Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-03
A HUSBAND MISSING.
THE WIFE ASKS THE GOVERNOR
TO HELP FIND HIM.
A GIRL WANTS A MATCH BROKEN OFF
She Impiores Governor Tyler to
Compel Her Old Flame to Keep His
Promise-The Governors begging
Lctters-CapitOI Notes.

Again missing man has been in
quired about at the Governors office, and
again for the third time within few
weeks his Excellency has been asked to
aid in finding the lost one.
This time II Is a husband that Is miss
ing. The fact that he has been missing
since January 20. 1923. deprlves the case
Of much Of its urgency.
The wife Of the missing man writes
from Baltimore. She states that on the
date given above, she and her husband
were in Richmond; that the latter was
out Of employment. and left this city o.
tenslbly FOR Cincinnati. i'm search Of work
He has not been heard from since. His
wife writes that she cannot assign any
reason for his Intentionally remaining
silent. She expresses great grief at his
long silence. and fears he is dead.
The Governor. OF course, can do nothing
TO aid her. Had the man been muir
dered Governor Tyler could offer re-
ward for his slayer, but he cannot do so
for the discovery Of the whereabouts of
man who is not a criminal.
Governor Tyler also received a letter
from young lady residing in this State,
whO asked him to do what he could in
breaking off match which the man she
loved was about 10 make with another
woman.
The facts are set out at some length
by the fair writer. She states that the
young man and herself had been keep
ing company steadily for long while.
They were engaged 10 marry. by and
by he met another girl of the neghbor-
hood. whose charms he could not resist.
The result was the promise which he had
made to the first girl was forgotten. and
now the whole neighborhood is talking
Of his approaching marriage with the
girl whom he met last
The Governors correspondent beseech-
es him TO compel the young man to full
fiji the contract which he had made.
As the law does not vest the Governor
with the powers Of chancery court,
his Excellency is not able to do anything
TO relieve the heartache of the young
lady.
- LETTERS BEGGING MONEY.
Should I give a dime to every man and
woman who writes 10 me for money
said the Governor yesterday, 81 should
have to borrow to do so. Every day Of
the world | receive letters making such
requests. Men and women write, chiefly
women. The stories they tell are I'm
many instances pathetic in the extreme.
In many they are ridiculous"
it is a fact that numbers OF the beg
eing letters received addressed to the
Governor are never seen by him. Private
Secretary owen attends to them. He is
thinking Of having a circular printed,
which he proposes sending 10 all writers
of letters soliciting money from the Gov
ernor The foregoing instances serve TO
give an idea of the varied character of
the Governors daily mail.
CAPITOL NOTES.
The Governor will 20 10 Petersburg to-
day to attend the quarterly meeting OF
the Board of Directors Of the Central
State Hospital. The Governor will be ac-
cOmpanied by Messrs. julius Straus and
George f.. Gary, members of the board;
PriVate-Secretary Ben. L. owen, Jr., and
Judge John II. Ingram.
The Board of Public Works will meet
in the Governors office at noon on June
Sth to begin the work of assessing rail-
road. steamship, canal, and express pro-
perties for taxation. Hearing will be
given to representatives Of the various
corporations
Captain John A. Curtis, Of the state
Board of Fisheries, and Mr. w X. Trigg,
of the Trigg Ship-Building Company, call
ed TO see the Governor yesterday. and
secured his consent TO use the Virginia
oyster-boat Chesapeake 10 bring 10 Rich
mond an official of the government who
is coming here to inspect the Trigg ship
yards.
Deputy-Sherin Beard. Of Amherst, was
in the city yesterday, and will take back
with him a convict whose term has ex-
PRED. and who is wanted in Amherst to
answer some charge.
Mr.. a. T. Moore, who went off TO war,
has returned to his desk in the State
Treasurer office.