Richmond planet., 1895-09-21
THE WRIT OF ERROR.
The Commonwealth of Virginia,
To the--Of the

To the--Of the----
Of,-- Greeting
We command you, that from all
further proceedings on "a Judgement
pronounced by the County Court of
the county of Lunenburg on the 18th
day of July, 1895 prosecution 10y the
Commonwealth of Virginia against
Mary Alternately for a felony, whereby
il was considered by said court that
the said Mary Abernathy be hanged
by the neck until she be dead TO
which judgment a writ of error and
supersedeas was refused by the Judge
of the Circuit Court of said county,
you altogether supersede, which
judgement before the judges of the
Supreme Court of Appeals in the city
of Richmond, for cause of error in the
same to be corrected. on the petition
of the said Mary Alternately we have
caused to come
We also command you, that you give
notice to the same Commonwealth of
Virginia, that she be before the Judg-
es of our said Supreme Court of APP
peals, at the city aforesaid, on the first
of November term next, then and there
to have a rehearing of the whole mat
ter in the judgment aforesaid contain
ed.
And have then there this writ.
Witness: George X. Taylor, Clerk
of our said Supreme Court of Appeals,
at Richmond, this 18th day of Septem-
ber, 1895, and in the l20th year of the
commonwealth.
GEORGE K. TAYLOR
Mem. The above writ of superse-
deas is not to operate so as to dis.
charge the said Mary Alternately from
custody.
GEORGE K TAYLOR. Clerk Court.
| THE CoAiMoNwEALTH OF VIRGINIA:
To the of th--of Erecting
We command you that from all fur
ther proceedings on judgement pro-
nounced by the County Court of the
county of Lnnenburg on the Doth day
| of July, 1895 prosecuted by the Com
monwealth of Virginia against Pokey
| Barnes for felony, whereby it was
considered by said court that the said
| Pokey Barnes be hanged by the neck
until she be dead to which judgment
a writ of error and supersedeas was
| refused by the Judge of the Circuit
| Court of said county. You altogether
| supersedes which judgment before the
| judges of the Supreme Court of Ap-
| peals in the city of Richmond, for
cause of error in the same to be corree-
| ted, on the petition of the said Pokey
We also command you, that you give
| notice to the said Commonwealth oi
| Virginia
that she be before the Judges of oul
said Supreme Court of Appeals at the
| City aforesaid, on the first of Novem.
Der term next, then and there to have
a rehearing of the whole matter in the
Judgment aforesaid contained.
And have then there this writ.
WITNESS: George X. Taylor, Clerk o.
our said Supreme Court of Appeals Al
Richmond, this 18th day of Septembel
1895 and in the 120th year of the com.
| monwealth. GEO. X. TAYLOR.
Mem The above writ of supersede
as is not to operate so as to discharge
the said Pokey Barnes from custody
Geo. K Taylor, Clerk Court
In the meantime Solomon Marabl,
made to Editor Mitchell his last state
ment.
MARABLE's LAST STATEMENT.
The services of George w. Lewis
ESQ, was secured and he copied anC
had the statement sworn to by Mara
BILE. 1t is as follows:
"I was coming from Fort Mitchell
and David Thompson was leaning OF
the fence on the side of the road.
came up to him and told him good
morning. He said, Where is you go
ing / said, 4 am going to the saw
MILL He said. No you amt, yOu'v'
got TO go with me- He drew his pis
tol oh, me and told me to come up be-
side him. As we went he asked mt