Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-23
TAKENT0LUNENBURG
Two Of the Pollard huTdersrS Removed
from The City Jail.
v,n, snrnNArHY LEFT HERE
,a,omop Mnrabic Il tnmoVed' hut
poLc, cries bitterly and begs NOT
,,-rfcd-Thc Trial Next
vo,,b-.Jndge Orgain Here.

.,t and solomon Marable, the expert
,sls.aer. and Pokey Barnes VINO nave
,,.o once convicted of the murder ol
,,~e 1s., Jane Pollard. are now I'm Luz
..,-t,,,- county. having been removed
from the jail In this city late last night
Do was not thought that they Would
1isYrbod until next month, ana, there
,.r, tbc negroes were taken completely
h. surprise. when. few minutes aiter
t. o'clock last night, they were aroused
from sound slumber and told TO
make ready to go back TO Lunenours.
sheriff NJ. c. Cardoza aud Deputy {.
Bsgby left Luncnburg yesterday morn
ing for Richmond and al Blackstone they
were ioined by Judge Orgain who was
ON his way 90 Richmond 10 visit his chill
afcn Though Judge Orgain had issued an
ersfr for sheriff CardOZa 10 repossess
himself Of the prisoners, no GATE was
spccihod in the order. ana ne was ho'
aware that the Sheriff was coming yes
tcrday. ...-.
GIVEN Up WITHOUT PROTEST.
The gentlemen reached Richmond at
e. o'clock. and about o'clock Dir. car
doza telephoned TO the JAIL advising the
AuIfUflilfN lNfft OF llit IN. i..t'
move the prisoners. ana asking that
they be ready at 70 o'clock
city Sergeant Epps had previously no
tilted his deputies 10 deliver the prisoners
10 sheriff Cardoza. and therefore there
was no hitch when Lunenburg officer
called for them.
No notification was given the prisoners
OF the trip they were about to take
until after the Sheriff reached the Jail
lie entered the office and served a paper
on Denuty-Serecaut Claiborne Epps, call
ing FOR the bodies of William Henry Some
times called solomon Marable, Mary
Ahernathy and POkey Barnes. Sheriff
Card0za advised the Deputy Sergeant
that DE did not want Mary Alternately
now. but would take the other two
They were accordingly aroused. and in
less than ten minutes were brought 10 the
office. where they were handcuffed to-
gether with the same cuffs they wore
when brought here and after good-bys
were spoken the two hapless prisoners
were placed in a carriage and driven TO
the depot
POKEY BECAME EXCITED
pokey when she left the jail, wore
rather debonnair smile and shaking
hands with those Of the prisoners who
were out bed told them TO pray for her
and tell her father. old Joe Barnes. that
she was gone. and he must come and
help her out To the Dispatch man she
said she wasn't afraid 10 co. and her
domeanor was corroborative Of this state
ment. When she emerged from the car
riage at the depot, however, a Jekyll
and Hyde change had been wrought in
her. She was weeping bitterly and shiv-
ering as though In an ague. and her
face was distorted with fear All at
tempts TO console her made by the Sheriff
and the bystanders proved futile. and
she went 20 the train bitterly bemOanng
her fate, proclaiming her innocence. and
saying she didn't want to go 10 Lunen-
burg
S0lomon's immobile face displayed
neither fear nor feeling He seemed not
10 care whittier ne be taken. and when
questioned by the Dispatch man, both at
the jail and the depot, said that II he
had TO 20 he had to and that was all
there was 90 IL.
40 DANGER OF TROUBLE.
sheriff Cardoza showed them all the
consideration possible. and assured them
trat they were not in the slightest dan
Ier In conversation with the Dispatch
man. the Sheriff said that he anticipated
not the slightest trouble Of any descrip-
u0n. and would have! no one with him
but Sir Baeley 10 guard the prisoners
Said hc "We will leave the train at
Blackstone and will drive twenty-one
miles across the country TO the court
house The prisoners Will be put IN the
Luenburg JAIL and Will be guarded by
Sis or seven citizens sworn I'm for that
purpose until the trial next month. i
DON'T have this guard as protection
from lyuchIng. but simply TO keep the
prisoners from being liberated
no TRY MARABLE FIRST
sheriff Cardoza said that Marable's
TRIAL would come of first, and that the
case would bee called at the beginning OF
tl. February term. which commence ON
the second Monday de aid not know
as to the other cases but thought they
would follow Immediately after
When asked why he was hurrying the
lris0n.rs away so soon, the Sheriff re-
piled that t was to get them away from
evil influence Ic stated that he would
came after Mary Alternately whenever
she Was ah.e to Doe moved. but could not
say whether that would be before the
IrNt term of h.- court
Tho Governor was notified by Dis
patch man oi Sheriff Cardoza's intention
t0 remove the prisoners and was asked !
l hc puposeI sending any military
with them. DE- replied boo the negative, /
and said that the matter was now in |
che hands 0f the Legislature. and he had |
l0thIng Co do with lt
INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE ORGAIN. !
Judge Orgain who as stated above. |
same on the same train with the Sheriff. |
was seen at Ford's Hotel last night I
it Dispatch reporter, with whom /
convcrsed very freely. He said he |
Nas surprised when be met the Sheriff /
100 Blackstone. and had no idea that /
le Was coming for the prisoners 80 |
-01n though the order for their removal /
bad icf the time Tor such removal on- |
.r..y Discretionary with him. During /
tae course of the conversation Judge /
NIliiu referred 10 the Governor ana /
spoke of him lu the highest terms. Said /
a. d have the highest regard for Gov !
0r Oferall both as brave and /
tf.e man. and as a capable and honest
NI..aL J have never censured him for
Ua. course Doc pursued and believe that
was 1ctlatei throughout by the /
Iaf.st of motives. I shall call on him
tomorrow and express these sentiments /
-. Dion boz person"
AS TO THE TRIALS.
The Judge was asked II the trials OF !
'.' prisoners would be had at the next /
"'m oi DIS court re replied that ne /
'"..ai Marabie's would come up, and |
ide others but that rested en-
''rH Hth the Commonwealth Attor- l
may be-" he continued. that ]
IN' lae u.ii not be tried I'm my court /
"' aL assume that counsel for the de- 1
renee W.I move FOR "a change Of venue. |
d. 9i course can't say what decision l
NIl render but / will say frankly that
VI iAe defence can show any legal grounds
.'i such "a change I VIII grant II cheer
..ly. The cases win be tried AS though
lAffe bad never been a former trial and