Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-11
CONVICT'SDEADBODY
A CURIOUS QUESTION AS TO WHO
SHOULD HAVE 1T.
DIED BEFORE A PARDON CAME,
Decided Family Could Take the "'-
mains-NorfoIlS People want inc
Fourth Regiment Musterc" ""
Tbcrc-yotes from the Capital

Thcrc-Notes from the '"p''"''
A difficult and entirely novel question
recently arose IN connection with 'he
disposal Of the body Of a dead convict
Application was made TO Governor ly-
Ter FOR the pardon Of colored convict
from Fairfax county 1t was stated that
he was in extremely bad health ana
could live only short time Several gem
tleroen from Fairfax county endorsed the
application. and Governor Tyler ordered
that a pardon issue. The pardon was
made out and sent TO the penitenuary'
/ when IL arrived the negro was dead.
was he a convict when he died? Ihat
was a question to be decided at once. IL
was necessary TO know whether the BODY
of the dead convict should be given to
one Of the medica, colleges for dissecting
purposes or TO the mans family. II ne
/ died n convict. under the law the col
Ieees were entitled to the body; II he had
/ been made free mar by the Governor
the family must have the body. The hour
/ at which the pardon issued was not
! known Major Helms, superintendent OF
/ the Penitentiary. finally decided mat th-
/ dead man should have the benefit OF the
/ doubt. and the students lost a dissecting
/ subject So far as known, such case
/ has not arisen anywhere.
! WANTS MUSTER-OCT IN NORFOLK.
Governor Tyler received from the Board
Of Directors Of the Chamber or COM
MERGE and Business-Men's Association
| Of Norfolk, Friday copy Of letter SEM
| 10 the Secretary of War. asking that
when the Fourth Virginia Regiment Is
brought home for muster-out DC
brought 10 Norfolk. II is pointed out mat
| 800 OF the 1900 men in the regiment are
from Norfolk and the Second Congress
sional District. while only two colhpd-
MES are from Richmond. 1t is polnteu
out that 800 Of the men are from MOTIONS,
100 from Portsmouth. 200 from SuffoIk' IVo
! from Franklin 100 from Newport News,
and 100 from Hampton. Governor lSIe'
| replied he thought the request reason
able one. but that he thought II very
rob HE the regiment would nOe be mus
/ tered out I'm Virginia. The Fourth has
been ordered into the interior or CUBA,
or will be shortly, so IL is not likely II
will be mustered out soon.
| PROTECTION AGAINST PHONES.
farmer OF Prince Edward county
writes To Governor Tyler invoking his
aid for the protection Of the farmers. not
1 So much those of Prince Edward. but
those who reside beyond Lynchburg.
| The inference is either that the telephone
| companies. of which complaint IL maze
have, done all the damage possible 10
Prince Edward farmers. or That the farm
ers who reside in the region west OF the
Hill City are less able 10 take care Oh
themselves. The writer says the agents
of the telephone company are inducing
the farmers TO sign an agreement when
| empowers them to place their poles any
where on the farmers land. and for TINS
privilege only % is paid. He wants the
| agriculturists warned and protected.
| MIXED IN NAME AND GENEALOGN.
The Governor has also received a letter
| from an autograph fiend in New YORK.
| that is about as badly mixed as a simple
| communication asking for ones signature
| can be- The letter is addressed TO Hon
| John Hoge Tyler" and besides request
! ing the Governors autograph the Wil.eI
also asks that his EXcellency send MN
| the autograph of "hs illustrious father
] President John Tyler"
SOME CAPITOL NOTES.
A New York paper has asked Governor
| TYLER to rame the greatest achievement
| of the nineteenth century and 10 tell ~hat
| tha twentieth century may bring forth.
| The Governor is thinking Of naming the
| invention of the telephone as the greatest
/ Of the nineteenth century, and the pro-
/ bable invention of tying-machlnes as the
| greatest Of the twentieth.
The election of a superintendent OF
! Schools Of Mathews county will probably
take place early next week The Superin'
tendent Of Public Instruction, DR.. South
| all. wrote Mr. Brent. secretary OF the
| state Board of Education, yesterday ina
he is recovering from the illness Whlci
prevented his attending the meeting o.
| the board this week, and that he VIII d.
in the city Monday.
Mr.. Koiner, Commissioner of Agricui
! ture has now on the wall IN ms once
a portrait. Just received of his frlend
( Rev. Oliver c. Miller major and chap
/ lain of the Eighth California volunteers
now at Manila. Mr.. Miller is natiN'
of Harper's Ferry. but was FOR some tlih'
pastor of the Lutheran church III koa
noke He has been located IN cantor
MIA for several years. Mr.. Koiner thinks
him y man of remarkably fine character.
CAPTAIN c. G. Rosser, doorkeeper a
the State Library building, is quite sicl
! as the result OF vaccination, and is un
! able TO be at his post
! There are few visitors at the Capito
! and State Library during the cole
/ weather. which causes the pressure o
work 10 be much less than usual Tn
| busiest man at the State Library build
! ing is Engineer Hartman. Zero weathe
| outside does not prevent his keeping tn
temperature of the building comfortable
from the basement to the attic. Stove
heat the Capitol.
General Bradley r. Johnson spent som
time with Governor Tyler yesterday, call
ing TO pay his respects.
DR. Samuel w. Hobson. recently ap
pointed quarantine officer at Newpor
! News. called on the Governor While n
was with the Executive the Doctor
father, Mr.. j. Haskins Hobson, Of Pow
hatan, also called. Neither expected t
I meet the other.
Another visitor was DR.. Ward, of Pu
! laski.