The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
CONDEMNED MAN
ASKS CLEMENCY
Governor Tyler to Look Into the Case.
Charlottesville Street Railway Co.
Must Paw for Its Crossings.

Governor Tyler had q very busy day
yesterday. lie received numerous VS.
ltocs; sat with the Board of Pubic
Works of which he is a. member, in a
long session and TRANSACTED large
amount of other official business Of more
less Importance to the public.
The Governor has received a petition
from Washington asking that he commute
the sentence of Richard Phillips (colored),
VINO is under death sentence at PhoebuS,
to life Imprisonment.
The paper does not say when the exc
cuti0n is to take place. and the Governor
has referred the matter to Judge Baker
Z. Lee, OF the County Court of Eliza beth
City, for information. The petition, which
is signed by Hon. Frank Hume and other
prominent citizens Of Washington and Vir-
gina, expresses the belief that the man
was convicted of murder mainly on the
testimony OF one who turned states evil
dence, and that the verdict is a harsh one.
The Governor will take no action in the
case until he hears from Judge Lee.
The Board of Public Works held a ses-
sion at the Governors office yesterday,
and heard a case between the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company ard the
Charlottesville Street Railway Company,
as to which should pay Tor the putting in
Of d certain crossing III the city of Char
lottesville, between the two lines.
The Board decided that inasmuch as the
street-car people asked the privilege CT
crossing the tracks of the Chesapeake and
Ohio they should maintain the crossing
at their expense.
Hon. Henry Z. Wickham appeared for
the Chesapeake and Ohio, while Mr.. Dan
ie Harmon, of Charlottesville, represented
the street-railway company. The street.
car company sought to have the cost OF
the construction and maintenance of the
crossing divided equally between the two
roads.
SECRETARY .LAwLEss BACK.
Hon. Joseph T. LawleSS has returned
from No,toway, where he attended court
Thursday. He was much encouraged
with what he heard regarding his can
d;dacy for chairman of the State COM
,nittce, and found a number of ilatterinS
assurances in his mail on MS return.
Mr. Lawless believes that everything is
pointing strongly to his election.
The following charters have been
recorded in the Office OF the Secretary of
the Commonwealth: Standard Electric
Company, Danville, Va; Heating Com
pany. Elizabeth City county; Richmond
Tobacco Trade, Richmond: Warrenton
Electric Company. Warrenton: 1nd an
amendment TO the charter of the Mutual
Guarantee Building and Loan Association
of Richmond.
MIR. j. r. Smith. Of ieesburg, mas been
commissioned Il notary puDllc.
COMMISSIONER KEPT BUSY.
Commissioner &oincr was in stanton
yesterday holding a farmers Institute. He
goes to Lexington for the same purpose
to-day, and will reach Tappahannocll
on Tuesday. March 18th, where he will
hold the first of d series of Institutes for
Tidewater Virginia. These meetings are
being well attended. and are very much
in demand by the farmers III all sections.
WI lotI.
from AIR. NJ. a. Ashby, of Dc kalb, ILL.,.
who desires to buy Il small farm-from
twenty-five TO a hundred acres-for the
purpose of raising poultry, rabbits and
-tngora goats. lie prefers to locate i'll
Eastern Virginia, and wants to be near
railroad, good schools, and Lutheran
Church Mr.. Koiner will doubtless be
able to locate him in the State.
Mr.. Frank T. Brent, Secretary of the
State Board of Education, went up to
Ashland yesterday to look after some
school matters. he returned last night.
BRIEF CAPITOL ITEMS.
Judge Samuel w. Williams. of Wythe-
vile, and Sheriff e. w. Milstead, of New
port News, were at the State Library
yesterday.
A number of prominent Democrats
from different sections of the State called
On Acknowledgement Montague and as
sured him OF their intentions to support |
him for Governor.
DR. Moses D. Hoge, Jr.. has been grant |
cd the privilege by Mr.. w. w. Scott, of |
Placing in the State Library a number |
of medical volumes belonging to the Rich |
.aond Academy of Medicine and Surgery |
1t is understood that the Acts Of the !
extra session of the Legislature have been |
nearly completed, and will be ready for |
distribution in about ten days. Captain !
O'Bannon is now at work Oh the index. |
which he will hand to the printer in a |
few days The volume will contain about |
600 pages. and much of it is devoted to |
private bills.