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SOLOMON NIARABLE'S CORN HOUSE.
Where he said he hid
lDrawn by Editor Mitchell from nhotopraph1

music. while the guest were assembling
they marched TO the music of the band
and seated themselves around the
festal board. The room was crowded
and the highest anticipation of the
crowd were at least approximated in
the greetings and exchanging of greet
ings in general, which they enjoyed.
Having Jared sumptuously the toast
master called the house to order.
Speech making was INDUCED in for
some considerable time. Dr. Ii. IL.
Mitchell, President of the Virginia
BAPTIST State Convention, spoke the
most encouraging words for the future
of Virginia Seminary. Rev. ]. NJ .
Young. A. NJ. made a most delightful
speech in which he encouraged the
students to go forward, laying a broad
and deep foundation-let them build
for eternity and if they build upon the
solid rock, character, they can not
fail
Thus ended one of the most delight
ful days in the history of Virgini a
Seminary-the reassembling of about
sixty of its old graduate, going forth
again, reimbued with the spirit of love
and devotion for their alma mater and
with the settled purpose TO demand for
her in all parts of the State, what she
justly won and she justly deserves.
The Lord will bless Virginia Semina-
ry. SPECTATOR.
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side of me-" went up beside him.
We went down side of fence and
went Up lane, and went to an old
house caved in beside the spring
branch.
THE PLACE THEY STAYED.
We stayed there and he told me,
You watch and see if you see any
one We stayed there
Mr.. POllard's bell rang directly after
we got there / don't know what il
ruHg for.
We stayed there. ] don't know how
long. After while I saw Aunt Mary
Barnes come to the spring. l said
" "Yonder is Aunt Mary Barnes now"
He says, where is she going?"
said, ! don know She has bucket OF
her arm He says, You see any one
else?" / said, mo sir"
We sat there good while afterwards
and l heard some one talking to 4
horse saying, Come upp And hs
said, DO you see anybody?" and
said, mo sir
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ry bearing and an assurance that he
will do his whole duty, it is not at all
surprising that he has such hold up
on the masses. And yet he is kind
hearted to the point of woman tender
ness.
Editor Mitchell went an to see Aunt
Mary again. She was more composed
and showed him the letters she had
received. She wanted to give the
editor two counterpanes as an humble
token OF her appreciation He could
not take them then as he was to at
tend the exercises at the Virginia
Seminary that night.
The main portions of the jail is rs
years old and is said to be one of the
safest in the United States.
The cells in which the Lunenburg
prisoners are confined are steel-lined.
Editor Mitchell left at midnight foI
Richmond
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SNo, sir'' was the reply. After en-
quiring as to his health, the editor
passed into the other cell.
There sitting at the grated door, her
wasting child in her arms was Aunt
Mary Alternately. AS Editor Mitchell
spoke TO her, she burst into food of
tears and gave herself up to continued
weeping.
1t was scene never To be forgotten.
Her cell was the second one from that
of Solomon. In it as trunk, mat
tress on the wooden floor and one chair
completed the furnishings of this
gloomy apartment.
At the other end. a mellow light
shone down upon the detected woman
anG her pitiful babe.
The grated door was made of such a
network of iron that the hand could
not be ext nded through it TO bid her
welcome
Finally, she composed herself and
talked nationally, asking about heI
friends i'm Richmond, and wanting to
know about Pokey.
AN oUTsPoKEN OPINION
Deputy Sergeant Gouldman was
deeply affected by her bereaved condi-
tion and spoke soothing words to her
ne was Outsp pOhtH III MS OpllllOu hs 10
her innocence. Said he MANY white
people have been here-ladies and all
of them believe her innocent
| know the superstition of the col
ored race, their belief in hoodooism
and conjuring. and l am sure that if
this woman had killed Mrs Pollard
nothing could have induced her to
shroud her
The editor returned to the cell of
Solomon Marable and conversed with
him relative to his condition.
"Marable, have you any statement
to make other than that you have al
ready made ?'' No. sir" was the re-
spOnse DO you still claim the wom-
en- are innocent ?' yes, sir, Wary
Alternately is innOcenJ. She had moth
ing to do with it and hope you will
do all you can for her.
After consultation with Mr.. Could.
man, editor Mitchell told him that he
wanted TO take down solomon Mara
ble's statement as made now and com
pare it with what he had previously
stated when he was virtually at death
door. Marable did not hear this state
ment made and the editor stepped - {.
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Alumni Day at the Virginia Seminary

