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Richmond planet., 1896-05-02

to you hypothesis that is consistent
with her guilt.
MIST AcoUIT THE PRISONER.
Though you have these two and one
is consistent with her innocence you
must take the hypothesis consistent
oner.
Ii L make a mistake inconsistent with
evidence, correct me, so that L will
make no mistake in the jury-room.
III make statement that is cOnsis-
tent with the evidence sand consistent
with her innocence you must acquit
this woman, although my friends on
che other side produce a dozen consis-
tent with her guilt. You must acquit
he prisoner. There is not principle
OF the law since the foundation OF the
government that is not consistent with
this proposit on.
APREGNANT FACT.
We start out with pregnant fact.
You know it, and l know it. That Sol
Omon Marable killed Mrs. Pollard
That's proved. The first step we took
in this case was to place in the hands
of this court the record of this case at
the March term of the court Mr.
Watkins made a speech and I propose
to give you part of that speech He
then read an extract from Mr. Wat
kiu's speech, saying, the guilty feeth
when no man pursueth."
Judge Mann was here, Mr.. Southall
was here. The murderer was caught
and he is TO be hanged on the day set
by his Honor.
Strange, indeed that they have not
produced one particle OF evidence to
show that Mary Aberna hy, the pris-
oner at the bar ever saw Solomon Mar
able except her statement.
You know she said that Solomon
Marable came TO her house on the
Wednesday preceding with his son
to get a bucket, and she had not seen
him until after the murder
Richmond planet., 1896-05-02
A PROOF OF INNOCENCE.

She shrouded Mrs Pollard No trem-
ulousne SIS in the midst of death yet
Margaret Bailey said that she appear
ed to be like all the rest.
How does it happen that the bell
rang at that very hour decided upon
to commit the murder. Was that a
coincidence?
They want you to believe that she is
such a woman of intelligence, TO ar
range all OK the details in such short
space of time
Gentlemen, it is too much to ask
you believe that the prisoner commit
ted that murder.
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WOULDN'T HANG A DOG.

81 wouldn't hang my dog" said he,
ION such evidence, nor would 1 permit
any one else to hang, my dog
Mrs. Thompson created a great deal
of amusement at my expense have
faced the minnie bullets of 5000 yankees
but 1 would rather undergo that expe-
rience again than to again attack Mrs.
Thompson
Imet q regular buzz-saw. He paid
his respect to her creating, unbounded
amusement.
He told how accurate she was about
conversation between herself and
Mary Alternately and yet could remem.
Der nothing else in connection with the
same. She did not know the person t
whom she had first made the state
ment
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Now gentlemen of the jury, am
about to retire from this case. God
made US. He made you. He made her.
II lie made me If there is man on this
jury, who does not believe that she has
a soul, he should retire from this case
When you put your hand on that book,
you swore to ad minister the law impair.
tally Don't you know that the grand
est thing in this world is truth. Why
what is suspicion? 1t is the thing thai
separates the man from the wife of hi.
bosom 1t is injustice
| don't pretend gentlemen to be
lowly follower of Him who died upor
the Cross, but do recognize the mere,
and justice OF God.
Human life is but strand. Trustin,
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UNREAsoNABLE TO PREsUME

1t would be unreasonable to presume
that she went up there to the house
with murder in her heart. There il
another peculiar fact. 1t was pointed
to you on the map
There were two pools of blood. were
respectively 6 and fset from the bo-
dy of Mrs. Pollard. Mr.. Pollard has
marked it upon the map for you. There
was another pool of blood under her
head. How do you account for the
fact that the two pools of blood are six
and eight feet from the body? Give
me the map, for gentlemen, don't let
us make any mistake
Richmond planet., 1896-05-02
SUPPOSE SHE SAID IT.

