Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-07-11

JODfl NlbCnCn was buc reply
Farewell TO each and every body !"
OF the 3iack-cap.
THRouaH THE TRAP-DooR.
A moment later Sheriff Dickerson
tugged at the rope which sprung the
wooden trigger and released the trap
door
Marable shot to the steps below
clearing the one directly under him by
about ten inches
be hung motionless for few Sec
onds Then came afew convulsive
twiichings about thu neck and chest.
The body swung slowly 70 and fro.
I'm five minutes the Doctors, w. +.
I; Anderson and J. J.. White approached
| the remains.
The hearts action was noted. He
| fell at 9:54H a. m. Ten or fifteen
minutes sped away and the heart still
family beat.
1t was ISIS minutes after the drop
| fell that the pulse ceased to beat and
solomon Marable was pronounced
dead.
lie was allowed to hang thirty-five
minutes after which the body was tax
en- down.
The rope was not cut as it had to be
returned 90 the sheriff who loaned il
to the county officials. 1t had seen
similar service before.
LOWERING THE BODY.
| Funeral Director w. s. Selden super.
intended the removal of the remains
The body was laid on the bed i'm the
Iroom below, and barring his tongue
which had been slightly forced be-
tween the lips, his face was in no wise
distorted.
A moment before he was in the beat
1of hea lth, now all that remained o
him was lifeless clay.
Photographer Hart took picture o
him as he laid upon the humble coucl
and later Editor Mitchell was doing
3 similar service with the camera he haG
, brought with him for the purpose.
Previous to the execution there has
J been quite a contention as to what dis
pos ,tiOn should be made OF Marable'
u body.
Al THE BODY OF THE DEAD MAN.
u DR.. William P. Matthews, secretar
of the Anatomical Board and demon
= strator of anatomy at the Medical Co
lege of Virginia had made a deman
for Marable's body. This was in d
. rect conflict with the wish of the dyin
man. who had requested that his ri
mains be sent to his wife at StOval
North Carolina, and Editor Mitche
had agreed to defray the expense
the same.
Judge Crute was very desirous
8 complying with this wish as was ali
y Sheriff T. II. Dickerson.
OF Behind the courthouse, a cOnsulti
Is tion was held and the law careful
W gone over.
1t was decided that the Anatomic
>" Board must have an agent on tt
/ ground, and guarantee all expense b
1t fore it could legally take possession
ne Solomon Marable's body.
Sheriff DickersOn declared that u
ne less this was done, he would deliver
III to the friends of the deceased to
conveyed to his wife, or bury it in P6
ter's Field. He had 30 written to l
Matthews.
;f- THE MEDICAL COLLEGES ANXIOUS.
ay In the meantime, a telegram car
All from Dr. p. A. Irving, treasurer of
up University College of Medicine reque
ing Sheriff Dickerson to turn the bo
over to Funeral Director W. I. Doyl
ler who would be the agent and that
IL expenses III connection therew
or would be guaranteed. The body
Marable was accordingly turned ov
Instead of placing it only in b
the kind-hearted Mr.. DOyne, PLACED
Try in coffin, with handles thereon {
placed that in box for Shipment
express to the University College
Medicine.
his On the same train that carried
his body were Father l.. j. Welbers, j.
Mitchell, Jr, and w. s. Selden.
tho former took philosophic view OF
failure to see Marable. He ascribe
re- to his actions in endeavoring to
Marable to make a statement cOnce
ing the murder.
Solomon would always insist
tho David James Thompson killed \
odi- Lucy Jane Pollard.
Reaching Richmond, DIR. Hui
mt McGuire's Office was visited, but no
ges- was there.
DIR IRvINa's POSITION.
.e OF
8 he DIR P. A. Irving was called by
phone. He replied that while he WI
bye. not say that the body could be seel
this he thought that it might be II the
and pense entailed in bringing 1t
Richmond was betrayed. He WI
cred convene the faculty of the Univel
able College of Medicine and submit
them. Editor Mitchell told him
Il TO he would call upon him in the NOR