The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
INTEREST in
BACON'S CASE.
4 Woman Walks from Rich.
mond to Petersburg.

Especial to The Times Dispatch-)
PETERSBURG, VA, September L.
Governor Montague advised MIR. James
I. Rahily to-day that the affidavit OF An
derson Finch and the petition were not
sufficient TO Justify executive clemency.
Bacon. at the time the sentence was
passed on him, said: Before God. lam
not guilty" III
He has ever declared that he ID inno-
cent. Bacon was convicted on the charge
OF attempted criminal assault In Boydton
mainly on the evidence OF Anderson
Finch, the negro who acknowledges hls
own guilt. He swore that Bacon COM.
mitted the deed. hoping by this to save
himself. After tho men had been cons
victcd Finch taId he told the lie on Bacoe
to save himself from the lynchers. ans
then began to plead that Bacon be NOS
punished for the crime OF which no alone
Is guilty. 1t appears that the only evil.
dence beyond tho testimony OF Finch
against Bacon was the fact that some
meal was found to be on his hat. Two
white men and colored man. It Is said.
are ready to testify that Bacon was un-
loading some meal etuff at the depot the
evening before the crime. Mr.. Rahily, a
we'll known young attorney IN this olty,
was Impressed with the innocence Of tho
condemned man, and gave his time to try
and save him for few days I'll steps
could be taken for a new trial. He and
those in Petersburg who hads seen the
men and kept UP with tho case. believed
the Governor would grant the respite.
Several motormen and conductors on
the, Richmond and Petersburg electric line
reported to the police last night that they
passed what they Believed to be a. man
dressed In woman's clothes coming to
Petersburg. Officers went UP Old Street
to the bridge Just as q car Was crossing,
and the headlight brought suddenly to
view thesform OF q woman making frantic
signals for the car to stop. The woman
lived In this city. She had walked all
the way from Richmond.
COURT RECORDS.
sixty-four deeds were admitted to re-
cord in this city during the past month.
and fourteen marriage licenses issued, six
to white and eight to colorcd couples.
| The police report for tho past month
|, shows that there were e34 arrests made
I during tina time. Nineteen were for felony.
Al. G, Fields Minstrels will have big
audience at the Academy OF Music In this
|. city next Thursday night
T, Billie Jackson and Charles Coleman.
two negroes released from the city Jail
| last week were arrested here yesterday
| for Prince George county authorities, and
were later given six months In jail each
by magistrate for stealing watermelons.
The Democratic Executive Committee Of
Prince George county yesterday fixed
Seotember 24th DIS the day for holding
primary election.
large delegation from A. ?. Hill
Camp will attend tho unwilling OF the
Confederate monument at Chesterfield
Courthouse Tomorrow
Four large surgeons were caught In
James River, near City Point. during the
past week. ig
KEEPER TRANSFERRED.
Captain s. 8. Cole. who for nearly four
years has been keeper OF the National
Cemetery at City Point, has been trans
ferred to the National Cemetery at staun-
ton. Mr.. ]. w. jackson. OF Prince George
county, is temporarily in charge at CITY
Point. 4tf ga
Dr.. Frank Hams. who has been quite
sick at Blue Ridge Springs, Is now much
Improved.
Miss Josephine French Is quite slckSln
Charlottesville. where sha Ia visiting,
Miss Mary Blshopsls Visiting IN Roa-
noke. W.
Council this afternoon appropriated 1900
to defray expenses Of an armory Tor the
Petersburg Grays recently reorganlsed In
this city, A resolution was ADOPTED .,,r|S
during all physicians to report to the
health officer at onceaall cases OF coHta-
gious diseases that come IN their prAc-