The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-07
IS ARRANGING HIS
OFFICIAL PAPERS
Governor Tyler VIII Issue a Volume
Of His Acts.
W. H. JENKINS WILL HANG.
His Petition for New Trial Denied by the
Supreme Court A Mother Writes
About iiazing in the Schools.
Capitol Notes.
W. H. JENKINS WILL HANG.

Governor Tyler spent the greater part
OF yesterday in arranging some state pa
i,crs for the volume which he IS preparing
of the official acts of his administration
he received many callers during The day,
prominent among them being State SEM
tors Thomas =. ElakeS, OF Essex, anu
w z. Bark sdaIc, OF Halifax
There are two or three prisoners in the
15cnitcntiary under sixteen years OIL age,
whom the Governor viii shortly pardon on
condition that they be taken into the
Laurel ReforEatory. This course IS
usual when cases in point arise, which is
hot very often.
Judge ]. II. Stuart OF Tazewell, has
presented to the Virginia Historical So
siety. through Governor Tyler, a fint-lock
rifle, used in the Revolutionary ar pS
his Sreat-Srandfatler, Captain William
Robertson, of Augusta county. The gun
was sent to the society at the request OF
Judge Stuart's father, who died last year
IN the eiShty-eighth year OF his age 1he
gun is in a good state Of preservation ana
las the same stock, ramrod. etc, That
was on 1t originally
The Governor will soon order the trans
fer of several convicts in the peniten-
1;ary. under sixteen years Of age, to the
Laurel Reformatory- This course is usual,
where boys under that age are sent to the
former institution.
WILL STRETCH HEMP
w ii. JcnklnS, The negro WIKI - olitSi
death sentence in The Portsmouth Jail
Tor murder will have to hang unless
Governor Tyler shall interfere jenkins.
was TO have been hanged Tuesday, but
Judge portlock granted Il months stay
OF proceedings, in order that a petition
Tor q new trial might be filed in the SUI
Jre1nc Court This was done yesterday,
through A1r. George A Melvin, Of Ports
mouth, counsel for jenkins, and was
promptly denied by the cou.t. The ptis-
oncr Will it is understood, be re-sentenccd
by Judge Portlocl, and another date ilXed
for his execution. il IS not known whe-
Their or cot he viii ask executive elem
.ncy.
The following were the proceedings of
The Supreme Court Of -Appeps of Nir-
;yinia yesterday:
HorIon rs. Commonwealth. Argued
10y William L. BUNS Tor appellant and
Attorney General Montague for appellee
and submitted.
Broaddus and Others KS. Supervisors of
Essex County. Argued by William u.
Carter for appellant and Hon. Thomas
e. Blakey for appellecs and submitted.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company vs.. johnson and
others. Argued by Hill! Carter for appel
liant and Alexander II. Sands for appel
lees and continued until today.
The next cases to be called are Sands
VS.. Durham and Bankers Loan and
Investment Company vs. Blair.
There VIII be no opinions handed down
until next Thursday. There are never
any on the first Thursday of the term,
though they follow on each Thursday
thereafter.
Is AFRAID OF HAZING.
A letter has been received by the
department of Public Instruction from
lady in q Virginia city stating
that she is afraid to send her
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account Of llazing, which is said TO be
carried on there, and asking that some
steps be taken by the department TO
allow her To get the benefits Of the instl-
luton. Tile bog has refused to enter the
school until he is assured that he Will
not be initiated by the gang
Messrs. L. NJ. Smith. Of SpCtsylvania
and A. q. Smith, OF Caroline, brothers,
and superintendent of schools for their
respective counties, were at the Depart
ment of Public Instruction yesterday
A number of applications are still
coming Tor superintendent of schools OF
the various counties and cities Of the
State. One arrived yesterday which said
The applicant was sixty years of age,
u merchant, Confederate veteran a
Baptist and a Democrat. All other things
being equal, this is considered Il pretty
good record, and may win the prize for
the applicant.
il is stated Tor the benefit OF some who
have made inquiry on the subject, that the
extra session of the Legislature passed an
act extending the time for funding old
Virginia bonds until June So 1901, with
The privilege on the part of the Board Of
Sinking Fund Commissioners to further
extend until December 81, 1901.
Uncle Ned" Williams, who runs the
Capitol elevator and who has been indis-
posed for some time, has been siven
weeks leave of absence by Colonel Rich
urdson, in order TO rest up and recuperate.
BRIEF CAPITOL ITEMS.
Colonel r. c. Marshall, OF Portsmouth,
was a caller on Secretary LawlesS yes
terday.
LOOKING AFTER HIS FENCES.
Mr.. LawIess is going to Nottoway Court