The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-23
MONT .AG AND
P Ar 7 PLEASED.
|iMay Co to Charleston With Staff
on Virginia Day;
TRYING TO SAVE A LIFE.
Father Donahoe Called to Plead ia the
Cause of O'Bo, lie, Under Sentence
OF Death in Newport
TRYING TO SAVE A LIFE.

& Governor Montague arrived hcre Il oiii
Atlanta yesterday morning ABOUT
o'clock, accompanied by Mrs. Montague
Captain Willard and representatives oi
the press. There was no special lncideht
connected with the return Of the party,
and the trip was made in the private car
which was used in going down on SUNDAY.
Congressman Otey. left the party at Dan
Vile and took the Washington sleeper to
return to his congressional duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax Montague. re-
maincd in Atlanta for q few days visit
ing friends. Little Miss Gay Montague,
VINO accompanied her mother and father
as far as Danville, Sunday, joined them
there Tuesday night and returned to the
Mansion with them.
Governor and Mrs. Montague and Cap
tain Willard all expressed themselves
as having had y most delightful
and the pleasure of their trip down and
back was not marrcd IN the slightest de-
NAY GO TO CHARLESTON.
This was Governor, s1ontasue,s first
junketing experience. but it is likely to
be repeated shortly. 1t is believed that
he will shortly nix a Virgnia-Day for tn;
Charleston Exposition ana Will attend
with his family and staff. Il want TO
wait until the flowers bloom" said His
Elxcellency yesterday, but it IS almost
certain that he will so and that the
trip Will be notable one. Inc Governor
and his party were the. guests of the Eir-
ginia Society of Georgia, even until they
stepped into the Mansion yesterday.
President Mitchell, who proved such q
delightful lost, had provided carriages
here yesterday morning to take Governor
and Mrs. Montague and their little daugh-
ter to the Mansion.
Interest was taken in Governor Monta-
guc's trip to Atlanta all over the State
OF Georgia. Shortly after his arrival
he received number of kilograms from
prominent men, including the Mayor of
Savannah, heartily welcoming His En-
cellency 10 Georgia's soil.
THE OBOYLlI CASE.
Among them was Father Donahoe. OF
ST. Vincents Catholic Church, of New
port News, who came to plead the cause
of William OBoyle, who is in jail in that
city awaiting death punishment for the
murder of a colored woman.
Governor Montague heard the appeal
for executive clemency with character
istic patience and promised to take the
matter up later on and consider it.
1t is said numerously signed petition
asking that O'Boyle's sentence be COM
muted will be presented by his attor-
neys, Messrs Mitchell and Rust, next
week.
OTHER CAPITOL NOTES.
Governor Montague has accepted an in
vitation TO make the address to the grad
uating class in the medical department
of the University of Maryland on May
5th, in the Academy of Music Of Balti-
more.
The bills passed by the recent session
of the Legislature We're yesterday turned
over to the assistant clerk of the House,
they having been passed upon by HIS
Excellency. the Governor, and enrolled
l.y Clerk H. 3. Owen. One OF the DIS
was not approved by the Governor
Mr.. e. CT .Akers, clerk to General Jas.
C. Hill, is away on official business