The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25
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Father weIbers says His Final statement
il the Truth.


To the Editor Of The Times. e.,,, IN
Sir,-Whlle the three women from Lu
neaburg county now ConhHev III Ja'- -,
Tho nenitentiary excite Consideraolt ,; -,
Inv no one has a good word Tor uHlot
innate Narable. Even "A Coo e' 1o.
zen'' saws that his own people ia 80. ~
sympathy for him, ana only slu"" CO.,, o.
rim as "the modern AnnaiiaA "-.~ a. te
quite remarkable. "A Coiorel Ni.'1,-i
Would do well TO remember shde t.rtf,,,
v,ho live in glass houses snoula NO. 49,
stor es, and that many even % - -
who rose as ministers OF lhe 80 ,.f
trufh are not particularly distlhSuiSt !.
for veracitv II this be true-ahd / can
hiring abundant testimony 70 lloFc ~
ouait i'm common fairness make anu"
auce for a man who saw such IA a.,
around him. and whose religious ~
tion was completely neglected. ~" no
met him first some four weeks a-"' ~
was ignorant Of even the first pfihcl ~
NJ i,VoiOu He had heard about a 80,
but had no idea what God was, SiiH lr,.'
lmagiulpg him 10 De some 81 49,. -
who lived far away. 4 poor lsllvla
nan of this kind can. OF course; IA -, ~
idea OF the real import and hiniihs iol ,c
Of an oath. II deed Mr EdlloI, il yvn
would examine 4 number OF go 80,
cur courts IN the city OF kl.hihonu' .
would fnd many whose KNOW H., a.
noinf il scareelv better than Naraple >.
II IS said that Maraple told 80 ii"ns
a,seeront tales that il IS Impossible 70 re-
lieve him. But when was mat. " he" TIC
was I'm IMucnburg court-ho'7c, 49,,
No sooner was ne removed from iN,I'
tban no made a statement TO when ne
las adhered ever since, ana can 'VlItt,t
IDENTIFY say. that IL he has 10 dle, nc VIZ M
make no other. Al present ne ucSply
,-rcts that he has been the cause on oiIlle
H. thrse moor women where they are
Rnt why. then, did he accuse mem OF a
terrible crime Of which he kne" tnelli mem, =.
lac innocent and why revoke 'v-uas 80
he Rad said yesterday bccause ho ~
threatened. and because az unles l'al ~,
-. for himself and the women cdus'u
bfn, To recall what be had sall ntlvi =
ur'tn he called 10 mind again tne yer t ll'..
threats that had been uttered II ~ ID.
iected TO charge the women WIN 49,
crime Marable had reason 20 leai , ioi ~. ' az
~, ~ -, In court and surrounded as ne
- hv soldiers. | should Ike 10 hho"
That "a Colorcd Citizen would nav
done IN his case. -...oa mo tina,
NCorfafn cunningham assured me tha'
he mad TO tell a man IN court 20 IaI @ sg, -,
a uisfol which he openly showed, n1'
,fstoi ,vag meant TO prevent MaraDle
from epeaking the truth or smut ms
mouth II ne dared to do so. men nara
HE was on the point OF ielhhE inD - ~"
VERY effort was made in court 70 slot
bir, from doing so. Pettus was seen
string on his heels within a Few is''
of the prisoner whispering 10 NM n"s
Warv Alternately and Pokey Barnes.
SINE of the good" people OF Lunen.
h,,rr county explained afterwards tha'
pctfns only winked, "and that TINS was
a habit with him." which did not mean
ANYTHING. After hearing captain tui,'
nineham describe the scene so Sidphlc9,,,
" one must be of opinion that the soou
neople'' of L.unenburg county were ia1nel
nntimistic I'm their interpretau on., % u.s.
Cantain Cunningham words, "Ihe pto-
ME surrounding the poor prisoners W.
Ike a mack of wolves" 7 DO not eNcus'
Warable altogether for telling thtse lals,
hoods. hut under such circumstances u
would be hard for any one TO SPEAK l''
truth. . ,,o Toe,
7 am quite sure that UP 70 the lasl
Narable will say that David Thompsoi
killed Mrs. Pollard. and whatever part ~,
had in il was forced upon nm uhuei
nain of death Some people ridlcule tne
idea OF q white man being In H. II tiils
be so why were all these threats MADE lii
court. and why all this "winhlhs anu
whisDcring2
The Governor. I am sure. Is 100 JUST an. am
fair-minded to allow the sentence passed
on poor Marable TO be eNccutei uelyl
the whole case has been sliteu 20 l~,
lotion. as no doubt II will be I'm the triai
which is 10 be granted 20 the women.
L. J. WELBEkS,
Pastor OF 81. Josephs Catholic churcn,
colored. Gather Welbers' however y
white)