Alumni reunion occurred Thursday
2Sth ult. The spectator desires to say
a word in reference to this very inter-
esting gathering.
OF the many strangers who graced
the audience with their presence, none
were more heartily welcomed than
Mrs. Fannie Murray, of your city She
seemingly enjoyed the program from
start to finish and well She might, for
it brisCled with interest, being filed
with thoughtful prod uctiOns. splendid
ly delivered. That fire, characteristic
of Virginia Seminary's student and
! that earnestness which is always an
acceptable ingredient in discourse was
prominent feature.
The President, Mr.. George f Moore
delivered a most eloquent and touch.
ing address which was the keynote foi
those who were to follow him.
All eyes centered upon Mr.. VIM M
Banks, of Chatham, Va. He gradual
ed in very brainy class and was tn
leader of that class. Much was ex
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JACKSON WARD
Wholesale RObbery-Republicans Counted
Out-Oantest to Be Made.

The election in ackson Ward Thurs
day, May 28th, 1896, marked a new era
in the history of this section so far as
a city election was concerned.
The polls were not opened until long
after sunrise ana long lines of colored
men waited in order TO cast their bal
lots for the regular Republican ticket.
The Democrats had sent out challen-
gers, and every colored mans vote was
contested. It took from eighteen TO
twenty minutes for cne person 60 vote.
Gray-headed men were asked all
kinds of questions to delay time, and
in many instances, the judges refused
TO vote colored men on their oaths
In the ID Precint, registrar Smith
surprised even those who knew him
best.
Alderman Bahen protested against
the failure to use the four booths The
judges took three of them dawn, and
the challenger, st. George Barrand
continued his obstructive tactics
Colored men went TO the polls before
sunrise and stood in line until sun
down, and at close long lines of them
were seen standing vainly endeavoring
To register heir will at the ballot box
Despite all of this the majority for
the regular Republican tic ct was
overwhelming
$50 ballots were thrown out upon
technicalities, in the Sd Precinct.
The Democratic candidate had a
majority of only l07 This being the
number that it was finally decided tn
give him. w. Madison. a colOred
carpenter, was put up for Mayor. This
was a scheme to arouse the Democrats
and bring out the white vote. 1t also
caused the Democratic City Commit
tee TO appropriate a large sum oi
money and place white challengers to
insult and retard the colored voters.
The independent ticket furnished al
excuse. James II. Hayes and +. ]
Cook were patrons of the straigh
black ticket. Alderman John Mitch
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Rev H Powell to Be Installed June 7th
PRoGRAMME:

PROGRAMME:
installation will take place Sunday
June 7th ut the 9TH Baptist Church
when Rev II. Powell of Portsmouth
Va, viii be duly introduced into the
pGstOrate charge of the Church.
The following eminent divines will
conduct services and preach suitable
10 the occasion. At IL 80, Rev. j. NJ,
Armstead, ID. D., OF Portsmouth, Va.
at $3.50, Rev. w. +. Graham at 80,
Rev A. S Thomas.
Services during the week: June Sth,
Rev. Evans Payne at s 80. June 9Th,
Rev. A. Binga, Jr., d. D., at s 80. June
10th, Rev. James H Holmes at $3.50.
Select music for each service. The
choirs OF the resident pastors are in
The church is greatly in need of
money, being considerably behind in
| their Indebtedness on the new build
| ing. We earnestly and prayerfully ap-
peal to the sister churches and friends
generally to come and aid us to raise
not less than $500. five hundred dol
lars during these services Our work
ing membership is small the indebt-
edness comparatively great. We hope
to see the church crowded at each SER
vice, and healthy collections to pay on
our new building.
| Yours for the advancement of the
cause of Christ and 9Th Bapt. Church,
| DeacOns Robert II. Ferguson, Geo.
| w. Moore Licentiates NJ. b. Hucless,
Richard Il. Ross Trustee, VIM. H.
| Carter.
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address in the afternoon as did also
Miss Leila Minnis, Mr.. Thomas Ander-
son and others.
Inc debate was one long TO be re-
membered. The subject discussed
was: Resolved that the enanctment
OF the Virginia Legislature in regard
to the new system of voting is uncon-
sututionsl The question was affirm
ed by Miss Elmira Hawkins and Mr..
Thomas Hebron denied 10y Miss Mat
tie Gilbert and Mr.. Royal Pride.
The absence of Mr.. Hebron necessitat-
ed substitute in the person of Mr..
Thomas y White.
&c evenings program was n COM
piete success in every detail The chap
el was Immediately Gle sred OF its seat
ing, long tables were stretched from
one end tl the other in three rows.
these were ladeDed till they groaned
with the luxuries of the season. The
band was seated upon the rostrum
discoarsing the latest and sweetest
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
never saw it any more.
WANTED AS A WITNESS


