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re-opened is such a plain and fiagrant
violation of the law that reversal is
certain in that case. These facts are
supplemented by many others of "A sim
liar nature and make it almost abso-
lutely certain that new trial can and
will be secured.
The innocence of the women is be-
coming all the more apparent as the
circumstances surrounding the case
are examined. The citizens committee
which brought an alleged history Of
the case TO the Governor misrepresent-
ed facts and made statements which
can be and have been proven untrue.
1t must be conceded that the women
were convicted upon Solomon Mara
ble's testimony, which was proven at
the time to be false, and which Solo
mon has since admitted to be untrue.
But the Richmond, Va Times cor
respondent who visited the spot tells
the whole story, and we might add
that his version of it has been accepted
as true. reluctantly so, even by the
wOmen's enemies:
''IR order to determine the hour of
the murder, one thing must be esJab-
lished, and that is whether or not
Mrs Pollard was killed at the point at
which her body was found. AS moth
ing has been said at any time to show
that she was killed at any other place,
it may be taken for conceded that she
was killed where found. But, as this
fact can easily be proven, / will state
the reasons why it must be true Here
they are: When Mrs. Pollard's 5 body
was found her head was lying in lit
tie hollow, perhaps an inch below the
surrounding surface. This Ii tie hol-
low, which is the spot in the diagram
occupied by he head of the body, was
drenched wi h blood. while at no other
point was there more than a small
splOtch or two.
1t is certain therefore, that Mrs.
Pollard was killed where her body was
found.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
1t may be asked. How does this
prove the time Of Mrs. Pollard s
deatffif-??A-----
- In answer to this / say:
If yOu.will take the diagram and the
photograph of the Pollard house and
it, surroundings you will see that the
place where the body was found is a
little to the right of the main gate as
YOU come up the road 30 the house,
and about ninety feet from the gate
The body, which lay about twelve or
thirteen feet from the house,
with its feet to the house was
about fifteen feet from the large tree
shown in the sketch, and extended be-
yond both sides of the tree, the bead
being east of The tree and the feet to
the west of it.
Between the gate and the body there
is no obstruction whatever, not even
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
Richmond women's League Society Club.

Money contributed since last meet
ing and to be handed in August 23rd,
1895 at 8 O'Clock p. M, at the Fifth St.
Church:
Young Ladies' Benevolent, $40
Victoria Council, "a, /. o. st. Luke. 26
Silver Cord Tent, %, 5
Blanca Council, I. o. of St. Luke, 5
Eureka, I" &
Arabella 25
Sisters of Love, 10
Many other societies will report, but
we have not the names,
MRS. Rosa ID. BowsAR, President.
MISS M. L. CHTLEs, Secretary.
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Observation-Disclosures, beloved
son of Horace and Julia Minoleton.
died Thursday, August I4th. age O
years and months. He died at the
residence OF his parents. 943 w. Leigh
street.
"Asleep in sJesus."
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
GALILRAN FISHERMEN Rally
They win Help Save the Women.

Mr.. JOHN MITCHELL.
Dear Sir-We send you So on vour
Lunenburg case and hope il viii a. a.
much good in that direction from
yours truly, Sisters of Shiloh Danob-
ters, NO iS, Grand United Order Of
Galilean Fishermen. Uer oA
Vyast Mesdames e Fannie Sims and Pollia
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24

