The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-26
Who KILLED mrs. POLLARD?
The Murdered Wcman'S Husband Insists
That There is a White kan in The Case.
The MsH WHO PROMPTED MARBLE.
His Name j. Lucius Peitus-Who Got the
Pollard Money l. an Important pues-
tion--A Prominent Judge snys
the Women Were Not Proven
GuiIty-view- 81 Others.

Guiity-yiews 81 Others.
LT'NENBURG c.. j.. Va, July 25.-spe-
cjal.-Iunonburu Courthouse presents
quite n different Wow to-day from that
of week ago. when, 20 the Music OF
f ratti.ns bayonets. the trio of LuncnDuis
SUSPECTS marched into the courtroom TO
receive the death sentence. I'm the luit
+ aftar the storm there IS row ana then q
breezy ruu0r to r,call the startling de-
velopments of last week. some ne" ana
some oil. but all Interesting, ana so'i'
even startling
Who killed Mrs. Pollard? s. question
/ that has been asked a thcresne times ny
/ Il Thousand people. 1lr.. 4oilaili tl.e -i-.
/ land OF lhe murdered woman sun ,L..7'
/ 10 the belief that Wllle man l1 '.AF'..
Gated in tie muTirr but ho one M
/ know whom ne suspects. or "il'..' i..., az
/ las settled upon amy particular person az
the guilty oHe Fut one lnlns 4a ''' .,i.'
! and tnat is that Mr. toiitfu la li,l "',s ,
: certain that some White man was =" "'
F curruIl.e in ID not fle ILsusatof ana I'I-
I r..f. Tor of tha klIliu.. Du tnc otntt manu.
I "A larre number of tne most lieillh.Nl
/ citizens here scout tli5 idea, ana INSIST
upon lt tlar tlc convicted testo' "l
I tile guilty parties, and that tine r-'l4 '-
+ the white man was "a sheer ltlilta -iol''
/ bt which MaIaDle. for Goou reasons "I i.i'
! own. hopcd to save tle women NtoAl NN
/ taI already denounced and finally COM
+ yicfpd. And there are -tl oti'itf "l"
I many il would Bee dif.clit 60 say, Nh" N'-
/ ufre that while MalaDie is uN- ,e,.ls
/ guilty. Mary ADfTnatny aut lvh's
iarnes. ~ not innocent of the cnii5r'
/ were at least convicted upon slight anu
/ dubious testimony, which Was mace .l4@9e
! TO support the verdict against i"eI"'
c.sfot u,hY ARsEs.
Now. whatever may Doe the truth OF
/ this matter. there ls one atrikhh4 'o-
niAcant fact and .h,t ,li Us ,,.,.e, .-ay of ,ns
/ prosecution Is right, BE- the most Snllty
/ Ol the four who have pteA lir- 20 -"''
escaped Elth q verdict OF tel ye,iiA' t,...,
This was tine woman VINO, attyl A.-s
10 flo theory of the Commonwealth. in-
stigatcd the murder, ana "ho iih.7l.t
/ the Information as 10 lAe NHe4 t@.oD', 80 va
/ tne money, TO 0Dtaln which "4s -"e 4'o-
/ tive for The murder. If any or then Mele
/ guilty, and AN were accoi-lnh TO @ @-,iai 49,
I Il would seem that Der b-A was wy
] deepest. and that Acr punishment 0liv-It
/ have been The most signal ana severe hul
/ fortfrafe,v f1r. nor the jaw had already
! claimed three victims. aLA IL la Mo4' 'D
] tins fact than 90 anything else that .yl
/ Helt punishment ls due. ANA ll Is Ai5Ai9
probable that had ehe been lleI btl1Ir
/ Nary Aberratlv ana l0key Barnes rAt
J mf-It to-day have been sentenced 70
death, Instead ot ten years coAl-neil'eAe
{ ia the ptAlltAlia4g'
wnAr Ilt4aE OF rHr MONEY
/ Who got the money? is another question
/ that lalies the people mere. -.1.'
/ Solomon Alarehlc looms ip as tNt 4lDl'-
IctI tai lar Dut il tii7 ease gre az
/ nd rroluca the rcneg. as ia the olAer
/ ne produced the women.
