Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-09-07
A NEW TRIAL.
THIS Is WHAT THE
COUNSEL WILL ASK
FOR.
Thrilling Incidents.
How MarabIe was Coerced
in the Courtroom.
A Touching Letter from the
Condemned Mans Wife.
Mary A6ernatb.y Hears
from Her Son.
A White Man Offers to Re.
turn the Stolen Money.
Mr.. POLLARD'S STATE
MENT.
4 A White Man Offers to Re.
turn the Stolen Money.
Mr.. POLLARD'.S STATE
MEN7.

Interest in the cases of the con-
demned women has not abated. and
the fact that they are unquestionably
innocent causes the people 60 make
constant enquiries and rally to their
support In the meantime the preiu-
diced people of Lunenburg County are
apparently furious at the efforts being
made TO save them
AFTER THE PLANET.
Information has come TO us that
they are desirous of venting their
spleen on the PLANET, and that enoui-
rIes are being made as to its financial
standing and the possibility of success
in the event of any kind of suit being
entered
1t is plainly evident with the pres
ent array OF facts in the possession of
counsel that success will attend their
Efforts. The women can prove their
innocence, the commonwealth can
never prove their guilt.
Mr.. wIsE's VISIT.
Hon George D. Wise, who spent
four days in Lunenburg County, driv-
ing twenty-five miles per day reached
the city Friday night, August 3Oth
Ills trip was a successful one
While he was away eX-Judge Henry
W FlOurnoy and Capt A h. Guigon
were looking up the law-pOints bear
ing upon the case There has not been
one scintilla of law that has not been
carefully examined and kept ready for
presentation TO the court.
The pile of law-bOoks that they will
produce To cite the authorities to sus-
tain them in their contention would
astound the average citizen.
Will SECURE NEW TRIAL
1t is needless to say that they are
confident of securing new trial.
We're the women guilty, they would be
entitled TO it; as they are innocent. it
makes the granting of it unavoidable.
White citizens who will not say that
the women are innocent, are forward
in declaring that even if guilty they
should have new trial and te convic-
ted lbaccordance with the forms of the
LAW
Old man Pollard, the husband of the
murdered lady continues to clamor
for his money.
OFFERED TO RETURN THE MONEY
In recent conversation. he asked !:
''What would you think of a man who
would come TO me and offer TO return
me my money, if / would give him fif-
ty per cent half of it a white man
drove here IN a jumper and made that
proposition to me. l told him / had
put my advertisement on my gate Of
feriRg to give twenty per cent to any
body who would return me my money
told him / wouldn't give cent more
if 1 never got it. The man got into his
Jumper, and after asking me not to
! call his name drove away"
Further conversation with him fail
ed to elicit any information as to the
name of the white man
BELIEVES A WHITE MAN IMPLICATED.
Mr. Pollard said that he believed
that white man was concerned in the
murder, but refused to say who ht
thought this person was.
Mr.. Pollard is a miser. He has beer
accustomed to loan money at IA higl
rate of interest, being known to hav,
eXacted as much as ten per cent pc
month or one hundred and twenty pc
cent per year.
For the use of 800, one month, he,
charge ten dollars; for one yea
$l2O which in one year is more tha
the amount borrowed
TYPICAL OLD MusER
When seen he wore an old Goa
alongside of which the proverbial JOS
eph's coat spoken of in the scripture
could bear no comparison On it wa
nearly every kind of button from
pants button to a brass one. His ha
was pieced and patched Whe
asked why he thought the women too
some of his wife's clothing, he sal
that he was certain she had two pillo
slips to each pillow, and that numbe
were not there. She did not have {
many clothing as he thought sh
should have had, as he gave all sI
wanted.
This last statement is much dOubte,
They found out her lack of clothir
when they were shrouding her.
Wilson Alternately, the husband
Mary is still on the place with IL
children.
THE JURORS STATEMENTS.
Juror J. 2 Lakewood, who serv,
in the Pokey Barnes case insists tn
he was unduly influenced into rende
ing the verdict of guilty. Mr.. Wi
has his sworn affidavit to that efe,
Juror Jones, who served on they Wa
Abernathy case. while opposed to
new trial says that the jury aftef t
case had been closed and they haA r