there Take the cuts that accompany
this article, and ask yourself if it is
reasonable that three persons entering
that yard at different 6mes, one of
them on foot, stopping to open the gate
and two others riding in farm wagon
could have failed to see that body, and
you are compelled to answer No
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE.
1t is self evident proposition that
that body, the body of a full grown
woman, lying there upon the thin, low
grass, and extending on both sides of
that massive tree, which it held out
into. bold relief, could not have escaped
detection. That body, mute in death,
told more loudly than it could in life,
of the horrible murder which had been
committed, and to say that it could
have remained unnoticed is but to
say that the passers-by we're blind /
have visited that house twice, and I
know from experience that when you
enter that gate, that you have full
and unobstructed view of the whole
side of the yard upon which her body
was found. and that there are no grass
or weeds to obstruct the view.
When / was first shown the spot
| 0AACAC bAcO OO0J vas AOOHNf tu1HCQ
to look at that gate, and like the flash
of lightning, it struck me that no liv-
ing being could have passed through
that gate without seeing that corpse,
had it been there / walked back to
the gate, and examined closely the
ground between the gate and the tree,
and / assert it as a fact beyond the pow
er of refutation, that there was not the
slightest obstruction to full view of
| that body There were no weeds at
all, and the low, thin grass, which
does not at any point cover the earth,
but which grows in little tufts and
clumps through which grayish, white
soil is plainly visible, might have re-
lieved, but could not have obscured
the body which rested upon it
LOOKED AT IT AGAIN.
On my second trip, scanned with
even more anxious eye, the surface OF
that yard, and my second examina-
tiOn instead of shaking my first con-
viction, confirmed it, if conviction
can be confirmed This is no mere
impression, resulting from cur
sorry view of the ground, bat it is a
conviction growing out of deliberate
and painstaking investigation, for ]
felt that this fact, if fact it was, would
prove to be of the utmost Importance
and I was, therefore, anxious to be
certain before / spoke.
No living person save Solomon Mara
bic, has testified that Mrs. Pollard was
dead at O'Clock. and not one fact is
adduced to support the truth of his
statement, while against the testimo-
ny of this self-confessed perJurer, the
facts which have stated stand out in
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24

weeds or grass. IfyOu will look at the
cut you Will find that a person enter
ing that gate not only could have seen
II, but that it is improbable he could
have failed TO see it. OF the correct
ness OF his cut lhere can be no doubt.
Tor IT is a reproduction not of a sketch
made by hand, but of a photograph
made while the camera was setting in
the road shown on the diagram lust
between the gate posts. Now, If Mrs.
Pollard had been killed before 9
O'Clock, her body at o'clock would
have occupied just the position shown
IN the cut Well, here is what oc-
Cured at six O'Clock:
STRANGE OCCURRENCE.
At that hour Mr.. Pollard. who was
at work i'm the field, up i'm front of the
mouse, heard the wagon of Mr. Glenn
ents, who had told him that he was
coming TO his house that evening to
buy some corn. Unhitchng his horse
ne went on ahead of MIR. Clements.
opened the gate, and went on through
the front yard gate, to the front porch.
Not seeing his wife he called to her
twice, but receiving no answer, he hur
riedly washed his hands and went on
to the corn house, which is situated in
the extreme upper hand of the house
yard as shown in the diagram. BY
the time that he got TO the courthouse
Mr.. Clements, who had in the wagon
his son William, a boy of some twelve
or fourteen years old, had driven his
wagon through the gate, and turning
his horse to the left, had driven on to
the courthouse, where he was Joined
by Mr. Pollard
Mr.. Clements and his son then went
into the corn house, while Mr.. Pollard
stood in the door which fronts upon
the yard, attending to the measure
ment of the corn.
BOTH AT THE HOUSE.
After the wagon had been loaded,
Mr. Pollard and Mr.. Clements return
ed 10 the house, while the boy drove
the wagon to the gate, AID with his
team standing there, began to smoothe
down the corn. Upon returning TO he
house, MIR. Pollard went into the big
room. and after procuring the necessa-
ry material, rejoined Mr.. Clements in
the porch. and there prepared the
bond for the corn. During all of the
time that they were there in the porch
this boy. a bright, intelligent youth,
was on the wagon there at the gate
smoothing down the corn From that
gate 10 the body was about ninety
feet, and yet neither Mr.. Pollard, Mr..
Clements. or his son. saw the body.
or had the slightest idea that it was
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
A VIVID PORTRAYAL.