And / went home When l got
there, my wife said, Somebody been
here looking for you as a witness. They
have summoned you for Mrs Pollard s
death" She said, "They liked to scar
ed me to death"
said. Tisn't while TO summon me,
don't know nothing about it. l ain't
done anything to anybody. / went
back over to FinneywoOd and there
wasn't anybody at the store, and
came back home. And stayed there the
balance of the evening until just about
sun-down. Aunt Mary Barnes two
girls came by there and 1 heard some
white people say they wera going to
white-cap people ali around there and
my wife got scared and said she wasn't
going to stay there.
She was going to Ed NuttalPs. He
is her uncle. She asked me was go-
ing to stay there. l said, yes, | was
going to stay there. | hadn't done
any thing to anybody
She commenced TO crying and said
mo, don't stay there, and / hope her
carry the children over to Ed Nuttall's
and l told her was going to stay there
just to satisfy her.
HEARD THE PEOPLE.
I came back and stayed there until
it got dark and heard lot of people
come riding up there on horses and ]
got my clothes out and left there just
before they got To the house and
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
Every
Coloreo Man
SbouIo bave Cbts Journal in
ibis bone.
Germs in Hovance:
$3.50 Der Dear. Scntto any part
OF untteo States ano CANADA.

pected OF him and when his turn came
to speak, he was greeted with rounds
of applause. Mr.. Banks reflected
great credit upon himself and honor
upon his alma mater. He spoke on
the subject How to Succeed in life 4"
We regarded it as powerful portray
al OF the means by which one mnst
reach the topmost round OF the ladder
OF accomplishment 1t is very evident
that Mr. Banks life has been one OF
student since his leaving the institu-
tion This was evidenced. not only in
the Alumni meeting of the aft rnopn.
but in the evening when he was called
upon to respond TO toast, he display
ed an abundance Of wit mingled with
eloquence and original thought.
Mr.. w. T. Watkins delivered an able
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Y. NJ. O. A.

Rev. r. o. Johnson will explain the
Sunday School Lesson to-day, 5 80 p.
NJ All are welcome
Meeting in the Jail Sunday IL A. M
Master Clifton Cabel will conduct
the boys meeting Sunday 2. M
Mothers help us to save your boys.
Every man in our city is invited to
the True Reformers' Hall, Sunday 80
2. M, sharp to hear n special address
by Brother ID. w. Davis Dire tor q.
10 Williams has arranged special mu-
sic. Free to all men.
The Blues are planning TO eat crack
ers and cheese at the close of the con
test while the orange will enjoy cream
and caka
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
FULTON NOTES.

The services at the churches in this
section on last Sabbath were good
Rev. Mr.. Patterson of the Seminary
preached a very enthusiastic sermon
at the Rising Mt Zion Baptist Church
in the afternoon.
Next Sabbath morning Rev Archer
Ferguson Will baptize In the after
noon, he will administer the Lord 5
Supper.
The Sunday School Union will con-
vene at the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist
Church next Sunday at 3:3O p NJ.
Mrs. Annie Boyd and her little
daughter, Cappie left for New York
City last week.
Mr.. Leonard Smith, one of the wo=-
thy members of the Rising Mt Zion
Baptist Church is sick at present writ
ing. We hope him speedy recovery.
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
PRICE. 5 CENTS.
Lecture, Lecture, Leoturell A Tribute
to John Browns Memory.

