Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-02-15

The celebrated Lunenburg Case is
nearing its close No feature in it has
been more important TO the prisoners
than was the argument at Iunenpurg,
q. H., on Monday and Tuesday last, on
the motion for change Of venue.
Counsel for the women, as well as
others, who were conversant with the
facts in the case knew that the failure
to obtain this change meant death.
WHAT LUNENBURG PEOPLE BELIRvE.
II should not be forgotten that the
sudden subsidence of the feeling IN
favor of lynching Lhe innocent women
and Solomon Marable, was due to the
fact that the populace believed that
evidence enough was at hand to make
certain their legal execution. If they
were acquitted or there was any evil
dence that they would escape the gal
lows by any legal technicality, their
doom would be sealed. This was
the gist of all reliable reports which
have emanate from. Lunenburg county.
We are in a position to state that
one of the most brilliant and prolong-
ed legal fights ever seen in a criminal
trial in a courtroom will be witnessed
when the case comes up for hearing
at Farmville. Va.
THE NEW LOCATION.
The prisoners are in Jail there now
Troops are there and more can b'
transported from Petersburg on shor
notice 1t should not be forgotten
that a lynching has occurred at Farm
Vile. 1t was many years ago ant
steps will have to be taken to proven
a similar occurrence in this case A
rule the lynchers are from othe
sections
1t was evident at the hearing tbs
Judge Orgain was forced TO grant
change of venue in the face of th
facts cited.
Hon. George D. Wise and Judge
w. Flournoy were having all of the d.
tails in the case spread upon the II
cords where they could easily be +
viewed by the Supreme Court of A
peals.
FACTS FOR THE NEW TRIAL.
Evidence, startling in it's natul
will be brought out at the new tri
1t will be proven that virginia mas
the expenditure of untold energy a
much treasure, been saved from pill
ing upon it's fair escutcheOn one of
fonlest blots in the history of e
tt is doubtful whether or not I
world will ever know the amount
effort expended upon this case. No
ing has been left undone. 1t has bt
a systematic search for the truth.
Convinced as we always have beer
she innocence of the women, and sa
fed row beyond all reasonable do
that we can establish that fact, we
wait the result of the trial with
much equananimity as we do the
ing OF the refulgent sun.
MARY AND TIE BABY's JOURNEY.
The description of the trip of N
Alternately to Lunenburg, @. H..
pathetically told in the following
port to the Daily Times:
BURKEvILLE, VA, Feb. Snow
Lunenburg has gotten her prlso
the great question with our citizel
what are they going TO do with th
Mary Alternately and her in
daughter passed through here Th
day, enroute to Lunenburg. A 6
deal of sympathy was expressed To-
baby when the party started for
nenburg. The wagon in which
prisoner and child were conveyed
an open one and the day being d
cold and rainy it will be very
short of miracle if the child
not die, as it had very little prote
from the weather on its twenty
journey.
ONE ACT OF KINDNESS.
Sheriff Cardoza kindly purchas
umbrella for the prisoner, and d
DUTY by conveying the woman
county Jail. but it seemed quite
that the child should be subject
such a trip, even though its N
may be charged with murder.
Some have remarked that the
would be better of dead, and
humane standpoint this May b'
MRHERRIY, VA, Feb. 10
early hour this morning the
began to gather IN anticlpat
hearing argument in the cele
Pollard murder trials.
THE CROWD THAT CAME.
They came in buggies, in "
horseback, mule-back and OF