His announcement of great princi-
pies, laudation of the liberal-minde
white people, praise of the Richmond
Times, commendation of PLANET and
its editor picturing the deplorable con-
ditiOn of the innocent women produc-
ed a remarkable effect upon the audi
ence. After the sermon, Editor Mitch
ell in pathetic sOul-stirring manner
related the history of the case from the
arrest of the prisoners down to the
present time. The effect was magical.
Men wept and the women shed tears.
The collection was taken up. People
fiocked to the table. The scene was
one never to be forgotten. When it was
all over, it was found that they had
given $62.76.
This is the largest amount as yet Civ
en- by any church in the state. The
deacons of the church were unanimous
in helping and the church authorized
them to give the entire collection.
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
as bold relief and denounce him again
as a liar.
THE wOMFN'e r1DocrNCr


And if am right in my deductions,
am l not justified ia saying that, as
this murder was possibly not commit
tel until after 8 O'Clock, that Solomon
Marable's statement, duplicating these
women may be lie, out Of the whole
cloth, and that any conviction founded
upon his testimony, must leave behind
not only doubt as to its Justice, but
the most positive conviction of its in
justice2 Take from the evidence in
the case his testimony, and what re-
mains is but rope of sand, which
crumbles in the hands that wove it
but add Go the rest the testimony OF
this perjurer, and it becomes strong
enough to hang two women, and to
bind another for life, to the floor Of a
felon's cell.
1t would seem that any further reply
to this sta tement was unnecessary.
certainly until it is established that
Mrs. Pollard was killed before 6
O'Clock, but there are some other err
rors SO glaring that it would be unjust
TO the public not to correct them.
In regard to the case of Pokey
Barnes, the statement says:
On the day of the murder, Mary
Barnes did go TO Pokey Barnes house
at midday, and about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon in the company of Mary
Craghead, Betsey Ellis, and Ellen
Gayle. Pokey went from her house
north, along the line fences between
MIR Fore's and Mr. Pollard's, in the di-
rection of Mr.. w. u. Thompson's.
When near Mr.. Thompson's Pokey and
Ellen Gayle parted with the other
women In the field along the side of
which these four women had passed
four or five men were at work replant-
ing corn
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
REV. GRAHAMs VOICE.
The Eloquent Divine breaches Again
Sixth Mt. ZION Church Makes Re-
markable Record Rev. John Jas
per Happy-They GLADLY
Help the Lunenburg Sufferers.

On last Sunday afternoon the Sixth
Mount Zion Baptist Church was pack
ed to sufocatiOn. The cause Of it was
the announcement that Rev. w. f.
Graham, the brilliant young divine
would repeat his sermon on the Lunen-
burg Case.
For nearly an hour Rev. Graham
preached oIA of the most powerful and
remarkable sermons 60 which we have
ever listened. He swayed the audi
ence at will, worked up some of the
members to an indescribable pitch of
excitement, and caused the other por-
tion to be bathed in tears His text
was Proverbs 3l:9. "Open thy mouth,
judge righteously, and plead the cause
of the poor and needy"
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
WHERE IS THE STICK.

And the question that want to ask
is this; What became of that stick2'
The axe, the weapon with which
those deadly wounds we're
made, and which told too plainly of
the murderous deed which had been
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
EVERY COLORED NAN

Should Have this Jour-
nal In His Home. Every
White Man Should be full
Iy Posted as to the Wishes
of this Large LabOring
Class of the South.
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24

Terms in Advance $1.5O
per year. Ssnt to any part of
tia unlted States or Canada
without additional chargs.
NORRR0<0NRAAAN
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
WOMEN SEEN.

