Richmond planet., 1896-02-22
be bad eIgh. n0n.h. in which to pro

he haC eight months IN Wnicn 70 PEV~
cure one.
AN oFFER TO SUMMON wrrEzssKs
Judge Mann said further that IL Ma
rable wanted witnesses summoned,
and would furnish their names, they
would be summoned, and then, IN the
mean time, IL counsel had been pro-
cured for him, he could enter upon me
case next Tuesday as easily as next
month.
Solomon was then asked by the
Court il he was ready for trial.
NOT READY FOR TRIAL.
He replied. "NJ, had rather wait
for my lawyer"
Judge Orute then denied the motion
OF the prosecution for trial St this
term, and added that he would hold
over this court until the transcript OF
the record arrives from Lunenburg
The trial of Marable being set Tor
the first day of the March term of the
court, Captain Guigon said he desired /,
in behalf OF the defence for Mary Aber
nathy and Pokey Barnes, to ask Tor
| continuance of their trials
This was granted. Nothing else ap-
pearing in the Lunenburg cases, the
prisoners were taken back to jail.
where. a short time afterwards the
women were visited by Capt Guigcn.
Judge Mann, Mr. Soushal and Cap
tain Guigon left on the evening train
for their respective homes.
We visited Father L. ]. Welbers, the
Catholic priest He had been closet
ed with Solomon Marable at Farmviile
SOLEMN DECLARATIONS.
There within the gloomy confines OF
that iaii this tall, gaunt prisoner had
again declared that q ~ hite man killed
Mrs. Pollard and he had been forced
to assist him. He did not expect t.
live. but this would be his dying state.
ment
The priest handed us letter which
was for him, but was not addressed te
him. One was from Marable's wife
Fanny and the other from his mother
in-law. Bell Morton
II read as follows:
MRS. MARABLE's LETTER
SrovALL, N. c., Feb. II, 1895.
Mr.. JOHN MIroHxLL,
} Dear sir received your kind let
ter and was glad to hear from J yous tell
ing me OF my husband.
Tell him that we are all we'll at thi
: time, when / wrote before / was sic
} with the Ia grippe. but am well now
would have answered your lette
1 sooner. but / was not at home whe
: | the letter came. came down yeste1
3 dav on the mail. Tell Sol. (Marable
say Johnny and Henry are we'll
have been down to see grandmothe
and stayed week--Johnny and ].
+. When / came back home, Uncl
= John and Aunt Carrie came with m
Q back. went to Oxford last Frida
: morning with Mrs. Taylor in q bugg.
2 and then came back on the mail yei
3 terday
: Tell Sol. he must pray for the Lor
t to save him for we can't do him AT
J. good, but pray for him and look TO II
70 Lord to save him.
% FAENx MARABLK.
n MRS MoRToE's LETTER.
- ErovALL, 20, Feb. u. 1895
Mr.. JOHN MITCHELL,
Dear Sir:-I do appreciate your kil
ness t,,wsrds nav dear child. /
t. thank YOU for sending her the PLANE
at Please write me what the PLAN
I'd costs. Iwould like to take it so muC
9. Write and let me know. j have re
b. SO many Of your kind letters.
rs Ifeel real interested in you. Il
.. like you have got q real religious hei
tn towards the trouble-hearted ones
try to comfort them in their trouble
May the good Lord bless you. Pies
send us your picture. would like
ed see il Just to behold your face Nj
his close at this. tan't write anymc
ny Write to Us again soon.
en Yours very truly.
he BELL MORTON
The S.-Fannie lives with me.
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