Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
MANCHESTER AND CHESTERFIELD

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staiiation exercises an elaborate repast
was served.
The following officers were Installed at
Junior Order United. American Mechan-
les, last night:
Past Councillor. Mr.. Homer Wills
Councillor. Mr.. F. L. Kahn: Vice-Council-l
Tor, Mr.. D. E. Nunnally; Recording
Secretary. Mr.. w ]. Morrissett: Assist
ant Recording Secretary, Mr.. r. E. Grid.
e: Financial Secretary. Mr.. w H.
arshall; Treasurer. Mr.. w. II. Toler;
nductor. Mr. J. a. Grow: Warden. B.
Criddle: Inside Sentinel. Mr.. T. Nor
s: Trustee elected for eighteen months.
r. Il. Z. Criddle. and Representative to
uneral Benefit Association. Mr.. B. w.
-iddle
REFUSED TO INTERFERE.
Governor Montague notified City Ser
cant Saunders, yesterday morning that
~ would not interfere with the sem
ences of the court in the case of Ernest
avis. who is to be hanged next Friday
or the murder Of John Henry Stokes.
The Governors message was at once
communicated to the condemned man. who
ook the news calmly and philosophically.
The only comment the negro had to
1ake was that he thought It a pity that
re alone should die for a crime in which
others were implicated.
He is receiving spiritual consolation
rom colored minister.
All of the preparations are being made
or the execution. which will occur about
sunrise.
Governor Montague gives the following
-"asors for refusing to commute the
sentence: This man has been tried and
convicted of murder in the first degree
The Supreme Court of Appeals reviewed
the whole trial and the evidence. and de-
ciined to grant writ of error, thereby
most strongly affirming entire ligality OF
trial and sufficiency of the evidence to
strIort the verdict. No reasons are adj
ymnced by the petitioners large in num-
her and responsibility for communication.
o. sentence from death to life lmprlson-
ment and after full and anxious thought
I am unable to find it my duty tointer-
pose with the administration and execu-
ton OF the law.
MR.. WILSON MAY NOT RECOVER.
John H Wilson. an aged citizen. whose
wife was buried Monday, is now in a
precarious condition. and it IS not
thought that he can recover from the
burns he received in trying to save Mrs.
Wilson. after the lamp that caused her
death had exploded in her hands.
knocked down the door of the room with
an axe, in order to get to Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson to save them.
While Dr. E. r Rucker is doing all he
can for Mr.. Wilson. it is feared that
blood poison will now cause the latter's
death. Mr.. Wilson was made much
weaker on account of the death Of his
wife who was fatally burned.
FORD TO BE TRIED TO-DAY.
Robert Ford. colored. is to be tried be-
fore Mayor H. A. Maurice this morn
Ing on the charge of robbing Joseph
Moore. the saIoon-keeper. of SIPS last
Wednesday night.
>. Policeman Dona-,ue. Of Petersburg. who
arrested Ford in that city. will be pres
ent this morning.
S Mr. Moore has positively Identified
Ford as the man who pointed the pistol
in his face and demanded him to hold up
his hands.
WANTS FIFTY GIRLS.
Mr.. Rechelt. who is to have charged of
the E. Shields Hosiery Mill. which is to
be located in the Old Central church,
near Ninth and Hull streets. said last
evening that he wants to obtain the SER
vices of fifty girls to work in the plant.
The plant will be in operation within a
week or two.
To MANUFACTURE PUMPS
Messrs. /. B. Robertson and Woodson
Nunnallv. wcll-known business men. are
located now at No. is Hull street in the
manufacture of a storage well pump.
which will be OF the greatest benefit to.
farmers and citizens living in the sub
urbs of any city. Mr.. Robertson is the
patentee of the pump which will furnish,
fresh water from well to any room
in a dwelling or to the outhouses. wnece
stock might be Uatered. a large cylin-
der is lowered down in the water. and
through a suction pipe the water is fore
ed up through the cylinder into this pipe
snd with one or two turns water supply
for any dwelling can be had. 1t is q new
enterprise for the city.
PERSONAL MENTION.
: Mrs L. II. Hogan continues extremely
Ivy at her home. at Thirteenth and Hull
streets.
! Miss lucy Prosser. who has been the
guest Of Mrs. B. j. Walker. has returned
to the Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
.lege. at Lynchburg.
Miss Edna Davidson. who has been ILL.,
is much improved
Miss Bishop and Miss Matte Walker.
who have been tie guests of Mrs. b. ].
Walker have retucned to the Blackstone
Female Institute.
Miss Mnrrissette entertained large
number of her friends last night. at her
home on fifteenth street.
Miss Leila ORrien gave card party to
a large number of her friends Monday
night.
Lewis McGhee. who has been Ill, is im-
proving.
A dance will be given at the home Of
Mrs McEae. Sixth and Porter streets.
FRIDAY night.
Mrs. Mary Blankenship is reported to
be i'll at the home of her son. Mr.. Rob
ert Blankenship. of Swansboro'.
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the city. is critically i'll at his home in
Chesterfield county.
Mr.. William Sadler. who has been con-
fiencd to his bed for some time. is able
to sit up.