Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-22
RICHMOND
NEWS LETTER
Executive Clemency Shown
r. L. Rawlings.
GREVlOUS PROPAGATION
Marshnt Morgan front Visits tho Gov.
ernor nnd Tolls About tho Trouble
with Negro Oystcrmen -'s,ato
BOARD of Pharmacy So I'm Session
houb'o Tax to Retail Liquor
Dealers.
Especial to yirrin,an.p,,o,,

HNicHIioho, va, March Ex-Governor
Tyler to-day granted a pardon to r. l..
Rawlings, of Brunswick county, con-
victed at the February term of the
court of that county of shooting at A.
j. Thomson with intent to kill, and
sentenced to two years in the penlten
tiary. About a dozen we'll known citi
zens of Brunswick, including State
Senator Robert Turnbull, Sheriff Turn
bull, Treasurer Lewis and others, called
on the Governor to present the petition
Tor pardon. The judge of the court and
the jury united In asking for the par
don, but Comonwealth'S Attorney Blu
ford did not ask for the pardon, though
he interposed no objection Governor
Tyler assigns the following reasons for
granting the pardon:
The offense was committed under
great provocntion. The party with
whom he had the trouble had been very
rough and insulting. He had visited the
prisoners house and tried to have a
personal difficulty with his son, using
vulgar and abusive language. lie was u
younger man and q much larger man
than the prisoner. 1t seems the prisoner
was provoked beyond endurance and
tnaliy attacked the man, threatening
to shoot him and did shoot at him but
evidently over the head of the party. He
could have shot the party as he ran, but
did not attempt n second time to shoot
him.
1t is the general impression that the
prisoner shot with n hope that it would
Keep the party from annoying him fur
Their. The party at whom he shot asks
Tor executive clemency; all the officers
OF the court except the Common
wealths attorney. who does not pro
TEST the jury and n large number of
the best people Of the county, his
church associates, ministers and MEM
bers unite in asking his pardon He is
o. years Of age. was faithful to his
country In war and has always led n
life of uprightness and integrity and In
every way was good and worthy cit
1zen. The ends of justice have been
met in his conviction, no further adj
vantage could accrue to society by lon
ger confinement. and he is, therefore,
pardoned."
Governor Tyler has also pardoned
Russell Hobbs, of Petersburg, a negro.
who has already served half Of his six
years term for malicious cutting.
THE RECENT OYSTER TROUBLES.
> Among Governor Tylers callers to-
day was United States Marshal Nor
gan Treat, who resides at West Point.
and who called to accuaint the Gov
error with the results of the recent
'AO"cAS Win tHe negro OySternon who
were charged with stealing oysters
from the beds of Dr. George w. Rich
ardson. and with resisting arrest ut the
hands of New Kent officers The mon
were arrested on King and Queen war
rants Monday, on the charge of steal
ing oysters. They had n hearing be-
1ore two Justices OF King ard Queen
md were fined the minimum amount.
The men appealed and their case will
be heard In the court of King ard
queen. Later they were taken before
New Kent magistrate on the charge
Oh resisting the execution of warrants
1ssud by a-tffHsSIstrAte of that caunty
Hon. Isaac DigGs. member of the House
or Delegates from King William. an
peared for the prisoners ana secured n
continuance of the case until March
3Oth. -i"ieh
The trouble is considered SETTLE, T.
is not believed that serious nunisbl
ment will follow the final trial of the
negroes. who seem to have been actin,
under the advice OF officials in order
10 make up test case and secure n
ueclslon as TO who owned the bed, in
question. 'i'
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
Inc State Board of Pharmacy was
In session in the Senate chamber 80
day examining applicants for Iico, 20
70 practice pharmacy in virginia.
fl1ty-three applicants, Including one
negro, TOOK the examination. Thoro
were no female applicants this time
Ihirty-hVe OF the number wished n
a oeSoine registered Pharmacists and
e,shteeh 10 become registered assistant
pharmacists. IT is fact indicative 80
the thoroughness OF the examination
ehat 1nirty-two OF the fifty three ox.
amined have been before the board nre-
viousiy. The candidates also had to
9 IY,,iu a. practical examination ut the
lJnlNefSttS 4f
All the members of the hoo,d ,,,o,,
present, including Messrs. r. A. Miller
OF Richmond, president; e. II. Rel,
worth. OF Petersburg, secretary. 7 T.
AVIS: OF Harrsonburg; Edgar Warfiold
OF alexandria, and c. r. Link. of Char
lottesville. w Niiaf-
MAY GO TO NEW YORK
heV. Dr. W. w. Moore. chairman Of
the faculty OF the Union Theo,naiooi
Seminary. preached twice sundoS ~
inc F!fth Avenue Presbyterian Church
ana the New York newspapers renor,
mat ne has been recommended TO tho
CONGREGATION as the successor of tho
Iate Dr. John Hall, as pastor of thar
wealthy and influential church ~,
more nattering call could ha r,oda
n Southern Presbyterian preacher and
the ealhry. IL he desired 10 accent
would be almost any amount he chnsn
to name, stu the friends OF DR.. Moorn
mere DO not believe that he can be
tempted to accept any call that will
take him away from his present no.
sition. Overtures Of the stronges,
KIND were made to DR.. Moore recently
from the First Presbyterian Church Of
baltimore. and for the same reason he
declined to consider them. DR.. Jere
Witherspoon was formerly pastor OF
that church.
Dr. Moore is forty-two years OF age.
and one OF the most magnetic preach
ers In the South, and the Fifth Avenue