The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-23
LUNENBURG PRISONERS.
THAT THEY WILL BE PROTECTED
OFFfCIALLY CONFIRMED.
The sheriff Don't Want soidiers'-he
Seem. 70 Think They Would Excite the
Lunenburg People--What He Says

Counsel for the condemned Lunenburg
prisoners stated yesterday that they had
as vet taken no further steps In their
cases. but were prepared to at once make
a vigorous resistance should any attempt
be made to take them back to the Luheh-
burg Jail without a guard sutiiciehliy
strong to insure their protection from Vio-
lencc.
The statement. published exclusively IN
yesterdays Times. that II was st@.eu
upon good authority that the O0VerioI
had made arrangements before ie ,a.'ir,
for Atlanta for a strong military guard
10 accompany the prisoners shouiu .hf
sheriff of Lunenburg take them from the
jail in his absence, was oHhciaiiy vi
firmed Yesterday. 1t Is not thousht
probable, however. that they VIII De taken
from Richmond until the night OF the
10th of November-just in time for theih
10 make their appearance before ths
County Court on the nth, when; IL Is IN IN
derstood, Judge Mann, who mas peeh
burg county to assist the Attorney-Eeh-
eral in arguing their cases before Inc
Court OF Appeals on the 18th OF November,
will make motion that the records IN
their cases shall be amended.
DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
Counsel for the prisoners here say tiat
they do not. altogether understand the
nature Of the motion to be made by Judge
Mann. or I'm what respect the records
can be amended and they think II eA-
ceedingly dangerous TO take the negroes
back 10 Lunenburz.
Sheriff NJ. G.. CardoZa, of LunenburS
who. as stated in yesterdays Times,
reached Richmond Monday night. Is stiii
at the Lexington, but II he has any idea
OF attempting to take the prisoners BACK
with him, he has not yet shown his hand.
\ tsttl
and held no communication with the
officials of that institution.
DON'T WANT soLDITEs.
The Sheriff. when asked whether he in
tended to ask for a military escort 10 as
sist him when be took the prisoners back
10 Lunenburg said tiat he would not;
that the people there were much imDit-
tered against Captain FRANC cunningham,
who went uD with the military at the
time OF the trial OF the negroes, and he
seemed to think that the presence Of
military there would tend TO create ex-
element. Besides this. the Sheriff stated
that the Lunenburg people had twice held
mIss-meetings. rad pronounced Them
selves law-abidng citizens. and had
pledged themselves to maintain the peace
ana dignity of the Commonwealth.
When Captain George -. Wise was ask
ed yesterday morning if he thought Sher-
If Cardoza would attempt TO remove the
prisoners TO Lunenburg jail when he went
back, he replied that he had no doubt
the Sheriff would gladly take them back
if he could get them into custody, but
that he would not succeed.
soLoMoN's BEPRIKvE ISDEr.
The thirty DAYS for which Solomon
Marable was reprieycd by Governor
O'Ferrall expired yesterday, and but for
the writ Of error secured from the Court
of Appeals by his counsel. Nj William l..
Royal, he would have been hanged.
The papers restraining the Sheriff Of
Lunenburg from carrying out the sentence
of the Lunenburg County Court when
the thirty days had expired were served
in the shane of the decree of the Court
Of Appeals granting the writ of error.
and no further action by the Governor
was necessary
II is likely, from present indications.
that no further action will be taken in
the cases of the negroes before the date
set for their auDearance in the Lunenburg
County Court.