Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21
THREE ARE TO HANG
Solomon Earabls, Nary Abtrnathy, and
POsey Barnes.
SENTENCED At MIDNIGHT.
Gary Barnes Gets Ten Years in The
PtDllenliary.
POLLARD MURDER TRIAL ENDED.
The Proceedings in Court Yesterday
Instructions aud ArEumen'-i"c
Prisoners start for Hichm"h"
Charge OF the Troops

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via KEYsVILLE July @.-'spec'a'.' ~
Jury in the case OF Pokey Barnes eharsed
vim The murder OF Mrs. Pollard, came
~ Toto court ~ Il o'clock last night
and reported that they had not agreed
md asked that aiarable be brought on the
stand again. Solomon was brought in
md again made the statement be made
on Tuesday. Pokey then said: you
mems Of the jury. please believe my wit
,esscs. who have not He'd, and don't be-
love solomon. who done He'd TO you al"
The jury then retired TO their room.
Mary Barnes. the mother Of Pokey'
was brought IN and arralgned as an ac-
comrlce before the fact in the killing
a. Mrs. Pollard. a jury was empanelled,
o. which there are four colorod men.
Sir. Pollard was put on the stand. and
main gave the details OF the finding OF
III. wife murdered. In reference TO Mary
barnes. he said: "On The day of the muir
DER. about 4 o'clock. / sent Mary TO the
enfing after water When she came
hack / told her 10 bring In some wood,
ana then come to the field, where I would
De. ] then went 20 the field IN front Of
my house. Within fifteen or twenty min
utes Mary came. ! don't think Mary
knew where / kept money. as neither
nor my wife over took any money from
the desk in the presence Of any person.
went back home about G O'Clock, and
found my wife dead. ! gave the alarm.
and Mary Barnes came 10 the house just
- several nelghbors got there. She COM
menced work for me on the Tuesday be-
fore the murder
Court ulen adjourned for the night,
and opened this morning at 9 o'clock.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Tho jury in POkeys case reported that
they had not yet agreed. Mary Barnes's
rase was taken UP. and Marable was
placed on the stand 10y the prosecution,
ana said con Friday before the murder
Zone week Previous Mary said TO me at
Mr. Pottus's well, I knows a plan TO get
some money. ana am going 90 get
money or death. Use got two women
sides myself. If you'n 80 in wild dem"
i asked her who they were. Mary Aber-
nathy and Pokey" she said.sI aeked
her whose money twas and she said.
MIR. POuard's. Mrs. Pollard don't know
you. and she knows Mary and Pokey.
81 you must catch her. and If she shows
like she knows dem. doy is 'gwine to kill
her. agreed to meet her on de day
fore de murder. ana II she didn't come
10 de spring l was ewine back Friday"
FOR THE DEFENCE.
Mr. Watson was put on the stand by
The defence. and was asked by the pr!s-
oner. Did ! see Solomon On Friday fore
Mrs. Pollard was killed.
Witness replied. Il don't know; both
of you were working at our house, and
you could have seen him when | gave
him his meals. which he always ate on
the well-platform"
The prisoner then put Sydnor Brooks
and Scott Ahernathy on the stand, ana
asked each. "Dont you know ] did not
see Solomon on Friday fore de- murder
Each answered, Il know nothing about
T."
Fannie Ellis was put on the stand. and
The prisoner asked her, Did not / so to
chase City on Friday fore de murder?
witness replied, 'Nou went one day, but
[ don't think ii was Friday: 1t was my
wash-day, and l always wash on Thurs
fay
The prisoner was put on the stand,
I'm her own behalf and denied all
knowledge OF the crime. and added. III
you hang me to-day. I'll die wld de truth
on my lips. ] never had nothin' TO do
wid de KILN of Mrs. Pollard, nor never
said anything about Il 20 Solomon"
Just here one Of the Jurors in this case
was taken sick ana the jury was sent
60 the hotel
THE VERDICT ~ POKEY'S CASE.
The jury in the Pokey Barnes case
then came in at 12:i5. after having been
cut since last night. and rendered YER
diet Of guilty Of murder IN the first de-
gree The prisoner laughed, and asked
i.r new trial
The court aid not reconvene until b
O'Clock this afternoon. having waited Tor
lde Juror in Mary Barnes's case TO re-
c.t.r
Mary Alternately was put on the stand
By Tie defence. and testified that she had
made no agreement with Mary Barnes
g any one else 70 XIII Mrs. Pollard.
Pokey Bames gave similar testimony.
Mr. Pollard stated that Mary Barnes
was at work with him In the tobacco
ground on the day prior 10 the murder
che day Solomon said he had CONVEX
sati1n with her In the cOrn-feld), and
le did not think Solomon saw her that
day
The testimony closed here, and the
Judge gave the same instructions he did
81 the other cases. but added that an ac-
Cessory before the fact is one who being
absent at the time a felony is committed.
Yet does procure, counsel command, aid,
e. abet another 10 commit a felony Be
fore you can convict the prisoner, he said.
you must believe from the evidence that
prior 10 the killing she aided. counselled,
commanded. abettod, or procured the Kill
INK OF Mrs Il. S. Pollard. as charged In
the Indictment.
THE ARGUMENT.
The Commemorative Attorney then ar
Gued the case. and said that the prisoner
was guilty Of murder in the first degree
or guilty OF no crime. Mr.. Bernard fol-
lowed as assistant prosecuting attorney
iie commenced by saying he would ad-
nit that solomon Marable was the prince
OF liars, and then contended that Solo
mons testimony was corrobOrated by cir
cumstantial evidence.
At 1890 the jury brought In verdict
O. murder In the second degree, and fixed
he punishment at ten years In the state
Ienitenuary a verdict OF first degree or
acQuittal was expected
SENTENCED AT MIDNIGHT.
~ the silent midnight hour the Judge
ordered Solomon Marable, Mary A6er-
nathy. and Pokey Barnes to be brought
into court. and sentenced each one to be
hanged by the neck on September sd TIL
Cead.
TROOPS HOME TO-DAY.