The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-12
MRS, POLLARD'S MURDERERS
Three Negroes Accused Of The Crime Un-
der Strong Military Guard.
TAKEN TO LUkENBURG THIS MORNING.
companies and u, Under Major Derby
shire. Accompany Them interviews
with the Prisoners -MarabIo
Gets Tangled Up.

morning Companies 4 and Is. Of the
First Regiment. under command Of Major
pcrbyshirc. were the strong guard sent
along by Governor OFerran 20 pro-
feet from mob violence Henry Marabe.
sometimes called Solomon Marable Pokey
Barnes. and Mary Alternately. the three
negroes who are charged with the bruta!
murder Of Mrs. Lucy Jane Pollard, which
stirred up a hornets nest some weeks
ago ia the good old county Of Lunen-
burg.
The soldiers were in the best Of spirits
an were in full uniform. and each car
r.cd his muskot and any number OF car
tudccs. while in the baggasc-car were
enough provisions blankets. cots, bed
l.ug ammunition ana general military
laiaphcualia. TO keep the mcn on duty
Tor some time. They were accompanied
ly sheriff CarIoza. OF Luncnburg "a Jolly
good fellow. and % couple Of guards who
came along with the shcun. The county
courthouse of Lunenburs was their oh
lectve point. where tho three prisoners,
with. perhaps, some others, VIII stand
trial for their lives.
rufY CAME PROM PrTfrsDunG.
Sheriff Carloza and the guards arrived
in Petersburg from Lunenburg yesterday
afternoon. gathered up thc prisoners. and
came over To- Richmond last night al
$50 o'clock The prisoners were taken
60 the second police station. where they
were iu0afccratel until the time for lcav-
ing. Quite large crowd gathered al the
station to see tine notorious prisoners
and curiosity was evidenced iu the faces
OF those who called.
Meantime AN was bIrtlc az the ArmOrv
k.|II|.fe rushed and ID
ret away. and crowd of people collect
ga around tle doors 10 see the boxes
and ponlcrous chlttels load n in wagons
The Governor had been asked 10 furnish
military prot sction by reason 81 the I'M
tense feeling Of the citizens I'm the vicin-
ity OF Tho scene of The murder. All went
smoothly enough. and the soldiers with
their prisoners are expected 10 arrive az
Luaenburg Courthouse tins morning
about o'clock
THe rrIsoNrns
Tho ALLEGED murderers are not al all
pItposs, ssiug iu appearance Pukey
Barnes ls young woman of nut
brown hue She wore white cloth tied
up over her head. and careless sort OF
smile Mary Alternately has a cmiiar
complexion She is low in stature. and
SIS fat woman OF some forty-hve years
moves herself about with kind Of swag-
ger and is built on The rural Wash-tub
order Her manner was not so COM
rl1ceut ass The young woman. She ape
pflred 90 Dee very uneasy over her app
preaching trial.
rle man Marahie is p mulatto with
rfluisige face. "a strohy beard OF TWO
woeys growth and swageers around
with DIS hands stuffed into his trou-
sers' pockets. lie looks like "a lazy sort
of negro that wouldn't mind getting into
trouble
TIC WOMEN INTrRvlrwED.
When I saw the women last night they
had straight story evidently carefully
rehcarsed ass they had been imprisoned
together for some time. They had known
each other for years. but did not see each
other for some time before the murder
was committed. The older woman said
she lived about one mile from Mr. Pol
lads house. and had not seen Marabic
for two days when the murder was CONF
mittod. The man went away, She SAID.
with her SON ID work on the railroad
section. q few miles from where they
lived. and she saw nothing more Of him
until after the murder was committed.
She had gotten none Of the money which
was alleged % have been taken. and
knew nothing about the murder until
quite "a little while after 10 was COM
mittod. She heard SIR poiard's cries
from bis house. about mile away as
the wind was blowing in that direction.
The Barnes woman told straight story
about her acquaintance with Maranie'
and said She saw him on Friday evening.
but knew nothing Of the murder unul
after 10 was committed. She declared
h.r innocence. and took particular pains
lot to contradict herself
mAnAmr GIFTS MIXED ur.
The man Marable told very income
rent st0ry and cOntradictel himself sew
eral times. He made a strong effort 10
rlt tine crime OH The TWO women. lie
said Dee had been living in the neighboi-
hood for about siX months having come
there from North Carolina. lie had
known the TWO women for some time.
On Wednesday evening Die was at the
house OF the Abcuathy woman. VINO
fixed gp tIn bucket fun of catables Tor
Der son. who was going up the foad
about three miles TO work ON the section.
THE two men went together but on
Friday mo'ulng Dee iMarahlc) returned
10 the uelshbOrhood and received mes
sage from Pokey Barnes 20 meet her al
the spring near Mr. pollard's house
that she bad something for him. Tie
went To- the spring hy appointment Friday
evening a short time after the murder
was supposed Co have been committed.
1ic waited there a short while. and the
two women came hurrledly down the hin.
There were a number OF blood spots spat-
tered on their clothes. and the Barnes
woman gave him $N lie soon after
wards heard OF the murder. and learned
that the people were after him. He then
tried 90 make his escape. He wandered
around considerably. and at Chase city
Dee spent sl of The money. When he was
captured az Five Forks. be had s. left.
coNr,D ,rrD pNsl1r
Narahlo had been previously questioned
hy officer Baker. OF the second district,
ana told tle officer that Pee had seen no
hiood-sp3ts cn the womel's clothes and
knew nothing about amy blood spots.
Nlcn reminded OF his statement. he
dea.ei 10 Aetlt. and became greatly con-
fls,1
When asked how De received the mes
sage irom ioaey BARNES that she hau
something for MIN before DE met her
at he spring hc had no satisfactory
answer Az several other points the
man became greatly confused and con-
uati.tei himself. making every effort 10
place ihe blame upon the two women.
ACTION or THs ol,A>D JUEy.
a special 90 The Times from Mehcrrin,
Va. lasi night saws.
ine County Court OF Lunenburg met
This morning in pursuance OF It's adjourn
mont of las, Monday As soon as the
court OPENED Judge George G. organ
proiding the grand jury were called and
SEM % their room TO consider their du-
N's After short while they returned
Win ana Indictment for murder against