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JACKSON WARD BREVITIEs.

Sunday being fine day, the church
es were largely attended.
The MOere st. Baptist Church Con-
grsgatiOa met At the Hickory Hill Mis-
sion and listened So a fine sermon
preached by Rev. Johnson.
At the EbensEeF Church, Rev. Craw-
ley preached an eloq uent sermon.
Many Of the young people who have
been absent from US the greater part
Of the summer, are returning.
Madam RHRer aaislOd as last week.
stating that a certain marriage would
take place on last Sunday night. Well
we always said that rumor was like a
kiss, since It goes from mouth to
mouth Don't you think SO
The Duke of 5th Street was to leave
the city On last Wednesday. Why
Our great Temperance Advocator
will wed on next Thursday evening at
the First Baptist Church. We under
stand that there will be married and
single uShers. Go and see
The Methodist leader threw a terri
BILE shot at the Baptist lights last week.
Wonder what are they going to do.
How young men can go to church on
Sunday morning and sleep during the
pastors discourse it puzzles us.
Young man, be more careful how
come out of that bar-rOom on Sunday
afternoons. Lookout we are after
you.
Her best fellow was otherwise en-
gagged on last Sunday evening. and did
not see her. He remembered how she
treated him. Remember your sins viii
find you out.
Don't you know when her best fel
low left the city, she tried to get one
Of her old ones2 Aha
The Athenian Social Club carried (
large crowd of young people on theil
Annual Excursion to Mt. Pleasant.
Our time being so much taxed thil
week that we we're unable to length
en- the brevities.
MAGNo Duo.
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Sharon Baptist Church.

RICHMOND. Va, August %, '95.-At
irregular called meeting of the above
nemed Church, called to order by dea-
con Thaddeus Robinson, presiding.
afterwhich the meeting was declared
open for business. Minutes of the
last meeting were read and adopted
and on motion the pulpit was declared
vacant.
Done by order of the Church,
Deacon THADDEUs ROBINSON, Mod.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Church Clerk,
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Will Help Save Them

RICHMOND Va, Aug. %, 95.-Edito1
Mitchell, Dear Sir:-Enclose you will
find the $500 to aid in getting the Lu-
nenburg women a new trial. From
Union Daughter Tabernacle No. 81, G
q. A .. of B. and S. of L and @. viii
lis Wyatt, w. S; Mary E. Adams, w
Sect'y. Committee,
ELIZABETH LocKETT. SARAH HILL
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Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Dedication.
CHEsTERFIELD


The services commence on the fourth
Sunday in August, 25th inst, on which
date the following programme will be
effected. IL 80 A. NJ, Rev. Cosby of
Danville will preach. Music by the
First Baptist choir of Manchester; g 80
Rev. r Wells, the father of the church
will preach, music by the Ebenezer
Baptist Church choir $3.50 Rev. Gra-
ham Of Manchester will preach.
On the first Sunday in September at
IL 80 Rev. w. T. Johnson of Lexington.
former pastor will preach, music by
the Second Baptist Church choir,
Manchester $3.50, Rev. n. d. Lewis
will preach, music by the Second Bap-
tist Church of Richmond. Come
friends and hear the able divines and al
the same time help us in our struggle.
All are welcome.
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WILLIANIs--LIGHrFoo marriage
of Miss Hester l. Lightfoot to MI.
Nelson Williams, Jr. will take place aft
the First Baptist Church, Thursday.
Sept. 5, 1895 at $3.50 p. NJ. Friends
are invited. No cards.
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We have received Sermons and
addresses by Rev. J. @. Taylor, pastor,
of the second Baptist Church, Spring
field, o. The elder combines sound
reasoning with interesting facts and
biblical knowledge. The work will
richly repay perusal.
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MARRIAGES.

