
They VIII rranspsrs Prisoaers =
the reaitensiary far si-so r<v|
Diem, Actnsl Expenses, ana ~
.usards-rheir xeetins Yesterdsy.

AN important meeting Of the sher114
and sergeants of the Commonwealth o.
Virginia was held at Ford's Hotel yee
terday. The attendance was quite large.
about sixty officers being present and
the sessions were very spirited When
the body OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was
raped to order, Mr. John 7. Hughes
Of Richmond. was called 10 the chair;
and Mr.. A. w. P,illiam was invited Is
act as secretary. The object Of ths
meeting was to take some action ~.
gard;ng the act recently adopted by
the Legislature requiring the superin.
tendent OF the Penitentiary to transport
all the prisoners to that institution.
After a brief discussion Of the busi.
ness before the meeting. the folicw-
ing committee was appointed to draw uE
appropriate resolutions: AIessrs. n. c.
Watts. A. w. Puliiem. s. r. Coleman
Simon Solomon. T.. Il. Tnlett. Charlst
H. Epps. and ]. w. Williams.
At 7:30 o'clock In the evening the COM
mittee reported the following reoolutionzs
which were unanimously adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
1--WE, the sheriffs and sergeants ~
Virginia. in meeting assembled. at Ford's
Hotel In the city Of Richmond. on the
18th day OF February, 1886, fully reallx>
ing the necessity for retrenchment and
reform In the criminal expenses Of Vir.
ginia. and hereby expressing our sympa-
thy as officers OF the Commonwealth
with the Legislature In It's effort
to reduce said expenses, at the ssrn<
time desire to express our respectf>1f
protest against the act which went Into
effect on the 10th DAY OF January. 1saG.
which confers upon tho Superintendent
of the Penitcntiary the right to convey
all convicts to the State prison. fhdt
duty having been performed by the
sheriffs and sergeants from the earliest
days of the Commonwealth, ana re-
garded by them as one Of the Incidents
of their office; but, In spirit Of COM
promise, and as contribution upon
their part from their meagre salaries.
they tender their services to the State.
and offer to convey convicts to the perIf~
tentiary at $50 per diem, Transports
tion, and actual expenses. no guard 70
be allowed unless more than two con-
victs are to be delivered at one tuna,
And for this purpose we cordially en-
dorse the "Waie bill" which has for IL
stands. and we earnestly and respect>
fully call upon and petition our rsspec~
tive Senators and Representatives to vote
for said bill.
t. r. TILLETT.
SIMON SOLOMON.
N. G. WATTS,
- A. w. PULLIAM,
s. p. COLEMAN, y
c. H. EPPs
]. w. WILLIAM, #
Comfnittea
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The sherihs then formed themselves
into a permanent organization, electine
their officers, as follows:
Mr.. N. c. Watts. Sheriff OF Au8usta
county, president ~, ~. Z
| Mr.. T. w. Williams. sheriff OF SOUTH
ampton county. first vice-president.
Mr.. It. r. Tfilett. Sergeant OF the city
of Roanoke, second vice-presIdent
Mr. Simon Solomon. Sheriff OF Henrfco
county, secretary and treasurer.
Executive Committee-Messrs ]. r.
Leachman. Sheriff OF Prince william
county; J. L. Redman. Sergeant or the
city OF Winchester. and 8. p. Coie-
man, Sheriff Of Appomattox county.
A vote Of thanks was rendered tie
management of Ford's Hotel for courtesg
and kindness shown to the sherifrs ds,~
ring their stay at that hostelry, and fno
body adjourned, subject to the call of
the Chair.