Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-17
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,Kichmond. Va, July t6.-Wiiliam
Woodsou, the negro convict who killed
AMBROSE Ferrebee, also colored, in the
snort knife. has been granted a new
Court.
Woodson was tried o few weeks ago
anu round guilty of murder In the first
nounced. Mr.. Roy Lewis, his attorney.
presented aflidavits stating that while
counsel on both sides were in the
luoses office preparing instructions.
i.ie deputy sheriff left the room and the
Jury mingled with and talked to the
Spectators.
Judge Wexford at once granted the
new triai asked, and set August 23d
next as the date. Mr.. Lewis says he
,,as some new evidence to present and
suit. " : ~ - : : =
A RAILROAD RuMoR.
Inere is an interesting rumor in
richmond and other business circles to
the effect that the Pennsylvania and
i n1.a NOR, and and Ohio roads will estab-
lsh their southern terminals in Rich
| mond. These two great systems are
now controlled, as II is understood, by
the same capitalists.
AS the story goes, much of the stock
or the Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad, now owned In Bal.
timore. has changed hands, having
been sold, 1t is said. at s175. This may
or may not be true. but there are many
VINO believe the Pennsylvania interests
t'redericksburg and Potomac double
tracked and the other run its trains
over that line into Richmond.
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
Governor Tyler to-day pardoned Ed
die Moody. convicted OF househrealffng
" s.Nx $40. L. uaA
sentenced to two years in the peniten-s
tiary, and L. c. Thomas, OF Mathews
county sentenced in July, 1900, to one
YEAR for embezzlement. In these cases
there were strong reasons advanced for
the release OF the prisoners. 1t appear.
ing that Thomas had heen convicted
upon legal technicallty. Long petisy
tions were presented in both cases.
The results OF the statistics OF the
census are awaited with great deal
of interest.
Richmond will return about eight
big manufacturing plants not in exist
ence here ten years ago. and several
smaller ones. One plant will show n
business of 100000 per year, which res
turned only $4,000 in 1890.
PENITENTIARY GUARDS.
Superintendent Helms. of the penis
tertiary, said this morning that he
would probably not name successors
H%
He said that only one OF the men re-
moved was a regular guard and that
he proposed to make out With one man
less as soon as the wall now in pro-
gress should be completed, which
would be in about ten days. "a
Meanwhile, he said. he would prob
ably pick up some extra men to do the
work OF guards
Mr.. Helms is determined to run the
penltentiary as cheaply as possible,
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Last October the Chesapeake and
Ohio paid its first dividend on the six
ty million OF common stock. 1t show
ed for the fiscal year a surplus of $780,
1870, and will show in 1900 a sum much
larger than this, the net earnings for
eleven months having increased $780,
$50. while the estima ted charges are
only SS7,500 more than year ago.
APPOINTMENT.
The Board OF Education held q meet-
ing this morning and elected Mr.. G. S.
Lucas as superintendent of schools for
the city of Radford, Vice w. d.
Vaughan. resigned.
CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE h
1t is stated, though not on his own
authority. that Governor Tyler will be
u candidate for the United States Sen.
ate six years hence to succeed Senator
Martin. The Governor, it Is said, wilt
retire 10 his farm upon the expiration
of his term in the gubernatoriaI chair,
hut will not allow himself to be for
gotten, as so many ex-Governors are.