Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-09


with the prisoners, and learn what he
could as TO the guile or innocence of /
the prisoners, each and all of them. /
The money was no consideration |
"MT. Gregory and l were very inti-
mate during those trials" said Cap |
tain Cunningham, and only left the
courtroom to 90 to our meals. We were
not out of there any length of time.
remember receiving telegram from
Mr.. Gregory.
THAT STRANGE TELEGRAM.
~ do not remember the time. The
City Hall, Richmond, Va: See pris-
oners. Try plan suggested. Can yet
save necks.
AZ called in friend of mine-H M.
Smith. Jr.-and 1 consulted with him
then telegraphed Mr.. Gregory, as
nearly as / remember: Not knowing
plan. YOU had better come yourself
! The kilograms, 1 think, appeared in
the Richmond papers. did not know
they were going to appear, and tele-
phoned down to the offices OF the pa
pers and asked why those messages
were published.
NEAR THE DAY SET.
This was about two days before the
day set for the execution / did not
see Mr. Gregory at the jail the next
day, had no engagement with him,
and did not think he would be there
met Mr.. Gregory at the Jail not more
than five days after we had gotten
back to Richmond from Lunenburg
county with the prisoners. L had gone
down to the Jail that day with a news
paper man who wanted to talk with
Solomon Marable."
MIR. Phillips, of Chase City, testified
that the first time he ever saw Solo
mon Marable was on the Sunday after
the murder.
MARABLE WAS RUNNING.
Marable was running down by his
house. He was pursued, and witness
Joined in the chase. The pursuit was
not successful. Witness was one OF
the four who captured Solomon Nara
, ole at Five Forks on the following
! sunday DR.. Saunders was first TO see
him, but the others came up to the
station where Solomon was.
/ There were about dozen or TWEEN
Z Cy men in the pursuit after Solomon, .
said Mir. Phillips He was pretty
( fleet runner.
THAT REMARKABLE JUMP.
He jumped over barbed-wir
fence just before he ached the
woods"
y The prosecution had no questions t.
ask this witness.
Squire j +. Eubanks of LUnenburl
q stated that he issued the warrant TO
$ the women the first time on the Satur
day after the murder, and held an ex
animation Monday He held the wo
men saturday as witnesses, and KEEP
th m under guard, in order that the,
might not talk to any body about tn
n case, and personally gave instruction
, to the guards that they shoulGknot b.
g allowed TO talk to any outside persons
, On Monday evening witness examines
them personally, and released them
Il the Coroner's jury was present, haV
Y ing adjourned over from Saturday
= and took part in the investigation
~ Mary Alternately made a statement
% Squire Eubanks said he also hear
N her statement on her trial at Lunen
r burg courthouse. and that she mad
ar substantially the same Statement
IS The prosecution objected TO his an
y swer, and moved TO strike it out. TIL
i court said il would pass upon th
AZ question later.
SQUIRE EUBANK's STATEMENT.
- Mr. Flournoy: Mr. Eubanks, wi
= you state TO the jury what statemen
>" substantially, as you can recollect j
Wary Alternately made at LunenbuI
Courthouse on the trial2
Answer: She stated that she can
y up to Mr.. Pollard's, and was left {
le the front porch when Mr.: Pollard wei
We to work. She remained there ten
Nrc arf xn-a1
~ into the house to sew on some button
She then went back home, and afte
nj wards heard the alarm, and WilsC
ps started up to see what was the matte
1y RESPONDING TO THE ALARM.
n She also started, but Wilson cou
IL travel faster, and he met her and to
n her Mrs. Pollard was killed. She al
n stated that Wilson sent her first. 81
ry also said that she saw tall man, wi
he his hat pulled down, coming down Il
IN road to the northeast corner of Il
house / dismissed the women, pa
TALLY at the instance of the Coroner
jury 1t was possible to have seen
nv person at the point she said by goiI
o. to the end OF the porch and lookil
Sd over the railing. She could not ha
" seen him if she was sitting down.
I'm Mr. Southall: When Mary testifi
nm before you at MIR. Pollard's house fir
an did you tell her to stand aside?
"s HER TWO STATEMENTS.
eyes. I examined her twice"
Didn't she make different stat
ment after some other witnesses h
he testified?"
er "Yes; as to seeing that man II
IN first testimony was that she hadI
tn seen any body at all, and afterwar
m, said that she had seen a man down
, L the fence. Mrs Pollard's body was ca
n ried in the house, l judge, between
G. and O'Clock in the morning"
~ THE BUTTONS AND THE EGGS.
n Mr. Pollard was recalled and Que
W toned as to the buttons being sew
gu on his pants. He said that he found
lie pair of pants and his wife's work-bs
ket upon the table. Five butte
were sewed on the fore part. He ga
that he did not tell any one but
lat wife where he kept his money.
nd On being cross-examined by n
a. Mann, the witness said that four 80,
I a lus" buttons had not been sewed {
of Mr.. Pollard said that he had new
no been cautioned not to keep so mu
Ie money on him, as he had never tC
anybody anything about it.
- HOW HE LOANED MONEY.
it In answer to a question from n
it Wise, the witness stated that he
not as rule, when persons called
III. borrow money, give it to them until
le- next day. 1t was generally undt
we stood that he had money. but he
'ut not know why. He always carried
'ut money In the pockets when he we
away from home. Defence here re
ed its case.
FARMvlLLE, VA, April q, 1895
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