Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23
MARSHAL TREAT WILL PROBABLY
HAVE TO EXECUTE SENTENCE.
APPEAL TO The PRESIDENT.
drought to Bear by Colonel
Poetry brought to Bear by CoIonel
Lamb-yo News from Report in
Third virginia Cnse--AlIcgcd Petit
ton for Mastering Out.

| at Norfolk on friday next, the Z5th In
slant, for the murder OF the mate OF
the schooner Olive Pecker. Colonel VIII
liam Lamb, OF Norfolk, and Mr.. George
Mcintosh, Andersens counsel, have done
al lin their power to have his sentence
committed to imprisonment for life,
giving, what they claim to be forcible
arguments and reasons for the exercise
Of Executive clemency. Lawyer McIn-
tosh, a wealthy practitioner at the Nor
| folk Bar, and Andersen's assigned coun-
sci, with the knowledge that he will never
be paid. has made several visits
here TO see the President, and has spared
neither time nor money in behalf of the
| condemned man. Colonel Lamb, as the
| Consul for Norway and Sweden, and as
! President of the Seamen'g Friend So
! ciety, Of Norfolk, Andersen being
a Swede, called on President Nc
/ Kinley to-day TO make final
! effort to save the sailor from an
| ignominlous, and, as he thinks, unmerited
death. He claims there is evidence to
prove that Andersen killed the mate in
| self-defence, the latter having threatened
! his life.
MOVING APPEAL
lie made an eloquent appeal to the
President who promptly and graciously
granted him an interview. He stated
that the Swedish press are begging for
mercy on account of Andersen's aged
! and widowed mother in that far-off coun-
try, and pathetically quoted the follow
ing lines:
Where is my wandering boy tonight,
The boy Of my tenderest care;
Ihe boy that was once my JOY and light,
The child Of my love and prayer?
GO seek for my wandering boy tonight;
Go search for him where you will;
But bring him 20 me with all his blight,
And tell him 1 love him still"
The President was visibly affected, but
very properly gave no indication OF his
final determination, though it is improb-
able that he will interfere with the ac-
ton of both the United States Circuit
Court and the Supreme Court of the
United States
THIRD VIRGINIA CASE.
Ahiutant-G General Corbin said to-day
that nothing had reached his office in
regard to the report of the so-called court
of inquiry on the trouble between Cen
eral NJ. G. Butler and the Third Virginia
Regiment He said General Graham
could, if he so desired, dispose of the
whole matter, but that It was probable he
would refer the matter to the general
commanding the army or the Secretary
Of War, with his recommendations. He
believed that it would be several days
yet before General Graham would be
heard from, as that officer would give
the report careful and deliberate consid-
Grafton before acting upon it.
CAMPS TO BE BROKEN UP.
Notwithstanding the reports in to-day's
papers, to the effect that the troops a
Camp Alger and Thoroughfare Gap will
not be sent TO Middetown, Pa, on ac-
count of an alleged insuficiency Of water
at the last named place, an officer at
the War Department said to-day that by
the close Of the present week there would
not be a man left at either place.
If the water supply was deficient Cen
eral Graham evidently did not think so,
as he had prepared the camp, and had
everything ready for the troops to march
in and pitch their tents.
Most Of them will move from Camp
Alger and Thoroughfare Gap in the next
day or two, he thought.
SOLDIERS ASK DISCHARGE?
The following communication appeared |
in a Washington paper a day or two |
ago, but it is not believed by Virginians |
here that any such petitions have been |
circulated in the Third Virginia Regi- |
ment, though it IS acknowledged that |
the boys have good reason for wishing |
to be mustered out:
"a majority Of the men composing the
rank and file of the Third Virginia Vol
unteers are DESTROYS of being mustered |
on. In their opinion, the end aimed at by
their enlistment has been accomplished,
and they desire IT brought TO the notice
Of the proper officials that should the |
best interests Of the service not be af-
fected thereby, they are prepared TO re-
quest their discharge, that they may
resume their duties as citizens Of the
Please direct the proper |
course TO pursue to gain our wishes.
Separate petitions by company have been
circulated, and upon presentation to our
officers were suppressed. Praying your
assistance and directions that may be
Utilized by other similarly situated organ
cations. THE PRIVATES.,
"Third Virginia Volunteers"
Personal.
Hon. T. c. Pitcher, Of Fauquier has re-
urned home 10 make final preparations
or his irrigation lecturing tour in Wyo-
ming next month.
Charles Price, Of North Carolina; w. w.
Davis. Roanoke. Va; c.. II. week.-mrs..
Nnchburg; A. d. Wright, Richmond; c.
". Saunders, Richmond; John w Grad
lock and wife, Lynchburg, are at The
Assistant-Attorney-Ge BOYD said
o-day that he not only had no North
'arolina news. but that he had not even a | ]
etter from the State, which was a case
f record-breaking his usual contrbu-
ions by mail having been from score Of
atters to a whole mailbag full since he
anne into office. He congratulated him. I
elf on the falling off. !
POSTAL
Among post-ofiices discontinued to-day
re the following: Hera, Pennsylvania
ounty. n. c.; mail now goes to Cedar
Moro, Fairfax county, Va;
lail now goes to Arcturus .
Fourth-class postmasters commissioned
)-day are the following: Aaron Yost,
knoxville. n. c.; John L. Russell, Have :
'ck, n. c. I
ARMY ORDERS.
Private Fred. S. Mitchell, Company /
wenty-second Kansas Volunteer Infan-
", now at Manassas. Va, is, upon his {
wn application, transferred TO the band. '
econd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. Z
nd will be sent to the station of that
'giment, Thoroughfare Gap, Va.
Private John IL. Barrett, Company G.
eventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry. now
I Manassas. Va. will be discharged from
10 service Of the United States by the