The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-28
that II was not there, shows how utterly
false was this branch OF his confession.
THE WHITE MANS stony.

that II was not there, shows how utterly
false was this branch OF his confession.
THE WHITE MANS STORY.
The other story told by Marable Is per.
haps equally as false. and certainly much
more startling.
So far this confession has net appeared
I'm full for the reasons 10 be given mere.
IT appears, IL may be worth careful real
ing. .,a
rhe statement referred to was made
by Marabe on Friday evening, July l'en'
and is as follows: .,o
on Friday morning the morning or the
murder. a man Uhe name is withheld ior
the PRESENT. stopped me on the ivau
about 1.-TWO hundred yards IRON rort
Mitchell and asked me where | was solhs.
| told him that | was going up 10 ~" :,
and said: NO. damn 1t, You are goins
with me. He then asked me II 1 KNEW
anyone around Mr. Pollard's, ana 'oih
him l knew Mary Barnes and her daugn.
ters. and the Abernathys. he Tepi,eu,
'That is all I want TO know. lie then
said 10 me: II don't like Mr.. Poi'aru,
have had some words with MN, auo :
am going to kill him" He made me me
20 with him to an old house down on VIZ
iranch by MIR. Pollard's spring. =, re eo nr
down there with me until the bell RANK,
and then he told me to come WIN III,
over TO the house. He said: Il am so III,
To AXE a noise and If anyone comes %. ~
you catch him" ] said, Il don,t wan nov ~
haven aven,t hurt me. and don't want to hur.
them. he replied, IF YOU don't uo q" @I
,oli Won. | will blowed your dai'li .'.a
head off" He then went up TO M NJ "J T"I-
AID knocked at the back door. ~ ~ shad.
al ne to the door and saw ms ,no
h2 2ise, che was standing there her back
was TO me. caught her by ner tro,n
and as ! did SO - came ar ospaa her
:, eha knew him. She said: You are 49,,
White man" He asked her now M -
Mir Pollard had been gone re ATM
came to kin Mr.. Pollard; pu. "T ne ~
here. ana am going 10 Mi ~ with the
her three times on the heai WIN
axe-hel,c. As he started TO nv ne. .na
inmned away. He said, where III .'g
bru arc Won coing?" / told him mat !
Was going home. lie said, 10 YOU o Az
I've got to talk to you. Mrs. fon u,idt,
80 ,ying on the ground He then struck
her several times with the. eye OF w
ave He then caught me by me aIi,
and carried me into the house. we WI
into the big room ! d, M"S bur saw him
get some thing out of a chest ana Ii' rs
Die nocket lie then took me ul 10 VI,
forks of the Burnsgate ana fort MIL. -.
70 ads. and told me II they ca1sht l'e ~, "a
nut IL on MARY anu
Msrv Alternately. and said If l. did nol
do this he would Kill me on next slsht.
He then gave ne two pieces ol palrt
money. but told me not TO spend IL arol.n9
IN, re but to 20 10 Chase CITY. he Shiu
mat when | got there ! must spehu
me Of II and put the rest OF II IN
repistcred letter anl mail it 10 myself Az
Fil.uevwCCd. and when II came that
must say my brother Sent IL TO me frot2
North Carolina. He Their left me, ana
wont straight home. The next morning
went over TO Chase city and spent some
of the money. and | put I'VE dollars IN n
registered letter End sent II 10 mys"li
AT Finncyw God. When ! was over at
Chase city | gave tie name OF osoorhe
Nnrable / gave one OF the notes 70 q
colore1 woman in Chase City 10 pay Ut
a lunch | got there. she sent her daugh-
ter out to get it changed. and tnat now
they found me out. | old not know
until she brought the change back what
Kind of a note il was. ! went home tnat
evening. and when l got there they toii
me they were going TO Whitecap all
the negroes there to find out VINO killed
Mrs Pollard. so ] left home and stayed
down on the railroad all night Sunday
morning came back home and stayed all
the morning Then / went and put my
wife on the train, and sent her nome TO
Stovall Granville county, y. G. Mon
dav | went up TO Five Forks. and that
night / stayed with an old colored man
up there near Five Forks. On Tuesday l
was arrested. ! have not seem 49,
since that dav. He was not at the trial.
When I was in court. and while
was telling about the white man, l saw
Mr. Pettus standing or squattins in The