SMITH-TAYLoR-Mr. John Smith
and Miss Emma w. Taylor were mar
ried inNewport News, Sunday night.
August 25th 1896 Rev. James M. Par
son, pastor of the Christian Church
performed the ceremony.
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a white man know, at this time, but
one single matter which has been so
Tar published, which in the slightest
degree cOrroborates his statement.
Whlle there may be other matters
which may throw light upon this part Of
his testimony, they will not be divulg-
ed until painstaking and accurate in
vestigation of these matters enable me
to speak with some degree of certain
ty.
cannot, however, dismiss this por-
ton of this case without saying that in
view of the fact that both of the MORN
ing papers have repeatedly published
Mr.. Pollard's statement that he sus-
poets white man, and that he has
facts which tend to support his suspi-
cions, that the Committee on Facts
should have prepared their statement
without learning from Mr.. Pollard the
name of the man whom he suspected,
and the facts on which he based his
suspicious.
1t will not do for this committee to
assume as true the theories which
have already been demonstrated to be
false, and to seek, not for the truth,
but for statements which corroborate
their views. Nor will it do for them
to simply reiterate the testimony Civ
en- upon the trial, for enough has ap-
peared since the trial to. demonstrate
the untruthfulness of much of the tes-
-timony of the case. They were ap-
pointed, not a committee to vindicate
the action of the court and the juries, |
for already three of the Jurors have |
publicly proclaimed that their action |
cannot be vindicated,
MR.. POLLARD QUESTIONED.
But they were appointed to ascer-
tam the facts, and in their place, 1 /
now ask Mr.. Pollard, in justice to the |
Commonwealth, these prisoners and
himself, to tell the name of the white
man whom he suspects, and the rea-
sons upon which his suspicious are
based. He says that he came upon
him suddenly while he was talking TO
Wilson Abernathy, and that this man
showed signs ef great confusion and
hurried away. Who is he, Mr.. Pol
lard The people of Virginia are
waiting for your reply.
And, speaking of Mr.. Pollard, this
reminds me of the fact that in talking
to Mr. Pollard the last time / visited
him. / asked him how he accounted
for the fact that he did not see the
body Of his wife when he came through
the gate
AN EXPLANATION.
He said nothing TO me of weeds and
grass obstructing his view, or the shad-
Ow of tllv AsOS.se sbso..-s-ex &Aa las,d,,
but he said that he guessed he was
thinking of something else and was
not noticing.
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discrepancy in his testimony should
have occurred.
PoKEY's ALIBI.
And there is another fact that must
be considered in connection with this
and that is that with the exception OF
Solomon Marable, liar, thief and muir
derer that he is, no one saw Pokev
Barnes at Mr.. Poliard's that day, while
at least two persons have said that she
was not.
And 60 my mind there are two most
significant facts in this case. One is.
that the money has never been recov-
cred, and the other is that no blood
was found upon the clothing of the
prisoners.
1t can hardly be imagined that if
Mary Barnes, Mary Alternately and
Pokey Barnes, three ignorant and illit-
crate Negroes who had been concern
eG I'm this crime, and had actually got
ten this money, that they would have
so stoutly maintained their innocence.
and so effectually concealed their plum
der.
And it must be remembered in this
connection that not only are thev
charged with the stealing this money
which coUld easily be concealed. but
1T 10 now said that they took all of Mrs.
Pollard's clothes, and good portion of
her bed clothes.
1t seems remarkable this money and
the clothing should have disappeared
SO utterly, and especially when it is
remembered that although they had
but little while to conceal it, that the
most diligent persistent search has
failed to discover even the faintest
sight Of it.
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THE EASTERN SHORE RALLIES.
Money for the Women and Planet-A Fine
Showing.

Showing.
PUNaoTEAGUE, Va, August 27, 1895.
Editor Mitchell,
Dear Sir:-Enclosed find check for
$18.05 for the following objects: The
Northampton Baptist Association in
its Annual session, August %, %, "a
and %, 1895: at Jerusalem Baptist
Church, Tempraervill, Accomac Coun-
ty, throug Rev. 1. Lee, Jr and myself
Sl555 to aid in securing legal help for
those poor women of Lunenburg Co.,
who are sentenced to hang September
20, 1895. We hope you may be able to
secure them a new trial and that they
be freed, also secured you two sub
scriptiOns for the PLANET, viz: John
II. Williams, Atlantic P. o. Accomack
County, Va, subscription for months
amount 81 90; II. w. Broadwater,
Mappsville, Accomack County, Va,
subscription for year 81. so.
For the women's case, $1555
For your paper, $50
Total, $1S O5
9 WpSm
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HOW THE DOOMED MAN TALKED.

