Show RESPITE AT LAST MOMENT Virginia Negro About to Be Executed Is Reprieved and Saved From Mob Eoydlon Va Sept IIjoc J Bacon a negro who was sentenced to he hanged lust Thursday was reprieved tonight to allow time for examination of new evidence evi-dence In his favor Tho preparations for his execution had boon completed and religious re-ligious services wore being hold in his coll before time march to time scaffold when a tolcgram from the Governor reshlit hug him for thirty diya was received Whon the Sheriff attempted later lo nIce his prisoner back to Petersburg he was opposed by a mob from Chase City who demanded that t the prisoner bo not removed 1 re-moved A posse wan J summoned to the Jnll to protect the negro nnd a clash Boomed Imminent Judge Holmes llnally persuaded tho mob to allow the negro to he taken away Bacon was to havn boun bunged on Tuesday wlih Anderson Finch They were convicted of assault on an old woman at Chase City |