The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29
STATION CROWDS |
GREET GOVERNOR
Police Ordered to Elba to Pre-.
vent Demonstration in Behalf
OF Allen Outlaws.
DETECTIVES AT CAPITOL
Statement Promptly Issued ia
Major Wood to Proceed
With Execution. I

Governor Mann arrived Mt Elba sta4
ton Oh local train from Washington
at 1885 a. NJ. Probably "A hundred
people had gathered on the station
platform in anticipation OF tho oominH
or the Governor. and In half expects
ancy of some sort OF demonstration.
Ben +. owen. secretary to tho Cows
ernor. was at the station. and In view
OF excited rumors which had Swept
the city like wlidfre during the morn-
ing. Police Captain George w Epps,
with n hnlf dozen uniformed officers
and Detective Sergeants Bailey and
Atkinson. grouped themselves about
the steps OF the car TO check any i'm
petuous ones who might try to reach
the Governor. william Hodges ,ianu.
Jr.. had gone part of the way TO WASH
ington To meet his father and acquainc
him with the local developments Tho
Governor stepped from the train into
a circle Of newspaper men. and went
at once to waiting taxicab, in which,
with his son, Secretary owen and for
mer Speaker W -. Cardwell. he was
hurried to the Capitol. Plain clothes
officers followed In q police motor car,
and remained on duty mt the Capitol out
Of abundant prccaution. observing tho
same regulations TO admission OF
strangers as the local police have been
vel! drilled In on the several occasions
Of visits OF the President OF the United
States TO Richmond
WINS I'm Philadelphia.
The Governor stated that he was In
Philadelphia. on his way TO Trenton,
y. j., where he was to have spokcn
last night when a message In regard
TO the latest attempt OF tho Allen SYM
pathiZers reached him at 2:55 A. ~
Immediately deciding that his duty "a
Governor OF Virginia was paramount
TO any other engagement. he left Phil
adelphia within an hour for Wash
ington. arriving there in time to con.
meet with local Tor Richmond,
making the journey from Washington
TO Richmond in day coach Imue.
diately on arrival AT his Office tina
Governor directed Secretary Owen to
Telephone the Superintendent OF tina
Penitentinry that the Governor OF Viz.
ginla is at his office at the Capitol"
The Governors message from Alex
hndria shortly after o'clock yester4
day morning that he was on Virginia
soll, ana en- route to Richmond effec.
tually checked tho efforts to induces
observation-disclosures Ellyson to inter-
fere. and made unnecessary any written
opinion on the powers of that official,
IT Is known. however. that ATTORNEYS
General Williams was confirmed in his
nrst opinion that the Lieutenant Cow
ernor has no power In the premises.
Convinced OF Guilt.
calling tho newspaper men into hia
Office. the Governor dictated the fols
lowing:
Hearing at e:56 this morning OF thu
action taken In the Alien cases aftes
left the city, 1 considered II my duty
70 hurry back. j simply desire TO re.
peat that after the most careful ex.
animation of the evidence in thess
cases ] have not the slightest doub6
of the guilt of Floyd and Claude Allen,
and Will not interfere. The law rnuss
take its course"
After being assured that SuperIn.
tendent Wood knew Of his presence in
the city. the Governor denied himself
10 all visitors. summoned his stenoRs
rapher, and plunged into the corres
spondence of his office. remaining ss
his desk without interruption until
AFTER Secretary Owen had received int
formation from the penitentiary thar
poth executions had taken place
~ was deemed best to keep watch
over the situation last night FROM
time to time small Rroupa OF city poS
llce-two to four-were to be seen IN
that part of the Capitol Square near
the gate to the Executive Mansion.
The regular square police force wal
also watchful and eyes closely those
who called at the official home of tbs
executive.