The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-12
n Dr. Sessoa iuterfcres via rohslco
Piaai.ss Piast sim HrinxlaS Go0c
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I'D VINO Nti int take nAhNntfrn 81 On
rarly SEASON. aud pat out their tobac,o
'lants are hooking sirk hc-au~. they can
not nov gct a stand. and IL viii soon d..
100 late to plant There was hnt iitth
LONG in court and the officials from.
Judge dow q were mingling with thef.co-
iiie and discussing the new constitution
TOBACCO
Richmond had it, usual contingent
~ tobacco buyers present, NeSsrs. Geo
\ Haynes. Shrlhurnc aud T. r. Collins
Of l.. A. Vaughan * Go. NJ. HAYNES
said the msr-et tor tobacco i as active
rs il has heen during the whole seasnn
and as good prices are now realized.
Mt Goo l. Haynes sold his crop 90
5000 pounds last wees az an average of
$50.
Mr.. Heory Martin sold over =. OO0
pounds at about 500 ana w W L
Chapman 1000 pounds at $40 Many
other crops were sold at priccs between
SIS aud $50 per hundred pounds There
Is still about 20 per cent. of last years
crop on hand. and q large acreage would
have been put ia for the coming crop II
the season had been good
CENTENNIAL or SALEM BAPTIST ,HtIo.R
The centennial ol Salem Baptist church
viii take place at Sparta on July lOth
L promises 20 be che biggest event iu
'ac county for years Rev Andrew
RrOaidus and n corps OF efficient assis-
tantS are making preparations 20 accom-
nodate and feed the large number Of
ncople who reeNpscted IL j. estimated
tha, several thousand people will wit
ness the proceedings distinguished
ministers viii assist ia che conduct oi
the exercises.
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Matthew Black burn. cuiored T. prisoner
now In Caroline jai. was Indicted and
tried Tor housebrsab ing and larcsny las.
January and sentenced to tue STATE pen
iteH;iary for thu term of two years The
prisoner was ally defended by Attorney
\ y Chandler. who took great interest
IN his client cause because of the pri-
'uer = mother. who was once ia his en-
ploy Soon after the conviction ATTORNEY
handler hled q petition before the Gov
crnor Asking that thi- sentence De COM
muted 20 ! , months confinement in the
county Jail The prisoner in the mean
lime was taken with chillS ami i.vers.
The certificate az which feet ly o., physi-
clans % the jail. greatly reinforced the
petition FOR Executive ti--nenrv The
Governor held the petition f.ra month
or more and then entered thcurlcr com
confinement in jail. and. under herircum-
stances above stated. the TAILOR Ia the
lay time would allow the prisoner 20 ~
main outside the prison cells where he
could take some exercise and look out
through the bars TaSing advantage of
lnis liberty. the prisoner uubolted. from
The outside of tine cell Ia which BE slept.
the little trap door through Which the
prisoner was waited uupu. and In some
way -ot n Tile and lied on two one of the
window bars aud slipped IL ont so that
10 this way. after be was confined iur the
night. be would slip out of his cell ana
remove the window bar and come ont
and spend the night with his friend.
going back into tie jail next morning
before the lailor appearance The pris-
oner spent one or more nights IN this
way with his friend. Willie Broaddus.
who l. hand working for Mr. +. J.. Cog
hiil m the village. This boy While
broatdus. owned watch which the
prisoner had seen and wanted - last
! riday night he again leaves the inii To
visit his friend at Mr. loghiii- but when
be arrives there. he enters Rronidus'
house. and. not finding him AT home. hut
seeing the watch. he quietly Appropriated
Il ami returned To his quarters in tho
jail broaddus missed has watch and
made enquiry around and -usperiei tho
prisoner. and told the jnilor oi Black
burns visiting him NJ night. and re-
questci the iailOr To- search hi- prisoner
Tor the watch, who Immediately went 10
the lnu and called the prisoner and asked
about it. but he denied all know le.ira
about il. aud very Indignantly asked the
lailor why be should ask him such a
I question a. that. a. be- knew he wa- in
his custody in jail all the time. But.
after being searched. the watch was
found, and then the prisoner ackuowl-
edged the trick after the iailor had found
out by close examination. the manner
Of egress This l. probably the most r,-
uarsahlc ease that ever happened that
"a prisoner ia Jail under sentence for
househreaking and larceny should break
jan AMI get out and be- guilty OF another
houschreaking and larceny. and carry
his last stolen goods back into the inil
and then being saucy to the Tailor for
asking him about it, This j. u remarka.
bic case. IL l. only parallelei by the ease
81 sheep killing dog VINO had been hal.
tered TO keep him from killing sheen.
slipped h's halter went ont and killed
several fine sheep. and returned and
quietly slipped his head back again into
the halter, and looked innocent There
y very serious question which is =ng-
eesief by this case To our law makers
and that is this. Does punishment deter
from crimet Ia seeins IN this case that il
does not.