The four women were seen by these
hands as they passed along the entire
length of the field, while going towards 5
Mr. ThompsOn's and the two women.
Betsey Ellis and Mary Craghead, were
seen on their return from Mr.. Thomp
sons from the time they entered the
field. Mr.. Fore did not see Pokey and
Ellen return at all. Ben Knight. the
husband (pro tem) of Pokey Barnes.
testified that he saw Pokey and Ellen
when they were near to Pokey's house
on their return, and that they had
been gone about three-quarters of an
hour On cross-examinati ton. Ben
stated that they (the hands) had re-
planted four or five rows of corn each !.
that the corn was about two-thirCis
missing; that the land was hard
and they were chopping il
up and replanting as it went
along; that the rows were long
(since ascertained TO be 264 yards). and
that it would take some time to re
plant one, perhaps nearly half an hour.
Thus, IL is clear, that Pokey was una
ble 10 account for herself during the
entire time in which it was possible
for the murder to have been com
mitted except by Ellen Gayle
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24

But at all events if it was the inten-
tion of this committee to report all the
facts in this case it should have report
edthe testimony of Oracle knight.
which more than anything else, tended
to. demonstrate the truth of the defence
set up by Pokey Barnes.
And while / am discussing the case
of Pokey Barnes, / desire to call atten-
ton to one fact in this case which has
never yet been mentioned, but which
seems to be of the highest Importance
and that is this:
Solomon Marable testified in every
instance in which he connected Pokev
Barnes and Mary Alternately with this
crime, that when Mrs. Pollard came
out and Mary Alternately grabbed her.
that POkey Barnes hit her three times
with hickory stick watched the ac-
counts of the testimony carefully. and
have since carefully re-Yead all that /
could find upon that subject in the en-
deavor to ascertain what had become
of that stick.
Like the money and the clothing
and the Blackstone Institute bond, it
has vanished into thin air, and has not
been seen or mentioned from that time
until this
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.

would suppose that Ellen GaVle and
Ben knight were the only witnesses
who testified for Pokey Barnes. Well.
not only is this untrue, but the testi-
mony of the most important witness
for Fokey Barnes has been entirely
omitted (I will not say suppressed) in
the Statement of Facts.
refer to the testimony of Oracle
Knight, whose name is not even men
toned in the statement. Here il is.
Oracle Knight a twelve wear old
cOlored girl was put on the stand for
the defense and testified that Pokev
Barnes did not leave the house latter
she came back with Ellen Gayle) until
after Mr.. Pollard gave the alarm of
murder Oracle was put through a
rigid crOss-eXamination by the Com
monwealth, but stuck to her first
statement. Dispatch, July l9, 1895.
Here also is the statement of Ben
Knight, taken from the same paper.
Ben Knight testified that he was
working in a field near Pokey's honse
He did not see her leave the house af-
ter she entered r with Ellen Gayle.
She could have left without his seeing
her, but it was not probable
Now this statement of Oracle
Knights, it would seem, is very i'm
portant piece of evidence, for if it is
true, it demonstrates beyond doubt
the fact that Pokey Barnes was not at
Mrs. Pollard's at the time of the muir
der. Whether or not this statement
is true, is a question which / do not
attempt to decide, but one thing is
certain, and that is if this child, an ip-
norant little colored girl of twelve
years, had been lying,it is hardly prob
able that she could have successfully
withstood the rigid cIoss-examina-
alton of two lawyers who were
thoroughly familiar with facts.
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24
AZ IMPoRrANr QuEsrIoN.

1t may be asked. How does this
prove the time of Mrs. Pollard s
Richmond planet., 1895-08-24

Mr. Thomas Winn of Baltimore
Md called on as.
Miss Fannie B Alexander of Bal
timOre is in the city.
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E>EIMOS IN THE SCHOOLS.
To Be Exhibited by Miner w. Bruce
the Alaska Explorer.

