Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-30

Who were battling with The Names, Is
reported 60 have been seen In this
county today. having led the Pennsyl-
vania oflcials q merry chase up the
Monongahela valley into West Virginia
Great excitement prevails In this sec
ton. as he Is a desperate character
The country people are keeping wea-
pons close at hand. 70 be used II neces-
sary.
Raleigh. N. c.. Oct. 21.-The peniten-
tiary directors today unanimously de-
cidsd that DR.. Kirby Smith. son OF the
superintendent. had been guilty OF the
grossest immortality with two of the
female criminal insane: that the
charges against him were fully proved. /
and that DR.. George L. Kirby and SUI
K perintendent Smith were commended 4
for promptly discharging him as super /
visor. The board also decided to place |
the penitentiary absolutely in charge OF |
the executive committee, composed OF
Directors Chadbourn. Martin and Cot
ten. thus taking the control entirely out
OF Superintendent Smiths hands.
Norfolk. Oct. 25.-A man walked into
the office OF the chief OF police today
and introduced himself as James E.
Brady. who went to the penitentiary
for the killing OF Special Oflcer c. j.
, Calcutt at the Boston wharf on Christ
mas day. 1890. The chief was not long
z In recognizing him, as the former was
city sergeant when Brady was con-
victed. and he carried him to Rich
: mond. Brady left the penitentiary on
e Saturday, after serving six and a half
years Of his is year sentence Brady's
n pardon by Governor O'Ferrall was due
5 to interest manifested in the case by
!. Mr.. John Nicely. his attorney. and the
:, petition was. signed by a number OF
n Norfolk people.
= Petersburg, Va, Oct 25.-In the cir
a cult court today a decree was entered
: I'm the suit of Tenant VS.. Tenant.
directing Mrs William B. Tenant.
!. guardian of David 3. Tenant, Jr., to
n pay over to him. he having become 81
"a years OF age, one-han OF his estate,
- amounting to about $500 Under the
= will Of his father. who was a wealthy
n tobacconist OF Petersburg. young Ten
nant became entitled to one-half Of his
,r estate when he was 81 years old and
= the other half was ordered to be held
by a trustee until he attained 30 years
q of age. w. Brydon Tenant, OF Rich
In mond. was today appointed by Judge
NJ Hancock trustee for his brother. CIV
ar ing bond In the penalty OF $4,000.
Ae richmond, OCI. Zo-Ine Story puD-
y. lished in a Washington paper that Gen.
lie eral F1thugh Lee and Governor OFFER
rail- had declared in favor Of sound
ed money in 1896 at the instance of Sec
nd rotary Carlisle has attracted very con
he siderable attention In political circles
We here. The sound money men of Vir
b. ginia time and again appealed to Gen
n eral Lee to come to their help and writ
he something that could be used in thei
af- interest, but IL he ever wrote any sucl
rst letters they were personal communi
TX, cations. Within the past ten days Gen
rst eral Lee has declared that he believe
IRE IN majority rule In party affairs. III
he has been asked II he had been here dur
RIM ing the presidential election II he woul
ZEN have voted for Bryan. His answer.
op is understood, was that he would, Will
pie differing from that candidate and hi
zen platform on many questions. Cover
OF nor O'Ferrall. when shown the articl
re- In the Washington paper, said: !
we there is no more truth In the stor
Die about General Lee and Captain wis
than there is about me. 1t is fabrics
TOP ton out of the whole CLOTH"
stn GreenviIle, S. c., Oct. 25.-The New
lie. says: Charges have been brougl
20 against one Of the Fairfield county di
,o,r pensers for selling whisky to DRUM
res ards and minors. This is most info
anv tunate. Heretofore the dispensers ha'
maintained a marvellous record In r
7 gard to the regulations forbidding Il
,,ch sale to children and inebriates. New
an before has a charge of violation be-
. ~ made The inference is that the la
10 has been kept holy True, dispense
have stolen Dispensers have embe
tn. xled. Some CT them have appropriat
ths thousands of dollars, and the state n
In dealt with them tenderly and charit
ned bly,. The state Of South Carolina h
the remembered the frailty of manlSir
srd and has allowed some 20 or 30 OF
roio employees to steal the money viii
the should have gone into the state tire:
ury. Many who have robbed citize
.ver have been tried. convicted and sent
n,nq the penitentiary, but those dispens'
,,th- who have stolen have been generou
ina allowed to retain their liberties. w
ersd this before their eyes one might hs
Dad expected that in moments of forgetf
.aost ness they would have sold to wine b
was bers and tipplers. But for years II
wall did not. Not once that anybody he's
Sf."