The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-22
WAS HARD ON MARABLE.
ONE OF MS ALLEGED ACC0NPLTCES
OFFERED TO HANG HIN.
Mary Abernathv's profIer TO an ohieer-A
Launch Party-A Thanksgiving
Service Last Night.

PETERSBURG. VA. June H.-Spec'a''
Deputv Sheriff r.. II. Bacon. OF Luhe"-
burg county, who brought to Peiersp"is
last night solomon Marsble. Mary ADe'-
nathy. and Poky Barnes. three OF '"'
negroes charged with the murder OF ME-
I.ucv ]. Pollard in that county, 'oio me
to-day that he was uneasy from ".
time he left Luncnbnrg Courthouse UNIV
he reached here that IN aitemp' "o"''
be made BY a mob 10 take the pr'soi''''
from him and his guards to lynch them
Deputy Bacon stated that when u.
brouobi the prisoners out or the COUNT .
IAN and placed them in the Wakon, :,
crowd of eeveniy-nve men was SD , 49,, :, I,
around The Jail Deputy Bacon sta'gu s s,,,'
he had rot been IN pea sihG s,,l es sleep Tie
also aaid the same thing In reieiehS' ~
Air ! W Ellis the sheriff OF Lunellp ,'... !, ;
county. who has been kepe busy fook'"S
after the safety Of the prisoners
Tur orFiR TO HANG MARABLT.
De,u,v Bacon told me that while on ms
way 10 Petersburg with we pi'9..,t,t
Poky Barnes complained OF ,he '"pd mai
which she was tied hurting her anu ' no
while no was in the act OF irahlhs ".
rome feel more comfortable 10 the ' ,-,'
Mary Abornathy. who Is very 'so'.
ana portly female. Weighing so'', ~, n
over @D pouuds. remarked TO him lha' >,
hs wo,,ij give her the rope she woulu
hang Solomon Marable 10 a tree. amt
Ncrable's parents are Granlson an
Faster Marablc. and they reside az H HISs
ter post-OiIice Vance county, y. =, -
wIfe's name Is Fannie Marapde' a'' 49,
resides near Bulock's postOiflcc, pIdi,,
willie county ~ {. Deputy bacon VIII
leave for Lunenburg Courthouse to-not-
row morning. and will travel all me way,
a distance OF seveniy-nNe miles. IN VI,
wagon IN which he brought the PRISONERS
here 800. ,.,.,,.
Court OF Lunenburg will open on tht ON
OF July next. but Deputy Bacon saSs ne
does not think that the alleged nuIu''e ls
OF Mrs. Pollard viii be arralSh'u ioi
trial until the August term.
LAUNCH PAHTY.
A launch party was given YESTERDAY
afternoon by Mr.. J. y. Huston TO the pu-
nils of his Sabbath-schCol class. run
of two miles below city Point was made
The party was chaperoned by Mrs Carier
r. bishop Mrs. !. y. Huston, ana MISE
Jennie Weddell. IL consisted Of MISSES
Helen McGni Hamilton. Annie Belle Fat
teson. Ashby Camp. Martha Spottswood,
Margaret Vaughan. Leslie stevens, Mary
jeffrey Camp. Josie Budd, Lena McN an
dish. Mamie Jones. and Bessie fegraln'
Messrs. Carter H. Bishop. and j. y. Hus-
ton. Messrs Don Bishop and Alfred
Huston: ,
Rev. Mr.. Nonan. a native Persian. VIII
speak at the Second Presbyterian church
on next Sunday morning on the marvel
Gus changes wrought by the Gospel III
Persia during the past fifty years
THASKsGIvISG SERVICE
A THANKSGIVING service was held TO
night al the Academy of Music under the
auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, ana
a large audience was in attendance. There
was some fine singing. ana an admlraple
address was made By Rev. IA. W. Battle,
d. H.. pastor Of the First BAPTIST church.
About twelve months ago 10 ladies' or
this city were given one dollar each by
the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Young Men
Christian Association, 10 be lnVessed IN
such "A way a. wouls yield the largest
returns. AT the meeting held tonight, At
when Rev j. w RIOS bro. -. D., pre-
sided. the names of these noble women
and the amo ints they had realized from
their Investments. were read by Rev. W.
G.. Starr. ID. -. -
The total amount was S3.096.37. This
money Is 70 be applied to the equipment
of the new hall of the \. NJ. c. \, when
II is completed
The meeting was brought TO close
with the DoNology and benediction Dy
DR. Starr
The race track at the old New Market
race course. in Prince George county, is
nearly completed. as Is also the club
house. which is being built on the grounds.