The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-20
SHOWS MERCY TO
MAYNARD YOUTH.
Prison Association Directors FL
nally Agree to Parole Cecil
Hughes.
JUSTICE BURNLEY PLEADS
Members Think That Others at
Laurel Are Entitled to Same
Consideration.

A feature of the annual meeting of
| the Prison Association of Virginia
+, which was held last night in the
rooms of the Travellers Protective AS
| ISOLATION. was the action of the board
of directors in paroling Cecil Hughes,
a fourteen-year- old boy of charlottes-
VILE, sent to the Refofmltory for hav-
| ing had In his possession cartridges
which he attempted to sell and which
had been stolen from a hardware store
of that city.
All of the annual reports showed
excellent progress among the boys at
the Laurel Reformatory, this school
comprising the main work of the as
sociation, under discussion.
Working Badge system.
Especially gratifying was the report
of the committee relative TO giving
badges to boys and the working away
OF these badges by good behavior. For
instance, larceny would give the boy
thirty badges. and by good behavior
he could reduce them until his record
Is clean and he is free,
The distribution of prizes to the
boys and the general report on work
and amusement showed the school to
be in first rate condition.
Tho following officers We're elected
to squeezed themselves
President, Charles Hutzler; First
Vice President. James Casl<ie; Second
Vice President, Thomas Poindexter:
Secretary and Treasurer, George G.
Jefferson; Superintendent, George s..
Davis, Assistant superintendent, w. f..
Stevenson, and Physician, Dr. j. H.
Winfrey.
Board of Directors-E. b. Addison,
S. r. Beveridge. James Caskie. L. A.
Catlin, William C. Camp. Robert $.
Crump, Thomas Darricott. y. Eichel
James r. Gordon, John s. HARDWOOD,
Charles Hutzler, Moses ID. Hoge, Jr,
S. Moore. Charles V. Meredith, II. T.
D. Myers, Jr. Thomas Poindexter, $
r Pulliam. II. W. Rountree, Oliver j.
Sands. w. C. Saunders, w Minor
Woodward and Charles e. Wingo.
Justice Pleads for Him.
Folice Justice Burnley, OF Cllarlottes-
vile, who was present, stated to the
board that he appeared in behalf of
Cecil Hughes. the boy who had been
committed for attempting to sell
stolen goods
AT the time. said Judge Burnley, he
did not care to let the crime go un-
punished, but believed that the boy
had now been sufficiently punished.
me tdtIeF Oh the DOS dpptcti GU pcioi Z
the directors, but had little to say,
tears streaming down his cheeks.
After a short hearing the visitors
were excused and the board took up
the matter OF paroling young Hughes.
who is now IN the Laurel Reformatory.
1t was argued that he had been fully
| punished and should be freed on the
| request of the Police Justice.
on behalf of the Laurel Reformatory
| there were those who did not think
the Interference of the board would
help discipline at the school. as there
! Were other boys who had equally as
much right TO expect parole.
Finally Let Him Go.
j.. B. Addison. chairman of the com
mite on admission and discharges
stated that he would not support the
request. He said. however, that his
heart was deeply touched by the APP
peal. but that he had so many cases
of the same character that it would be
impossible for him to vote for any
action in this case should it come be-
fore the regular committee. he said
that he would be glad to have the d.
rectors pass on the matter.
After debate lasting until nearly
midnight the directors voted to release
Hughes Mr.. Addison quickly arose
and declared that since the action had
been taken there were possibly twenty
other boys at the school who would
have his consideration. as their claim
for parole was equally as strong.