Well, they went on to Mr. Glenn
ments. But before leave Phil Wat
sons testimony. Suppose she said ev-
Try solitary thing that Phil said she
s" id, it is perfectly consistent that she
went away from that place before Mrs
Pollard was murdered +"
He then commented upon the state
ment made by Mr.. Clemments relative
to the capture.
'If 1 had been suspected of the mur-
der of Mrs. Pollard and was under ar
rest and somebody had come to IN and
said that they had caught the man who
killed Mrs. Pollard, think 1 should
have rolled over and glorified unit
Jenny blew the gourd handle "
He then took up the evidence o
White.
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your attention TO and when do it, the
law says you are bound to acquit the
prisoner.
Richmond planet., 1896-05-02
A srRIKINe ILLUsTRArIoN.

twelve months after with faultless ac-
curacY.
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PRICE, 5 CENTS.

buttons and marked 30 eggs. How did
she mark them2 Pollard has told Won
she marked 80 eggs and marked 15 on
them. There is not one Of them who
could mark 30 eggs in half an hour and
sew on five buttons. This shows that
Mrs. Pollard was murdered after Ave
o'clock.
Richmond planet., 1896-05-02
JETER Philips CASE orrED,

Jeter Phillips, on a quiet Sabbath
day left the St. Clair Hotel, and went
down through Rockets IN the county
Henrico, until he came to a dense
woods on the farm of Mr.. Drinkard.
He didn't drag her where she could be
seen.
After he had murdered her, he went
up to the house of Mr.. Drinkard. He
was counting his daughter, she thav-
ing secured information that he was a
married man. He wrote to his wife's
sister and said that his wife was suffer-
ing from a whitelow on her finger. He
employed himself on that farm in or
der TO court Drinkard's daughter.
They were sitting at the table when
the body was found and all went to
the scene but one. That one was Je-
ter Phillips. Drinkard asked him whetb
er he was going and he said, "No."
They couldn't draw him there.
! Chains could not bring him there. He
would not look in that direction.
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DRASTIC COMPARISONS.

What do murderers usually dor Why
it is to do as did the creature who mur-
dered this woman. 1t is to fee the
wrath to come. 1t is to get away
Now Mary Abernathy was at her home
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Continued on fourth page. 9Th column,
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AUNT MARY's CONDITION.

Now, let us see, in what condition
old Mary was to commit that murder.
Look at herl Look upon the prisoner
and hearken TO her cause She is up
ward of so years of age. She has nine
living children, six others dead.
At the time of the commission of this
murder, she carried living child in
her womb. God Almighty knows that
she has been pursued upon the COM
mission of that murder down to the
present time to fasten the guilt Of the
murder of that dead woman upon her.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
QUEEN OF ALASKA.

The Title Earned by a Good-Hearted
 Woman in the Icy North.
 A queen has ben visiting Seattle for several days past and faw persons have been aware of the fact. Not a real crowned queen, ruler of nations, or one who has a court filled with brilliantly dressed subjects, but the woman who has sprung into local fame as '"The Queen of Alaska" She is Mrs. AyI- ward of Napolenon Gulch, eighty-five miles from Forty-mile creek, a tribu- tary of the Yukon While the career of this woman is not as remarkable as that of many another person, still the fact remains that four years ago the was a servant, and now she is a lady whose wealth would place her among the higher classes if she so desired. In brief her history is as folows:
 Soon after the great Seattle fire of 1889 Miss Bridget Manion was a cook at the Yesler residence on James street, between Third and Fourth ave- nues In the course of events she went with Captain Healy and his family to Forty-mile creek, where he Is now in charge of the trading post. That was four years ago last July. She was on- ly the housekeeper, but with Mrs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
----------------------- ----------------------- TENNESSEE EXPOSITION.
Old Atlanta Commissioners Acting for
 Connecticut at Request of the Gov

