Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-14
THEY OPPOSE PARDON
PATRICK MEN DON'T WANT Glenn
ENCY SHOWN LyNCHERs.
IT HAS NOT YET BEEN ASKED.
The Governor Receives Protests In
Advauce-Charters Received for
observation-disclosures at the
ONCE of the Treasurer.

An intimation has been received at the
Governors office to the effect that an
effort is TO be made TO induce him TO par
don the five men recently convicted in
Patrick county of having engaged in the
lynchng of Lee Pickett
The intimation was conveyed chiefly In
letters to the Governor asking him TO
refuse executive clemency. Governor ~
Ter has received no such application. If
1t came it would be referred at once to
he Judge and Commonwealth Attorney
81 the court In which the men were con-
victed.
The case attracted attention In Vir-
einia and elsewhere. Lee Pickett. who
was said to be a half-witted young man,
was arrested charged with having COM
mitted an outrageous assault upon a
young woman He was arrested ana
placed in Jail, but mob took him there-
from aud hanged him. Six prominent men
OF the county were arrested. charged with
having taken part I'm the lynching one
Of the number confessed. The other five
were sent to the penitentiary There is
thought TO be little likelihood of their
btinb BoiN'HNN.
FOR LABOR COMMISSIONER.
There are five candidates for appoint
mcnt TO the office of Labor Commissioner
Possibly another. Mr.. Charles Il. hlzer'
of Norfolk. may enter the lists. Mr..
James Il. Doherty. Mr.. William II. Null
len. and Mr.. Lee Todd, of this city. are
candidates. so are Mr.. H. b. Nicholas. Of
buckingham, and Mr.. George o. Trune,
OF Stanton 1t Is impossible TO forecast
the Governors appointment Mr.. Monta-
que will resign in a few weeks.
Secretary Lawless was in his office
Yesterday, after visit TO his mother,
in Portsmouth He was accompanied by
Mrs. Lawless, and they attended the bail
at Old Point this week in honor OF the
officers of the North Atlantic squadron.
MIR. Lawless will go TO Old Point to-day
with his children. whom he wishes to
see the war vessels.
CHARTERS RECEIVED.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth
received yesterday the amended charter
of the Columbia Paper Company, or
Buena Vista. increasing the capital stock
from half million to 100000.
The Yost-Huff Company, Of Roanoke,
formed to deal I'm farmers supplies. ma
chinery, etc. filed charter In the once
OF the Secretary. The capital STOCK is
placed at $500 to S25, 900. First-year offi-
GERS are /. V. Johnson, president; James
ID Johnston, Jr.. vice-president; j. II.
Yost secretary; w. +. HUFF, treasurer;
w =. HUFF and j. III. Yost, managers.
The above and w. p. Nininger compose
.he directors All the officers live In Roa-
noke. where the principal office will be.
The charter Of the Port Norfolk Invest
ment Company, capital from $4,000 TO
$50 600. has been received by Secretary
Iawless The company il formed TO en-
gage I'm the real estate business. and the
principal office is to be kept in Norfolk
First-year officers are John w. Cox
Norfolk county. president; Il. w. Leigh
Norfolk, ice-president and treasurer; Nj
w. Mason. Norfolk, secretary.
CAPITOL NOTES
State-Treasurer Hartman IL going &c
have the interior OF his Office kalsomined.
He only recently discovered that II need
cd f.. The need had probably existed foi
some time. but the Treasurer has within
a week or two had crate put in MS
Office. which necessitated the cutting OF
a fiue In the wall. The channel was pias'
tered over and whitened. The contrast
between the really white plastering just
put on and the formerly supposed white
Of the walls was so great that Mr.
Hartman was brought 10 realize what
grimy place his office was.
State-Senator George w. Lecato, ol
Accomac. was at the state Library build
ing yesterday. accompanied by Hon. ,
wilkins Matthews. member or the House
of Delegates from Accomac. MIR. Mat
thews is a candidate for reelection. Sen
ator I.eCato has been quite III, but his
health IL now improved.
Captain Cary II. Warren, OF the Grimes
Battery. Portsmouth was at the AdJu
tant- Generals Office yesterday.