Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-30
HE HAD AN EASY DAY
ROW THE GOVERNOR HAD A QUIT
TINE At HOME.
NINE HOURS WORK FOR A SICK MAN.
Discussed Military REORGANIZATION
Heard the Plea OF Describes.
Wife-Refused 10 cour,., nu
Seh'ence-Crantcd n Pardon.

'''"o' iyIer ala not go 10 his offic
yesterday as he was suffering with
severe cold but he was kept busy AT hom
considering public matters.
lhe chief matter engaging his at,entio
was the reorganization OF the State mill
,aiy' and he held conference Of som
iensth with Colonel Male, who is 500
10 resume his duties as Adjutant-General
Acuhg-AdJutant-Ge Stern. and sou
eral members Of his STAFF.
* was found TO be impossible 10 arr,v
at any plan of reorganization until III
A''orhey-General has decided as 10 IN
status OF the men in the service of IN,
state before the war began, and who en-
i'sted IN the national service. 1t seems I,
Do Tue prevailing opinion that Mr.. Monta
sue viii decide that entrance into IN.
Cni'eu states service discharged Virgins
State. Vi LIN
DECISIONS IN OTHER STATES.
rms Is hardly probable. II the Attor.
Hey -Genefal so decides he will oppose tbe
ueclslohs or the Attorneys-Gen of
lahd, New York, and New Hamp-
Shife' In each Of these States A. has
been decided that members OF state
guards In the national volunteer service
were 10 be considered simply as being IN
uetached duty When mustered out Of the
service or the United States they just
dropped back into the State service. when.
indeed, they had never left.
when the Fifth Maryland went TO the
'front.' the colonel, owing to iU-heaI,h
old not accompany It, and the lieutenant
SolThel commanded IT. When brought
BACK and mustered out IT was decided thar
the ola colonel retained his command.
never having been mustered out. and that
every man in the service OF Maryland he
Iore eniisting In the United States yolun-
teers, was still in the State service when
sent nome. II was also decided that had
me psrioo for which a soldier enlisted in
me service OF the State expired while I'm
not be In the State service when muster
cd out OF the national service.
decision from Attorney General Mon
lague is expected to-day He has been
OUT or the city for several DAYS. otherwise
ne would have given an opinion sooner.
PLEADED FOR HER HUSBAND.
Before he had finished breakfast yester-
day Governor Tyler was visited By Mrs.
CHttenden. wife Of W. II. Crittenden. who
deserted from Company F. Fourth Regi-
iheht' recently, and came to Richmond
ana was arrested here Monday night. Mrs
Crittenden besought the Governor 10 u.s.
MS influence 10 have her husband dealt
with as leniently as possible. She said she
and her little girl were in dreadfulIy
needy circumstance, and that they must
suffer greatly IL the husband and father
VINO had come hundreds Of miles TO sec
them, were sent away 20 prison.
The Governor was deeply affected By
the case. discharge for Crittenden ha /
actually been ordered by the department
when Colonel Taylor reported that he had
deserted. The Governor wrote Colonel
Taylor 20 endeavor 10 have Crttenden
dishonorably discharged, instead OF being
sent TO prison.
HANCOCK TO BE HANGED.
The Governor spent a good portion NJ
the day considering pardon cases. There
was application made fOr COM
mutation of the death sentence OF
John Hancock Cco!ored, Of Lynchburg
who is to hang Friday. he was convicted
of attempted criminal assault upon three
white girls. 1t was claimed in the petition
hat Hancock is half witted. Executive |
,lemency was refused.
A PARDON GRANTED
The Governor granted one OF the many |
applications for pardon considered The /
nan made happy was Martin Willis. SEN |
enced in the County Court OF Patrick /
March, 1898 for the crime of malicious
assault TO a term Of eighteen months in |
he penitentiary Willis was engaged in /
difficulty with a young man named
Montgomery. Two brothers and some
'ther relatives OF this young man were
lighting with Wlllis's brother. Montgome-
y stated on the trial that Willis assault
j him. and was sustained In his state
nents b. his brothers and cousins. VIII
ISIS brother did not see the affair con-
equentlv could not testify but an aff-
avit Of one W. W. ". Amburn. who
Ia not testify. states that he saw Mont
emery put a rock in his pocket about
hirty minutes before the fight. and heard
i'm say he intended knocking Willis's
rains out. and that Montgomery seemed
o be very angry.
The petitioners. which include the
udge Commonwealth Attorney, all the
iry. and the court officials, state that
al Auburn been called upon to testify,
] accordance with his affidavit. that
here would not have been conviction,
nd all pray for the pardon Of the pri-
)ner He has served about half OF his
nm. has made good prisoner, and the
ardon IS granted.
Several other matters. not or public IN
rest. engaged the Governors attention
lring his off-day on account OF sick
ess. At 10 O'Clock last night he was
king medicine I'm big doses for his cold.
e said something for his nerves was
bout as badly needed.
PASSENGER TRAIN HELD UP.