As a matter of fact, no one hut 1olo-
/ mon Marahle knows VINO blL thih Ino"'s
/ anl though ne has told great rthi
! about IT, uO one has succeeded 4n hnNlIo
H. Perhaps wilson Apeinatuy WieHt
/ give some interesting Mlylmiiluh a"o,t
| lt. - lls conduct of iasi Inuls na. W o-i.'
/ suggest tut Ae id- Holt ana Will .i't-
n Is nighly improbable that TINS money
/ wifi ever Doe found, Tor even i-c 'Niif1t
] intellect can conilt neul lnc ,iaN5.i VI
being found with amy oi IT, AS H mat
/ Ter VI fact, twenty-lollfr hilis are aaA-
/ gfr0us tnngs 10 handle in ine Aric"nol-
/ hood u the murder Just at present ana
] tne negroes there shun them as itA-ious-
/ y AS tney DO graveyard NJ night
/ Another matter mat seems To- hNahen
/ considerable curiosity in tlls case is as
10 the Identity ut the man VINO Wluhfl
/ "a Narabl, when on Friday he told lis
weird and wunltr0us tale of the IN. rlr-
riOus man with tle pistol and the deep
bass voice, who picAel him np on ine
/ roadside and made him the unwilling
/ accom- rllct lu This atrlDlous crime. %oNi
/ lust here t may Do. We'll tO relate some
! very curious events that preceded ana
! attended tlis remarkable change in front.
lt is said That on Ihurslat evening VIII
| son Alternately. tIe husband OF Mary,
/ came down to Luntuuurs courthouse
| and consulted "a prominent citizen with
| reference 10 employing counsel for his
/ wife. iIe Was told that u ae foal4
| procure $500 that u- could get "a lawyer
/ tO defend Der. and that perhaps AN 49,
! Quiftal mI.lt le secured. TO this be
/ replied tnat Dice could not get as much
ass chat, bat tNat Doe could 60 .luO uf
! $780, and asked 10 flat would be enough.
/ On receiving 900 Affirmative answer. le
/ said that I' would so f0 get the money.
and would bring it with nlm 20 the ,ourt-
! house in tine m0rnine The next morn-
| ins le returned to the courthouse with
! the statement tlat Doc could NOT .ct the
J money. and that Mary would have 60 d0
/ the best She could.
/ That same morning. an hour or two
| before Che meeting of The court. 80 Was
/ rumorea around among the crowd 90
| the courthouse that Mafahie had D.
| celFcd another revelation. and that .l
! bis testimony on that day he would
! oxonelate the women and imulicate IL
/ white man by the name OF THOMPSON
! This report spread rapidly throughout
/ the crowd nni caused "a marked t.usl-
! tlou. Sheriff Cari010 notified Major
| Derhyshire tAat tlore was considerable
| eNclieMfnf among The people there. end
that he haa better De- in readiness io
! act quickly to which the MaIor replied
] that Dee WAS ready for any emergency
which might arise.
THE Man WHO IEoMPrHD MARAnrr.
| Soon after this Mar4bla lil spin mis-
wOudrous yarn, and q was during fho
! time that one OF the jurors noticed chat
| some one in fhe ataieHce was making
ens of some kind 20 ths witness. and
! so notified the 5herin. CuOu having his
attention called tO this Julla Oraain inns
meiiaiely ordered the court-ho.se 90 be-
| cleared. which was qiickl~ done Whe.
| tner the influence OF this spectator was
| deterrent or surse stFe your c0rresDOn-
| dent dCts not know. but it is remarkable
| that ass coon as q. left .he COURTROOM
! that Mar4hie returned once more t0 his
/ first love. and reiterated the in0notorci.s
| but ever bl0od-curlllns story of how he
| the two Marys ami fOkey committed the
| murder.
The name of this man is said 70 De
| I.ucfan Petms, who lives down I'm tho
| neigh5orh00d Of Ar Pollard. ana. who.
| 10 Is sad is n some way connected with
| the Thompson whom Marahl. WAS az tha
] time of this remarkable occurrence
denouncing as The perfectf ttor OF the
] crime.
The question that naturally suggests
/ Itself g. where dll Marabie derive tire
inspiration that lel him 10 accuse Air.
1 Thomson. and why was IL that so
! 0uicklv after the leaving Of Nr Pcitus he
/ abandoned this charge and fcll back unou
l the ono that had stood the wear auI
tear OF the grand jury and had already
rlacad rope around his neck
Another thing thar come people would
ftf.. l.. i-,,,t.rn -. What rrlafiou r.-..f.l