The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
4 HEAVY DAY
ON CAPITOL HILL
Governor Grants Pardons and
Refuses Some.
COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
those on Capitol andl Penitentiary Re-
pairs Both to Sit-Sentence Cons
muted BY His Excellency-Brief
Capitol Items.

CapHOt heInS.
Governor Montague had a very busy
day yesterday. He received more than
the usual number Of callers, among them
being Mr.. Harold S. Bloombcry. who
has been retained by Mrs. Wesley Craig.
formerly Of Shenandoah, to present the
case OF Wesley Craig and Warren T
Craig TO His Excellency for pardon 1t
will be recalled that the two were sent
down for long terms on the charge Of
murder ana 1t is now contended that
there were mitigating circumstances con-
nected with the affair, which did not
some out at the trial
The Governor will give Mr. Bloom
berg another hearing on the case later
On. Yesterday was day of pardons
and communications.
Charles Stubb. Of Br7,nsHtc,, u,s
given conditional pardon He was
convicted In 1891 of assault and sent
up for 20 years.
In granting this pardon. the
Governor endorses the following: All
the requirements Of the law respecting
conditional pardons have been complied
with in this case. and upon the recon-
mendatioa Of the Board of Directors the
conditional pardon is granted.
Peter Smith, who was at the Justices
Court Of the town of Suffolk on January
IL, 1902, tried and found guilty of mis-
demeanor and given a sentence of
twelve months in Jail. The Governor
gives as his reasons for exercising Glenn
ency In the above case the following:
Tho prisoner n
his pardon is recommended by the Com
monwealth's attorney, judge, Sheriff and
others. ], therefore, direct his dis
charge.
Luther Jenkins. who at the February
term 1897 Of the Hastings Court, Of the
city Of Richmond, was tried and found
guilty OF HOUSEKEEPING and being third
conviction was sentenced to the peniten-
uary for life.
In committing the sentence OF the above
applicant the Governor endorses as fol-
lows:
This man has been convicted once or
twice OF house breaking. and is now
serving a term Of life imprisonment
therefor. The offences committed by him
have been entries into houses and steal
ing therefrom. and which while consti-
tutine a technical breaking, no actual
SicIclCt HIS DeEl1 hSSI 10 elk6cG me I'LL
try. The Commemorative Attorney and
the Judge. who are well acquainted witt,
the man. unite in the petition for the
comuhytation LOT sentence. These con-
siderations. and in view of the advanced
age Of the convict. constrain me- to COM
mute his sentence from life imprison-
ment to ten years imprisonment from the
date hereof
NJ 6 at ma
County Court Of Dickinson and SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
for felonious assault.
J. W. Fox, who was tried and con-
victed of felony at the July term, lss2,
of the County Court of Nelson and SEN
fenced to eleven years imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
The Governor refused to grant par
don to r. L. Puryear. who was at the
ySeDtember term, 1897, of the county
Court Of Buckingham tried and convicted
of housebreakiing and given term OF
seven years in the penitenuary.
Mr.. Sam w. Bigger, secretary OF the
legislative Commission on Reralrs ana
improvements to the Capitol f'liloiiis'
has called a meeting of the commission
IN he held in the office of the Governor
today. The meeting will be an impor-
tant one, as the architects viii submit
specifications and working Cravings. a
fu,, attendance is expected. The mem
hers arc Governor A. ]. Montague. chair
man: Hon. Carter Glass. lion. H. 4.
,yickhain, Hon. e. c. Folkes. Hon. A.
M Bowman, Hon. Upton D. Jennings.
The Penitentiary Commission met at
the Capitol in the Senate Chanoar yes
tardav and owing to tie absence OF
Messrs. LeCato and Joseph Bryan, an
ediouroment was had until $50 o'clock
this afternoon
Tose present yesterday We're Mcssrs.
Chesterman. Marcusc, Harnaa. Baker,
Byant. Clerk Kemper and Architect p.
Thornton Marye.
DR.. LeCato. who is chairman OF the
commission. wired that he missed his
train, but would be here to-day Cleik
Keunper said Mr.. Bryan was also ex-
nected to-day. So in order to have these
gentlemen present the meeting was post
poned.
Captain Marye has his plans and specl-
ncations all ready and will lay them be-
fore the commission to-day.
commissIoner-o agriculture George w
Eoiner has received a letter from MI
c. 3. Etting. of Wheeling, Mo-. stating
that Judge Pugh. Of that place Will on
October list, begin a fifteen-day search
down the James river Tor alfalfa ianos,
with the view of purchasing the same.