Richmond planet., 1895-08-17
DEATHS SHADOW.
SEEN IN THE DISTANCE
The Struggle for the Wom-
en-.
INNOCENT BEYOND QUES-
TION.
Evidence in their Favor
Accommodating.
IT VAS A GREAT CON
SPIRACY.
THOSE REOANTING JURORS COUN-
Sell MAKE A MOVE.
THOSE REOANTING JURORS-COUN-
Sell MAKE A MOVE.
What Will the End Be2

The remarkable cases of Mary Aber-
nathY, PQkey and Mary Barnes, con-
Victed OF the murder of Mrs. Lucy Pol
lard continue TO attract widespread
attention. That these three are inno-
cent are now conceded by all who will
take the pains To carefully consider
the evidence
Solomon Marable who is also under
sentence of death and who confessed
10 having assisted in the mur-
der declares without hesitation that
the women are not only innocent of
any participation in the murder, but
-leAe1 absolutely nothing about it
They did not either see or have any
thing TO do with any of the money.
MARABLE WAS coERoED.
That he was coerced into implicat-
ing them in the affair is proven by
abundant evidence now in our possess
sion.
Marable is slim build, fully six feet
in height and of light brown color.
The three women are dark brown
skin. Pokey and Mary Barnes being n
shade darker than Aunt" Mary Aber-
nathy.
The ladies OF the city have been kind
in furnishing them with clothing. Sew
eraI parties OF them have donated
food, etc
FAILED TO FURNISH THE STATEMENT.
Judge Orgain before whom the case
was tried has not as yet furnished the
statement of the case to the counsel as
promised and although the copy of the
record was ordered from the county
court clerk more than two weeks ago.
has not been forthcoming This ac-
: fion is remarkable and has caused
much annoyance.-of the COUNSELLOR
fhe defence has left for Lunenburg Q.
III. TO obtain this data, SO necessary in
3the securing of the new trial.
" Judge Orgain's demeanOr towards
Hon. George ID Wise and EX-Judge
FlournOy was so courteous and his
promises SO sincere that they had no
idea he would fail in such an impor
tant matter.
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
OF course proceedings can be institu-
ted to compel the performance of this
duty. but it had been hoped that such
a course could be avoided
Suffice it TO say that neither time
nor expense viii be spared. and the
application for a new trial will be
made.
1t is now very generally conceded
even by the Intelligent people of Lun-
enburg themselves that n new triN'
will be granted. The errors in the
case are so glaring and the fact thaf
the women were without counsel 81
manifestly unjust that the demand il
well-nigh universal for new trial.
\ ALL IN FAVOR OF NEW TRIAL
Every daily newspaper in the city
NJ excepting the Richmond Dispatch
ch journal has taken an anomalou
osftion in the matter is advocating
plea for new trial. The time spen
so far has been utilized in securing ev
\ idence upon which to base an appeal
1t is a remarkable fact that informa
tion of a most convincing characte
has been received and will prOduc
a sensation equalled only by the cas-
itself. when it is produced
WHO PRoFITrED BY THE MURDER?
To be plain, white man or Marabl
profitted by the murder and and rob
berry and innocent colored people ar
sentenced to hang for it. In othe
words the principal in this astoundin
murder has not been arrested. 1t
becoming every day apparent that tn
guilty parties are now with a system
attic energy born of desperation, max
ing uRnJ TO SnlelU themselves.
At best, it is long chase, and Will
we are cautious, the result cannot b
in doubt, although it may be delayed
THE TINES POSITION.
The Richmond, Va, Daily Times hs
been forward in ferreting out evidenC
and giving it to the public, and tn,
much of the information thus obtaine
has also been verified by the Ricl
mond DIsPATcH is verified to a certain
ty by guarded utterances to which
has Of late given expression.
The Times in its issue OF the 1Ot
inst, gives out this significant hi
which has been re-echoed in our CO
umns:
additional evidence is cropping o
day by day, and it is believed by tho
who have made a close study of &
case that ere long the one great myst
ry, who got the money, will be clear
up. and that whatever is behil
the evidence already adduced W
come to light.
INFORMATION FURNISHED.