The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-23

Now you know who killed dat oman"
In Phil WatsOns examination counsel
for the defence laid special stress upon
that portion Of his testimony relating to
her having seen n man going down the
fence on the evening OF the murder, and
closely examined him on that point.
TIE MAN BEHIND THE FENCE.
There was a great discrepancy In two
statements made by the witness in this
point, and one instance he testified that
Mary Alternately had said that she sup
posed this man was a saw-mill hand, and
was going after some water, probably.
but I'm another that she said she believed
that devil killed Miss Lucy. and she
could have seen him do ii, II she had
looked back" Continuing Watson testi-
ned that he had known Mary Alternately
Tor some time and he did not know any
harm Of her.
After thoroughly cross-examining this
witness on every point testified 10 In his
examination in chief. he was told to stand
aside. Before doing so. however. Mr..
h. +. Hun, one of the jury, asked him
'if Mr.. Pollard could have seen Mary
Alternately when she left the house on
the evening just before the MURDER"
'He could have seen her, and she could
have seen his horse; he was piowing
upon a ridge"
MIR. WHITE on THE STAND.
Phil. Watson then, left the stand. and
Mr.. III. a. White. pho lives near Fort
Mitchell. was called. Mr.. White was one
of the guards who watched over the wo-
men for several hodrs Monday evening
while they were under arrest.
He stated that he ihad a conversation
with Mary Alternately on that evening.
He said TO her: Aunt Mary, they have
caught Solomon" AT this information
She clapped her hands, and exclaimed:
THANK God for it, he is the very man
that Killed Miss Lucy" DO you reckon
so!' ] said. II know it," she said. Hes
got me all wound up here, and I'm just
as clear as an angel in heaven. You've
been knowing me all your life; did you
ever know me to harm anything even
10 q pins point?" II told her had never
heard any one say bad word about her
except one man. that was Billy Davis.
Witness was not allowed 10 tell what
Billy Davis had said about her.
THE BUTTONS AND EGGS.
Mr. White then continued: Il said 10
Mary. I'm afraid you have got yourself In
darkness here Why she asked. Be
cause Mr.. Pollard stated that when he LETT
the house his wife said that she was GO
sewing buttons on his pants, and you
claim that you stayed there fifteen or
twenty minutes afterwards, and still LETT
Miss Lucy sewing on buttons, and she
stiu lacked three Of being done. dld
moi sav so she said When l left MISS
Lucy / left her i'm the room at side
table, fixing up eggs IN niue poN'
went out the north door atter some
water. and came around ny the chlihheS'
and when j got between the CHIMNEY
and the tree ! looked down the ienoo
and saw Solomon llld you hhOw ~
Solomong' | asked. 4 know II was SOLO
mon said Aunt Mary. ! said, WeH'
Aunt Mary. | heard that you sald you saw
a man down there with ragged coat on
and an old piece OF a hat Dut dld not
know whether IL was white man OF
a negro She clapped her hands ana sald'
1t was Solomon.
sShe then asked me dld thlhk she
had the heart to Kill any one ana ,heh
help shroud her" Nhat answer 'he W."
ness made to the question was not re-
Iatcd by the witness. as Judge Mann
who said he knew what II would be, SUD
mltted in I'm writing TO Judge Crute, VINO
refused 10 allow 1t. ,,
FOUND MARABLE'S CLOTHES.
Mr.. White was then turned over 10
the defence and was cross-eAamiheo at
length He told how on MONDAY hoIn-
ing he had made a search or the WOODS
around Marable's house, and that doWh
nv a branch to the west OF his house ne
bsd found his hat. shoes. socks, and
oyerans. His coat he afterwards iouhu
under the old Meherrin bridge.
The witness testified that though he
had examined critically he had not seen
any blood upon the garments. He was
asked by Captain Wise II he did not go
search The woods at the suggestion or
some one. Mr.. White replied that he
was under the impression that Magistrate
Eubank had requested him to go and
search.
Captain Wise inquired II he had been
told to go and search the WOODS lhstea1
Of going to Marable's mousse ana ashed
the witness whether he did not know lha'
a woman had testified TO seeing Solomon
coroIng out OF the woods with a hoe.
and said she thought he had buried his
clothes The witness said he did not
know ANYTHING about IL at that time.
but heard afterward that such state
ment had been MADE.
Mr. White stated that this was the
first time that he had testified In TINS
or any other case, and had told one man
about his conversation with Mary Aber-
nathy.
An IMPORTANT WITNESS.
After being cross-examined at length |
by Judge Flournoy and Captain Wise. !
the witness was told TO stand aside. and |
I,uja Knight Abernsthy was called. Be |
fore sba look the stand. however. coun- |
sci stated that there was question |
which would be asked her which they |
wished the Judge 10 pass upon be- |
fore il was asked. Judge crute assent
ed. The jury were then taken out and
Mr. Southall stated that the question |
which would be asked Lula Alternately
was what happened when Mary Aber
nathy got back to her house?"
Mr. Southaif said that he knew the |