The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-02

PLENTY !,
Who Sent Theirs Late
Take Consequences.
SWISS SETTLERS COMING
Two q entiemen Hsre Blazing the Wa
Shown over State by Mr.. shearer.
Pardons BY the Governor.
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Secretary Of the Commonwealth EEgle.
iston has boon Just a little puxzed Is to
what he should DO with those charters
which were posttnarked before the LIST oi
April but did not reach his office Until!
yesterday He sincerely hoped there would
libp none Of this kind. He and his secre-
gtery, Mr.. u. @. Hankins, kept the Office
open all day fthe slst, and every IN
coming mail was sotten, and uie poss..
Office was reuucs ted the last thing at night
10 givo UP all mall for tho secretarys
office. Still, q number seem to have been
started too late. and did not arrive until
yesterday. Mr. Egglcston had done don 4 ms
part, and tho people know that tho omar
tors had 10 10 hore by tho close Of March
s1st. II they did not start them IN tl IN,
II was an AFFAIR peculiarly their own. The
only thing he could do no has done
received them, and written on them that
they started before the LIST Of April and
did not arrive until after tho lst Inc .i
consequences arc on tho heads OF U inc
persons to whom tho charters were sra ~.
81. ~ on Tuesday no less than twcnty-eignt
charters we're received and recorded. This
is roaily months business. and is the
5largcst number Of charters ever received
n any two days in tho history OF tho
Office, SO far as any one KNOWS. VI ..i 3I. ta
WANTgTO COME HERE.
Mr.. A. l. Shearer, who represents
swiss Imml grafton Bureau here, calle e'1
9t,pon Commissioner Koiner vest orday ana
gave q most interesting account of the
work under his charge. and asked Tor any
ass stance which the Commissioner coulo
render IN Inducing desirable classes ..
Immigrants to locate In tho sta 20. ~
course, Mr.. Koiner said he would enter
1SeartiIv into any plan which had this
object I'm view. The Commission r & il: e
;already5 had good deal Of correspondence
with Mr.. shearerl in regard TO the WORK
OF Immigration. and has sent llterature
and written letters to parties whose names - =
5havc been furnished him. e
n M shearer only recently conducted q
g, small ii party over the territory IN Mr.
GINA On the limo OF the Norfolk and West
8crn Ra Dad. In this party were Mr. =.
$Teodar. president and general manager
OF the Swiss Publishing Company, OF 9 S.
York, and Mr. John NJ Spaus OF Of 4! = ~
II ork.i if3,S sy3}l$ ~ q .LI.,,
HI Mr.. Shearer says that however surpris-!
ing and laughable 4 It may seem. many
foreigners who come to Virginia have an
idea that they are going into wild erness.
and bring with them the most TRIVIA Wal OF
household goods, just as the carry SET
tiers did who left the East to take up an
abode in the far West
Governor Montague yesterday fnvorably
acted upon the following applications
At For5conmutatlon: Whit Eaton, VINO AZ
the January term. 1903. OF the County
Court OF Rockingham. was tried and con-
yIcted Of horse stealing and sentenced
to three years In the penitentiary.S In
committing the above sentence, the Gov
ern orts gives the following reasons' The
trial Judge and Commemorative Attor-#
n ey are OF the opinion that the mental
condition OF this ma mis- so very weak and
unsound that the punishment ls excess
sive. And these two offlc ials, together
with two very reputable physicians and
large number Of citizens, urge q com
mutation to confinement to one year IN
Jail. which i accordingly direct
Hiram Clapper, who, OF the March term.
1906, OF tho County Court Of Fauam er.
was tried and convicted OF burglary, and Z
ttary. In granting the above muta-
ton the Governor assig ns tn following
In consideration OF tho services rem
dered by this man in extinguishlng
fire which occurred in the penitentiary
In December, 1901, and the report OF MS
conduct IN connection Herewith by AS
ssistant Superintendent Davis. ana tne
salutary custom Of rewarding services OF
this chara cter,I direct a Communication
BY reduction OF sentence 70 the convict
r "a three ana one-half years confinement,
ABSOLUTE PARDONS,
atS Charles Henry Pnrha1n. who, at tho
March term 1902, OF the County Court
! Of Sussex was tried and convicted OF
and sentenced 70 tlse years
In the penitentlary: The Governor gives
sthe following reasons for the exercise OF
executive clemenoy: .s3 q
It appears that the court and the Com
monwealth Attorney entered Into an
agreement with the accused that II he
plead guilty recommendation for his
pardon would be made after the expira- 4
ton OF one year Of confinement IN the
penitentIary.TTher fore. In view OF the
agreement aforesaid. and the recommen-
4datton OF the Judge, Commemorative
Attorney, officers Of the county, and the
person from whom the small amount OF
property was taken. pardon Is direct
ed .5ts sa,ts$ 81 A. ss 4 sly
King Ray, who, at the January torn,
1902, OF the County Court OF Russell. was
tried and convicted OF murder and SON
fenced to eighteen years inFthe peniten-
tiary. The Governor endorses as to the
above the following reasons;
In consideration OF tho statement OF
the surgeon OF the penitent!ary. which
states that this convict is, n the last
stages OF consumption. and u kept I'M
prisoned much longer uetth WIZ 'ueYt-a
tably onsle ana inasmuch rs the appli-
alton Is approved by the Judge, Com
monwoalth's Attorney and others, the
pardon OF Ray Is directed,
& Thomas Aaron, who, at the August
term, 1901, OF the County Court Of Pitsyl-
vania, was tried and convicted Of at
tempt at assault and sentenced to FIVE
years In the penltentiary.
James Rowe, who, at the December
term, 1885, OF the Corporation Court Of
Danville, was tried and convicted OF rob
berry and sentenced to term OF four-
teen years In the penitentiary.
Alexander Combs, who. at tho Dacem-
her term. 1900, OF the County Court OF
carroll, was tried and convicted OF muir
der, second degree, and sentenced to
six years IN tho penttenhary
term 1850, OF the County Court OF War
wiok was tried and convicted Of mali