The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-13
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THE IrNENBURG MdsS-MEETING
TANKS BiCk Ar Us.
Resolutions Adopted Directing tn the
Fearless Course of The Iimes-Atte"p
to Boycott This Paper Therefor.

NEHERRIN. VA. Aug. 12.-Spoc.u--
At a mass-mceting CT about go citizens OF
Lurenburg Courthouse ,o-cey the folio v
ir.- resolutions. offered by Air. George
Smith. we're unanimously adopted:
Whereas The Richmond Times; in its
issue Of the 9th OF August. deems certain
allegations contained in the resolutions
passed By what The Times terms "A 30
called public meeting. composed OF a ie"
people still excited over the Pollard muf-
der. which WAS held by the citizens OF
I,uuenburg on the 9th. and whereas IL
still presumcs TO advise our people 10
keep calm and assist the Times III srt-
ting the facts TO fix the guilt OF Mrs. foi-
lard's murder on the person or persons
who committed the crime, therefore, De IL
Resolved By the people Of L.unenbufg,
assembled from all parts OF the COUNT
an this our cOurt-day, That n IN the
resolution passed by our meeting Of the
6th We misrepresented The Times IN GER
tain verbatim quotations from our ieso-
tutions I'm The Times Of the 9th Of August
we stand corrected thus far, az IL Mas
not our intention 10 misrepresent ne
Times I'm any particular. but we claim
that the Allegations contained in these
resolutions are substantially true IN every
particular and we reiterate them now
Resolved further. That the Oiicious ana
uuwarrantcd attack on the people OF our
county To-. Ar llAfr 'A'fAN"- -
deal more excitement among our Pevyic
and the people Of the adjoining c1ul''''
than the Pollard murder. ana justly 50
When a newspaper claiming 70 De I"
respectable journal publishes 10 ,hc n''.v
and county that our court ah9 touH5.
arc seol,iut. 10 commit a judicial mutdei
bv conforming three criminals, dlteI
rsfr TRIAL In our court and on evidence
considered sufficient by Tour Jurics ol
iutelligcnt citizens sworn 10 properly 'Is
charge their duties as Jurors, ana Nu' I.
said newspaper has nothing upon N.ittsI.
10 base IT'S assumption but me par .i"i
statements of the facts iurnlshel ,l'
paper by IT'S own reporters, ana ltle-
mont ~ on. Of the convicted murdeIcis.
which statement We claim he vas m
duced 10 make by improper influence
after he was convicted, We thlAs IL slhl'
lion and We think The Times should
and will be censured by every good nu-
zen Of the State. 1890,
We have obtained the evidence ana
convicted these murderers, ana need no
assistance from The Times 10 convict
any ono else. We have also been 'om-
pollod 20 publish a statement OF idclS
I'm This case to correct the gross mlsrep-
reseutatiOns OF the facts as publshtu
by The Times IN regard 10 TINS ,asc
and ourselves and Nc now DISMISS lhe
Times and its false theories, by "hlch
n he Indirectly protecting convicted trimi-
nails and atfonpting 20 implicate limo
cont citizens in this horrible crime, Ino
feel satisfied that the people ana me
press OF the state viii join MS IN this
consure of The Times whose course
is the greatest possible incentive 40 " NE \,
law and stibversive Of every principle Of
Justice and the right OF the people 10
manage their own affairs.
J. ". OVERLY. Chairman.