Mrs. T. II. Lyles, National President
of J ohm Brown Monument Association
is in the city for the purpose Of deliv-
ering a series of lectures on the Life,
Character aud Great Deeds of John
Brown. whose name is famous in his
tory.
Mrs. T. II. Lyles halls from st Paul,
Mimi, and has travelled extensively in
the interest of the said Association
and is meeting with success. The OBJ
ject of the association is to erect an
Orphan Home and Training School
somewhere in the South or District of
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

Columbia, the same to be erected in
the State contributing the largest
amount of money.
Mrs. Lyles is an extemporaneous
speaker of great power as can be
shown by testimonials from some of
the leading journals of the south. She
IS also composer of music and two
pieces OF her composition will be sung
during her entertainments here. The
titles OF which are viz: John Brown,
the Hero of Harper's Ferry; and
Wrecked by the Wine Glass, Lost after
all.
Some of RichmonG's musical lights
will assist, among whom is Mrs. Mil
dred A. Cross Mr.. w. b. Richardson
of Duluth, Minn will sing a solo.
The lecture will take place at the
First Baptist Church Monday night,
June 8; Third Street A. NJ. e. Church
Tuesday night, June 8
1t is hoped that large audiences
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The next word she said, You'd bet
ter send we all and you stay here.
They might be hard on you"
said. fix the children and let's go.
I'll carry you part the way and I'll
come back.
told her we win walk as far as
Chase City and we would take the
train there. was going as far as Sou
dan and l was going to take the train
and come back.
She fixed the children and said,
DON'T you want no DreaKTastT|
said, I'll make out until / get back.
WENT TO CHASE CITY.
We took the children to Chase City
and got a sixty-cent lunch at the same
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

bought some things and got him to
write a letter for me and he did it.
HOW HE SPENT THE MONEY.
put two pieces of paper money in
it that had gotten in change. AS
was going on there, took out one
piece of the paper money, ] don't
know what it was and left the $500
went to the pOst-office and handed
him fifty cents to register it and he
gave me change.
iiIet came uuck down there tU MIR.
Clark's, and bought several things
| bought suit of clothes.
And then left there and went home.
l lost the twenty dollar note with a
pocket-knife and a handt ercbief. 1
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

pulled off my every day clothes and
put on my clean ones and laid my over
hauls down by the side of log. so that
might get them the next morning
There was no blood on the over
hauls or coat, only turpentine, which /
got on them at the saw-mill.
Then i took my everyday coat for
to put around me to keep me from get
ting wet and sat under the Meherrin
Greek Trestle all night / fell asleep
and my coat dropped down, and came
away, forgetting it.
SENDING HIS WIFE AWAY.
When got to my house, that Sun
day morning, my wife was there.
When / got there, / said. Babe, don't
you want to g home to-day and she
said, 1 want to go home. You have
been promising to send me home long
enough TO send me home, { you car
do as you like about it."
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
Editor Mitchell Visits The
Prisoners.
MARY ABBRNATHY'S PlIIFEII
CONDITION.
SHE " EL PS OVER iEk
MtSI RY
MARABLE REPEATS HIS
STATEMENT.
DECLARES AUNT MARY INNOCENT
DECLARES AUNT MARY INNOCENT.
viii Speak from the Gallcws.

On Friday morning, May 29th, Edi-
tor Mitchell boarded the {. " o. train
for Lynchbulg. Prof. J L. Jones, ID.
D., was en- route t. the same city.
AT Lynchburg, he met Mr. George
W. Bragg Of Richmond, Rev. A CHS
holm. ID D., of bedford City, Rev p.
f. Morris, ID d., pastor OF the Court
st. Baptist Church at Lynchburg and
Prof. q. w Hayes, president of the
Virginia Seminary.
The latter took the editor in his bug
gy and carried him TO the Eynchburg
Jail.
There he saw the Daputy-Sergeant
Mr. II. + goldman. Upon being
told that the editor desired to see the
Lunenburg prisoners, he readily grant
ed the request and led the way to the
inside OF the gloomy stone enclosure
Descending stone-Steps, he halted
before II cell and by the light barely
discerned the familiar features Of Sol-
omon harable He had heard the edi-
tors fontstep.
Marable. have you forgotten me2"
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staurant. (Mrs Wooten's).

restaurant, (Mrs Wooten's).
She was coming on down the rail
road and had passed where / told her
to stop at. Just as l started down the
road, / saw crowd of men, coming
down.
There were people standing all
around and they we're following,
'Haltp didn't lnow who they were
talking to. They kept following halt
and / stopped to look to see who they
were talking to.
THE BULLET PASSED OVER
One of the men shot at me. The ball
passed over my head. / started out
and ran and as / passed my wife,
threw her ($2 0O) two dollars. ran
on little further and she said some
thing to me, but said nothing to her.
ran little further and dropped the
eatings down. l kept on. ran down
the railroad and turned out. That
night l went to an old gentleman's
house, and stayed there all night
The next morning, stayed out. 1
remained in the public road all night,
and on the railroad.
Then on Tuesday morning, went to
Ben Daniels and he wasn't there and
his girl asked me in there.
/ stayed until he came and took
breakfast with him. left there and
went to Five Forks to come back home.
THE CROWD ARRESTED HIM.
When / got there crowd of men ar
rested me and as was coming back a
whole crowd got together, and Lucius
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A ColOred Congressman.

