Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-14
THE DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
he Describes the Brutality Of the Kill
Ing Of Mrs. Pollard.
SAYS THAT 1T MADE HIM SICK.
The Horrible Parts Played by Mary
Alternately and POkey Barnes-They
VIII lie Tried MOndny-An Alarm
and the Military Turned Out.

o'clock this morning ana the TRIAL ol
Solomon Marable. charged with the muir
der OF Mrs. Pollard, was resumed. The
prisoner was brought from jail into court
under a military guard In command Of
CAPTAIN Cunningham. Mr. Pollard was
again put on the witness-stand and
iterated what ne said yesterday. Marable
was given permission to question him,
but declined TO do so.
Jennie Wooton. was called and testified
TO Marable's coming to her restaurant In
Chase City on the day after the murder.
and displaying two or more $50 bills.
II. c. Gregory testified that he arrived
on the scene of the murder soon after 1t
had been discovered, and gave history
OF the crime, pursuit. and capture OF
Marabe, as already published. He then
showed the jury a plot Of the Pollard
house and surroundings, and explained
the same to them. At this juncture the
grand jury was brought into court and
Foreman J. w. Overbey stated 10 tie
jury that Marbles confession to the
grand jury was without any inducement
on their part. Grand-Juror Thompson
made the same statement. and stated
what Marbles confession was before
the grand jury.
THE PRISONER ON THE STAND.
Solomon Marable was put on the stand
and during his direct testimony. and In
answering questions from the Common
wealth's Attorney. said:
ION the day before the murder Mary
Barnes told me to meet her at the Pol
lard spring that evening, and II she did
not come | was to come back at noon
Friday and wait for her. About O'Clock
Friday Mary Barnes came TO the spring
and said she would soon be ready for me.
1 did not know what she wanted with me.
| heard some one call me about half
hour later. i went up to the back
gate and stopped. | then saw Mary
Barnes, Mary Abernathy, and Pokey
Barnes standing in the yard talking.
Mary Barnes went into the house and
returned in a few minutes, and gave
Mary Alternately key. or bunch of keys.
Mary Barnes then went back through
the house and out into field In front
sof the house Ito where Mr.. Pollard was
at work, as was proved.
THE MURDER DESCRIBED.
IN few minutes Mrs. Pollard went
out OF the front door and came around
the east side OF the house. When at the
southeast corner Mary Alternately swung
Mrs. Pollard around the waist. Pokey
Barnes struck her over the head three
times with a stick which knocked her
down. Mary Alternately then called TO
me az the gate, and l ran to their help,
and while Mrs. Pollard was lying upon
the ground | caught her hands in one of
mine and put my other hand al her
throat. While l was holding her in
this manner she uttered low, gurgllng
sounds. and Mary Alternately struck her
a number of times over the head with
An axe. / then got sick at the sight
and turned and walked OFF a few steps.
Mary Alternately and Pokey Barnes went
into the house and returned in a few min
utes with a roll of money, and
gave me two $50 notes. and told me 10
know nothing.
WAS HEAD OF THE MONEY.
Mary Alternately said she was head OF
that money. and hid it under an old
house.
when the prisoner was asked by the
Commonwealth's Attorney the direct
question. did you not know before you
went 10 the Pollard house that you were
expected 10 aid In killing and robtlng
Mrs. Pollard?' he falteringly and hest
taiingly replied that ne knew something
serious was 10 be done.
The evidence against Marable was
| closed here, and Assistant-common-
| woalth's-Attorney w. VI. Bernard made
a ten-minute speech. He said he would
| not try to explain the difference between
murder in the first and second degrees.
but would ask for verdict in the first
| a made nnipfgH nelfhar1ta
and beautiful address. calling attention
to the murderer's testimony. and drawing
/ a graphic picture of the defenceiess wo-
man murdered by three fiends. lie closed
/ by saying. do your duty to Virginia,
your country, and your God by giving a
verdict Of murder in the first degree"
HE DEMANDED IT.
He was followed by Commemorative
| Attorney Neblett, who said ne had but
| one thing to do and that was 10 demand
a verdict OF murder In the first degree
| Turning To the aged Mr.. Pollard, he
said: There sits a man, who, while he
breathes to-day. his heart Is beneath
/ the sod. Gentlemen, are you going to
! let these gentlemen Of the press pointing
| to the reporters send all over this land
| the message that Virginia-.he home OF
Washington, jefferson, and MaIIson--is a
place where murderers and assassins are
harbored? To prevent this, yon mus;
return a verdict Of murder In the first
degree" The prisoners wife she'd many
tears during this speech.
THE VERDICT.
| The Judge delivered short instructions
to the jury, and they were sent TO their
room. After being out just nine minutes
they brought in this verdict: We the
| jury, find the prisoner. William Henry
| Marable. sometimes called Solomon Mara
| bic, guilty OF murder In the first degr ee,
| as charged In the Indictment
The commemorative Attorney asked
that the sentence Of Marabe lie sus-
perded in order that he might use Mara
| BILE as a witness against Mary Abc:na-
thv and Pokey Barnes. All during the
trial. except while he was on the stand,
Marable sat moiionless. and seemed OBJ
liy:ous Of his surroundings. He did rot
seem TO realize his position. and was
dazed during part OF the trial.
The trial OF Mary Alternately and Pokey
Rarnes was set for 10 O'Clock Monday
morning.
While the guard was on duty at the Jail
last night they were alarmed by several
/ shots being fired, and a small crowd
gathering. but II Is thought that 4 was
only an attempt to scare the soldiers.
and nothing serious. As IL vas, the
battalion was under arms in less than a
| minute.
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
A large crowd was present at to-day
| nroceedings. but all was quiet. and no
trouble IL anticipated. though II Is still
advisable to keep the military here. The
yuari detailed. for to-day and tonight
are: officer OF the Day, Lieutenant letter:
/ Sergeant OF the Guard, Sergeant Root;