Richmond planet., 1895-09-14
THEY FORGIVE HIM
HarabIe Pleads tor the
BestOwaI OF this Favor
The Women Knew Moth
ing of the rIurder.
WISHES TO SEE HIS WIFE

WISHES TO SEE HIS WIFE
longs 70 Once More be Forgiven
The Closing Of a Scene in a CeIe-
brated Cast-When Will the
End Gomez
The Pollard Murder Case continues
to be the topic of discussion, and as
the time for the execution draws near
er, the people become all the more
anxious as to the result.
Solomon Marable has been received
into the Roman Catholic Church.
Father l.. j. Welbers, (white) who
has been laboring with him finally got
his consent and he was baptized in ac-
cordance with the rites and ceremon-
les of that church.
MARABLE AFFECTED.
Marable is beginning to realize his
serious situation and he has q solemn
ty about him that is impressive and
at times painful. We saw him Wednes
day, 18th inst He had signified a de-
sire to see Mary Abernathy and Pokey
Barnes
This favor was granted him, and in
the Office of the City Sergeant in the
presence of the prison officials and ex-
Judge II. w. Flournoy and Captain A.
b. Guigon they met.
BEGGING FoI GIvENEss
1t was sad and touching sight.
There face TO face stood the innocent
women and the man who had SO deep
lY wronged them. He had put the
moose around their necks and even as
he spoke they were under the sentence
of death, doomed TO an ignominious
fate upon the gallows.
Tall, towering, earnest looking Solo
mon Marable, with the last ray of hope
/ having faded away in the distance
stood gazing wistfully upon the vic
| Tins who had suffered SO much on ac-
| count of him.
MARY ABERNATHY's oUEsTIaNs.
Turning towards her he said "T ask
| pardon, Aunt Mary for what / have
done. ] told stories on you, but God
has forgiven me and hope you will .
AS quick as a flash, the open-hearted
whole-souled woman from Eunenburs
| County looked Marable squarely il
the face as she said:
Solomon, does you know that God
it 2"
I know he has forgiven me-"
| Solomon is you sure that you know
that God has forgiven you ?"
Il know he has forgiven me, Aun
Mary"
well. Solomon if you know tha
God has forgiven you, l will"
Marable seemed relieved.
Don't you remember, Solomon
when we was on our way to Petersbur
that / told you about them stories yo
he responded penitently. q am sorr
for what have DONE"
PoKsY's EFFORT
"Pokey, God has forgiven me and
hope you will forgive me-"
: There stood the light hearted Poke
$ of other days. Her countenance VIZ
| a study Not a smile crossed her rel
!. ular features Standing immovabl
t | this dark skinned child Of the rur
e districts was an exact embodiment
= an image carved in ebony.
And yet the emotion which was e,
= ercising itself upon her frame could
seen
1 Inc bnOUknJ VI ucE uOIncT IN
n Virginia penitentiary, with ankl
). from which the skin had been abraz,
It by the cruel manacles, caused her
n | hesitate.
g And yet Marable gazed upon he
d His eyes dropped and his gaze wande
n ed to the floor. Conscience was dol
5, it's work. He was hungry for forgiv
5. ness.
: COULD NEVER FORGET him.
II The suspense was painful Pok
rs rallies at last as she responded:
m Solomon / forgive you, but I c
1T never forget YOU"
t. One hour later behind iron bs
seated on the well scrubbed pris
y ! floor in the women's apartment
T. Pokey. She was crocheting, while
the other side of the hallway sat Au
Mary Prisoners were stretched {
y, along the passage way, vainly endeS
ce oring to get breath of cool air dV
ST ing the hot sultry day.
n. AFTER THE SCENE IN THE OFFICE
We They regarded Marable's act of c,
triton with evident satisfaction a
Aunt Mary was desirous of knowi
s' when they would 'let US women {
of here"
er She had to be advised Of the laws
ne lays, the necessity for the unwind
~, of the ponderous legal machin
De which would secure their release
az return them again to the outs
Hu world.
"a They thanked US for the two trul
~ which we purchased of Mr.. S. J. {
.es pin, and which he with the assista
sI- ~ of Mr.. S. S. Richardson delivered
=" them.
ms TALKING TO THE MAN DOOMED TO /
We were soon again talking to N
for able. We took his statement, and
termined to have it sworn to and d
attested.
Of In it he described the murder to
no. minutest detail and charged Ds
James Thompson (white) with
~ crime.
As proof of it he said that
Thompson, knowing he [Marablel
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