Richmond planet., 1896-02-22

ARE THE PRISONERS SAFE IN THE
FARMvILLE JAIL7
Interesting Letters.

The trial of Solomon Marahle, cherg-
ed with the murder of Mrs Lucy Jane
Pollard viii commence March 18th
and those OF Mary Alternately and Po-
key Barnes on March 20.
The women have a room to them
selves and are comfortably situated
The following report wi be of interest.
FARMvILLE, Va, February 1.-THE
information, which has just gone out,
that counsel on both sides in the Luz
nenburg murder cases would be here
| to day TO press for trials at this term OF
the court brought many people to
town who otherwise would not have
braved the piercing cold to get here.
To the cro~d which thronged the
| courtroom it did look for a time
as if at least one of the accused (Solo-
mon Marable) would be given trial at
the present term, RS he had no counsel
to represent him. and the prosecuting
attorneys were doing all they could to
bring a trial about But in this they
were disappointed, and Solomon's, a
long with the cases of Mary Alternately
and Pokey Barnes, were set for the
March term.
COUNSEL ARRIVE.
o Judge w. H. Mann and MIR. r. G.
Southall, of the prosecution, and Cap
e tain A. b Guigon, of counsel for the
defense in the cases of the women, ar
rived here to-day on the haif-past Il
O'Clock train, and, without stopping
= for dinner, repaired to the court.
house. After they had had a short
e consultation with CommoDwealth's g
Attorney A. ID Watkins and Judg,
h Crute the prisoners were ordered t,
be brought into court. In the meal
4 kotr -
Southall qualified to practice at tn,
Prince Edward bar.
THE CROWD HAPPY.
I; The crowd that packed the court
room seemed completely overioved .
" the opportunity which was afforde
LII them of seeing the famous prisoners
Sheriff Dickerson. his Deputy, Mr. +
G Harvey. and Jailer Mathews yer
soon entered the room with the thre.
The Sheriff walked arm-in-arm wit
Solomon
LOOKING AFTER HIS CLIENTS.
AS soon as the prisoners were seate
Mr.. Guigon walked over and shook h
C clients hand, asking Mary Abernetl
how the baby was Mary was tn,
- holding the infant in her lap. II
rs women seemed much pleased at Il
,se | manifestation of interest taken
them by their counsel, and had each
OK, smile IN return for every look Of reco
milton from the throng of people pre-
J.. ent. Marable was apparently We
ms nervous. and kept his eyes for t
most part cast down, except when 8
in dressed BY the counsel.
:. MARABLE's REPLY.
u Judge Cute asked him IL he b
counsel, to which Marable very prom
ly replied: 81 heard = had"
cen Common wealth's Attorney Walk
eV- stated to the Court that the purp,
of the prosecution was to go into Il
1OOl of Solomon Marable at this term, 9
ntic said he would suggest next Tuesd
ino the 25th instant, as suitable time
begin.
,ea1 THE LUNENBURe RECORD
oun He thought that within the n
few days the transcript OF the rec
city from Lunenburg would be in the ha
at of the Prince Edward Clerk, and
be the witnesses could easi be got
B. here by that time.
Judge Crute asked counsel for
,,oof prosecution if they had considered
fact of the Prince Edward Cir
'n~,a 'sSU Courts beginning its spring term {
the the Monday following the 10Th.
II re- HOW LONG 1T WILL LAST.
To this Judge Mann replied thai
,heH, had. and believed the case ags
rnlng Marable would last only two or t
, Va, davs at most There were not n
Witnesses, and none had much to
W At this juncture Captain GuigC
rose. and, addressing the Court.
men men that while he did not want it ur
oOu' 'o' stood that he had any cOnne'
whatever with the case of Sole
variable, yet in the interest of hui
ity, he would say that he underI
~ that Father Welbe1s was thoroT
u Inc anxious that Msrable should
)ws. counsel, and that he Captain Gu
knew that an attorney had the m
,uncil of defending the prisoners under
q of sideration.
elbows JuDoE MANN ANXIOUS.
rch
iullins Judge Mann, of the prosecution
h will piled that he and his associate WI
on at Marable to have counsel, and the
oers of of counsel at that If he was not
? Odd ty they wanted him to go free,
nom RI anna fnfo this