Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-03-21
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mind as TO his iDtelligence2 Did youl
regard him as q weak man2"
mo, sir; did not regard him as
weak man, but a man OF great cunningl
without q great deal Of intelligence"
CAPTAIN oUNNINeHAM's TESTIMONY.
Capt Cunningham then narrated thel
several statements made by the prison I
err at different times. He said harable
examined during the trial OF his Owu
case, stated that he held Mrs Pollard
by the hand and throat, while Mary
Barnes struck her with a stick, stun
ming her, and Mary Alternately hacked
her with the axe, while Pokey Barnes
upon coming out OF the house, took thei
axe and inflicted the gashes across the
lady's face Afterward Solomon said
the wounds were all inflicted by eth
er one or the other of the woEs,en, all
the time, however. admitting he held
Mrs Pollard by her hands and throat.
He told % Marable's statement inn
pliceting David James Thompson
(white) and declaring that the women
were innocent.
H. G. GREGORY TEsTIFIEs.
MIR. n. @. Gregory. of Lunenburg.
was called, and testified that he was
at Fort Mitchell, about three quarters
of mile from the Pollard place, when
| the murder occurred. He got TO the /
scene of the tragedy about dark and /
saw the body lying upon the grass. de /
detailed the wounds upon the deceas-
ed.
The witness did not look at the |
wrists OF Mrs. Pollard to see IL they
bore any bruises on them. The loca-
ton of the body could be plainly seen
I Il -
would begin to diminish in its visible
ness as person approached the house.
, "When the grass was Strengthened
up around the body" said Witness
Gregory, "only about one third OF the
= corpse could be seem"
a Since the killing, Mr. Gregory said
, he had talt ed with Maraple very little,
: but from the conversation he had he
I wouiu say he was a man of very little
! intelligence. Mr.. Gregory declared
that he knew nothing OF the money
' Marable was captured on Tuesday,
4 Jupe 18th, four days after the murder.
WHERE HE BOUGHT THE LUNCH
v Jennie Wooten, a colored girl. from
r Chase City. testified that she saw Solo
mon Marable June 18th at her mother
q restaurant. The prisoner had gone
) there to get has breakfast and in pay
n ing for the same he gave a $20-bill
: The witness stated that she went out
TO the Chase ity bank and got the bill
A. changed. The girl said that she gave
Solomon his change. and saw him put
the change, consisting of three $5-bills
and the balance in silver, and a $50
note in little bag and place the bias
s. in mis- pocket. At this time the witness
w had heard nothing of the murder. A
5 ter he had gotten his breakfast Solo
pc mon went away, saying that he wa
~ going back to Fort Mitchell. He re
OF turned to witness mothers place OF
1 Sunday morning (next day. and got
lu 60-cent lunch.
THE STOLEN MONEY.
as Jennie positively identified Solomon
= a h5liSe % the -=ii:sS he IL
- mothers restaurant on June 10Th last
=. with the $20-bill.
Court then adjourned until Il
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
IL Wilson Alternately. the husband o
~ Mary Alternately. one of the allege,
murderers is here, as are also a mum
~ Der of relatives OF all the prisoners
% Wilson is exceedingly comical, an
has provoked a great deal of laughte
y about the courthouse. Wilson swear
}" that Mary was at home on the after
/
W no hand in it. be was considerahl
sSe embarrassed when asked how man
nS children he had. Being given penc
III and piece of paper, he put down the
names, and figured them up, as 70
"A lows: Diana, Laura, Willie, Ami
- Hamp, China, Jemesconce, Ida, Jess
'h Mary, Wilson, one unnamed, livinG
AZ one unnamed. dead twins. dead.
~, tai, fifteen, Wilson Alternately is still
ny comparatively young man, and is vel
nas sprightly and has not gray hair {
lid his head.
at By agreement the court will VOL
six hours day during these trials
from 10 a. m. Co p m, and from
.. m. The cases will probably col
sumo ten days.
CHI FARMvILLE. Va, March I7.-Cou
led opened promptly, Judge Crute presi
ex- ing Those present were ex-iovern
Mckinney and Judge ii. w. Flourno
g the latter/of counsel for the color,
ice lwomen also accused of the murder.
hr. Mr.. CLARK TEsrIFIEs
ms The first witness of the day was M
wv. F. Clark, of Chase City who, bell
emf examined by Mr.. Southall for the pro
ecution, said that he was mercha
ce- at Chase City, and that on Saturda
I il June 10Th, Solomon Marable came i
The to his store and brought several ar
but cles, including a suit of clothes, 81
gav whole bill amounting to about $1I
nth I$I2 While the witness was waitil
his on the accused a young man nam,
uId Crawley Jones came in and asked if
" " had heard of the murder at Fort Nj
e): chel. Witness replied yes" Sol
, TO mon then asked what man was thl
arv Mr. Clark told him.
the MARBLES QUERY.
Solomon then tried on a hat, VIII
ary looking in glass at himself he obser
ris- ed another man enter the store, a.
)er- asked who that was. Witness aHswe
we'd ed Marable by saying that the ne
Luz conner was Mr. Wood. farmer fro
Five Forks. Solomon then want
anv Mr. Clark to write letter for him
ner his brother, in Finneywood, Va. w
les ness did this and he directed the ep
on tie by Solomon's instructions, to W
not liam Henry Marable, and signed
Osbone Marable. The man wanted
am put some money $3.50 in the envelol
but Mr., Clark advised him to put {
money in the letter in the presence
anv Mr.. Frank Roberts, the postmast
Marable then, according to the tes
itch mony of Mr.. Clark, left his place
s TO business.
TEN PRISONERS DEMEANoR.
"Well, he was not at all interested
the murder. Everybody else was Ia
he l; D0 ehor1t the killing but SoloY11