Miner W. Bruce. the Arctic explorer
who is at present in the city with several
natives Of that far-off country and the
most complete exhibit of Eskimo land
products ever exhibited in this country
is DESTROYS of taking the Eskimos to the
different school houses In the city tomor-
row. In a short talk ne will explain to
the children the modes of living of the
Eskimos and the country from which they
come. He viii call on the superintendent
of schools today 10 make arrangements
for the visit. His intention is to have all
the children taken into the assembly hall
of each building at certain hour and the
Eskimo exhibited 10 them all a one time
While in Providence, r. L. two years
ago Mr.. Bruce made the same proposition
10 the board OF education OF that city. and
was al first refused by the superintendent
who said there was an ordinance forbid
ding anything of the kind but later he
was allowed TO appear with the Eskinos
and shortly after received the following
Credeutial from Walter II. Barney of the
school committee:
1T gives me great pleasure to testify 20
the value Of your exhibition to our public
delighted with the novelty or the exhibit
ton but their interest ia portion OF the
country but little known has been stimu-
lated 10 a degree which is valuable in
many ways No weeks study Of books
could begin TO be worth as much AS your
fftsen minutes talk with the living eX-
ample Of Eskimo in their native costumes
before the children's eyes"
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Motorcycle Race for g. o.,o

More than twenty entries have been
nsaae Tor me motorcycle race 20 take place
November 2. commencfui al NIilwaukae
ana ending at Chicago. The prizes
amounting TO S5.eo. have been offered BY
the Chicago Times-Herald. and will be
awarded for the most satisfactory per-
Iormances, speed. economy. power and
other considerations being taken ditto ac-
count Sixty motorcycles Of different
types are now being made. and MANY of
them, including several foreign machines
It's Is thought will take part in me race.
A preliminary test OF all vehicles entered
Is TO be made about October %. with
view 10 deciding which are worthy 10 COM
pete.
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The
Quick Cur
For
RheumltEm

= r-1a-trscltv. or course you have heard
- l. and have beer told how good u -
- lane Back IumhaEo, Sciatlca and All
so-ts ~ Rheumatic pains bus have yoi9
r,.nr tried il for yourself u Hot' way
not@ ..-..t Team. ,,e.tt,t,.
-. t.,,1 ard n 70 Is a hun6res3th part -
80 a. TIE doctors and the thousands
- have tried IL say u -, ~ cGEat 20 90
- ,rSsch good. liz ism Ike medicine.
abt.s ff II dent cure yo0 often HuFts you
- ~5,ss~,'t cost ruuch-ary man can cas-
81, A. 'ss,,-s er@ OF Or SA\DfNS ELEt'-
- rsEI.TS ft does not need = doctor
! ~ ~. - $50 il and az Won't interfere Wtih
49, COMFORT OF whatever ~osA sou may
"vfgX SUFFER when you can - pos'-
-,f~.sie The method - SO simple All1
80 [.,oF results are 50 sure th4t p" can
- - rsfard = ny men am women en-
- -. ..x..rts-laIing pain. WAlcn prev atS
,ss-, frorn working or sseeEth<' Ns.en t1-sz
49, cr,lv 10 reach cat their hama ana o
cured. ~crptc pETT-
once RheunAti~n. ininh sEo, set
-. kidney Complaints. Lame 1A'A,
g Tlrr,rse -usrensory fer men
free - ith all belts. - - A., s.,
80 fsr book. Three classes 81 Arh-
s,.las4 Tree. Address.
Sa>pE> ELECTRIC CO.
- 81 ana Washington SIS. Portland. of-
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NOT ALLOW ED no BID
kgelman SwearS Vengeance on
Captain of the Bear.
HE WANTED TO BUY IN wRECkAGE
And offered His Resignation. But II
Was Accepted Day Too Late-A
story From Teller station.

