The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-15
ECHO HEARD Of OLD
CRIME YESTERDAY
"Aan Serving LAfe Term for Mysterious
Murder in 1909 Refused Pardon
by Governor.

h An echo OF an old an extremely
h mysterious crime was heard in the
governors Office yesterday when ap-
phcation for pardon was refused Cal
s YIN Johnson. one of four negroes who
were tried In 1909 in Alexandra for
h The murder of a prominent artist
4 Walter Schultze.
Il One OF the negroes. Henry smith
Il by name, went to the electric CHAR
& and Johnson, Richard Pines and Eu-
q gene Dorsey had their punishment
i eommuted to life Imprisonment by
!. Governor Mann.
Other cases passed on yesterday
] were these OF Archie Methay, gwen
nve years In 1916 on house breaking
{ charge, refused, and Charles Hine, col
ored. given twenty-year term In
Norfolk in November. 1907. on Grim
tnal assault charge in which all par
j ties were colored. pardoned on recon-
/ mendation of the trial Judge
On the recommendation of Judge
Kenneth Balm and the commonwealth
[ attorney the governor committed 10
ten days In Jail the term OF Mrs L.
/ M. Jensen, convicted in the Ports
I mouth corporation of violating the
prohibition law, when she was hneo
| $50 and Ayen a thirty day Jail term
Charles Barber, given a five-year
4 term by the circuit court of Tazeweli
\ rounty on a robbery charge, was re-
!, fused pardon, as was also Antony
Bonner, OF Bedford. who was given a
btx-yeer term for house breaking and
Sarcency. with a tive-year term added
Tor second offeuse.
Rich Smith, given an eighteen year
teTrn In Wise circit court in April
1sl3. on murder charge, was also
tefus1d
Governor Stuart Tuesday reduced
ahe sentences of several persons who
had been convicted of violating the
Mapp prohibition law. such reduc-
tions being made at the request OF
the attorneys for the commonwealth
who prosecuted the cases and the
Judges before whom they were con-
victed W l. Bynum. convicted In
the hustings court OF Richmond and
given the usual thirty days and $50
fine. had his term reduced 10 ten
DAYS. An interesting feature Of the
communication was that the clerk VINO
prepared the papers inserted ~" mar
of the lawyer for the couvI "ht man
where the prisoners name should nave
appeared and, when the papers reach
ed the governors Office. IL then show
ed on their face that IT was the
lawyer whose sentence was to he re-
nuced
Another 40 so case was that Of Fred
Ctmino. a dispenser OF drinks alleged
10 be soft at Portsmouth. Judge Ken
meth Balm and the attorney for the
commonwealth backed w the plea
for leniency, il appearing that Cis
ynino had ignorautly sold concoc-
tson that contained per cent alcohol
which could hardly be cared soft
drink as IL made drunk cone. His
JAN term was cut in half The gov
Urr0r rfEnr- fru~c cuuu more for him
had he included In his application the
name of the man who supplied him
with the drink
James Conway. who was sentenced
to twelve months Jail term III July
by the hustIpgs court OF Richmond.
was pardoned fihe In afflicted with
tuberculosis. His release was CON
ditioned on his return TO his home in
Chicago,
Hughes Fuller Foster. given a
ninety day term in Jail by the circuit
court OF Campbell county, on petty
larceny charge. was pardoned.
George W. Zimmerman. OF Roa-
noke. given thirty days in jail and
rned $50 at Roanoke In July. had his
Sail term cut To twenty four hours
In ell cases OF reduction Of sentences
the fnes stand.