Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-06
pOEEY BARNES FREE
NJ Watkins Creates Great Surprise BY
Entering a Kolie PrOsequl.
.,y ApERNATHY SENTENCED.
hanged July sth-Motlon for
,c,, Trial OvcrruIed-Ier case TO
uc Carried 10 the 'o"r' "'
tnuculs.

Appeals.
........ r4rncs. one Of the negro women
.e the murder OF Mrs. Lucy
pollard. On the county Of Lunen-
. last June. now breathcs free air.
without the fetters Of the law,
...s discharged in the Prince Edward
Court Yesterday about noon,
..ot the first train for Richmond.
.- here on the Cannon Ban at Z
last evening. She was met at
...9t hy q larre concourse Of color'd
and rendered quite an ovation
walked through the crowd. accom-
f tv her father. old Joe Barnes.
rlr Mitchell. Jr, editor Of the
...-l Planet. All the way from
.-.rs groups assembled at the sta
-. ., cot "a glimpse Of the woman who
,.. rearlv reached the gallows. and
had 20 last received her liberty.
r.... maintained her complacency and
..s manner throughout. AS the
.- r.1.rcd the stations nearest Farm
.. rr.evuc. Crcwe. Nottoway and
.......rs-at which counsel apprehend-
..t there might De some danger
....I.nce 90 her. Pokey's father Joe
-.. who was riding IN the scat with
lrew her down between the seats
....r.I her up. There were no evil
..-.s arvwhore however that any one
...f to harm her and she arrived
...v i'm Richmond at the hour named.
u.t,v went direct 10 40. Si3 north
-... street after reaching the city. and
... r..nt great throngs Of colored
yto had heard she was there
,-.f There 10 see her and shoke hands
,.t r.r. She held q sort Of levee for
...-.l hours. the crowd becoming so
r,. a.. one time that an officer was
..-. from the Second Police Station 10
..rasa it
CROWDS FOLLOWED HER.
,rar p.kev had been released by the
,.+ rer counsel asked permission for
t.r.. remain I'm jan until the 4:oS train
,.r r.rmvUe. which was promptly
Granted nv Judge Crute: and when she
,.. ..tar from the prison 10 the station
Obj. wa- followed by not less than three
hundred curious negroes and white per-
..s most NJ whom were rejoicing with
-a- that She was freed. NO enort was
..r. ,tlr. +9 DO her any violence all
Haarh few persons talked rather eN-
.-.,,r.r,fv ne 10 what they thought
,...r5 b. dome with her Whom court
s-.. assembled yesterday morning II was
.-..-.r- that something unusual was
tr. wind There were only a few
,-l.t.f.-a u the court-chamber. and the
.-...sr.r.. were characterized by no
,.,- or demonstration
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ATTORNEY i'.' I-'Nd-1 DoUu't i Mi'ii
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'.' wi ,''. e-',,.' 80 Ir1
'....it -..'i,,t, -.
t... o... S.. a,,1 ,l,irst t,o
i ''.i-l. o1i Tor ana asdlnst the
f,I.,.-.- r,1 come M tpe conclusion
.a, Che evidence was not strong enough
ur I.m q. ask flr q conviction at the
bands of .ha jury. He said he recognized
t. position Dee was taking. but felt
Ha' H was hl- duty to ask that the
'gr enter nole-proseQui order Mr..
Watkins stated that the evidence for
OH. Commonwealth was all in and that
taurt t0 show any conspiracy between
prisoner and the two other persons
~rHrti of the crime. and that 10 also
i to develop that the accused had
BAL sufficient time to engage in
mUIsr from the time at
t..h according to the testimony. she
Hi Deer f0g. in company with Ellen
5.I. and the other women, until she
'''fh.i there in company with Ellen
'ti. This er'i nee showed that the
." Wt'c1 arsed was only about thirty
H't- and to have gone the distance
..a0r would have had 20 have gone
i.- assisted 100 the murder Of Mrs. Pol
"'-.' ".'e taken more than haI an
'n' Instance she was alleged 10
Hr'Nth ihe woods anu
.'-"'- tI'uhl was something hNe
"a n'i mics MI Watkins
"' s'o"H'9 oIIe"E' anu 'ooN
''NfIDENT OF GUILT.
Ha was followed bv Mr. Mann. for the
Prosecution. who said that. while he re-
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a.. Wafk.r. bis ss.ocioto ,,,,s ,,arrd
Nrr. u..s inst ,s cori5.,, ~ tba
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