The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-14
4 APPEARS i'l asiors. tAs aalIroad Commits.
sIoa I. Exhibits l Pockaiiul.
cH d |, \ 4 81 GETS Hls DISCHARGE
szarder z rial "a \ ssaho Superior Court
Dukes esi % inc orphan Asy
s3S lam Extsnslse ssoneh orchnra-
q; Small or ns Riin,in,iiE, / Tobacco
company Incorporated.

n This morning IS. GtHio Wilson was sum.
: nioned 40 appear before the Railway
r Commission 20 give evidence on the sub
4 ject Of free passes. HIS produced q
\ pocketful Of the passes and called out
the names of the roads and the pass
arunlsoers. OF course At has always been
y ahe custom for com mIsstoner>s ito have
& passes! 49,
II was quite observable that none OF
the Southern railway officials were on
4 hand. AS sta ted yesterday, the COM
mission decided not to press the CON
Z stempt matter against Colonel Andrews
and the rest of them until the Superior
( Court here acts on the presentments
Z Dor refusal to answer the commissioners
bonds. 5s1g 4. & n 3s.5; ; q
The sheriff Of this county said this
morning that he did not ,tdlink the cases
Z would come up before tile court until
\ the March term, as the Judge said last
q might he would end Y the term of court
Z day h1ter tomorrow.
[+ OHIO Wf!son3 testified to-day before
q the Railway Commission that he only
took passes last April at the Govern
q cr's earnest request and 10 save the
State money. Governor Russell tcsti-
fed and denied THAT he had, earnestly
z requested Wilson to take passes but
"A sworc lie Trad advised 1lfm to taxi.
them. Wilson swore the Governor had
said he waa gebting free passes for his
4 quests at the executive mansion The
Z Governor went back to the commission
tofIice and swore he had not. said he
was getting passes for his guests at
the mailsion blnt could get them and
for pretty much anytdping ;he warted
Wilson also went again to the commits
y sion office and eWore Russell said he
used passes for himself and family,
and when Wilson said tocosely that his
family was, only himself and wife. Rus
sen replied: = Oh, well, that means Mrs
Russell's guests at the mansion.
Tire laNt touches are being given
fhe new male annex at the insane asy-
] aum IT Is atbsautifll building The
Z ceilings ore all of steel. Many improve.
meRts Of the grounds aTe In progress
Most of the grounds have been re-grass-
I'd The patients are building some ex-
celert macadanrized roads. DR.. Kirby
V showing much intereStdn the various
: improvements On progress.
The Rev. DR. Babb. chaplain Mt the
State farms. is here. discharged for the
3 fhird and last 'tim e.. The two former dis
charges We're mere bluffs I3nbb saws
affairs are in had shape at the farms.
4 Peeter Hughes, Republican, Of Ala
snance, tis bounced as supervisor OF the
X III aitaN farm. 81
The Populist office holders are say
z .siiS stoii ntbcIt SSfUltdtlCns tllGt the many
4 anu varied scad1da Is wlblcJh are marking
{ Governor Russell's administration are
all due to Republicans; thnt none arc
chargea he to Populists.
lltepiblican lead els are saying their
Il fcpe this year IS an Democratic dis.
sensicns. They say that they will have
the negro vote solid by crushing every
! negro who shows an independent spirit
and hhat they will tell the P-pulIst 6
9 Sf tjI1Pv 6o ny 81 Il, G,a 4
4 ocrats carry The State the latter VIII
3 dfsfranc1lise them 81
3. mere Is no end ct talk about the
4 Alidoott-Fdancock scandal at Nawberne.
{ NE popular comment is that 1t will
i surely get before the counts. though
4 The suit; FIR damages be dropped Gov
ernor Russell denies a runlor that he
mas asked Hancock to resign as presi-
y DENT OF the Atlantic and North Caro-
D fdna railway.
III 1t ts certainly strange THAT the grand
jury of this county returned n true
dill against DR. Kirby Smith for "as-
= saust upon a criminal insane woman
Z who was recentlyiin the penitentiary-
1 -Aturelias Hampton, OF Ashewille 1t was
Z mot. q case OF assault, but OF adultery
and hence THE solicitor was Obliged to
4 ask for a noble pros.
s. your more COWS of the fine herd at
7 ' tahe Agricultural College. making twelve
an AL have been killed on account OF
& tuberculosis.
There Is a good deal of quiet laughter
& az lthe Raflway Commission for what
4 t as regarded as a Breakdown in the mat
& ter OF the contempt cases. 1t is no Sc
n cres THAT the papers were prepared
yesterday, and that in the afternoon
y twas decided not to put them in the
y aheriff' g hands. and not to commit
4 Do1 The lied contempt.
334sa In d tile Superior Court here TODAY
4 5Gftn i .. y Groves. young white man,
4 was pGt on trial the second time for
Il ISl Henry Wall, co!ored. near Wake