The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-21
ESCAPED The LYNCHERS.
Hafab.e and His Companions in The
Petersburg Jail.
He STILL ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE.
Deputy->herin Bacon Tells How lie Car
ried His Prisoners - Miles Across
the Country 10 Escape ven-
geance IF the People.

PETERSBURG. VA, June 2O.-Spe-
cial-Deputy Sheriff T. II. Bacon. OF
Lunenburg county. accompanied by three
guarls-Messrs. W. l.. Wallace, +. \.
Moses. and Warner Robinson-arrivcd
here late this evening from Lunenburg
Courthouse with Solomon Marable. Mary
Alternately, and Pokey Barnes, the ne
grOes charged with the murder of Mrs.
Lucy J. Pollard. in the county OF Lunen-
burg. on the 18th OF this month. Mary
Barnes. another negro woman who IS
charged with being implicated in the muir
der. was left in the county Jail In Lunen-
burg. as the evidence against her was
not thought TO be so damaging as against
the other prisoners.
Deputy Sheriff Bacon told me that he
left Lunenburg Courthouse with the
prisoners yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, ana that he reached Blackstone
about 1890 o'clock last night. The feel
ing Is so bitter against the prisoners
Sheriff Bacon stated, that while In Black
stone he was advised by several gentle
men 20 get away from there as soon as
possible with his prisoners.
IxpERInScrs or THE Journey.
The deputy sheriff stated that they
left Blackstone and came on 10 Suther-
lands station. on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad. where they spent the night
the prisoners sleeping In the wagon, while
he and his guards kept watch over them.
The deputy sheriff stated that he believed
II the prisoners had been kept in the
county jail they would certainly have
been lynched last night.
THE ORDER or COMMITMENT
The following telegram was received
here this morning:
BLACKSTONE. juno ~. 1875.
To JailOr city Of Petersburg:
Receive into your jail and custody
Solomon Marable. Mary Alternately, and
POkey Barnes, charged with the murder
Of Mrs L. j. Pollard in the county OF
Lunenburg. on June -. 1895. TO be de-
livered into your custody by sheriff Of
Lunenburg. and safely keep them until
discharged by due course OF law.
Judge OF County Court OF Lunenburg.
Although he travelled over land a dis
lance OF seycnty-ivc miles, ne expert
enced no trouble in bringing the prisoners
TO Petersburg.
Marable was placed in a dungeon cell
and the two women I'm a cell with several
other c0lored females. on one OF the
lower floors Of the Jail. where / inter-
viewed them.
MARABLE TALKS NOW.
Marable. after being warned by Sheriff
Charles Watson that he was in a ter
r.hlo fix and that he Was not compelled
90 make a statement unless ne wished 10
ito so. replied that be preferred 20 say
Warailc then said: "I am not guilty
OF the crime with which ] am charged.
The women Mary Alternately, Pokey
Faruas md Mary Barncs-all made
bargain to Kill Mrs. Pollard. Mary
Barnes daughter told my VIE so.
Alnrable I'm reply 10 question asked him,
said he was from Vance county. y ~.
and that ne would be- twenty-five years
OF age next Christmas. lie mad been
residing in Luneuburs county ABOUT
seven months.
MARY ABEENATHY's STORY.
Mary Alternately. who IS probably about
fifty years Of age. and weighs l-ille
over TWO hundred pounds, afler helnk
warned by sheriff Watson not 10 tell
anything unless she wanted 10 40 So,
stated chat she wanted 20 make state
ment for publication, and thai she want
cd 10 tell the truth. and she was going
she then went an 10 say she resided
about q milo from Mr.. Pollard s., ana
that ON last Friday afternoon between
. and o'clock Ms. Pollard's farm beI
f1ng. II was such an unusual tnc
for the bell % rims and 10 rang Tor Snen
"A length of time hat her husband told
he~ that she had better go over TO Mrs.
POllard's and see what the bell was ring
ing so vigorously for She did so. ana
when she got near Mrs Pollard S garden
she met Mr.. Pollard who told her good
evening and asked her what she wanted.
She told Mr. Pollard that she had come
10 see what the bell was ringing for Mr..
Pollard replied that he had rung the
bell for Lucy. his wife
She staid al Mir POllard's all thar
night until the next morning. She was
at Mr.. Pollard's az the time Of her ar
rest Mary declared that she did not
know how Mrs Pollard came 10 her
death She had never given Maranle n
cent. and had just recently gotten ac-
quaiuted with him.
poKgY BARNES.
Pokey Barnes appeared to know moth
ing about the murder, and Ike MaIaple
and the woman Mary Ahornathy. declared
that she was innocent of the crime VITA
which she stood charged.
HOW THF ChOWD WAS DTLUDED.
KEYSVIILE, VA, June 20.-Special.-
The better class of people IN Lunenburg
and Charlotte are very much displeaseH
about the negroes being taken away. Dney
would have been lynched Tuesday night,
but the five hundred people who were az
Pollard's were under the impression made
by the officers that the negroes would De
held there until Wednesday. and while
the people were ia the front yard the
prisoners were taken out or the back door
by a part of the officers, while the. otnrr
officers were in the front yard with the
crowd.
The negroes were kept in the woods
until last evening. when they were taken
10 I.unenburg jail. The officers hearing OF
a crowd gathered 10 lynch them Wednes-
day night. took them 20 Petersburg, where
they will be kept until the next term OF
l.uuouburg Court