The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-28

Mr.. Pollard came up TO the house. got
the keys. went down TO the courthouse
and gave MIR. Clemens the corn. He was
probably gone for n half an hour. When
he returned he put the keys away ard
called to his wife. and not receiving any
response. he went out into the yard to
look for her. and found her mutiiated
body about two or three yards from the
left side Of the house.
Mr.. Pollard, In a short while. gave the
alarm. and several people FASTENED 10 the
house. among whom were Mr.. Gregory
and Wilson Alternately. In a short while
Mary Alternately came up TO the house.
1t was found. upon examination. that the
house had been entered. and that about
$3.50 In money together with ornaments,
bad been stolen.
on sunday 1t was learned that on Sat
III day Solomon Marable "A young negro
man, living near the scene OF the muir
der had been in Chase city, and while
there had spent money freely. and dis
played two $50 bills. and posse was i'm
mediately formed and sent out TO arrest
him. on Tuesday morning. near Five
Forks. Marahlc was found In "A box-car
on the line Of the Kcysvilie and Durham
railroad. On his arrest he gave Informal
tiOn duplicating the women lately tried
and convicted. and accordingly they were
all arrested, and. together with Solo
mon Marabie. they were sent to Peters
burg, as lynching seemed imminent Should
they remain In Lunenburg.
This much OF the case is absolute fact
and up 10 this point there is no doubt.
But at this point are the forks Of the
road. and those forks are the two state
menis Of Solomon Marable.
MARABLI's FIRST STORY
The story first told by Marable, and the
one to which he stuck until Friday
July IS. 1885. when Pokey Barnes was on
trial was rs fOllC VS.:
That Mary Barnes had told him a
day or two before 10 come up to Mr..
Pollard's spring Thursday evening, as
she had something TO give him. that he
went there. and she told him that he
would have to come again Friday. as she
could not do what she wanted to then
On Friday evening he went 10 the spring
again. and while there he saw Mary
Barnes run out Of the house. give Mary
Alternately q key, andIthcn run through
20 the front Of the house again. that IN d
minute or two Mrs. Pollard came out of
tho house. when Mary Abernathy caught
her and swung her around. while Pokey
Barnes hit her three times with hick-
DRY stick: that Mary Alternately then
bcckOncd for him 10 come TO the house.
and that he ran up there and caught
Mrs. Pollard. who was trying 10 rise.
and that he held her while Mary Aber-
nathy struck her with the axe and Killed
her. As soon as this was done. Mary
Alternately ran into the house and came
back with some money in her lap; that
she gave HIM notes and told him not tell
anyone where he got II from.
Mary Abernathy then took the rest OF
the money. saying that she was the mead
OF that money, and hid il under one OF
the outhouses in the yard. That this Is
largely If not entirely false can be clear
ly demonstrated.
In the first place. Mr.. Pollard swears
positively that Marable could not have
had any such conversation with Mary
Barnes al the spring on Thursday as he
says he had, because Mary Barnes was
at work in the field with him all day.
In the second place. IN testimony In the
case shows clearly that the murder could
not have happened at the time and In the
manner that Marable SAYS II did.
1t will be remembered that Mary Barnes,
whom Marable says he saw give Mary
Alternately the key. had been working
that day with Mr.. Pollard. At the time
that Mary Barnes went 10 the spring on
Friday MIR. Pollard was at the house, and
remained there until a few minutes before
Mary Barnes left He went on out into
the field. and by the time he had gotten
800 or 400 yards he saw Mary Baites
coming TO him. Now, according to Mara
bles statement. between the time that
Mr.. Pollard had walked three hundred
yards Mary Barres had gone into the
house. had gotten the key; Pokey Barnes
had come from her house. a distance
equal to that which Mr. Pollard had walk
ed; and then with Mary Alternately wait
ed for Mrs. Pollard to come out. felled
her TO the ground. and then becSOned for
Solomon TO come up and assist them.
That this is the statement of Solomon
Marable is beyond question. II is equally
certain that the time is correct. for
Mary Barnes worked out in the field with