The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-14

Thompson then came back from the
front of the house. and. while / held
her. he told me that he had come there
20 Kill Old Pollard. but De saw he
was nowhere around and that he
was going 20 do the next best thing,
and Kill her. lie then picked up an axe.
which lay near by. ana struck her on the
head. ] turned her loose just as the blow
was descending. and she FELL Thompson
struck her two or three more blows Kill
ing her
"He then went into the house and ran
sacked 50. turning everything upside down
He sound some papers. which he put into
his pocket. and a lot of paper money.
After he had looked carefully through the
house be came ont and handed me $50,
telling me 10 go on 10 Chase city. and 70
spend part Of the money there. He told
me GO put what j didn't use into regis
tered letter and 10 write letter TO my
SELF. sicning my brothers name 10 IT,
and sayirg the money came from him.
and TO address the letter TO myself at
Fort Mitchell
Il went on TO Chase city. and there and
.u other places j spent all OF the money,
except s.. which ! pu. into an envelope
and got a merchant 10 address 20 me al
Fort Mitchell
- then went back home. and when 1
White gentlemen had been there looking
Tor me. that they wanted ME down at
the courthouse as a witness. Just then
Mary AborIathy came alons. and said
tlat she had heard that the white folks
were going 90 White-cap all the negroes
around sloee parts for the murder OF
Mrs. Pollard My wife then began 20
.fy. and sail elc was going back TO her
home in North Carolina.
THAT night did not stay az my house
l-t slept ont uIGDr "a trcstle and The
next day my wife and myself started 10
go TO grocery store ucfr oy - buy
.1metfiug To- cat. While we were on
The way there I saw crowd OF mon
coming AS soon as thcv saw mo they
started SO run 20 Wc. ! Threw my wife
s. and told her 90 shift for herself /
then ran of and succeeded IN making
ny escape. and kept oIt Of the way OF
my pursucrs for several days.
MS CAPTURE.
"Finauy ! was caught by a crowd Of
men as I was going along the road
short distance from Chase City. Among
tie men who captured me was Mr. Pet
tus They tied my arms tight and TOOK
me with them
when Father Wcbcrs was seen yestcr-
day he had the following TO say:
FA~HrR wEIBfEs TALKs.
Il am reluctant 20 say anything re-
cardlng nay talk with Governor OFer-
r4N lie gave several reasons for his
refusal 20 grant Marable a respite. The
most important was the fear that Should
Marable be granted q respite, u would
haye a tendency 20 incite people &c
lynch-law at some future time. Cover
aor O'Ferrau said he was proud that
while IN the Executives chair not
lrnchirg hal occurred. and ne would not
Ike 20 see hs record broken. Then he
statcd that he had a decided opinion IN
sac matter OF jury trials, and could
a1t see how a man could have an unfair
ttiai. when tried by jury OF twelve
unprcju1iccd -opinionated men. Gov
cfuor D'fefraN also stated that he
thought Marbles statement very th.n
ana unworthy OF belief.
My opinion in the matter is that Mar
able should have n respite but IL IL
NOT worth any more than that OF the
other people who have followed the trial,
read tie eud ancc. and talked with those
who wcro go attendance. No special
weight can be attached 10 my opinion
because ] heard Marbles confession. as
priest. and that for two reasona-hrst,
because no priest can use the knowledge
Obtained in confession. either for or
gainst person. secondly. because even
II this we're not SO. the confession could
not have Influenced ,r modified my opin-
Ion. as ! ssN the Governor three DAYS
before Ncroh'c made g.
when ] asked the Governor 20 grant
rtprinvr. SEATED that justice would
not suffer By the delay / told Governor
O'F.rrall that Harablo ought 10 receive
a respite until a'ier the trial Of the
women. as the evidence then brought
or. would throw much Hight on the
mans case. and show him up IN a
different light entirely. After the Gov
crnor's refusal 20 interfere. ! went 10
Narable. and told him that the Cover
ror had refused 70 grant reprieve.
The condemned man dropped his head
on his chest. and remained silent for
with eyes cast down for some time. At
last. I said: 'Morablc. what do you think
now7 Hs ala not answer me for sew
eral minutes, but at last he lifted his
head, and said: Tho Lords VIII be