Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-25

the friends OF humanity, OF law ana
order. are In reality doing more to foster
and encourage lawlessness. to beget IN
the mind OF the mass OF the people an
utter contempt for thu forms o. law,
and - cause the shedding o. more limo
cent blood than all other causes com
bined.
AMPLE TIME GIVEN.
Mr.. Saunders intimates that these pri-
soners were tried before the body OF
their victim was cold. and later Offers "a
his third suggestion that no prisoner
shall be- tried for capital offence sooner
than twenty days after the crime is
committed. unless he valves that right.
NJ Saunders can rest assured that the
body was allowed TO get cold before the
trial q the prisoners. In fact. the body
Of tho victim was almost cold when the
husband Alr Pollard found II. about
eight minutes after the departure OF Mr..
Clements.
And we can also assure Mr.. Saunders
that not Only the twenty days as sug-
ccsted by him. bu, more than thirty days
had elapsed after the murder before any
OF the women were arraigned for trial.
SOLDIERS Ok JURORS?
Mr.. Saunders thinks the case very
much aggravated by the opinion OF the
officers In charge Of the militia, that
they Ghe prisoners were innocent. What
did the opinion Of the military as 10
the guilt or innocence Of these prisoners
have 10 DO with this case? Did the
Sheriff of Lunenburs request their pres
ence here as jur0rs2 Did any of those
officers, with one single exception. hear
the testimony? And did not this one
frankly admit after Solomon's wonderful
"white-man story had come TO naught
that "he had thought the women were
innocent: now he believed they were
guilty. and every one should be hanged"
Again. Mr.. Saunders states that pub
lie sentiment Wa so strong against the
CONDEMNED that Immediately after their
conviction they had 10 be moved 10
Richmond"
He here uses those same words. had
to-" again. That f. had TO be done is
simply a falsehood That II was done
after the Judge had fully considered all
points bearing on tie case. that OF ecoh-
0my. etc. is tr.e.
The Judge was fully assured In a con
ference with representative men from DIFF
ferent sections Of the county that the
prisoners would be entirely safe from
mob violence in the Lunenburg jail. but
II would be necessary. In order to guard
against escape, 10 keep AT least three
guards. which at the lowest estimate.
would cost not less than $50, and it ap-
pearing that II was economy 10 send
them 10 stronger jail, rather than keep
a guard Of three men for sixty days
a the Jail in Lunenhurg IL was accord
.ngly ordered. but not because IL had 70,
The people Of Lunenburg. desire TO say
20 Mr.. Saunders that il IL in bad taste
for him. q citizen Of Roanoke a city
whose Mayor ard chief officer OF the
militia so recently had 10 seek shelter
from the violence OF its own people In
4 distant city. 70 presume % arraign
the people Of county, whose fair
escGtchc,n has never been s1iied by even
1ne single attempt At mob violence.
We would recommend 10 Mr.. Saunders
that BE- a0t only take "a dose or two 81
his own medicine. but that he take II
ail and then swallow the bottle. and
wait its effect. before be proceeds 10
lecture the people 81 Lunenburg county
upon their duty as 20 the manner in
which thy shall enforce the law against
robbery ana murder.
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