Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-30
NO WHITE NAN IN IT.
So The LuHenburS People Think aS 10
The Pollard Murder.
PEOPLE ANGRY WITH SOLDIERS
They Think The Miiitiamcn Sh""i"
Not Have criticised the THUS
Talk of Sending committee '"
wit rnon Governor 60 Post him'

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cprEN BAY. VA. Jur' 29.-(SpeciaA)-
The Iuncnburg murder case continues 10
no 4 source OF much interest and oe'"B
only two miles from the LuhehD"is
line. Green Bay people are dairy
,,,o,y, into contact with citizens OF
thu, county To say that they are IN
ienseiy excited and indignant over ue
many conflicting reports that have ioun'
their way into the press VIII but express
the matter mildly.
Rev. +. ". Berry. of this place VINO
preaches AT Finncywcod. Mecklehou's
county. only one NILE and nan from
The scene Of the murder, and whose
church Mr.. and Mrs. Pollard often NJ
tended worship. preached at thai pia''
yesterday Having been requeS'eu ~
your correspondent 20 ascertain the se"e
raj opinion In regard to white man W.
ing connected with this murder MI
Der,-, now informs me thai there Is Out
ono opinion I'm that section. ana ms Is
mt Justice has Le.n moted cut TO the
guilty parties.
THE WElIE-MAN J liL'isi-
The very idea Of a white msn being
connected with the murder u.s. MT beII!
states. considered absurd, ana IS cSh-
temptuously al missed.
II will be remembered that In MaraOlt
last statement he connected man ny
the name VI Thompson with this crime.
Tbouuson Marabie stated, had quaii''
with Pollard on the morning OF ME-
murder. Now. Mr.. Berry informs your
correspondent that he is acquainted WIN
Mr Thompson. ana that H. bears 'he re-
putatiOn of being q1tt ana l'.e'''i'
man. aui the people IL llS own q "''lp-
sons neighborh0od DO lot 'nl. i'iih aug
doubt of his Innocence. Mr. Berry AIS"
states that Mr. Thompson is not at an
worried over Marbles statement as ne
can prove his whereabouts during me
whole time IN ~ s.i9n.
TIE Man WHO W1NKED.
In regard t. Mr. Lucius pettuss wink
ing at Narable durire Mary Aherrathy
trial: This has no bearing Whatever on
the case. as II IS a force Of habit with
Mr Pettus lie has frequently i"eh seen
wnking. especially in crowd ana even
during religious exercises.
Nj Gerry also inform ne that u IS oe-
Htved bv many 81 tG1t vicinity mat "
murder was planned several months D-Iore
moved 90 Nf;. Taomp SONS pisc" OfOoal
Two miles from Nj PoilarlNJ; afterwards
TIE Barnes family moved go snort
time after THIS. May Barnes ana MARY
Alternately lIl a difficulty when Iea'l'
in the llr,es family moving To Mt.
PolMrI's farm While the two pretended
L. o.. 90 dryers point. thet soon De-
came friendly again. Two weeks previous
T. this muIIss Mary Barnes hired herself
10 Airs. Pollard
REMARKABLE FACT.
ono If The most remarkable facts con-
rectdd with It's murder s. that not
trsak wls broken open and not place IN
III. Pollard house disturbed except the
three bureau drawers which contained me
money. which shows corclusiv>iy that the
person who made the searth Was Wei
acquainted with the house.
From an that can le learned thS
Barnes family bear anything hut "a gooI
reputation Reua Eirnes q sister OF
p5key Barnes ia now in Lunenlurg jan
on account Of q theft recently conmiitf u.
Daniel Barnes. an uncle of lOkey Barnes
who once lived AZ this place. is - TINS
cne in The Manchester Jail for roeuery.
As To THE sHRCUDlNG.
A great deal has been said in regard 70
Mary Ab rnathvs helping % ehroud Mrs.
Pollard u Is a fact / believe. that II
person H. guilty Cf CsmmittllE such helh-
ous crime be- or she viii not have any
seruplce or hesitation On assisting u
shroud tie victim. IL is also fact that
Mary Barnes was asked TO assist In
shr0udiug ms Pollard. hut she refused 10
10 so .
ANGRY WITH OUR SOLDIERS.
The ci!zcns I'm the immediate neigh
borhC0l where tha murder was committed
do not hesitate = express themselves
freely in regard TO the part the Rich
moud militia have taken in these memo
rabIe trials Thy claim that while the
soldiers were sent here as protectors for
the prisoners the soldiers 80 making the
statement they have. have usurped au-
thor.ty. Some citizens even say ,sar-
cast!cahD that in the future. II "a muir
der IS committed it wOssl he well 70
send for the militia ana let them pass
sentence on the accused without judge or
jury
one prominent man stated u Your
CORRESPONDENT that he could not see upon
what authority Major perbyshire based
his statement. as the Major was only IA
tn courthouse few hours during the
entire trial
COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNOR.
Your correspondent learns that the cit-
zens Of Luncnburg are speaking OF send
ing a committee ~ their ablcst represen-
tsSives u call upon Governor O'Ferrall
and post him thoroughly in regard to this
pqse