He never was forward in declaring
his innocence, but would argue that
the evidence was not such as should
have convicted him.
We were conversing with him about
ten days before his execution. and
asked him could Wilkerson swim. "Oh
yes, he could swim," he replied; 81
could get witnesses to prove that he
could swim. / saw him strike out for
land, and 1 thought be had reached
the shore before l did. / had nearly
given out" "Could Mills swim 2'' oh
yes, think he could swim little. I
heard that he could swim.
EMPHATIC ARGUMENT.
To talk about my drowning them is
nonsense. Why there was an axe in
the boat. He was a powerful fellow.
he could have killed me. He was n
terrible fellow"
He told US to see Squire Lewis and
tell him to tell us what he (Nicholas)
had told him We wondered why the
witnesses he spoke of were not sum-
moned in the case, in fact, asked him
about it, but he gave no satisfactory
answer. At times Nicholas would de-
clare that he thought the people should
blow the place up and release him, but
this thought was present during the
earlier occasions of our visit.
TOUCHING FAREWELL.
His parting with his brothers was
touching Slowly, methodically he
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give you something for your paper at
the proper time" be would always saw.
He told us he had been married His
wife had proven unfaithful to him and
he had left her. He told this with an
effort, plainly showing his disinclina-
tion to talk upon that subject or to say
whether he had any children living or
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rest OF his testimony being so contra
dictory, so utterly irreconcilabIe, that
do believe even the wisest man who
reads 1t viii be able to determine
which is the truth and which is the
false.
l propose, first, to give the two state
ments made by Marable, and after
wards to give the testimony and other
iacts tending 60 prove or disapprove
them This is his first story:
MARABLE's STATEMENT.
Mary Barnes told me to meet her
down at the spring Thursday. and She
would give me something. met her
at O'Clock on Thursday She said She
couldn't make it then, but told me to
come back Friday, and she would fix
~. agreed TO return, and went to
the app, inted place at the appointed
time, and while / was kneeling, drink
ing from the spring, thought ] heard
kind OF humming, and some one call
ed me I raised up and looked toward :
Mrs. Pollard's house. Then Mary
Alternately beckoned me TO come there
which did, and found Mary Aberna-
thy and Pokey Barnes on Mrs Pollard
and Mary told me to catch hold and
help them. In my excitement { a little
smile was seen on the Common
wealth's Attorneys face) / didn't
know what TO do but to catch hold of
Mrs. Pollard by the throat and arm.
and hold while the two women beat
her over the head with an axe Then
let loose my hoid. and went away
THE WOMEN WHO RAN.
In little while Mary AbernathycaIne
running down to where was standing.
holding the skirts of her dress folded
in her h--.-i, and handed me two piec-
es of paper money, telling me to run
on away Don't let anybody see you
around here, and don't say anything
about where you got it took the mon
ey and went off. but didn't know what
she wanted me to run for, because ]
hadn't done anything
The other statement which was
made during the trial of Pokey Barnes
but does not fully appear in the print
ed reports of the trial, and so / give it
as 1t appeared in the Times of Sunday,
July 2s, 1895. That statement is as
follows:
HIS OWN STATEMENT.
On Friday morning, the morning of
the murder, man (the name is with
held for the presently stopped me on
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Bring your job-work to the
PLANET Office. 1t will be neatly and
cheaply executed.
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EVERY COLORRD HAN

Should Have this Jeur-
nal In His Home. Evsry
White Man Should be faI-
ly Posted as to the Wishes
OF this Large LabOring
Class of the South.
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the road about two hundred yards
from Fort Mitchell, and asked me
where / was going. / told him that /
was going up to the saw-mill to 90 to
work
He drew pistol and said "No, damn
it, you are going with me-" He then
asked me if knew anyone around Mr..
POllard's and / told him / knew Mary
Barnes and her daughters, and the
Abernathys. He replied That's all
l want to know" He then said to
me: 1 don't like Mr.. Pollard. I have
had some words with him, and l am
going to kill him He made me 90
with him to an old house down on the
branch by Mr.. Pollard's spring. He
sat down there with me until the bell
rang, and then he told me to come
with him over to the house. He said /:
/ am going to make a noise. and if
anyone comes out you catch him. /
said, 1 don't want to have anything to
do with 1T. They haven't hurt me, and
don't want TO hurt them He re-
piled, If you don't do as l tell you, I
will blow your damned head off. He
then went up to the house and knock
ed at the back door. Mrs. Pollard
came to the door and saw his shadow
- ny "SH0 ~AOuhu OHO DdCA VI OnS
house.
CAUGHT HER HANDS.
When she was standing there her
back was to me. ] caught her by her
hands, and as ] did so Mr. David
Thompson came around from the back
of the house and asked her If she
knew him. She said You are a white
man. He asked her how long Mr. Pol
lard had been gone. He said, came to
kill Mr.. Pollard, but he amt here and
I am going to kill you He hit her
three times on the head with the axe
helve.
HE JUMPED AWAY.
AS he started to hit her I Jumped
away. He said, Where in the hell
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AN EXPLANATION.

