The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-19
PARDON DAY FOR
THE GOVERNOR.
Executive Clemency Exercised in
Three Gases and Four Other
Applications Heard.
GOVERNOR GLENN is COMING
Will Make Temperance Speech
in Petersburg and En- Route
to Washington.
Special to Tho T1mes-pIspatcn.,


RALEIGH. N. c., January 1S.-Gov-
ernor Glenn to-day granted three par
dons and declined four other applica-
lions. NJ. H. Hehaffey, serving three
years for forgery. Is pardoned on re-
communication of the Judge, the solicitor
and private prosecutor on the ground
that he was man of good character
and forged the name OF his employer
while drunk; that he had no counsel
threw himself on the mercy of the court,
with the promise that after he had
served a year or two OF the sentence
he (the judge) would recommend the
pardon.
Frank Hooper (colored) was sentenced
in 1898. from Wayne county. twenty
years for stealing twenty dollars. sem
tence that. the Governor says, under
present laws could not be imposed And
he grants the pardon on the earnest
recommendation of the judge and sole
itor. now Congressman Pou.
John Bass. Granville county. is par
doned from further service OF a sent
ence In 1903 to five years for attempted
outrage of negro woman, there being.
the Governor says, no doubt OF the ne
gros innocence.
Applications for pardons refused were
in behalf OF w. L. Brookshire, serving
four years from Mcdowell county, for
forgery; Frank upchurch. serving n
term from Wake county. for stealing a
watch from his employer; Dave Lowe.
Davidson county serving twelve months
for ASSAULT with deadly weapon. and
Norman Rice. Madison county. serving
eighteen months on Buncombe county
roads for assault with deadly weapon
on woman.
THE NEWSPAPERS.
A report OF Commissioner OF Labor II.
b. Warner on North Carolina newspa-
pers. issued to-day, shows that there are
ten morning dailies. with 40.S7s circu-
lation, against ten four years ago. with
26,276 circulation; twenty afternoon pa
pers. with 2S,754 circulation. against
twenty-one. with 32.7S5 four years ago;
lat weeklies. with 297.o67 circulation,
against 19S, with 263.S35 circulation four
years ago; nineteen semi-weekiies. with
$3.50 circulation against the same num-
ber. with 27.4s0 circulation. The total
number OF papers published Is $50. with
T54S1S combined circulation, as COM
pared with 500 four years ago, with
6l2,320 combined circulation.
COMING TO VIRGINIA.
Governor Glenn left ut noon to-day
for Petersburg. Va. where he will de-
liver an address under the auspices Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. From Petersburg he will SO to
Washington to attend the National
Guard Association. the principal busi-
ness to be considered being the increase
of the funds of the association by addi-
tional appropriation by the national Con-
gress. The Governor will not be in the
executive Office again until Monday. and
possibly Tuesday of next week.
A charter Ia issued for the Smithfield
Johnston county, Supply Company; cap-
lital. 1000: by B. l.. Stevens and others
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction j. Y. Joyner left to-day for
ormondsville. Green county, to speak IN
advocacy OF a special tax for the inns
provenent OF schools.
state Auditor and Mrs. b. +. Dixon
returned this morntng from stay OF
several days at Beaufort