The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-05
When the Governors ,Tele-
gram Arrived. 4. .s55
MOB MADE STRONG .s...135
DEMONSTRATION
A Conflict Between the Citizens and {
Strongly Armed Sherlff's Posse
Seemed lmrnlnent When
Judge Homes Addressed y
the Crowd and Paclfed
Them Rushed Away. Iss;5,
Especial to The 'Times-Dlspatch.) )

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BOYDToN, VA, September 4.-Doo Ba.
con twice in the very shadow Of the 4
gallows is once more afe In the jail at Y
Petersburg. He had close call here to- N
day. both from the law and the mob "
The last religious rites were being said (
before the march to the gallows, and
every detail had been arranged for the r
execution when the Governors telegram
respiting him for thirty days was handed
in. Quite number Of Chase City mon
were here and considerable excitement
existed. The officers had the prisoner in (
the jail and !. . strong guard Of officers
watching over him. ss 81 81 lsSs5
ii The town authorities as iay yprecaution or-$
dered the .dlspensary closed 'as several
men In town were drinking .s5at5 S5 3{5ss
THE MOB VERSUS THE Law. s.ii3B;a
When: the sheriff, with his deputies at :
tempted to take the prisoner out OF jail 4
late In the afternoon to carry him back
delegation from Chase City, who K had y
gathered In front OF the jail enclosure de- Y
srnanding that the prisoner be not rs.:,a.
moved. .3s$s a5Ss w, 81, 81. u 5s
The sheriff summoned a posse wit hin
the jail all heavily armed, and for, a tine
1t looked as though I'll hero would be 4 s.
clash; between. the tlzens and the she,riffs
posse ~ = n
4G Finally Judge Homes zones appeared upon
the acene and addressed the people from,
4 the steps to tho jail o f1ce Tho Judge
urged the people: to deslst, telling them
that he was satisfied that the order Sof
the court would be finally executed and I
Doc Bacon would be hun &. t@ Tell ,E
JUDGE QUIETED THEM. WI
S The Judge spoke for fifteen or twenty
minutes very earnestly. and / his words
They then consented to disperse and al
low the prisoner to be taken from the
Jail. . agf ss :Fss;;S;
i A special train had been ordered here to-
hurry the man away, and Jas soon as he \
was put aboard, the train moved rapidly
away. iiSsisa ;35 II q fEYtG s;,s II ~ $8
Everything is now quiet and the Chase
City delegation has gone home.
Action Of the Governor. :3
Doc Bacon. the Mecklenburg murderer.
who was to have been hanged for alleged
was given q further respite by Governor
Montague and this time for thirty days.
, The negro had a very close call and
onrey esaaped being nanged
Finch, another negro paid, the penalty
on the gallows on Wednesday at Boyd
ton. @ 3l RI ,3f
1t will be recalled that upon the urgent
appeal of citizens Of Petersburg, where
the negroes wore In jail tor sa fekeepdng.
based upon an alleged q confession OF
Finch. tho Governor granted Bacon q, 4
might look further into the case and see
what would develop to throw light upon
It, at the hanging Of Finch, The lat tier
Generating Bacon he declared him guilty
of the crime and pleaded his own limo.
cence. .s5 5{ t. 5i.Es .i4i Il g5 .!$s II
The Governor then, In order to get at
the bottom. and to act intelllgently wilt
reference to the matter. sent for Common.
wealths Attorney e. c. Goode. Of Meek
lenburg, and after n conference with
n the haas oaeaso pon o oG a soSre
derstandlng Of the case at that time both
he and the Governor believed Bacon to
- 2 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS q.
1t was after this conference with Mr..
Goode. who spent several hours with tho
Governor on Thursday. in which the mat
iency len yIs ssusd s tho s statement which appear
cd IN yesterdays Tlmes-Dlspatch on the
Just before the negro was to hang yes
terday the Governor received q telegram
from Mr. Goode, In which the Common-. 1
wealth's attorney urgently requested Ill!
Excellency to grant further respite OF
shsty days p9n acs
from the prisoner and other persons, he
was clearly OF opinion that the negro was
In discussing the subject last nEht GOV.
ernor Montague said: ~ have. acted
Throughout this case upon the advice OF
the Commonwealth attorney OF the oovn- y
belief that the negro was guilty that I \
issued the statement In Yesterdays paper
on the subject. Upon Mr.. cioode,s return
which lead him to believe now that the
man is Innocent and upon his statement
ia this effect In a telegram yesterday,
urging a further respite OF thirty days, u
was granted" !"