The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-16
ASkFOR INCREASE
IN JUOGE'SSALARY
Members of Danville Bar Send
Petition to New City
Council.
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Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Danville. Va. Sept sm5 or IA peti.
ton from the Danvills Bar A;socta
ton was read last week at the initia,
meeting OF the new Common Council
urging the city to raise 'he salary OF
Honorable r. w. Peatress. the Judge
OF the Corporation Court The peti.
ton was referred to the finance com.
m:ttee Until recent years tho state
paid this Official 3l.250 per annun. ard
the city a like sum. Two years ego.
however. the city added $3.50 to This
sum. making the judges total salary
s2.750. The Council has now been
asked to bring this amount up to
So. 500 a year. or an increase Of $3.50.
Acil Alexander. q young farmer
from Uniontown, Indiana. arrived In
the city during the early part OF the
week with the express intention OF
finding a wife here. He made known
his wants through the columns OF the
local press and received quite num-
Der of letters from people within. ana
without the city. But one. however.
came up to his specifications 30 he
left during the latter part Of the week,
ostensibly for Amherst. whore ne
thinks that he has located oriue.
1t is practically certain that Dan
vile will not offer reward Tor w.
5. Paylor. the defaulting city treas
urer. for at a meeting OF the Boaro
of Aldermen. the body declined 70
entertain the proposition extended
tentatively by Governor Mann that II
should appropriate a sum OF money
to be given to the parties who should
give information leading to the ar
rest OF the fugitive.
The status Of the Paylor case at the
present time is a peculiar one. Inc
Illinois Surety Company who went on
Paylor's bond seems loath to oner any
money for the missing man. CLAIMING
that the offense has been committed
against the Commonwealth. ana not
that company, and therefore 1t Is Tor
virginia to take the first steps TO-
wards Offering an inducement Tor MS
anr-.hension. The Commonwealth
attorney. ON the other hand. states tnat
the State is fully Undermined oy .ne
bonding company on Paylors oenclt'
which amounts to over $4,000. ana soes
no reason for going TO extra expense
in locating the man.
The City OF Danville bears the MAJ
mn prudRe, for the city books were
go ~ he intact after a careful ex-
.roina,ion made by the City Auoitos'
md the city sees no reason why :.
should 20 to the expense OF assistins
in the capture Of a man In VINO" ~ 40
not ofncially interested; than
II il. however. thought moro .A4on
nrobable that the state and oonoins
company will finally agree to act JOINT
~ in Offering a reward for MN.
II "a generally thought that Aioer-
wan e. c. Snead will never be uAeo
until Paylor. the principal in the case
10. been appreheuded and tried n1st
Of all. ~..,os,s,
r,,nister who was indicted on several
difrerent counts for embezziement' ana
for obtaining money under false pre-
tences and who was sentenced 10
fourteen months In the pneatent'ssy
during the last term Of the Corpora
ton Court. is due to appear before the
CORPORATION Court on THURSDAY next
After the jury's verdict Tate OBJ
tanned a suspension OF sentence TOT
ninety days. Tate hasSnever Med MS
bill OF exceptions before the Court OF
Apneals. and 1t looks. very mucn al
IL he would have to begin his penlten-
tiary sentence shortly. The otner IN
dictments against the man have been
noll pressed.
The ex-mintster. In the meanwhaie
has been busy circulating a petition
in this city which requests the Cover
nor's pardon.
Next Thursday the Fifth Congress
sional District will hold a convention
In this city for the nomination OF
candidate for Congress to succeed Hon
Edward Saunders. Of Franklin There
is no opposition and he will be elect
ed to succeed himself.