Old Atlanta Commissioners Acting for
 Connecticut at Request of the Gov
 ernor
 The Connecticut Atlanta Commis- sion, which represented this state at the Cotton States Exposition last year, has been asked by Governor Cof fin to temporarily act in behalf of the state until definite action can be taken by the next legislature, with reference to the Tennessee Centennial Exposi tion, which is to be held at Nashville from May to November l. 1S97
 In response to this invitation, the commission met at the Capitol. the fol- lowing members being present: Max Adler, New Haven; John s. Jones, Westport; Mrs. Sara T. Kinney New Haven; Mrs D. Ward Northrop, Mid- dIetoWn, and J. H. Vaill of Winsted, executive secretary. The commission organized for this temporary service by re-electing the former officers of the commission: Frank B. Weeks of Mid- dletown, president; Max Adler, treas urer; J. S. Jones, secretary, and J. H. Vaill, executive officer. The only mem bers of the commission not present were Mrs. William S Chappe1l of New London, and MT. Weeks, who is now in Europe.
 With the experience the commission had at Atlanta 1t is able to start the work intelligently and to get it into such shape that if the legislature de- cides to make an appropriation next winter, matters will be in condition to 1 be carried on without friction or delay. There is no time to lose if Connecticut is to be fittingly represented at Nash vile, and Governor Coffin has done well
 in asking his experienced and efficient Atlanta commission to temporarily take hold of the matter. Rhode Island sand dollars for her representation at Nashville
 It is understood that the temporary commission will render this service without compensation, even indulging in the privilege of paying their own expenses, but they are solicitous that Connecticut shall make a good showing at Tennessee's hundredth anniversary of her admission into the Union, and are pleased to help the matter along The temporary commission has author ized Secretary Vaill to equip himself with exposition blanks, applications for space, etc, and to issue circulars relative to the exposition to manufec- turers and others. Communications should be addressed to him at West Winsted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
MET LAST NIGHT.

Company A, New Haven Gold Legion. Company "A" of the New Haven Gold legion, Captain McCabe in com mand, met in Warner hall last night and appointed their first and second lieutenants. Nat s. White was ap- pointed first and Edward Fox second
 Captain McCabe will appoint the oth- CT officers. After the appointments were made a short drill was held.
 The next drill of company "A" will be next Monday evening in Warner hall at o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16

and higher cables from London. The prominent issues advanced about a point the shorts being the largest pur- chasers.
 When the demand from this source abated the traders who are bearishly inclined for the moment started in to sell. Tn the absence of support they had little difficulty bringing about a lower range of prices.
 There was also considerable selling by holders who were disappointed on account of the rather feeble response made by the market to yesterdays election in Maine, and this was of as- sstance to the bear manipulators.
 Tobacco bore the brunt of the attack, and. fell from 6SB to 59A The selling of this stock was based on the reduc- tion in plug by the company in order to meet western competition.
 Sugar fell nearly 3 per cent, to 118&, on the declining tendency of the mar ket for raws, while Chicago Gas was adversely affected, dropping IFS, to 5S1s, by Chicago advices that Attorney Gen eral Moloney had renewed the fight against the company.
 The grangers' group lost 1H@2ss per cent, the latter in Burlington and Quincy. Manhattan fell ?, to SEA-: Western Union 1A to 794 and Mis- souri Pacific 1, to IT. Rumors of an advance in the Bank of England rate of discount on Thursday and of the embarrassment of a big dry goods firm in this city were used against the mar ket.
 The reports of trouble in the dry goods trade, however, could not be con- firmed At the decline there was mod crate buying of the dividend payers, due to statements that commercial con- ditions in New England were improv- ing. It was reported that g, number of mills, employing 12,000 hands, intended starting up shortly. This was not without it's influence in some quarters,
 In the late trading the grangers weakened again under pressure, and speculation closed barely steady in tone. Net changes show losses of sa@ 2A per cent, Tobacco leading. In the inactive stocks Minneapolis and S. Louis first preferred fell AZ, to 65.
 Bonds were quiet and irregular. The sales were $566,o00
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46. Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven:
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Healy was the first woman to go into that frozen country. There were plen- ty of men who had not seen a white woman for long time, and, as she was single, her hand was sought by them in marriage. Not being of the mar riageable nature just then, she kept on working at very good wages, accumu- lating small fortune.
 After Miss Manion had been at For ty-mile for a year and nine months, MT. Awkward was successful in gaining for wife the first lady of the land. At that time he had located several claims which were paying we'll. To- gether they worked the claims, which was not very hard, as the gold was picked up in nuggets. It was at about this time she won the name of "Queen." Prospectors were entering the country, and at times were very short of supplies. and during the months when work was out of the question they always found a welcome at Napoleon Gulch. Many man owes Mrs. Aylward debt of gratitude for having cheered his dark hours,
 Last May she left the little home in the gold region and started for the coast. During the week of August 10 she reached San Francisco. Of course her clothes were not of the latest fash ion, and in company with a friend she was fitted out. While there many of the ladies of the city, whose husbands had gone north in search of gold and to whom she had been friend in the hour of need, called on her and ex- pressed their thanks. Since then she
 has visited Tacoma, and Is now in Se- attle. the guest of old friends.
 After visiting friends in this city Mrs. Awkward will leave for Boston to spend month or more in that city, and then will cross the Atlantic to old Ireland,
 where her mother now lives, in the town of Galway Returning from there she will again leave for her northern home, there to remain with her husband for several years, when they will have acquired an independ- ent fortune, and then they will seek the more civilized world. She has a necklace made of nuggets, which she wears around her neck, and also Q | valuable bracelet.-Seattle PostIntel- | ngencer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
RoUsER IN THE SIXTH WARD.

