The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-09
RICHMOND NEWS and GOSSIP
What Is Going on in and Around
the Capital City,
Trying to Keep the Currency Ques-
ton Out of the Campaign. Messrs.
Gregory and Smith, Of Lunen.
burg, on the Pollard Muir
derers. Other News.
Special Dispatch to The virginiau.

Special Dispatch to The virginisu.
richmond. Va. Angus; s. Many
leading Democrats are trying to keep
the currency question out Of the cam.
paign in this State. Conservative men
ON both sides arc opposed to making
candidates for tue Leg glsIature define
their positions. They are not likely to
succeed very far. Here in Richmond
1t is only the silver people who desire
to press the matter, and they say no
man WHO is III sympathy with Cleve
land shall be elected. Richmond is
entitled to i've delegates. and it is the
purpose of the silver people to havo at
least that number of candidates favor
ing the white metal. When asked
what the Legislature next winter will
have to do with thus question they will
tell you that If the "gold bugs" con
troll tho General Assembly. resolutions
indorsing the finaucial policy of the
administration will be passed. but if
tho other side nre in the majority
Cleveland's course will be condemned.
The situation to say the least, is inter.
csting.
/ had long talk TO day with Messrs.
Gregory and Smith. the two gentle
man from Luuenburg who came hero
to give out for publication II statement
about the conviction OF the alleged
murderers of Mrs. Pollard. These
gentlemen have made strong prcsen.
tntlon of the case for the citizens of
Lunenburg and many peopio have
been forced to change their opinions
regarding the trial. Messrs. Gregory
aud Smith say the reason why the
| people Of their county are opposed to
new trial for the women is that Mara
bic being uuder sentence of death,
could not testify against them. II
| the case could be put back where it
first was they would not object. But
the gentlemen frankly admit TINT no
conviction could be hnd without Mara.
| ble's testimony. They say TINT the
| evidence OF this mau. with corrobora.
tive circumstances, makes the guilt of
| the women conclusive. 1t will be re-
| membored that when the military re.
| turned from Lunenburg Capt. Frank
Cunningham brought along with him
Joe Barnes, the husband of Mary
| Barnes, who said he WAS afraid
to stay In Lunenburg. Joe is
still here ut Capt, Cunningham s.
MIR. Gregory has with him u
| letter written by his wife soon after
her arrest. She had sent to him for
clothing. Now, Mary has not lived
with Joe for two years, having left him
| for another man. Joe, III his letter,
tells her he knows she Is guilty, and
| that he had warned her that some evil
| would come to her. His letter throws
| some light on the situation nnd IL q
| powerful document for those who be.
| lieve i'll the guilt of the women. MFR.
Gregory states that he knows positively
| that the Richmond military induced
Marable to tell that white man story, and
| If forced to will convince the public of the
truth OF the statement. lie says the
women nave Appealed TO tho soldiers
to save them, and protested their Juno.
| cense in such manner us to excite the
sympathy of the military. Capt. Gun
bingham, he thinks, thought he was
| doing a charitable act in inducing
Marable TO change his story. The
Lunenburg gentlemen say there viii
be big msssmeeting by ci,izeus At
| their courthouse next Monday, aud
| they will express themselves in no un
| certain way about this matter.
MIR. Wm. =. Knowles, superintendent
Of the gas works, has called for the
| resignation of bookkeeper John l..
| Meredith and foreman Welsh. This
Is the result of the investigation that
revealed q shortage of SO, 900 IN the
gas house accounts. Mr.. Knowles
recently succeeded the late W. G..
Adams, under whose administration
the affairs wen. wrong. Ho thinks, Of
course, that the bookkeeper and fore
man were cognizant of the manner in
which things were being conducted.
They will resign.
MIR. g. +. Johnson, who has charge
OF Wallace's bicycle agency has
brought suit for So, damages for
alleged libel against Mr. a. X. Schaap.
another bicycle dealer. Some time ago
Mr.. johnson gave State reporter an
Item to the effect that he had succeed cd
MIR. Schaap as local consul of l.. A.
w. MIR. Schaap thereupon wrote Mr..
johnson scathipg letter, which IS the
bases OF the action. The case is one
that promises Interesting Developments.
MOI I'm "a with the stefcnder.
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