Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-17
TRIAL OF MARABLE
Btgta Yesterday 10 Primo, Edward
County Court.
TuUY OBTAINED WITHOUT TROUBLE.
NJ. Pollard the First Witness Oh
tbe Stand.
capt. oUNNINGnAws TESTIMONY
v. rolls the whole story of the
prisoner's Confcssion-JndGe Crute
,aot5.s That 10 Was Voluntary
sc.nrs and incidents.

r.pvvuLE. VA, March ls.-(Spe-
49,. .-b. great crowds expected TO be on
... stiffness the first days proceed
., ,se second trial OF the celebrated
..,.,r. cases failed TO materiaiize To-
.omewhat motley assemolage hlled
,,.r chamber throughout the ses-
.. of the court. but there was none
excited interest that was expected.
l.... c-ute ordered court to be opened
..ea O'Clock. and. after II was ascer-
......f hat no witnesses in another case
,,.1 t, he heard to-day were on hand
,.. case OF solomon Marable was called.
c.,rr Dickinson sent over to the iail
.,r ,b. ufi-1rcr. and the work Of calling
,,. sooc'al venirc was soon begun. AT TINS
,.oirt che only members OF counsel in the
,,.. urssent were Judge william H.
,t,rn OF the prosecution. and Mr. a. d.
,y..tios. commonwealth Attorney, ana
sf.ssrs ~. c. Franklin, of AppomattoN'
and william Lancaster Of Cum0eiloiiu'
,r the defendant.
when Solomon appeared in court ne was
f.w shades paler than usual Inc ac-
,uead occupied q chair beside MS couh'
s.l. directly in front Of Mr. Pollard ana
~lrtain Richard l.. FOWikes. the nus
.aud and the brother. respectively OF the
CONAN SO brutnlly murdered on the eve
etng of June u. 1895 There was not
,rlvsr I'm the muscles OF solomon as ne
rcognlzed Mr.. Pollard and Captain
rovlkee. and during the tedious hours
,orsLmcd in empanell.ng the jury ne
,vlenced no especial interest in anything
,r ANYBODY around him. For the most
mart of the time he kept his eyes fixed
...D cy-Goyernor PHILIP w Mckinney.
who sat Just below the bench. and upon
Cine judge presiding. as II his fate was
f-tir,,v within the hands Of these gen.
r.mea solomon was clad in the same
clotle. be wore upon the day Of his in
-src.raton IN the Richmond jail. and pre-
sen,l anything but tidy appearance.
The court allowed Marable a short time
f.r consultation with his counsel. and
during the interim the people in the court
chamber chatted freely. though not ex-
ctedly. regarding the murder. Mr.. Pol
larI was asked by a friend how he felt"
His reply was. IL am somewhat Sore
and he rubbed the muscles of his arm.
Did you come over on horseback in
terr-Gated his questoner
''N Ncs."
why didn't you come over on the
train?" was the further inquiry.
why" said the old Lunonburger. ap-
Aparenuy astouishod az such a question
peIng asked him, somebody has got ell.
my money
Mr. Franklin, OF counsel for the de-
fence. IN referring 10 what he construed
g. De a defect in the Indictment stated
that he would Ike TO file a general de-
mlrrcr 10 the indictment Pending the
preparation OF the demurrer the court
,ook a recess OF an hour for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. r. c. Southali, OF counsel for the
prosecution, and Captain Frank W Gun
ulagham, Of Richmond who had been
summoned as a witness, reached Farm
Vile ON the 1886 u.ln. Fully seventy
lre persons. mostly co,ored, from Lunen-
burg and MecElenburg counties came Up
go tte same train. and soon made their
way 10 the courthouse. When the hour
1lr court 10 rcc0nvere q o'cloclO arrived
O. se-.hng mass OF humanity covered
Dt.r iu-h Of standing room upon the
courthouse pOrtico ana steps, and the
broad w3ikway leading from the structure
90 tie street was iamm.d with people.