The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-12
COMMUTAT|ON BY
THE GOVERNOR.
Stanton Mans Sentence Has
Been Reduced.
Ill JUDGES ARE SWEARING
Reward Offered and Notaries PUBIC
Manufacturing Ready for the Leg
islature-Day's Doirgs at the
Capitol and Library.

Governor Montague spent yesterday
hard at work in his Office. He appointed
several uotaries. offered a reward, COM
,uuIcd the sentence of a prisoner ana re-
cevcd many callers. His mail was hea'S
md he devoted some time TO oiclauis
,c,,lies 10 Secretary Ritchie
over in the office OF the Secretary OF
.,,c commonwealth all hands were BUSY
,,aaIiuc with matters relating to Inc ne"
constitution The oathS OF JUDGES were
coming in and commissions were peiiie
sent ouu All the State omcers save
Major c. NJ. Helms, superlhlehdeL. %
The renitentiary; General Hlli ana -MaJoi
Anderson. have sworn allegiance 70 '.e
new instrument. The former went 10
no farm Yesterday 10 have the storm
l.,4are repaired, and the other Two are
Iii ont of the city. They will all swear
shortly. They have until July 2oth 10 40
The Governor yesterday commu'eu
The sentence of James A. Hounlhah, VINO
was at the February term, l'o- OIL tie
County Court Of Augusta urea anu .o1i
,.icted of felonious assault and given TWO
,ears IN the penitentiary: In granting
mo communication ehe Governor says: IN
consideration of the previous sooo CHAR
ac,er of the applicant, the peculiar ca
cums,ances of the assault and the very
urgent requests of a large number OF
the most respected and Iaw-ahiolhs clt-
liens of stanton, l am constrained ~
believe that a communication 70 imp 10
onrnent in Jail for twelve monlhs. 10 pe
credited by the time already served
therein since February IS. l9U-, VIII meet
the demands of justice.
The judges of courts Of record through
out the State are cheerfuily ana ptoli'p'
ly taking the oath to support the ne"
Constitution and are sending IN the same
TO be filed with the Secretary OF me
Commonwealth. A large batch was re-
caived yesterday. the judges having sworn
promptly on Thursday, as soon as the
instrument became effective. Judge stat
ford G. White is the first member OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals to swear.
He did so Tuesday and his oath came
in yesterday.
TIC oaths returned 10 the Office Of Sec
,rctary of the Commonwealth to be nied
80 far are those Of the State olncers sworn
In Thursday and the following judges out
in the State: Judges S. ]. c. Moore.
Clarke: w S. Stuart. Bristol: Z. c Mi
nor and S. b. Witt, Richmond; w l.
tlop,on. Chesterfield; George ]. Hundley,
Third Circuit; J. NJ. Crute, Prince Ed
wand. ". G. Loving, Nelson; d "A.
I-imey. Sixth Circuit; Z. G Moncure,
Gan oline. ]. b. Prince, Southampton: N
S r'urnbull. Brunswick; r. r. Prentiss.
First Circuit: Allen r. Watts. Norfolk
city. George r. Atkinson. Isle Of Wight;
a NJ Wallace. Fredericksburg: Il. IL l..
Chichester Stafford and King George;
George ". Morris. Charlottesville; A. NJ
Aiken, Danville: w. e Lpscomb, Prince
william: G.. W. breckenridge, Botctourt;
B. r. Wexford. Jr.. Richmond.
over the transmitter of the Southern
Pell telephone in the office Of Attorney
General Anderson is posted a card con-
tanning these words: This phone not to
he used by any one This is one of the
results of the new Constitution. which
prohibits the free use of phones by pub
lie officers In the absence of Major An
derson his secretary. Mr.. Eegleston. has
taken this action to keep within Consu-
tutional bounds The State will probably
nav for the phone hereafter.
clerk Of the House John w. Williams
has nrepared for the use of that body
a 81 mmary of the important changes in
the Constitution relating TO the Leglsla-
tive Department, SO that there may be
no hitch in the proceedings next week
Governor Monta que yesterday offered re-
ward of $50 each for Henry Carter,
Shank Sheprerson and David Brown
who assaulted and shot Willie Johnson
at Charlotte Courthouse Friday, July
4. l.s2, reward to continue for ninety
days.
Mr.. f. T. Farmer, of Louisville, Ky.
was a caller on Commissioner OF Agri-
culture koiner yesterday He desires to
o-,,io
cost of about $4,000. he is pleased with
what he has seen of the State and will
probably locate here.
prominent Democrat from the Sec
end District was at the Capitol yesterday.
He says the fight for Congress down
there will be close. with chances slightly
fayoring the denomination OF Congress
man Maynard.
Colonel Joseph Button. clerk Of the
Senate was in his office at the Capitol
yesterday. preparing for the meeting of
the Legislature on Tuesday. Colonel But
ton does not anticipate a long session of
the body.
Among the callers at the Library yes
terdav were Mr. W. S. Courtney. Com
missioner Of the Revenue for King and
Queen and Dr. ]. c. Gregory. of New
Kent
Governor Montague yesterday directed
commissions as notaries public to issue
TO Otis p. Walker. of Richmond. and Her
bert S. Larrick, of Winchester.
Mr.. CULP THE MAN
N,;t, 10 hee;et,n+ General Manaper nj
R.F. g. P.-Ralroad News.
Mr. c. w. Culp. recently passenger
trainmaster of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, stationed at PiusburG.
will on and after July 10th. become as