Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-20
The Governor Busy Considering
the Annie Wyatt Petition.
BOARDS RECON- M ENDATIoNS.
What the Young Woman Ia Charged with
Talsing-The Board of Pardons Asks
That Noted Burglar Be Liberated
Sorry For Late Arrest-The Southern
Baptist Association May Meet In Cuba
Holders of Street Railway Stocks Stirred
Up-secretary Lawles Receives Present.
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Richmond, Va, Dec. 19.-Governor
Tyler has been very busy with i'm
portant official matters all day. Much
of his time was taken up considering
the application of Miss Annie Wyatt
for pardon. The young prisoner was
again brought up to the Executive Of
flee, and number of persons were
examined by the Governor. who is try
ing to arrive at just conclusion in
the CAGE, and to learn the facts from
both sides.
The articles found in Miss Wyatt's
room were brought to the Governors
Office and infinitely examined by him.
in order to look further into the case
the Governor postponed action upon
it. He will probably act tomorrow, and
it is thought will decline to pardon
her.
THE GOODS TAKEN.
The value of the goods taken by
Miss Wyatt has not heretofore been
accurately stated.
II has been ascertained that the art
icles embraced the following:
Domestic goods, S29.S3; Innings, s43.37;
laces, S3S7.01; books, S15675.
The volumes taken numbered over
200, including thirteen Bibles.
The value of the articles not identi-
fed amounts to S204.77.
A box was also identified by another
firm containing articles valued at from
$3.50 to $500.
Miss Wyatt was in charge of the
lace and book stock.
RECOMMENDED FOR PARDON.
The board of directors of the peni-
Tertiary. at their session yesterday,
recommended to the Governor for
conditional pardon. Frank Coles,
noted burglar of Lynchburg, who was
convicted and sentenced to seven years
in the penitentiary from that city.
Coles made an attempt to escape from
the guards on his way to prison, and
later attempted TO escape from the
prison, for which he was given two
years additional, making nine years In
all. Strong pressure has been brought
to bear upon the board from time to
time in behalf of Coles. and apart from
his attempts to escape soon after he
was brought to the institution, he had
q good prison record. Coles had serv-
ed within eighteen months of his nine
year sentence, and the board had good
ground for It's action.
While il is not known what the Gov
ernor will do on the subject. it may be
stated that he usually approves the
recommendations of the board, and 1t
is probable that Coles will eat his
Christmas dinner at home.
The board recommended about TWEEN
ty other prisoners for conditional par
don by the Governor. most of them
being in for short terms. All of them
had good prison records, and had com
piled with the other requirements of
the law.
SORRY ABOUT 1T.
Deceive Hall has received n letter
from a. Fl. Sarves. of Butler. Pa. of
the Durant-Dart Cartridge Company.
of Michigan in which he states that he
wishes j. NJ. Harris, the young man
arrested here for the West Virginia
authorities. had been arrested earlier.
and savd him the 500 on the draft that
Harris cashed at the Jefferson Hotel.
MAY MEET IN CUBA.
The Baptists of Richmond are much
interested in a letter which is being
circulated among the Raptsts of the
South. and which has just made its APP
pearance in this city. 1t is PROPOSE
ton that the next Southern Bap,ist
convention. which meets next May in
New Orleans. adjourn on the first day
(Monday) of the second week and as
semble again on Wednesday in the
First Baptist church of Havana, Cuba
STREET RAILWAY STOCK
HOLDERS.
Something of a problem has arisen
between the various interests in the
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany and general shaking up VIII
probably be the result The Still the
stock and bondholders OF the company
received when the Richmond Traction
Company was given the right to use
It's Main street tracks was of such a
nature as to cause some alarm Hence
the assembling In Richmond Monday
of the principal owners of the Passcn-
ger and Power Company's securities. to
discuss plans and devise means to meet
the issue that confronts that company
FINE OLD BRANDY.
Secretary of the Commonwealth JOS
eph II. Lawless has received Il Jug of
line old apple brandy, with the Christ
mas compliments of friend, whose
name Is not divulgcd.
Mr.. Lawless suspects that the gift is
from some political friend in the apple
brandy section of Tidewater Virginia
COLORED MAN CRIPPLED.
Peter w. Lewis. n highly respected
colored man, and a we'll known paper