Miner " Bruce. the Alaska explorer.
y no j. TOW in tniS CITY, tells s-ory r.
the events lea6lnS ap 30 the res.Sua t.ou
o. Superint endent kxeirna1. Vho-Aas been
stationed ar Teller reindeer station. Alas
ka whA-h throws considerable .iEht on A
controversy that - expected o. arise be-
tween the superintendent ana Capt Hea-
lev. 81 the revenue cutter Scar kcel-
man who came originally from VISION
sin was appointed supe~ir tencert - the
s.arfau. watch Is TIE head enc in Alaska.
aa,ur Z YEAR ago. The d3ffi-ulry between
rim, and Cant. Healey has grown ogt Of
IRE wreck.us n tee bark ". II. Meyers.
tsa6aa with supplies FOR missionary sta
tons. ard also fer whaling vessels belong
tnE 70 capt. McheInA-
on June - Else Meyers anchored .1 thc
barber az Teller station about a mtle
fr-u shore purinE the 1ay q aeavy
wsnd Sprasg up from the South. causing
the ark - drag ner anchor ana % drtf.
randy toward shore The crew Nas APP
uarertly belplfSS. snd ia few inmates
fne Meyers Vas lying stranded Wlsa b 2
hole in her bottom. The natives and crew
immediately began 70 save fne sarZ0. srd
hy qu4ck WORK Eot r7cst - aHs With
our damage =. consisted % lumhSr. sro-
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cerles. coal. etc. such as used IN A-ciie
stations and was stored ana sealed ~
order OF the government authorities AZ
the station
4 short time after the wreck the goods
were advertised 20 lie sold al public auc-
ton n the highest bidder. Superintendent
Keelman saw good chance 20 make some
money at the sale. and sig1ifed his inten-
5Ien II being a bidder. Capt Healey in
formed him that he could not bid a. the
sale on account OF his being a govern02f ~
Official kgeInan was hound n would hid.
and handed IN his resignation the evening
before The sale but = Vas not accepted un4
III the next dav. after The sale WAS over.
The entire cargo valued at $3.50, was
knocked down n Capt, Townsend, owner
OF small vhalsr, for $50.
Nvalwan was much lnceused At the ar-
ton q the government officials in not ac-
r.nttnC his res Enatlcn sooner than they
did arH the next day after tho sale
r,uga-aua-turuhle night took place. IN
which Kgelman got the worst or it. be
hacked his effects. arr left on TIRE next
ctl.e,ssr- vessel branding every one cor
ne,red with the sale as a swindler. and
swearing thar ne would have eternal ven
r4anoe. He Is TOW ia the East. and has
declared that re- Will lay The matter before
the Insurance coupa mes who carried ina
cargo. ana also before tire authorities az
Washington City.
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POLE-TEAM PACING.
ne " orid's Record Broken at Spring.
Held. Ill.,. Last Friday

Thad Huston, OF Tacoma. kindly posu.s
out an error in sporting reference hooks
Ehaen the Post-InteIIigencsr repeated on
oataFcay last, relative 70 the pole team
hllis pacing record That record is often
wrongly assigned 70 Belle Hamlin and
Honest George. 2:l2Iz. for their achieve
mem az Providence. r. l.. September 3
ar Huston correctly points out that
me sne team trotted. not paced. that day Tbs
best pole team pacing record IN n tbfs
year racing season was held by Daisy u
aha silver Tail, Z.isiz. made at East Saef-
raw. Mich, July Is. 1851 Therefore. when
EIne Powers and Presiona Wilkes paced a
~ dL.iie IN 2l2ss al Springfield. III. September
20 tney broke the worlds record.
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SELLS WHISKY TO ISEBRfATEs.
Eeeiev Institute az Kansas soldiers
unme Must Paw q LIccn-c.

Ieavenworth. Kan. Sept. = THE MT
- s-a-as internal revenue officials so this
CIV have received notice from ihe de-
mart in Washington city 20 collect retail
I3quor license from the Kelley institute
~ me national soldiers home. The gov
eminent 81 the home refuses IN make
ravfnen1. claiming that The government
runs the keeley cure ana me nome anu
!. o,rsantiertty a partner in me business.