Richmond planet., 1895-08-17

Times for it's efforts at a full and
fair investigation of the facts in the
case
Several jurors in the case are ready
and have made statements saying that
they were coerced into rendering the
verdict of death.
A citizens of Lunenburg Co writes
to the Times from Meherrin. Va, un-
der date of August Sth as follows:
1.-The criticisms of the Rich'd Times
being more severe than any other pa
per. the Lunenburgians were natural
ly more eager to denounce The Times.
But The Times deserves more praise
and less reproof from the citizens of
Lunenburg from the fact that it has
endeavored more eagerly to bring to
light and show to the world who the
real murderers of Mrs. Pollard were.
WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING.
There were at LuHenburg Court
house On Tuesday last persons of con-
servative and thoughtful minds, who
never participated in the meeting, be-
cause they deemed it unwise to be too
hasty in showing indignation of the
Richmond press, who may have been
wrongly informed
One OF the committee stated at the
dinner table, before going into the
meeting that she was for Lunenburg.
whether his county was right or
wrong" This clearly demonstrates
the fact that some If not all of the
committee were in too great a stage of
excitement for sober deliberations.
DAMN HER; HANG HER
Your correspondent saw an outsider
Zone who was summoned on the venire)
speak TO a juror in the case of Pokey
Barnes, and heard him say: Damn
her, hang her, all of them ought to be
hung" The juror replied: That's
what we are going do-hang her high
as Haman"
observation-disclosures.
A prominent lawyer of Lunenburg
stated at the courthouse on last Tues
day that several of the men who were
jurors in the Pollard murder trial had
been to him saying they believed they
had done wrong, and wished him, (the
lawyer) to draw up some of the writ
ings revoking the verdict that had
been rendered or at least to aid them
in getting their names off the verdict" "
The suffering women are low-spirit-
ed and Joyous at times The terrible
position occupied by them subjects
them to n terrible strain which Will
make itself felt even more Senslbly
should they ever be released
Marable has received letter from
his wife who is now in North Carolina.
IN THE PENIrENTIARy
Mary Barnes is working on shoes in
the penitentiary and awaiting to hear
the result of efforts made in her be-
half She is frantic over the approach
ing fate of her daughter, Pokey wi is
| sentenced To hang, and at times seem
t9 he almost crazy with grief The
fact that an effort is being made to
save her however has done much
towards restoring her peace OF mind
THOSE PIrFUL WORDS.
''Poor Pokey Poor Pokey Poor
Pokey and here in the penitentiary,'
carried with it wall of anguish which
| only those near her as she uttered
these pitiful words can appreciate OF
realize. 1t is a sad condition. The
hard-hearted would be touched to per.
| sonally know the circumstances. Tt
even arrest these innocent people wa,
an outrage; to convict them was the
| lowest species of injustice, and {,
hang any of them would be judicia
murder. Much money has to be raised
In this alone rests the chances of sue
cess Evidence in their favor is abun
dant. Shall we save the innocent.