Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
WOMEN INNOCENT.
SHOCKING EXAMPLE or
UNBRIDL ED PASSION.
Startling Confession of
Solomon rlarabIe
HE EXONERATES THE
WONEN.
4 F'HH Acct mt Ofthe Trial.
THE PRISONERS TAKE
A STATEMENT.
AWhitG Man Implicated
he MURDERED MRS. POLLARD.

LUNENBURG COURTHOUSE, VA.
VIA MEHERRIN, VA, July I7.-Po-
key Barnes was arraigned before court
last night, charged with the murder of
Mrs. r.. s. Pollard. Mr.. Pollard, the
first witness, reiterated his testimony
as given in the trial of Mary Aberna-
thy and Solomon Marable, with the
2 exception of an allusion to difficulty
between Pokey Barnes and his wife.
BROUGHT INTO COURT.
On motion OF Mr.. Bernard, attorney
for the prosecution, Judge Orgain or
dered Pokey Barnes To be brought into
court and apprised her of her right of
having witnesses summoned and the
privilege of employing lawyer to de-
fend her. His Honor also notified her
that she was to be arraigned before
court tomorrow morning for being
accessory before the fact" in the
murder of Mrs. Pollard. This was
done 10 expedite matters and hasten
the conclusion OF this case.
MARABLE's TESTIMONY.
solomon Marable was placed on the
stand, and stated that Mary Barnes,
Mary Alternately, Pokey Barnes and
himself assembled in the backyard of
Mrs Pollard's house. Then to a Sc
=
lard came out of the house. "As soon
as she came out" he said, Il grabbed
her and held her while Mary Aberna-
thy and Pokey Barnes went in the
house TO get the money. The latter
went on out of the front door 80 the
field where MIR. Pollard was at work,
and the two former came out with
money / then got of of Yrs. Pollard
whom had been holding down by the
,H D,lIo.I
made an effort TO rise, but Pokey
Barnes hit her with stick three times,
and Macy Asernathy struck her on the
head with ar axe. Then they came on
to where was, as l told you before.
"a DIFFERENT STATEMENT.
VIII on the stand previously Mara
bic ms lie statement differing some
what frOm that just given, saying: 81
was ifear de house, and heard desc wo-
men, yholding, in a very low tone, con
Yer sation, which was cut short by some
Gort answer from Pokey Barnes >
fudge Orgain informed the prisoner
That she had right To question Mara
~ bile which she did, and with the skill o
Y a lawyer, as follows:
PROVING HIM \ LIAR.
Q. Solomon, did yo see me at Mr.
s POllard's that Friday2
A Yes.
Q Did you see me at Mr. Pollard
that day?
A Yes, saw you dar.
q Where was / when you saw me2
A. Up at de house.
q. Then, Solomon, why did you tel
the grand jury and the jailor that 20
never saw me until / came runnin
down to the spring.
THE WITNESS coNFEssEs.
Prisoner stutteringly evaded tn
hsiOn, but Pokey was very pei
sistent, and repeatedly asked Solomon
Did you, or did you not, tell the ia
lor at Petersburg that you saw me o
Friday on the road near Fort Mitcl
ell2"
A. don't recollect.
{ %. Then you tell this Jury whethC
you when you kissed that Bible to te
the truth, told the grand jury and ia
lor lac, or are you telling the lie nov
A. What / said the first time WI
false. Ise telling the truth now.
Pokey said she had nothing else
ask Solo mon.
1t has been clearly shown that
great deal of discrepancy exists in Il
testimony of Marabie at ditferel
toned very closely by the Court al
Jury, but they could a4duce nothil
more than ne had already stated
NO woMAN's FOOTPRINTS.
Mr. II G Gregory was placed on t.
stand, with the Richmond, Va Time
diagram in his hand, and he explain
tothe jury the situation Os the grOunC
house, etc, connected Wi h the POlla
murder. II e also testif d that the
were footprints of two peoples trac
along the path from the sIring to wi
in about seventy-five yards OF the ST
where the murder WAS cOmmitte
Nessrs. Dufiic and Weathcrford, t
special consta bies who made the arr,
testified that when they arrested
key Barnes ~ had only a bundle &C
tanning one ladies' gauze and pist
FOR THE DEFENCE.
Witnesses for the defence W,
then sworn.
Ellen Gayle said: 'Pokey Barr
came over To my house about
O'Clock, and aboi o'clock went W
Pokey home: mt to sleep abou
O'Clock; got up aDout Z; saw POI
coming around tie fence, and h,,ll
ing that something had happened o.
at Mr.. Pollard's, iecause the bell v
.inosncr ond Mr. L, lard collino.. IN