Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24

mace caustic reference to the matter
MT stuart Is relying on his acauittal of
ali Diane as expressed by Collector Loeb.
When the case was explained to him. lie
was heiu blameleSS in matter of which
ne knew nothing, the regulations having
been changed and the officers in Europe
not apprsing him thereof when he re.
turned home.
Want Pardon for Rioting.
John Eccles. James Hairston and
Thomas Bailey, all negroes, are in the
Danville JAIL and will be brought here &c
be put into the death chair August ID
They are the men who started riot on
an excursion train from Roanoke last
March, resulting in one negro, Sidney
Woods. being decapitated on the train
fourth man, William Cowan, was
sentenced to serve eighteen years. Eccles,
who is alleged to have been the leade- In
the affair. has made a complete confess
sion. saying that the other men had no
knowledge of the affair, that is, that
they are not guilty Of the crime. and
that Walter Joyce is the man who &C
tually did the killing. Joyce escaped from
the train at the time of the crime and
has not been heard from since Gov.
Mann has been asked to commute the
sentences Of the men and has the matter
under consideration.
Wants Old County Records.
Judge Timothy Rives of Prince George,
representing that county, is anxious 10
have an old record of the county court
for the years 1Sl1-1S12, now in the state
library, returned to his county.
The book was stolen from the court
house between 1861 and 1865. when the
Federal troops occupied the county. 1t
was carried north. and after passing
through various hands fell into the pos
session of a junk dealer.
He discovered that the book might have
some value and got into communication
with the library. The library board pur-
chased the book for SO
There is no question that il was stolen.
Now one of the state departments finds.
itself In possession or stolen property and
is not willing to relinquisn ii to the
owners.
During the last month an epidemic OF
crime-petty thieving-has begun in Rich
mond and has kept up with great success,
to the discomfort OF the police depart
ment and the financial loss of residents.
1t appears to be an epidemic that cannot
be checked.
Many places robbed are homes which
have been closed for the summer, while
the residents are at the seashore or in the
mountains to spend the summer months
Many others are committed while men,
bers of the household are in the front OF
the house during the evening.
Extensive arrangements are DelnS llduo
to improve the equipment of the Medical
College of Virginia before the opening of
the TALL session in September. Modern
equipment for the laboratories has been
ordered and will be installed at once
The buildings have been considerably
enlarged and much additional room pro-.
vided for the modern course. Prof. w. G..
Christian, formerly of the University OF
Virginia, has been added to the faculty
and will have entire charge of the ana
tomical work.
Some of the owners of factories. mills.
stores and other establishments are dis
posed to resist the new laws, which re-
quire that seats shall be provided for
woman operatives. and some are under.
taking to evade the law by placing boxes,
cans ladders and the like for the women
to sit on during the working hours.
Thirty days have been given for strict
compliance with the law.
Miss Dora Smith, who was sent to the
penitentiary by her father, after forging
his name for $3.75, has been sent away
from Richmond, but not back to her
fathers home in Shenandoah county.
She has been furnished with money and
given a good home. where She is UNI
known, declaring that she never wants TO
face her own people again and wants
chance to show that she can earn her
own living.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
made formal application to get into the
city of Roanoke, and the business men or
that city are doing all they can to in
fluence the council to grant Ii the de-
sired right.