"A Mckinley Club Organized Last Ev-
 ening-Plans for Aggressive Work.
 A Mckinley club of 225 members was formed last evening in the Sixth ward. The meeting was held at 176 Chestnut street, and was attended by about 800 upholders of the gold standard. Ev- eryone present was enthusiastic and the meeting was a rousing one. A strong and able speech was made bS Attorney J. P. Goodhart. The quarters secured for the club on Chestnut street are very commentators and will now be open during the remainder of the campaign. It has been arranged to hold meetings once every week. The following officers were elected last ev- ening: President, J. V. Rattlesdorfer; vice president, F. P. Root; secretary, Edward Clifford; treasurer, I. M. Ull- man; executive committee, William A. Schappa, Frank McKenna, Louis Koon, Niles Pierson, F. B. Stetson, Charles R. Frisbie, Henry Hopkins. After organ lzing last evening watermelon cut was held.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
DELAWARE FOR MCKINLEY.

A Plan to Harmonlze Higgins and Ad-
 dicks Delegations.
 Wilmington, Del, Sept 15.-The reg ular, or Higgins, republicans of Dela- ware have made proposal to the Ad. dicks men which will secure harmony on the electoral ticket if accepted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
Etmamelal.

Stock Market Opened Strong But Fell Of
 During the Day.
 New York, Sept. 15-The stock mar ket opened decidedly strong to-day ow- ing to the result of the Maine election
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
NINTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB

NINTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.
 The Ninth Ward Republican club will give a musical entertainment to-mor- row evening in their tent at the corner of Dixwell avenue and Argyle street. The present indications are that it will be a grand success. as the program in- cludes some excellent talent.
 The marching club will have a meet Ing this evening and have drill. Every member is requested to turn out. as there is some important business to be transacted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-16
RETURNED

pr. Newman Smythe has returned rom Castine, Me. where he has spent | portion of the summeS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-07
CANINE VOCALIST.

While on q trip through Moore Co ,
Tenn, recently, I was the guest OF
Rev. Frank NJ. Downing, who lives in
the neigbborhood of a small settlement
called County Line. His family con-
sists Of himself ard wife and q small
yellow dog, which I noticed received
an unusual amount of care and atten-
ton. As there was nothing particular
ly attractive about the dog, which was
only a mongrel cur, l rather wondered
at their manifest affection, and one day
inquired the reason for it. Mr.. Down
ing, for answer, called: Bench !" and
him to crow" My astoni5hment was
unbcunded when the dog gave aperfect
imitation of a Shanghai rooster, and
without further command followed it
with the neigh of a horse, lowing of
COWS, grunts and sIueals Of pigs, whin-
ing of cats, and various noises incident
to farm life. He could give all the
yelps of a pack of hounds in pursuit of
a fox, and in so realistic a manner that
you could scarcely help believing that
c hunt was in progress.
Mr.. Downing said nobody had taught
the animal and his peculiar initiative
powers were discovered by accident.
The summer previous, when Bench was
a mere puppy, Rev. John Malcolm, the
preacher of their circuit, was i'll at
Downing's house, and was made ex-
tremely nervous at night by a rooster
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-07
ALLEGED FUN.