He said nothing TO me of weeds and
grass obstructing his view, or the shad-
OW Of the AOS.Se sbsos.-s-ey <l.e landxy
but he said that he guessed he was
thinking of something else and was
not noticing.
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Nicholas auger could not be found
Other suspicious circumstances point
ed to the fact that the drowning of
these men was planned. Hewas tried
and although ably defended by Messrs.
d. @. Richardson and H M Smith, Jr
was convicted of murder in the first
degree.
We called to see Nicholas often. He
would talk about the prospect of his
release, but would never say anything
as to the details of the case. 81 will
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are you going ?" I told him that I
was going home. He said, No you
amt I've got to talk with you Mrs.
Pollard was lying on the ground. He
then struck her several times with the
eye of the axe. He then caught me
by the arm and carried me into the
house. We went into the big room.
Twas crying, and don't know all that
he did, but saw him get something out
OF chest and put In his pocket. He
then took me up to the forks of the
Burnsgate and Fort Mitchell roads.
and told me If they caught me to put
it on Mary end Pokey Barnes, and
Mary Alternately, and said if L did not
do this he would kill me on next sight.
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CAUGHT HER HANDS.
HE JUMPED AWAY.

AS he started to hit her I jumped
away. He said, Where in the hell
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THE OTHER CHARGE.

And this charge of the stealing of
the clothes and bed-clothes has anoth-
er important bearing upon this case,
and that is, it discredits again the sto-
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discrepancy in his testimony should
have occurred.
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:. Mrs. James L. Burrell and
sister, Miss Louisa b. Meade, are visit
ing relatives in Hanover Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-12
WERE
PROFITS TO STOCKHOLDERS WERE
S72scOo0

-rsr,vo>y AZ TO THE BROOKLYN CITY RAIL
moan rrroRr MI SIxoNs CoMMirTEE-sAL-
Any OF g T. ROSTER $1,000 4 YEAR.
clinton +. Rossi,er. the new pres!den, OF the
u,,okl,, Heights Railroad. the first witness
before the Nixon Assembly Surface kalifoad ih''s
,lgating Committee Yesterday In brooklyn
S-Have YOU an idea what will be- A.
dsurhns,ul have, but ia prefer not to tell I've
70 O Dpin't you make a bargain about this thing
o-Ycure no, ph,anthrops,: you are ',oI here
FOR your health A.-No; I'll give you any ih'ofma
S-what was the salary named, A.-The salary
. rS .n n M10 va keen Of The
road my superior officer, that came here lie hai
0" Urwhom n''d I'D You -.c here coming 70 look
over ne gsGs & mes sn P
OF the Hesh'; system before i"Kns 'ns only
reo.ons ,6ey stated we're that they wanted some one
who knew track maintenance AMI that MI Lewis
wanted 10 be relieved
the Adermnric ordinance was Injurious to outlying
districts OF the city. Henry VI Thompson. Of No.
c. West Sisty-elshth-st NcwYork. testified that
he was formerly secretary and treasurer OF the
Brooklyn Ci,y road. He told all about its capital
zaton. lie snil that abou, January l. 1890. Ss"~
In new stock was l~suci To stockholders AT par. ana
II stockholder didn't want TO buy he could sell
his right TO buy-lnd many OF them ala. In 1888
the stock was again Increased; tnis unee 40
t2cOoO. The stock IL now worm hpo"' '''' Nv
said ,-,-,, l., a..
oTne profits altogether to s,o =, aas In tho
Q-And dividends were declared from to ~
per cent? Ayes. 80. a.,
'oLWhn, was the surplus when You left the
company In lss2 before the electric appliances nah
been added? A.--About eight hundred thousaho uo'-
lars r...,,o,
Mr. Thompson said the Long Island Traction
r,mpony was put Into the hands OF receiver on
account OF nntagonlsm In the company g.
O-Was there squcezing-out procrssF H.-'o
I have heard 49,. u,.,.,,,,
O-The receiver was put in to force rcorsaniz,n-
tion irrespective OF the wishes OF sm""er S'o0N
holders? A.-So I have und.rtood. .,....-.
Mr. Thompson said the Railroad Commissloncrs
had allowed the brooklyn Heights company 10
Charge large sums for repairs after reconstruction
~ HE road had been begun. instead OF charging
them 10 operating expenses. In other wotus ' h
pairoed commissioners allowed DIVIDENDS 10 ne
charged TO railroad construction. The difference
| I'm charging the suns experGed amounted 10 ABOUT
two million dollars year.
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Army ORDERS ISSUED.

