The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
LOSS Of REVENUE
CUTS TERMSH0RT
Election for Special Tax Having
Failed, Raleigh Schools Will
Close Earlier.
NOT GRANT HABEAs CORPUS
Judge Purnell Declines to Issue
Writ to Alleged Yeggmen.
Three Pardons.
lot GRANT HABEAs CORPUS
fsn,cial TO The Times Dispatch.l

RALEIGH. N. c., April a5.-As a re-
suit of the failure of the recent election
for a special school tax In Raleigh
township to meet the deficit In. revenue
caused by the elimination of the Ra-
leigh dispensary, an order was made
to-day by the Raleigh school committee
that the public schools of the city close
May lst instead of May 29th, as had
been planned thus giving for this
year an eight instead of nine months
session. The rural schools OF the coun-
ty are also cut short by siN weeks.
There will be no ceremonies con-
rected with the closing, of the city
schools. Professor c. Alphonso Smith,
of the University of North Carolina mad
been invited to deliver the address for
May 29th, but the earlier closing pre-
vents the program anticipated.
Will Not Issue Writ.
Judge Thomas r. Purcell refuses TO
consider an application from Colonel
j. C. L. Harris. as counsel. for the is
suance OF writ of habeas corpus IN
the asses OF the five alleged yeggmen
awaiting trial in the jail here at the
next term Of the United States Distrlct
Court on the charge Of implication IN
tho robbery Of the post-oftice at Dunn,
Harnett county The judge declares
that there Is not the least bit of ground
TO Justify counsel for the prisoners IN
attempting to inject habeas corpus
proceedings in the case. which mus.
await it's regular course In the Dlstrlct
Court. The. prisoners are j, I. Leonard,
Charles Williams. Frank Shaw. James
Scanlan and Henry T. Hallan. IheS
we're arrested some moaths ago IN
south Carolina by United States secret
sarvice men. who did some exceptionally
clever work in running them down.
Thrcc Pnrdons Granted.
Threo nordons granted and three re-
fused constituted pardon statement
issued to-day by Governor Glenn
1Iosenh Jordan, convicted In the Decem-
her. 1908, Superior Court Of Richmond
county OF burning a Methodist Church.
ana sentenced to the penitentiary for
twenty years, is pardoned because the
prisoner was only seventeen years old
when he committed the crime, and u
appears to the Governor that he was
really a eats paw" for an older par
son. Furthermore the pardon is asked
bv the trustees OF the church, and
manv citizens Of Scotland county ask
for the pardon. This Is granted con-
ditioned on good behavior
Andrew Lane, convicted In Wayne
county In 1895 for manslaughter, and
sentenced to seventeen years. Is par
| uOned pecuuse ~ ioPpS".' N"NAN 80 " -
simply shooting a pistol In reckless
manner at night and killed q man
against whom he had no malice. The
Governor thinks lie has suffered
enough for his carelessness, and grants
the pardon conditioned on good be-
hnvior.
BESSIE Freeland serving since An-
gust, 1906, from Durham county for
larceny, Is granted a conditional par
don at the request of many citizens,
The term OF sentence was two and one
half years.
Charter to Drug Company. III
,rhe Secretary of State charters the
stony Point Drug Company, OF Ale%-