The Master: us it raining very hard,
Thomae2' The Servant: Nd, sir;
only hailstone, SIT. "-Roxbury Ga
zette.
Teacher: Suppose you were a king,
Tommy, what would you do7' Tom
my: I'D never wash my face any
more. "-Woonsocket Recorder.
The burglar climbed over the office
PARTITION. "I5 is well to be on the safe
side" he said. Then he began work
on the vault. "-Chicago Evening Post.
Mamma: "Willie, where are those
apples gone that were in the store
room2' Willie: "They are with the
gingerbread that was in the cupboard. "
Exchange.
Old Maid: "I5 this the newspaper
ofice2" Clerk:-"Yes, mann" Old
Maid (0lushing): 81 see the mayor
has advertised for proposals, and I
would like to advertise, too.-Phila
delhia Record.
Bert: l can't think of marriage just
yet; you know I'm not rich. Ange-
lima: What difference does that make?
Bert: None, providing you are.-Rox-
bury Gazette.
Fannie: 81 have told you again and
again not to speak when older persons
were talking, but wait until they stop"
I've tried that already, mamma.
They never stop'"-Woonsocket Re
porter.
"No," he said, musingly, Il see that
I can make no impression on that heart
of ice" That is to say" replied the
Boston maiden, with a smile that was
like the CLINT Of the arctic sun across
the glacier, Gin this case you cut no
ice, as the vulgar would put it. Dem
yer Republican.
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Questions and Answers.

Mr. Editor:-Wm you allow a farm
boy 10 years I'D to write to your
good paper2 Papa takes your paper
and says he cant do withou5 it. I will
Clarence BarOe8's question.
The shortest verse in the Biole is in St,
John, 18th chapter and 25th verse
Jesus Wept." How many times is
money mentioned in the Bible9 WISH
ing much success to your good paper.
lam yours truly,
HARDY ANDREWS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-07

The goody, goody mother is unfit to
raise children, so is the one with high
temper. The mother who threatens to
tell papa" when he comes home will
soon loose the confidence, respect and
love OF her children. l don't claim that
papa" ought to lie on dowery beds of
ease and do none OF the whipping, but
the mother who tells papa" on John
or Mary generally never tells anything
4 mother who is too cowardly, too
soft-hearted, to punish her own off.
sprirg, preferTing to leave that to a
great big, rough man, is unfit to raise
children, and should have gone to q
founding asylum herself instead Of
getting married. When children act
IN such e manner as to merit punish
m9nt, and after you have exhausted
patience and kindness, it should be ad-
minjs5ared right. On the spot. Delays
are dangerous. Always let the young
culpri's undes stand that you are sorry
that discipline is absolutely necessary,
then put on the trimmings to the best Of
your ability.
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Yet the Pretty Mountain Maid Got the
Better of the Congressman.

Yet the Pretty Mountain Maid Got the
Better of the Congressman.
\ somewhat gay and gallant mem
Der OF the house, unusually handsome,
even for a member, was telling small
group of listeners, OF which a Star re-
porter was one, some OF his campaign
experiences.
GA one trip in the mountains, " he
said, after narrating several good ones,
4 was riding along a road up q pic
turesqIe valley with a campaign com
p~anion, when we met a bUxom, pink
checked, good looking country girl on
zoos. AS I spoke TO her after the Gus
tom of the country, she stopped U.s."
Have you seed anything of a red
headed, frockled faced felIar down the
crick8" she iEq Tired.
I'VE have met three or four men in
the last hour,"I replied, ''and one of
them was red headed. How cid was
he?"
bout my age, I reckon"
50 young as that?' l asked with
all my CoUrtliness.
THAT amt 50 powerful yourg," she
said, without the slightest apparent
comprehension of my compliment.
He's 81 and som l."
The man we met with the red head
was twice that old. He couldn't have
been the ut you were looking for,
could he2'
Il reckon not. The man I'm Iookin'
fer and me wuz to git married yistid-
dy, an when the time come he want
thar, Pap started up the road fer him
with a gun this mornin' an I come this
way"
This made it interesting and I at
onca fcl5 it to be my duty to offer my
assistance.
Tell me mis- NAME" I said, land I'll
make Inquiries along the road"
Sim Johnson, and I'd give a ten
acre farm to git holt Nv him"
Her anger heightened her color and
put such q brightness in her eyes that
she was positively handsome and I just
couldn't help trying another delicate
compliment on her.
You must excuse me, " smiled and
bowed and sent fourth my softest
chances. but with such a pretty girl
as you are after me I'd like to be Sim
Johnson"
This time it was a ten strike
wall" she responded, asshe looked
me over critically, not to say admir-
iUgly, Il hain't no objections."
1T was the only time ] ever laid
down before a bluff" continued the
member, but that one knocked ma
fiat and I never did know how I got
away ."-Washington Post.