The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-21
THE POLLARD MURDERERs.
Three of Them Arrive In Petersburg
AccOmPanIed by Guards.

Three of Them Arrive In Petersburg
Accompanied by Guards.
PETERSBURG, w., June 2O.-Deputy
Sheriff e. II. Bacon, OF Lunenbur0
county, accompanied by three guards,
arrived here this evening. from Lunen.
burg Courthouse, with Solomon Mara
BILE, Mary Alternately and Poky Barnes,
the negroes charged with the murder of
Mrs. Lucy j. Pollard in Lunenburg
county on the 14tn instant. Mary
Barnes, another negro woman. who is
charged with being implicated in the
murder, was left In the county. The
three prisoners were committed to the
jail OF this city for safe keeping. and
were brought here because of threats to
lynch them.
Deputy Sheriff Bacon told the Asso-
cieted Press reporter that he left Lun-
enburg courthouse with the prisoners
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
that he reached Blackstone about 1880
o'clock that night. The feeling is so
bitter against the prisoners that Sheriff
Bacon stated that while In Blackstone
he was advised by several gentleman to
get away from there as soon as possible
with the prisoners. The trip was made
across country In wagon, and the
party arrived here about o'clock this
evening.
Marable, when warned by the sheriff
that he was not compelled to make
statement. contented himself with say
ing: II am not guilty Of the crime with
which / am charged. The women
Mary Alternately, Poky Barnes and
Mary Barnes-all made a bargain to
kill Mrs. Pollard. Mary Barnes daugh.
ter told me So"
Poky Barnes denies that she knows
anything Of the murder. Mary Aber.
nathy told quite story. She said that
she lived about q mile from the Pollard
farm, and that between and o'clock
in the afternoon Of the 14th instant, she
heard Mr. Pollard's farm bell ringing 80
vigorously that she went over to see
what was the matter. When she arrived
there, she WAS told by Mr.. Pollard that
he Was ringing for his wife, who soon
made her appearance. Mary Alternately
shen says that she chatted with the two
for some minutes and returned home.
She had hardly reached home when
the Pollard bell again rang, long snd
loud, and Mr.. Pollard was heard hall
looing. The Abernsthy woman's hus-
band at once set out for the Pollard
farm and WAS later followed by Mary,
who says that she met her husband re-
turning from the Pollards', and was told
Wy hiLt buob hEo ueQ Oo6u
killed. She did not turn back, butwent
on TO the Pollard farm and spent the
night there. She asserts her Innocence
and claims to know nothing OF the MUIR
der or OF the murderer.
A Keysville dispatch says: William
Solomon Marable and the four women
prisoners. charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Pollard, after they were secretly
taken from the house where the muir.
der was committed, near Fort Mitchell,
Va, by the guard. under the direction
OF the commemorative attorney, Tues
day night, were carried to LuDenburg
jail. Guards and prisoners made the
entire trip on foot, distance OF sixteen
miles.
Thoroughfares were avoided and the
woods and by-psths were used by the
posse the whole trip with the exception
OF crossing bridge over Mehrrin river.
1t Is plain that the commonwealth
showed ability and tact in only bringing
out enough guilt in the trial to commit
them to jail, leaving out the bloody
clothes of Marable. There is great de-
termination manifested on both sides
and the issue Is uncertain.