Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-09-14

,ut the grand jury room between files
Il soldiers with bayonets
is here "A citizen OF Amelia who de-
Iires that such proceedings shall take
place in this grand old county Do you
'avOr that the laws shall thus be tram
pied upon and justice dethrnned 2
l have stated these facts in or
der that your honor may understand.
Where arms prevail the law is 81
lent"
T'iE LAW WAS SILENT.
And the law was silent in the county |
of Lunenburg, when these women I
were condemned TO death There was
not one particle OF testimony TO con-
Wet these women but that of Solomon |
variable And yet he told them that
every wold that fell from his perjured |
testimony was lie. But the judge |
said that you must not convict these
women unless Solomon Marable's tes- |
timony is substantiated i know not
what others may think, never was j
willing that person should be con-
victed upon the testimony of confess
ed murderer Never did / think that
the interest of the commonwealth de-
manded the conviction of person upon
such testimony as that.
TOUCHING RFFEREi CE
1 believe that the vengeance of Al
mighty God will visit itself upon those
who take life without due process of
law, They are poor, they are helpless
they are Gods children, but they have
q right to their life and it should not
be taken without due process of law
II 1o~~
come again when the verdict of jury
will depend upon the clamor of a mob
And let me remind him that our Saw
Jour was the victim of the mob Cruelty
him Cruelty him and he died upon
the cross.
know Judge Mann and know that
he was making an appeal to popular
clamOr. No one deplOres more than
do the death of Mrs Pollard. The man
or men who committed the deed should
be hanged as high as Hannah. This
gentleman Mr. Neblettl told the pub
lie in one of the Richmond papers that
he got up and told the jury that if il
convicted these women it would be up
lon the testimony of Marable and said
he was liarand a thief. And Mr.. Bern
ard who assisted in the prosecution
said he was the prince of liars.
CABLING UPON THEM TO PRODUCE THE Law
Tell me gentlemen, where is the law
upon which you stand? Why is it tha'
you sit silent when 1 ask you for your
authority for not having the RECORD
show that the jury in these cases were
in the hands of the sworn officer of tbs
; court?
Where is the law? These gentlemen
have not produced one scintilla o
authority.
want to call your Honor's attention
to Bishop and Whorton on Crimina
proceedings where every precautiol
! must be thrown around that jury.
! ERRORS ENOUGH IN THE RECORD.
i don't ask your Honor to pass out
side Of this record. / do not ask you
Honor to 90 outside of the law.
/ believe that such a courageou
Judge as your Honor will rescue thei
I from their impending fate. / do nc
! ask your Honor to go outside of th
u record.
lido not ask you TO set it aside be
}. Icause a Governor sent troops to Luz
Ienburg. i ask it for a writ of error.
e to the Instructions of the court.
y will show your Honor the very il
T structions that the Judge copied out
2, a book and left out halfofit. j will sho
, you the very language of the instru
l. tions where he copied it from RosCC
e on Criminal evidence, top page %, no
y and marginal page II. / will show yc
5 that this was left out for purpos
The jury was in doubt and it was doI
n to make conviction sure. SolomC
lie Marable did not live at Mr.. Pollard
l. house. Mary Alternately didn't Ii
" there. Pokey Barnes didn't live ther
ii 1t was incumbent upon the commo
~ wealth to prove that they were there
$ Yet they were required to prove tn
a. they we're elsewhere But these j
Is structions were given for purpos
n The Judge should have told that ju
s. that proof of their guilt must be ma
u beyond a reasonable doubt
We | beg your Honor not in the name
es the people of this commonwealth b
q. in the name of humanity. l ask you
IN the name of that God before whom
he are to appear. 1 beg you TO search Ii
40 record and render decision in keep
us with Justice and humanity.
1t is better that the murderers
IN Mrs. Pollard should never be punish
m. than that you should send innoce
he women to be hanged by such trial
te this This is the time that judge m
en- signalize his high appreciation of j
IN tice and do strictly in accordance W
TO humanity.
as THE CLOSING SCENE.
is Captain Wise sat down. His arl
no ment was unquestionably among
on lahlest ever Drasented at y har