The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-08
The CONMlITFE'S STATEMENT
Report Of The Luntnburg Gentlemen Ap-
pOintd by The Citizens Meeting.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE POLLARD TRIAL
Collaboration of Statement. Indicat-
isg That the Murder Was Conn
mitted by the Negro Women.

Mossrs. IA. G.. Gregory and George y.
Smith, the gentlemen comprising the COM
mitteo appointed by the citizens meet
.ng at Luncnburs Courthouse Tuesday 70
draw up resolutions and facts concerning
.hc Pollard murder trial and present
chem in person TO the press OF Rich
moud Tor publication. arrived IN the city
- the Southern railway yesterday after
noon and registered at the Hotel Dod-
son. They did not know the Governor
was la the city. and said that their In
structions did not authorize them 10
make any report 90 the Governor, but
they called ON him at the Executive
Mansion last evening and made an IN
formal statement of the entire affair.
Shortly after they arrived in the city
they gave out the following statement:
We the undersigned committee. app
pointed al "a meeting of the citizens Of
Innenburp county. to draw up in con-
deused form "a statement of facts re-
hating to the murder of Mrs. Pollard. and
10 the trial and conviction of the muir
derers. beg leave TO submit the follow
ine statement. all of which is per-
sonally known by us to be true. as
Kathered from sources which will admit
of no question a8 20 correctness and We
have rig dly excluded all circumstances
bbout which there can be any doubt.
On Friday. the 18th day OF June. hor-
rible and most brutal murder was COM
mltcl n the county of Lunenburg. one
mile east OF Fort Mitchell. station on
Tire Richmond and Mecklenburg railroad,
Immediately on the line between Lunen-
and f'NITInffH counties
Airs Lucy J. Pollard was the victim.
il ls absolutely true that this murder was
committed between the hours of 4.2O
and O'Clock on The afternoon OF that
day. aIu the manner iu which the
instrument Of death ttne old pOle-aXe)
was used indicated that IL was WO-
mans deed. There was stolen from the
premises currency ana com 10 the amount
of $50, together with Jewelry and
clothing.
TAEIS ~ oRDIR.
The cases will Doe taken in the order
tn which they came up for trial. Solo
gluu MaraHle was suspected as being
implicated in this murder from the fact
that it appeared Doe was seen lying at
or near the spring on Thursday, the
day before the murder. The officers fail
el o. nnd him at home on Saturday. the
day following tho murder lie was seen
al Chase city on Sunday. and made his
ESCAPE when his arrest was attempted;
aud he had been seen to have us many
as w .aN I|I|r Ill MS iIrrftN~lNHs ] it
pursuit was continued until Tuesday the
lstl day OF june, when he was captured
iy the Iosee iu pursuit Of lIm al Five
l'oIFe in AiecklfuDurg county. "a distance
OF about seventeen miles from AIR. Pol
larI.s residence. Iia was brought by
2vvate conveyance from the place Of his
capture to the residence Of Ar Pollard,
Murre the crime was committed, ana
while ca the way the prisoner conf sssed
vhat be was implicated in the murder, and
th.-t Mary Alternately and lokey Barnes
were n.s accCmplc s.. Ills preliminary
examination was had the same evening,
AM he was sent ou for further ,rial. The
taucrs We're madc'out. and solomon was
place. 100 the hands of the ofhce-s, and
ordered 10 be taken TO jail. whittier De
" As conveyed in the nighttime Of that
day Nhc 18th of june. ON the following
oaF ht was sent 90 the jail I'm petersburg,
iu company with Mary Abcrnathy and
pONey Barnes. where me- remained until
tho nth day of July. when he was brought
10y the sheriff. under "a guard OF mill
tary. 20 the Lrncnburg iail. reaching Lu-
\ renhurg ou the 18TH day OF july. lie was
! Immediately arraigncd for trial, and made
"A voluntary confession as 10 his guilt.
stili lmuloatirg the women as his ac-
complies. He was apprsed Of AN Of his
lsNts under the law hy the Judge OF tire
Colrl no counsel having been secured
k1or him, and he was tried hy jury
s,yhJ We're AN entire strangers TO him. and
hlot one oi whom had Dee ever seen be-
fore he was found guilty of murder in
DEE FIRST decree in less than ten minutes
tri inc jury hho rtliicu.
HELD THE VICTIM.
solomon Marable testified that he held
De- Victim boy the throat, that Mary
An,fratnr struck her number of tim IS
Min tn afr. that Mary Barnes ala the
j. lannlnl. and nas to- notify the wom,n.
lthtr Ifrnts aud Mary Alternately, that
] d was told to come on Thursday 10 the
cs frF and 10 Dee was not called on 0n
tNht day. to como again on Friday. that
ITt ''rIItWt Thai
tut e about o'clock i. II. Mary Barnes
cap to the spring and told him tncy
wot lt ie ready for him presently; tnat
he{ came up back of the house 10 me
NDtI fence. and SAW Mr. Pollard through
Thy open doors go out through the mont
gay. and drive bis gray horse. hitcued 10
lis blow, along the road leading out 10
the 1uain road. that ho saw Mary Barnes
Comt through The house 90 the back Doof,
end 'hanl Mary Aheruathy "a key, ana
then!eo back through the house and fol-
low A. Pollard. that De then Wcnt In the
NarN ana When Mrs. Pollard came out
81 the house with "a little box in her
hanV Doe caught her by the hands and
shroAt and the women, Mary Aoernathy
pnd lokoy Barnes killed her.
VISITED MARY.
1t \ true that Solomon visited Mary
Abert thy's house on Wednesday, two
aavs \ fore the murder WAS committed;
that lA,ry Abeuathy did have confer
on the Bay of the murder. that Mary Ab-
.rnathW did say 20 her husband ON her
return from Nr pOllards house that she
had seen Solomon. that she and her nus
band both denied this fact, until 10 was
brought out hy rigid crOss-eNaminauOni
ahat her little girl (Mary) said on her
return. Mamma look Ike she been fight
tng" that in the attempt TO prove an
Hlibi her husband. the only witness put
ON the stand FOR that purpose stated
nudcr oath. that she came back from
Iollards before o'clock. and never leit
The house again until the alarm al near
O'Clock while Air. Pollard had stated that
D. left her in company with his wife AT
about 400 and Mary admitted that she
was in Mr.. pOllari's porch when the
clock struck .. that Lula Knight Nhe
girl who spent the day at Ahcrnathy 80
would not state positively at what time
Mary returned from MIR p0lards. but
the distance she travelled and the wOrk
thc ala after reaching home. made ~
appear fhat 10 was not long before night
Nhcn she came. certainly not earlier than
{ o'clock that Nary's husband tNiison
Alternately testified about her having
told fim that Mr. Clements came Tor
corn (which Mr. Clements ana al about
4 o'clock. that she asked for a private
Interview with the wife OF the constable
on sunday while under arrest and asked
her II she thought "if an The things taken
from Mr. Pollard were put where he
could get them that ne would let the
matter DROP: that solomon had testified
that Mary Abcrnathy took the money.
stating that "shc was at the head OF
that. that she gave him two pieces OF