The House of Representatives seated
Hon George Murray, the colored con-
testant from the First South Carolina
District, There was vociferous ap-
plause as he marched to the bar of the
House to have administered to him the
ath OF office.
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
Poor Aunt Mary !

standing on the side of the fence on
the public road. with his hand leaning
on the side of the fence. ! continued
walking up the road and said. Good
morning, Mr.. Thompson. He said
the saw mill He said. No. damn you,
you'Ve got TO go with me. and he drew
his pistol and said. Damn it, come up
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
Do You want to Borrow MoneH2

Do you want to borrow money? If
so call on WEST-END REAL ESTATE
COMPANY, No. 221 w. Broad ST..
Money loaned on real and personal
property, rents collected, houses built
on easy monthly payments. Money
ndvnnced on rents
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

the cell-door, and drew forth his note
book and pencil and wrote down Mara
ble's statement which was as follows
MARABLE's STORY.
I'm the morning IJune IA. 1881.
was sitting on Mr.. Spencer's porch. ]
left there and went up the road, going
90 the saw-mill
David James Thompson (white) was
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

Pettus (half brother to David James
ThOmpsOn) rode up and asked if they
had him He said, He's not the man"
| can tell by looking in his face and tell
he is not the one.
They carried me to Chase City and
rested there / rode behind Mr.. Dnrell
Gregory and another man on another
horse held the rope
When got to Chase City they brought
my dinner. Nr Lucius Pettus said he
brought it While / as sitting down
they put me in charge of settled gen
tleman and Mr.. Lucius Pettus.
MR.. PBTTUs' ANXIETY.
Mr. Pettus tried to get him to go out
and leave me in there alone with him
When we left there, we went by Fin
neywoOd and got the letter. 1t was
broken open.
When they got near Mr.. Pollard, MI
Pettus said that if didn't make a con.
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06
Want a Privilege Granted

Mr Editor:
With your kind permission I shall
begin a series of articles on Life, Char
acter and doings of Drunken jim,
Slick Jim, Jumping John, Jail-bird
Randolph, Running Peter, Bar-room
Eddie and others. No Y ray is needed.
Ordinary lamp-light will do and the
public will be benefited by the expo
sure of the hypocrites. x
IIrc Ex1.
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

times, and then he took the eye of the
axe and hit her l don't know how
many times he hit her with it.
When he got through hitting her, he
said to me, Where in the hell are you
going?" said l am going hcme. He
SAID, No, you aint, you've got to go
with me, I've got little more talk for
you.
He caught me by my arm and car
ried me on into the house with him.
| When he got into the house, he reach
ed in something high and got some
thing out of it and reached on low
something and reached with his right
hand and got something and put it in
his right pocket.
ROBBING THE HOUSE.
Then he reached in there with his
left hand and pulled out some paper
money. l don't know how much il
was He put il in his pocket We went
out and he took me to the forks of the
road that leads to Burnsgate.
He handed me two pieces OF paper
money. / did not know what il was
until / got to Chase City. He told me
to take it to Chase (ity and spend it
and not spend it at any of the little
stores around there, but spend some
of it and have enough to register the
letter back in my own name
Name yourself something else and
register 1t back to Finneywood He
said, If you get caught, you put Mary
alternately, POkey Barnes, and Mary
Barnes i'm it. and If didn't, he'd Kill
me on the next sight.
WHERE HE LSFTHIM.
l left him standing at the forks o
the road and / went home l stayed
at home all night.
left home Saturday morning al
hour and half of sun as near as / car
come at it I didn't have any time.
piece. I went to Chase City TO a LADY,.
restaurant. Mrs. Wooten. and bought
a fifty-cent lunch sat down there
and ate it When / got through eat
ing, pulled out a paper bill and hand.
ed it to her. i didn't know what il
was and she sent her girl out and had
it changed.
The girl went out, had it changed
and brought it back and counted it out
TO me had only fifty-cents beside:
the other money. / left there and
went down to Mr.. Clark's store.
Richmond planet., 1896-06-06

will greet her. Admission, free and
within the reach of all. Come and
bring a friend.