The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-21
The Jury Took a Half Hour 10 .Agslees1g
on tho Death Penalty. 5g I
SENTENCED 10'BE HANGED AusvsT q q61f. i Il
Iylcf Row snre OF the HoYntnasao
Moro Than Enouul. Hnstrnafa
Delegates to Rcmove5 MI Doubt-S
Republicans Fractional leaders r1 ias-
cxlss state Convention. ss3fi33
Especial Dispatch to The VfsgIh t5,sN,t

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votes Major Tyler will get from &he, M, s; );
instructed delegates insure., his nomfna.ss&!
ton. 1t reQuircJ It's to nominate and
1yler mas more than number of votes alaaEF
ready. Only about 400 delegates remain
to be elected. IT Is expected that Tyler 4
VIII go into the convention with some
thing like 1900 votes,
Mr. Cllyson has no Idea Of retiring I
from the race, Ills name will 90 before
the convention and his friends Will have
the opportunity Of voting for him The
talk about Mr.. IIllyson and the Linu-3
tenant Governorship Is all without his Z,
knowledge, consent, and against his
wishes. He is not and VIII not be e.,
candidate for that office. It iy believed
nc would esteem It 4 high honor to be !
called upon to remain at the head Of the
State Democrat tie Committee NJ s:a 4 i.s
It has developed that the John W.
Daniel Democratic Club here, OF which
Mr. sam Stern is President is a myth
1t has been in existence several months
rs Tar as It's name went, and Stern did
not until to-day learn OF the Joke put IN
on him: Several Jefferson Ward Demo- 4
Gratis got together, pretended to organ
izc Il club. and elected Stern PRESIDENT
Each man was to pay 4 dollar dues each
month. Stern wanted 10 get John w,
Daniels consent to name the club In
MS honor. and prepared n telegram to-
be sent to the Senator. Stern thought
It did go. but the member who tvolun-$
teercd to carry 1t to the telegra ph office
tore 1t up. and himself wrote the reply
authorizing the use of Daniels name;
The club has met monthly, and each
mans dues when paid up was refused
by the treasurer, except Stern's dues
which went TO buy drinks Thinking
they had carried the joke far enough
the members have explained that the
John w. Daniel Club does not In reality;
exist. Mr.. Stern Is q very popular
pawnbrol1er, and is member Of tbs
City Democratic Committee.
The friends and supporters .of Colo
mel William Lamb are boldly declaring
that the Waddll- Bowden- Brady fac
ton Is afraid of a State convention for
fear Lamb may capture the State COM
mitteemen. / Is even said that While
Waddill and others are saying they fa-4
vor the holding OF convention, a great
deal OF quiet work is being done to have
the committee hold its meeting i in
Lynchburg and declace against @ con-
vention. That meeting is going to be-
very interesting ore, to say the least
The trial Of Joe FIFE preceded to- day.
Colonel Spottswcod defended the ac-B
cused, and MIR. D. G. Robertson prose-
cuted him. Mrs. Wake was the chief
witness for the Commonwealth. a She d
said Fife was beyond a shadow OF az
doubt the man who assaulted her Dr.
Trevilian told how Mrs. Marks was
bruised The prisoner introduced Wit
nesses to show that he was in another
place when 1t was claimed he commit
ted the assault. Unfortunately for him
his witnesses all had him at different
places at 8 O'clock last Wednesday,
morning s3S::
After Mr.. Richardson and g Colonel
Spottswood had argued the case It's
was given to the jury, and a. verdict
was made up in half an hour. Fife was
found guilty and the punishment was
fixed at death. Judge Witt sentenced 4
Fife to be executed on August 2Gth,i bers
tween 6 q. m. and 10 m. In doing gof
the Judge took occasion to say this was
one Of the most horrible crimes that
could be committed. After court ads
journcd the crowd in the court room
gave three cheers for the LynchhurgE
iury. This will be the first time az
man has been legally hanged in Vir'-F5
ginia for attempted rape A verdict or
guilty having been returned 1n8S thia |;
case 1t was not necessary to try tho
man for attempting to assault Miss Il
Russell, OF Norfolk. Ef n; Sis ss3 .ss3
Fife still claims that he Is innocent, !;
and was not in the least moved when
the court passed sentence. Judge WITT
sent negro woman to jail who4uses1a Z
incendiary language to City Sergeant
Epps when he was taking Fife to %ja1 L ..Ssst stS