Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-05
PLEAS FOR CADETS.
ms M DISMISSED Boys WANT
THEM REINsTATED.
GOVERNOR AND GEN. MALE BESOUGHT.
1ney Have No A"'A0ri''-rhe Gov
epor Has visitors Exclude" from
III, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anu new
Vows Prisoners Not Received.

.--o~ TYLER and Acknowledgement
". ere already beginning TO receive
H..s from parents and friends Of
y. dismissed from the Virginia Mill
destitute Tuesday 20 use their In
-, 10 have the boys re!nstated.
Governor had one or two callers
%, lorenzo 70 the matter, and Gene
x,ue has received several communi-
,.,..or General Male nor Governor
-..- have any authority in the matter
CAN only act in an advisory manner.
....-.I Naue IS. ex-omcio, a member Oh
... board OF Visitors.
.. matter will be thoroughly inVes-
.....l ~ the meeting Of the board In
........bs." said General Male yesterday
... .,anco Of that / do not care 10 say
.-.-~ on general principles am OPP
.... 90 lcnlenoy in cases Of wiltnl ana
..,.,e disobedence Of military orders
-..-. may bo some mitigating circum-
Stances in this case
-.,.r.. Nalo is a most pronounced
.,, nazlne I'm every form. He is
...,, " the institute. and cites many
.......s The prevalence Of the vicious
.. during his term there
.,,..,s Che boys will have been pun
.... inter they have been made
.'i' -..,ral days" said Governor
... II have no power 10 act IN the
have every confidence IN the
..f Judgment OF General Shipp.'
......rt. men are greatly interested
-..r.-tances Of the trouble. There
~ -.., e.nsral disposition. however to
~ 9th Governor Tyler that 1eneial
... GOOD sense and judgment may be
.....I relied upon.
r-\ITENTIARY QUARANTINE
..--.- TYLER has again had establish
.-r'c. quarantine against the out
.. .t the peniteniary. NOTION
,...rart News cannot get any PRISON
r-..l the gates Of the institution.
.....rdcut Helms is afraid OF small
r..r. are, undoubtedly, numbers OF
..t.rh Norfolk and Newport News
course. 10 is not epidemic ~
-- Inns is very fearful least the
,,ear i'm the prison. The III
..rnot be overrated. The con-
.... which the State has with lhe
r. Shoe Company. whereby a DIG prolI
-... ON the handiworI of the con-
.. every year. would be ahroGdted al
... Furthermore. there would prObaDiy
numerous deaths If the disease became
..,t1ing Ike prevalent in the PRISON as
r could not be treated so successfully az
.r the outside worid-the Tree WoIIu, HON
NOR T,ler has written 20 Major Helms
asking him 20 keep visitors OUT on 'ne
institution. This rule IS now strictly en-
forced.
THE GOVERNORS LETTER.
Tv,rv convict is vaccinatod as soon as
Do arrives 90 the prison. However Vaccl-
nation is not always preventive Oh
smallpox. and the officials are IedrIu
last the prisoners be brought IN contact
,,+h TO- Following is Governor Tyler
letter 90 Major Helms recommending the
Governors Office.
Richmond. Va. January 4, 1899.
Major GEORGE NJ. Helms, superintendent
Yut.uuary. city:
u.- -r-Owing 10 the proximity or
.r..I .a.l. i think the strictest quarantine
,...,Ir. t..rs should be observed until the
,.r..r is passed. or it has been greatly
I....r.d 4 hope you will say TO the
hoard n SIS my opinion that none but en-
uloyees-those whose duty absolutely re-
0ufr. iueress and egress-should be al
lowed Oh g0 iu the penitentiary; or in
other words. visiting at this time should
Bee strictly prohibited
Respectfully yours,
J. HOGE TYLER Governor
Iron receipt OF the letter from Gov
er,'r TYLER Major Helms at once issued
tbo order daharring an visitors.