Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-18


him (the witness) very suspicious. Ma
rable was seen by Daniel at his (wit-
ness'S house about o'clock on the Tues
day morning referred 10, and the sup
position was that Marable had been at
the house about an hour. When he
left Solomon said he was goRg back TO
Jeffrey's Junction. when he Mad lot
Of hands, as he was railroad tie-contrac-
tor.
Did any one come TO see you about
your testimony In this case?" inquired
Mr.. Franklin.
Eyes, sir. A man: I don't know his
name, but a man from Spennsylvania.
or Pennsylvania, came TO see me last
February"
Ibid anybody else Gomez"
mo sir. Marabie told me that he
had heard If they caught their man they
would not hurt him and he asked me
what | thought OF It. I told him that
4 didn't think they would.
"You are a member OF the chureh'
amt your asked Mr.. Lancaster OF the
witness.
II hope I am"
and Won are anxious to tell the truth?"
"Yes. sir: hope | am; am trying TO-
"Were you telling the truth when you
advised Solomon that you did not think
the people would hurt a man who mad
held a lady while two women killed herE
YES. sir" responded the witness; Il
thought they only wanted him TO get
some evidence on him"
Mr.. Lancaster interrogated the wit
ness as 70 his recollection about the
clothing worn by Marable on the morn
ing he appeared at Daniels house, but
the witness's memory was so bad In this
respect that his testimony did not amount
to much.
Juror Reynolds: Is this prisoner at
the bar the man who took breakfast at
your house? DO you recognize him as
such?
eyes. sir"
Juror Glenn: When did you see Solo
mon again after that morning?
'It was after his arrest, and while he
was eating dinner. recognized him then.
and said that he was the man who was
at my place. He testified TO the same
thing, too"
MARABLE'S CAPTOR.
DR.. c. II. Saunders. of Chase City. was
the next witness. and began by stating
that he was the first man who got 10
Solomon Marable to arrest him.
The Witness stated that he kept Mara
bic at the station until the other members
Of the party came up. The prisoner ad-
mitted that he was the man they wanted,
and the one whom they shot at previous
". Marable was then taken to Chase
City, and thence 10 Lunenburg Jail. Being
questioned by Me- Franklin for the de-
fence. as TO Marable's intelligence, DR..
Saunders said that he thought Solomon
had as much sense as the average man
I'm his circumstances in life. Judge Mann
asked DR. Saunders a few questions con-
cerning Mrs Pollard's wounds. the whole
object of which was to show that the
finger-marks on the throat OF the murder
ed lady were made prior to death.
Mr. w Herbert Saunders. Constable at
Chase City. corroborated his brothers
testimony i'm regard to the capture of the
accused, and told of the finding Of the
letter, which, he said. only contained s..
The witness said that he was summoned
as a witness before the Lunenburg Cort,
but was not called. because, he thought,
Solomon had made confession. Mr..
Saunders said that hardly any of the
witnesses testified during that trial
owing to this fact.
MIR. w. V. GREGORY.
The next witness placed on the stand
was Mr. w. V. Gregory. Of Chase City,
wro rode up Just after Solomon was ar
rested. He heard Solomon Marahle make
a confession as to this murder between
Five Forks and Chase City.
"NoW." said Mr.. Southall, before | ask
you what that confession was, state
whether you offered Marable any induce
ment or threat to make any statement"
The jury was taken out at this juncture
and the witness resumed as follows: Il
was riding along by Solomon between
Finneywood and Mr.. Pollard's house, and
/ told him IL might be a good deal better
for him If he knew anything about this
murder, or had any hand in it, to tell us
all about IT,"
MFR. Franklin and counsel for the prosecu-
tion agreed that that clearly made the tes-
tmony as TO the confession inadmissable,
and Mr.. Gregory was told not to state
what that confession was The jury was
recalled, and some further unimportant
questions were asked the witness. Mr..
Gregory said when Marable was arrested
q partial search was made OF his cloth
ing but no money was found.
Constable f.. A. Clements, OF Lunen-
burg. testified that Solomon Marable had
told him that he was at the spring on
Mr. Pollard's place on the Thursday
prior TO the murder, and on the day OF
the killing. Mr. Clements started TO give
the reasons Solomon assigned for being
at this place but the Court interrupted
him, on motion Of the lawyers for the de-
fendant, and the jury was taken out.
Mr. Clements was then asked by Mr..
Franklin, of the defence, to state what
reasons he was given by Marable for be-
ing at that spring on those two days.
The witness said: Il saw Solomon after
ward In the Petersburg jail, and asked
him why he was at the spring. He said
that he was there by appointment TO
meet the three women-Pokey and Mary
Barnes and Mary Abernathy. He said
he had gone TO the spring on Thursday
i'm accordance with an appointment he
had with these women. but they were not
there that day so he went TO the spring
the next day and met the women"
THE MILITARY.
Mr.. Franklin: Why were the prisoners
taken to Petersburg?
81 do not know. The Sheriff took them
there"
"Was IL not because there was an i'm
pression abroad that violence would be
done TO them
IL supposed It was"
"Did you see the military at Lunenourg
CourthouseY
II did, sir"
seXyere not those troops there because
IL was feared the prisoners would De
lynched?'
"That was the impression"
Solomon told you that ne was at 'ne
snring 10 meet the women, did heY
ives sir. he said he was there 10 meet
Mary Barnes, Mary Alternately, and
Pokey Barnes, who had told him that
they had something TO do.
The admisslbility of this evidence was
argued at considerable length by Messrs.
Franklin and Lancaster, for the prisoner
and Judges Watkins and Mann, Tor the
Commonwealth, the testimony was al
lowed 10 20 I'm, and the court look re-
cess for dinner