Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
HOLD TO THE VERDICT
4 Number Of the Jurors in The Pollard
Murder Case interviewed.
THERE WAS No COERCION
solomon Nnrabic's story toTr"""
rated by Circumstnntini Evidence
Tho Citi.crs of Iuncnburg Ncct
and pGss Resolutions.

LvNENBtRG COURTHOUSE VA
Win KcysviIlc. August l2.-tSpecia|'~N
very large crowd was present at oou''
to-day. and the chief topic OF CONVEX
.,,,on WINS the Pollard murder. Your cor
respondent interviewed every juror WIN
served I'm the cases Of the three women
who was on thu ground to-day. '"''S'
Edwards. one Of the jurors in the case
-, pokev Uarncs. and VINO has been re-
ported as saying ne was coerced into rem
dcrinr verdict OF guilty. was the hrst
Juror interviewed.
sir Edwards said: "The white man tale
did puzzle me little al first. and DAY
or two afterwards I was afraid ! had
done wrong. But. after studying the
evidence CLOSELY 1 am now more iuiN
convinced than ever that PokaN was
guilty beyond doubt. / ala not attempt
TO employ Mr. Ben TO secure the woman
a new trial.
James Seay. a colorei juror IN Mary
HARNESS. case. said. The circumstantal
evidence was strong enough 10 cause M
to render the verdict did. without SOLO
mons testimony. and ! rendered the YER
dict without giving MS testimony
tbouebt have never regretted agreeing
% the verdict. nor was | AFRAID not 10
do So
Y. G. Love. another juror in Mary
HARNESS. case. said: "Solomon's statement
was corrob0ratcd by circumstantial eNi-
deuce. the most damaging being given hy
Mary herself / have not regretted inc
verdict
". Z. Rudd. also a juror in Mary
Barnes's case. said: Il gave my Verdict
from Marablc's testimony, corroboratel
by strong circumstantial evidence. have
never regretted the verdict No at
tempt was made % bring any outside IN
fucnce 10 bear upon the jury
Henry Blackwell. a colored juror, in
MARY Ahcruathy's case said: Il rem
oero1 the verdict did because l believed
H. lust ] believed Solomon's statement
because 70 was corroboratel by strong cir
Cumstautial evidence. which was suiii-
cient in my mind 10 convict Mary with
out Solomon's testimony. / have never
regretted rendering the verdict ] did
RIGHT AND Just
". ". IIit-. another jaror in Mary
Alternatives case said. II believed Ma
rabies statement because IL was corro-
borated hy such strong circumstantial
evidence. as alone was sufficient to convict
her I'm my mind. / have never regretted
rendering the verdict. because / believe n
was just and right
George Smith. still another Of the
Alternately jurors. said: II have never
regretted agreeing 70 a verdict Of muir
der in the first degree. After the jury
were sent % their room ! requested that
we ~ back and have solomon brought
in again. 20 see 81 ne would tell the same
tale. and with tears I'm his eyes. he re-
peated that Mary Alternately and IoNey
Barnes helped him XIII Mrs Pollard His
testimony was corrobordted 10y strong
circumsfantiai evidence. which was
strong enough 60. me 90 convict the wo-
man. without Solomou's testimony"
n. h Thompson. a juror in the same
case. heard Mr. Smiths statement. AMI
remarked: Those are my sentiments
Robert Jackson. a colored juror in Mary
Abaruathy's case said: Il have never
regretted rendering the verdict l did.
4 believed SOlom0ns tale duplicating the
women because ~ was ccrrooOTated by
such strong circumstaniial evidence as
was almost strong enoGsh 10 convict her
without SolOmon's testimony. ! waS not
forced TO render the verdict. nor did
believe | would be hurt II ! rendered q
verdict Of acquittal.
HE HAD 40 FEAR.
I'm the same case. said: i have never
for a minute regretted rendering the yer
DICT I did / believed solomon because MS
testimony was corrObOTatcd 10y strong
circumst4ntial evidence. had no Tear d
being nurt " my verdict wee ON" oi not
Quit and / don't believe there is
man in IAuenburs who would have hur'
me If ] was conscientious.
J T. Moore. juror in the Abernathy
Ana1. ..H.f.s u -
rncnt conceruing the women, because Il
was borne out 10y such oIrors cTcum
ftantial evidence as was sufficient 10. IL
INV MINI. convict Mary. without SOLO
mons testimony. J have not regreue-
Ih- verdict no influence ras brought q
bear upon me-
J. a Evans. a juror IN the same case
said. "Morablc'e testimony was coriob'
l3teI by strong circum tantiai evidence
r, Ter the same circumstances Woul,
o. rhc same thing again. , am sorry io'
iH'ue did. As for being coerced. an
.ui " no one"
James lakewood, another of th'
l-,.rs who was said TO have been coerced
sb. not al court to-day. and he am
many Others could not be seen.
MASS-MEETING.
s mass-r1o .tluc of citizens was held 30
dly. a. which several hundred gentlemen
representing different parts Of the county
voted Tl. following solutions were OF
f-T.1.
Whereas as thu Richmond Times in ~
issue Of August 9th denies certain a.legl
tons contained 800 the resolutions rlsss'
hy what tte Times terms "a so-c1llet pub
iic meeting. composed of a w people still
excited over the Pollard murder. whict
wac held Dos the citizens 81 Lunenburg oi
the 6th AMI wher 4- 10 stin prcsumcs q
advise our people 60 keep calm and assis
the Times iu getting tnc facts 20 tx tn
guilt of Mrs P9l4ris murder on tn
person or persons who committed IN
crime. therefore Doe IL
kesoiN by Oh, people of Lunenbure
assembled from all parts az the count,
on mis- our c.uHi-l4E That if iu the resO
llions passed hy our meeting on the 81
We mi-r.lfcs ui,i the Times in certain
verbatim questions quot d from our resO
lluons Do the Times OF August 9th. "
ailu4 corrected thus far. as IL was no
our Intention o. m.sicprescnt the Times IL
any particular. hlt We claim that the al
legations contained in these resolution
are substantially true In every particular
and We felterat. them now
ana poe 10 resolved further That tn
oihcious and uuwaTrnied attack on IN
people of our county by the Times create
a Al'AA "'At iUylf fAlliflNNIt among ca
people and those Of adjoining countie
than dii the Pollard murder. and Jus'i
to. when a newspaper. claiming 10 h
reputable Journal. publishes 10 the Stat
ana country that our court and count
are king 20 commit a judicial mHrde
ly condCmning three criminals after TAI
ifll .u our court. and on evidence con
sler,l sufficient by four iuries Of IN
tcljeent citizens sworn to propcrl