The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11
WILL ASK FOR
CLEMENCY
Governor to be Pctitioned to
Commute the Sentence Of
Henry Dickerson.
THE WITNESSES lNFLUENC ED
Petersburg Tobacco Association
Holds Its Annual
Meeting.

Especial to The Tines- Dispatch,
PETERSBURG, VA. October 10.--An
earnset effort is being made by citizens
of Petersburg and Prince George to have
the sentence OF the negro Henry Dicker-
son, who is condemned to be hung on
October 21st, communted to life imprison-
ment.
Dlckerson was first arrested and tried
In Prince George for whipping Ills wife.
between whom and himself there seems
TO have been some unpleasantncss for
some time During the trial for thiY
offense. the charge OF assn ulting negro
girl under fourteen years of age was
sprung on sDickcrson BY friends OF sis
wife. 1t develops that a pegro preacher.
named Allen. was a friend OF Dickersons
wife, and intcrfered in the trial 10 the
extent OF going to one or more witnesses
against Dickerson and warming them TO
say as little good of him as possible. 6
One witness. a negro named Wood, has
made an affidavit to the Interference of
the preacher5withs his tWood's) testimony
Many other facts and circumstances. all
OF which, will be laid bororc The Governor.
have developed since the trial, which
should have powerful Influence in saving
this negro's life. He had no counsel when
he was tried. and the witnesses against
him were not cross examined. It Is the
opinion Of many leading gentlemen in
Prince George that the execution of d lex
crsoll would be q far greater outrage upon
justice and humanity than any crime that
he has committed. Ea
TOBACCO ASSOCIATIONS. ii Il
The Petersburg @ Tobacco Association
held It's annual meeting at Center Ware
house at noon to-day, President Stith3
Boiling presiding. Mr.. James H. Gray,
moved that the president appoint COM
mittee OF seven. with the president as
chairman,stc amend the bylaws, and sub
nit report on their revision to the as.
ISOLATION No other business was trans
acted. and the association adjourned to
meet Il at athe# call OF President Boiling.
There was no election Of officers.
The Petersburg tobacco market will be
formerly opened for the season Wednes-
day, but on account Of the exceeding dry
ness Of the weather and lack of any sea-
son up to this time prospects for the
opening sales are regarded as poor in the
matter OF amount Of offerings. and very.
little tobacco is now coming In. Prices,
however, are assured to be all right.
The Virginia Tobacco Warehouse Com
pany, owner of the great Virginia Ware
house in this city, a t Its annual meeting
to-day elected the following officers: Pres
ident. George Cameron, Jr. Vice Presi-
dent, T homas B. Maclin; Secretary. and
Treasurer, Alfred Friend, Jr. B All Fl
AZ The company declared dividend Of
1.-TWO per cent: The Virginia Warehouse,
owned by this company, is the largest
warehouse in the State, and probably the
largest tobacco warehouse In the world:.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican district convention will
meet here tomorrow for the purpose Of
considering the question Of nominating.
a congressional candidate.
The First Ebenezer Baptist Church
Il (colored) was formally dedicated here.
Sunday. The church is situated on Hall
fax Street, and its congregation con-.
sists Of the seceders from the First Bnp-t
fist Church,. who left that congregation
during serious fractional troubles that oc-s
CURED some time ago. 2.