The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-10
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CAPITOL HILL
Governor n ontsgue Grants Some
Pardons.
MANY OTHERS ARE REFUSED RE: J; y
Board Of Public Work. Takes Up News
port News Street Car Case and It
is acknowledgements Mons
tague Going to Lunenburg.

Governor Montague was in his Office
during the greater part OF the forenoon
yesterday disposing Of routine business.
and then he sat during the afternoon
with the State Board Of Public WORKS at
the Library for some time. He received
many callers during the morning ana
granted number Of CONDITIONAL pafuohs.
He refused several others ana named =
number of notaries public II HIS Ex-
cellency can arrange has Official matters
SO as to leave he will go To-Day 70
Lunenburg county to address Con1eo-.
crate reunion there.
The Board Of Public Works was IN seo-
sion for several hours yesterday AFTER
noon considering the application OF the
Hampton Roads Railway and Electric
Company to cross the tracks of the New
ports News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company In the city Of New.
port News.
After partially hearing the case. tho
board fixed October 18th for Its final dis
position.
The resignation OF Mr.. Provence NC
Cormick as State director IN the Berry
vile Turnpike Company was received and
accepted and Mr.. c. 81. Powers, OF
Clarke county, was chosen IN his stead.
Governor Montague yesterday granted
conditional pardons to the following ap-s
plicants:
John Mccoy who was tried and con-
victed of malicious shooting at the jan
uary term, 1901, of the Hastings Court
of Radford and given a sentence OF two
years in the penitentiary.
Harry Rogers, who was tried and con-
victed of robbery at the March term.
1898. OF the Corporation Court of Nor
folk and sentenced to eighteen years In
the penitentiary.
J. W. T. King, who, at the May term,
1891, Of the County Court Of Nansemond.
of murder in the second degree and sem
fenced to a term Of eighteen years in
the penitentiary.
Robert Booker. who, at the July term,
1895. of the County Court of Henrico.
was tried and convicted Of assault and
sentenced to nine years in the peniten-
tiarr.
In exercising executive clemency in
the above cases. the Governor endorses
as to all of them the following: "All
the requirments Of the law respecting
conditional pardons have been complied
with in these cases, and upon the recon-
mendation of the Board OF Directors,
the conditional pardons are granted
The Governor refused to grant par
dons to the following applications:
Raymond Farley. who. at the May
term. 1902, of the County Court of
Nansemond was tried and convicted of
the penitentiary.
the Mayors Court of Ashland, July Is,
1902 on the charge Of petit larceny and
sentenced to ninety days in Jail.
Prof S. B. Hedges. superintendent Of
the State Test Farm in Charlotte county,
was caller the DEPARTMENT Of Asri-
culture yesterday. Mr.. Heiges said things
We're in fine shape at the farm.
The following notares public We're COM
missioned by the Governor yesterday:
Jas. Rawlings. Brunswick: E. A. Wash
ington, Richmond; w. F. II. Enos, New
port News; II. G. Lavinder. Bristol.
DR.. Joseph ". Southall. Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, has gone to Louisa.
where to-day he will deliver an adj
dress at a public school rally somewhere
in the county.
The charter Of the Fort Myer Heights
Golf and Outing Club. of Alexandria. was
lodged for recordatiOn In the office of the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth yester-
day.
The State Board of Fisheries will meet
here In regular session on Wednesday
next So far IS is known. only routine
business will come up for consideration.
NEWS FROM BARTON HEIGHTS
Items of Interest About the Folk of the
Northsde.