Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-12
Did NOT INTERFERE.
1DGE M,DowELL DECLINED T,
EXTEND CLEMENCY TO GUERRANT.
THE PRISONERS OFFENCE.
He is :, Labor Leader Found Guilty
Of Contempt of Court-dethodist
Gossip-Confcdernte Camp Organ
lied in Campbell.

I Gossiy-Confcdernte Camp Organ
/ lied in Campbell.
I LYNCHBURG. VA, Novenber II
| .jSpecial. Judge H. NJ. Fow YESTERDAY
had an interview with Judge II. c. Nc
| Dowell, of the United States Dlstrlct
Court who was in the city. to ask MN
| to extend to Ed Guerrant. OF this cltS'
/ the same terms Of clemency given |"
| Weber and Haddow, charged. as was
! Guerrant with contempt OF court IN nay :
/ ing interfered with employees OF the *
! ginia Coal Coke and Iron Company III
| Southwest Virginia. the same being IN
! the hands of receivers appointed by the
| Federal Court Guerrant was tried re-
| Gently and sentenced to eight months
! irnurisonment which he is now serving
| in Abingdon Jail. BY arrangement o.
| counsel the charge against Weboer ana
| Haddow was suspended on their lea'lhS
the State Judge Mcdowell. alter con-
sidering politely what Judge row n la
| to say declined to interfere with the
sentence.
OFF TO CONFERENCE
! Dr. Paul Whitehead, presiding elder OF
| Lynchburg District: Rev. j. 7. Whitley
| of Centenary: Rev. J. W. Stiff. of Memo
| rial: Rev. NJ. S. Colonna. OF Caoell-
! Street, and Rev. J. B. Askew. OF TRINITY
Methodist church. left this afternoon Tor
Richmond to attend the Virginia Annual
! Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which begins tomorrow IN
! BROAD Street church. Bishop Duncan pre-
siding. Mr.. William c. Ivey. the mem
Der from this city of the four represen-
tatives from the Lvnchburg district. also
left to-day The other three representa-
| ford
DR.. Thomas G.. Norman. of Campbeli
county, and D. J. Evans. of Concord.
BY reason of having to celebrate
marriage in Court-Street Methodist
church tomorrow. Rev. DR.. w. J. Young.
the pastor will not be able to go to Rich
1nond until tomorrow afternoon. and
Rev. r. c. Garland,of South Lynchburg.
will be detained here on account of the
illness of his wife. Some of those who
have gone to Richmond travelled by the
Chesapeake and Ohio and others by the
Norfolk and Western. both roads carry
ing some
Only two changes are expected in the
ministers who reside In this city. the
term OF service of Rev. J. ". Stiff. of
Memorial church. and that of DR.. Paul
Whitehead, presiding elder of the Lynch
burg District, having expired. but who
will be appointed in their places, or
where they will he sent is only known at
present to the Bishop. and possibly not
to him until he confers with his "cabi-
net.
GENERAL JAMES DEARING CAMP.
A well-attended meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans of campbell county
was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock
in the courthouse at Rustburg for the
purpose of organizing q. Confederate
camp whose chief object shall be ths
raising of a monument in front of the
courthouse in memory of the Confede-
rate dead.
Major Adam Clement was made chair
man of the meeting and Mr.. Palmer
Evans secretary. Several short. but
earnest speeches were made and were
listened to with close attention by those
present. after which organization
was effected under the name of General
James bearing Camp. with quite large
membership, which will be greatly in
creased during the next few weeks
Senator John w. Daniel was then elected
president: Major Adam Clement. vice
president. and Mr.. Thomas Patrick. ad-
iutant. The other officers will be elected
at the next meeting on December court
day.
SECURED A NEW TRIAL.
In the Circuit Court of Campbell coun-
ty last week, at Rustburg, Mr.. A. S.
Hester of this city. argued the appeal
case Of Minnie Waller, the colored wo
man sentenced in the County Court tc
ten years in the penitentiary for infanti-
eide The Court rendered a decision re-
versing the County Court. and giving the
prisoner new trial. on the ground that
the evidence was insufficient to convict
The prisoner will now be tried again IN
the County Court.
Messrs Howell c. Featherston and A.
S. Hester left yesterday for Richmond
to attend the Court of Appeals, where
they will argue to set aside the verdict
of eight years in the penitentiary for
murder imposed recently by a jury in
the Campbell County Court upon Thomas
Anderson {coloreG). OF Lynch's.
CAMPBELL COUNTY COURT.
The November term of the Campbell
County Court, Judge Stephen Adams pre-
siding, opened yesterday morning and
adjourned this morning. There was no
grand Jury this term, and several crir1i-
nal cases on the docket were continued
until next term on account of the alb
sence of important witnesses.
In a civi! suit-that Of Hoyt & Co. VS..
Conelly & Robinson-in which the mat
ter of some scales was in dispute, the
Jury found for the defendant. but the
Judge afterwards set the verdict aside.
Mr.. r. z. Moore appeared for the plain
tiff and Messrs. Nelson & Harvey for
the defendant
afternoon for Richmond. SO as to be in
place tomorrow at noon when the Gene
raj Assembly will convene to take up the
work left unfinished when the body took
recess. after being called in special
session by the Constitutional Conven
ton. Hon. Tipton D. Jennings is al
ready in Richmond. and is registered at
the Lexington. Captain ]. c. Feather
ston, who may be detained day or so
here attending to some business. expects
to be in his place before the end of the
week.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
petition in bankruptcy has been filed
in the Clerks office of the United States
District Court from E. NJ Blanton. of
Farrnville. with liabilities of s995 and
assets and exemptions of s107. The credi-
tors are in Richmond and Radford.
THE CAPIToi. IMPROVEMENTS.
Commission Refuses to Award Con-
tract, Bids Too High.