The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-20
GOVERNOR TYLER'S
VERY BUSY DAY
He Grants a Pardon and Removes
Disabilities.
HAS MANY CALL Err S,
School Board to I5lec, a supcrintcnd.
cnt for Hi:hland-Partlon
Recommended for
Frank Coles.
HAS MA NY CALL Err S,

Business was brisk about the Capitol
Yesterday. and the Governor was be-
sieped with callers nearly all day. who
came TO confer with him about matters
Of more or less Importance
Governor Tyler yesterday granted par
don to Thomas harris, convicted in the
Richmond Police Court III October, 1899,
of petit larceny, and sentenced to thirty
six months in jail The pardon was
granted upon the Recommendation of DR..
w. S. Gordon, surgeon Of the Jail, who
certified that the negro was about to die
from heart trouble and should be remov
ed where, he could have better nursing.
His death is daily expected.
Governor Tyer yesterday removed the
disabilities OF Henry a. Wise, a coiored
school-teacher of Surry county, who was
convicted of petit larceny. He had the
endorsement of the Superintendent of
Schools of the county and other prorai-
nent citizens.
Attorney General A. j. Montague and
Hon E. c. Madison. member of the House
of Delegates, from Warwick, called on the
Governor yesterday
Hon. George D. Wise was caller on
Secretary Lawless yesterday
Commissioner Of Agriculture Koiner has
received a letter from y German citizen
of Newark q. J., asking about the CHI
mate in Virginia and the size of the Ger
man colony IN the State, with the view
to purchasing a home here. The letter is
written wholly in German and had to be
Translated.
The Commissioner has also received let
ter along the same line from a citizen
of Davenport, Iowa. He has answered
both In the hope of inducing the gentle
men to settle n this State.
WIFI FL J-f,T This WEEK
Dr. Joeph W. Southall is expected in
the city shortly. when a meeting of the
Board of Education will be held for the
purpose OF elect:ng a Superintendent of
Schools for the county of Highland, vice
Mr.. B. H. Hansel, deceased.
The applicants are Mcss;.s. J. L. Jones.
". NJ. McNutty and ]. L. Beverage.
Mr.. Thomas W. Taylor. Of Accomac,
was a caller on Secretary Frank P. Brent.
of the Department Of Education yester-
day.
The Department Of Public Instruction
has been notified that E. c. Glass, SUI
perintendent of Schools OF Lynchburg.
and several members OF his School Board
have just returned from an extended tour
of inspection OF the public schools of the
larger cities of the Northeast, where man
nllal and industrial training is taught.
with the view Of Introducing it in the
pleased with what they saw, and steps
will probably be taken next year to intro
duce the system in the public schools of
Lynchburg
Attorney General Montague has re-
turned from Middlesex. where he visited
Mr. Robt McCandish. who is critically il!
at his home, in that county.
Librarian w. ". Scott, who has Just re-
turned from his home in Orange, says
y
Orange line, in Abemarlc, and that steps
are being taken to- establish quarantine
against the spread OF the disease.
Messrs j. W. Goode. deputy sheriff OF
Chesterfield; l.. w. Carpenter, treasurer
OF Rockingham. and Hons. a. s. Priddy,
of Charlotte, and George 3. keeZel, OF
keezeltown. Rockingham county, were
at the Auditors office yesterday.
BURGLAR PARDONED.
The Board OF Directors of the peniten-
tiary at their session Tuesday recon-
| mended to the Governor for conditional
pardon Frank Coles, a noted burglar o!
Lynchburg who was convicted and sen.
fenced to seven years in the penitentiary
from that city. Coles made an attempt
to escape from the guards on his way tc
prison, and later attempted to escape from
the prison. for which he was given two
years additional, making nine years in al!
strong pressure mas Deen Drought 70 Dcd!
upon the Board from time to time in be-
half of Coles. and. apart from his attempts
to escape soon after he was brought te
the institution, he had a good prison rec,
ord Coles had served within eighteen
months of his nine-year sentence, and tht
Board had good ground for its action.
While it is not known what the Cover,
nor will do on the subject, ii may be
stated that he usually approves tne rec
ommenda tons OF the Board, and it is
probable that Coles will eat his Christ
mas dinner at home.
Tnc Board recommended about twenty
other ri oners for conditional pardon
by the Governor most of them being il
Cor short terms. All Of them had good
prison records, and had complied with the
other requirements of tn" law
Sccretar: OF the Commonwealth JOSEPH
T. I.awless has received Il jug of fine
old apple brandy. with the Christmas
compliments OF d friend. whose name is
not divulged.
Mr.. Lawless suspects that the gift is
from some political friend in the apple
brandy section of Tidewater Virginia
Cas-" i" Ran lu....y.