Washington July II (SpeciaD.-By direction Of
the Acting Secretary Of War. the following changes
in the stations and duties OF officers OF the Corps
Of Engineers ordered: First Lieutenant Charles
s. Richie and FRS; Lieutenant Eugene W. Van c.
Lucas will report to the commanding officer. Will
let's Point. New-York. for duty at that post. The
leave Of absence granted Colonel Henry G. Mer-
RAM, 7th Infantry. is extended one month. Leave
OF absence for three months on surgeons certiii-
cate of disability is granted First Lieutenant Ed
ward l. Grumley. nth Infantry. The following
transfers In the 9th Infantry are ordered: Captain
Alfred Morton. from Company c to Company X;
Captain Jesse NJ Lee from Company X to Com
pany c. Leave Of absence for seven days. 10 take
effect upon the completion of his examination before
the Board at Fort Ieavenworth Kan. is granted
Captain Mott Hooton, 22d Infantry. BY direction
of the Acting Secretary OF War the following as
signments to regiments under the provisions OF the
act Of Congress approved October $780, OF officers
recently promoted. are ordered. and the as
signments Of the additional second Neutenants
hereinafter named to vacancies Of second neuten-
french tpromoied from Major. i.h Infantry, in
the I'D Infan,ry to date frOm July d 1885, vice
fantry. to date from July 1895, vice French. pro-
eoas.r S JON Wash csp John van
Peshin, lpromo,sd from First Lleu,enan! 18Th In.
from July 1885, ''~ Vice waterbury retired Captain
aSn nany & S sS% f compy
date from July s. 1881; vice Robe. promoted O. First
lieutenant, 18th Infantry 10 the 18th Infantry.
Company l. TO date from July 1895 vice Fletcher.
retired. First Lieutenant Munroe Mcfarland pro
NOTED from Second Lieutenant 2lst Infantry 70 the
18th Infantry. Company II. TO date from July 5.
1855 vice peshine promoted First Lieutenant VIII
18th Infantry 10 the 18th Infantry. Company f. TO
date from July y 1898 Vice Glenn prSmotsd, lie
North Dakota. Additional Second Lieutenant Louis
H. Bash. 18th Infantry. to be Second Lieutenant.
18th infantry. Company X, July g. 1896. with rank
from, June i; 1875, vice Harris, promoted, ADD:
tonai sec1nd isntsnSnt anton sprnssr r. Ms
Company ], July g., 1896 with rank from June 70,
Lieutenant Frank y. Watson. 18th Infantry. 10 be
Second Lieutenant. 18th Infantry, Company g.
DER promoted The travel enjoined Is necessary for
the public service.
Ens,gn n. T. Coleman. T. g. ~. has been de-.
tached from the Essex. ordered home. and granted
three months leave.
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him back to work and when he refused hust'eo
him out of his bunk and into the galley. where no
was unable to work. and was sworn AZ oy the
doctor.
Cox said that nothing was done to alleviate tn'
sufrer.ngs OF the dying man, and that all his snip
mates were afraid to give him any aid. rearing
they would get themselves IN trouble A friend
OF Jelkman, named Shoemaker. said that when
the ship arrived he went on board and found Jeik-
man in a horrible state. DR.. Bjerring came IN. ne
said and when ne found Shoemaker was q fr'end
OF Jelkman asked him to leave the ship.
Coroner volk in view OF these statements, sent
word to Dr. Converse, the County Physician. ana
to Dr. W. A. Fisher. who hal been called In by
Dr. Bjerrng Dr.. Fisher said that Cox's state
ments were no doubt caused by the fact that moth
ing appeared to have been done for the man. Tney
were unable to do anything for him. the doctor
said because his case was hopeless Inc COM
nlaint from which he was suffering was otitis,
abscess Of the BRAIN which caused running at the
Dir. Bjerring denied that he nl-treated Jelkman;
that ne was treated as his complaint demanded.
He said that whether he was locked In the nos
pltai or not he did not know. and as for cufsin9
him he had not done Captain Potcher said
that Jekman not ill-treated. and that he had
full confidence In the ships surgeon.
DR.. Converse yesterday afternoon examined Jelk-
mans body and said ne would perform no autopsy.
a. the man died from the disease mentioned in the
certificate The bruises. which were numerous.
might have been caused by the dead man. The
body will be buried to-day by Coroner Volk at the
companys expense.