The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

venture. that the story told by Solomon
| Marable. to the jury. upon which tne
| three negro women were co'.,icitd, Is
| false from beginning to end, and Is not
| only false. but impossible The Times
| does not say these women were not I'M
plicated in Mrs. Pollard's murder though
It. believes them to be entirely innocent.
but IL does say chat there has nor as
yet teen one particle OF proof produced
against them. except Marbles state
ment, and II they are TO be con-
nected with the murder everything tat
has so far been done Inust be wiped out
or set aside, and an entirely new line OF
Ircof I1ust be entered upon.
This was Marabic's testimony upon
which the women were convicted.
lie says that on Friday, June l4th. scme
where about 2 or 3 o'clock In the
DAY. he stood at the spring ana sa"
Mary Barnes run out of the back door
of the house. and hanl Mary Abe'nathy
a key. and then run through TO the 'front.'
Of the house again. THAI in minute or
two, Mrs. Pollard came out Of the house,
when Mary Alternately caught her ana
swung her around. while Pokey Barnes
hit her three times with n hickory SUCK
That Mary Alternately bcckcred NM
then to come 10 the house. ard that ne
ian VI there and caught Mrs. Pollard
who was trying TO rise, and held her
while Mary Alternately struck her with
the ak and killed her.
II turns out now. fact which was not
proved at the trial. so far ~ we Know
that the spring is under hill. and mat
a man standing there a1not see the toi
of the chimneys Of the house. But In
cther ways his Statement: can be PROVED
TO be demonstratably entirely false.
Mr.. Pollard testified that he. Mrs roll
lard. Mary Alternately and Mary Barnes
were at his front porca about half past
2 or o'clock. That he went 10
his stable, hitched his horse to plow'
drove it by TIE porch. told Mary Barnes
TO come on with him 10 work the corn
drove on TO the corn. a distance OF ABOUT
800 yards. plowcd one row l2D feet long
and when he turned around saw Mary
Barnes at the end of the row where nc
had commenced Mary Barnes must
therefore have followed him so closely
that she was only 10 feet behind him.
horse VIII carry light plow 12O feet III
less than a minute Mary Barnes must
therefore. have left the house 10 follow
him within a minute or two Of the line
when he left. How could the murder
have possibly taken place according TO
Marable's story in that brief period! III Is
imr, ssible.
When Mrs. Pollard was found, she
was lying in her yard a few feet from
the end of the house. Mr. Pollard
states that he and Mr. Clentons came
down the road TO the house about
O'clock. that he opened the gate ana
Clemens drove the wagon through, anu
turned to the left to go to the corn house
If Mrs Pollard's body was there, lying
where il was found. it was in fun view
of the gate. with no obstruction what
ever to the view, and not more than nifty
or sixty feet from the gate. II she
was living there then it is physical inn
possibility that neither Clemens nor Pol
lard saw her. They could not nave avoid
ed seeing her if they had tried. But
that is not all. Pollard walked from the
gate to the house, each step lrhgihs
him into closer view of the place Where
she was found, called two or three times
for her. washed his hands On the porch
within fifteen feet Of the spot, and still
did not see her. Pollard then went
TO the corn house, measured TIE
corn and after getting it in his wagon
Clemens drove off. We are not informed
where Mr.. Pollard went after Clemens
left. but he discovered Mrs. Pollards
body lying in the yard some time after
that and while it was yet broad day
light. Mrs Pollard was murdered, then,
after 6 O'Clock, and. if she was. MAYA
ble's account of the murder is false irom
beginning to end.
L. is absurd to talk Of executing these
negro women in the present state OF
the case. The Governor will. Of course,
reprieve them from time 10 time until
the facts Of the rase can be thoroughly
sifted as far as possible.
Meanwhile, we bessc,h the good people
of Lunenburg to calm themselves, anu
allow every opportunity FOR thorough
investigation Ct the matter. We arc ;Dst
as anxious hers IN Richmond TO aseer-
tain who killed Mrs. Pollard as they are
and we are Just as determined 10 nave
him executed whea he is caught as 'hey
can be. Eut We don't want 10 hang III
nooent people, though We want to hang
the guilty ones. and we desire and IN
tend to render the people of Lunenburg
every assistance in our power 10 dis
cover who the guilty parties are.