Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-02
They are trying co make you believe
that she quaked With fear.

that she quaked With fear
why NOT wARABLE?
Now il Mary Alternately was afcaid
that Solomon Marable would tell some
thing awful on her, why did you net
put him on the stand ? He is here why
didn't you put him on the stand.
There can be no doubt of her exu-
berance of JOY because her own Wit
ness says that she was clarifying
Thanking God that deliverance had
come. Thanking God for the dawn
after long and dismal night Thank
ing God that she could go back TO her
children.
At that time the whole country
was rife with the word that Solomon
Marable was the murderer. aary
Alternately, late that evening. was told
that Solomon Marable was the muir
derer Everybody was in pursuit OF
Marable. Everybody knew that Mar
able had the money. On eonday.
she came down. White was told that
nobody was to talk TO those prisoners
DIDN'T OBEY HIS OATH.
He didn't obey his oath then Ee
says he had a conversation with Mary.
and Mary said that Solomon Marable
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was what everybody else was saying
They had sent man down there on
the Saturday previous 10 get him.
She said that man that l saw must
have been Solomon Marable. l expect
that s the very man | saw.
And going TO hang her because she
repeated what every man in that cOun-
ty from Chase City to Fort Mitchell
knew They brought person here to
repeat that conversation. they say
To you that you must go out here and
hang her on such testimony as that
Take Phil Watson's testimony for
what you please. / do not believe il
amounts TO a bauble. / do not near
to reflect upon Phil Watson but I NEAR
to say that the inside of his head is a,
dark rs his face. Brought here ts
tell what he heard u months ago ant
you are asked To hang this woman OF
! the statement of that knOtty-headet
Negro. If l were t. do that act,
should call upon the mountains to bur,
= me to hell.
WHAT GOD ALONE CAN GIVE.
1t is a solemn thing, tell you gen
tlemen, God alone can give life and n
says, He alone has the right co take i
E away 1t is a solemn thing to say {
{ one of Gods creatures. die, when TIN
3, evidence is the strongest and the clear
e est. If you had told me that you sa,
the prisoner do the act, would believ
5 yon.
o This hand would tremble when
s wrote the sentence that sent the pris
i oner TO death / tell you this arr
{ would grow pulseless, this tongu
e would refuse to speak and il woul
cling TO the roof of my mouth.
u | COuldn' utter those words ~, emo
evidence as this is. It's my duty {
I ask what does it prove? Every on
,. said that Mary said that she had notl
d ing to do with that murder. None ,
/ them came here without Marys sayin
o that she was innocent. Mrs. Thompso
e and Mr.. White tells you.
= HER GOOD MAINLAND sPoTLEss CIIARACrF
is What did he tell you? Mr.. Whit
y you have lived in Lunenburg where
do, you know my people. Have yo
heard anybody speak aught OF me?
Never, Mary, never, never have
4 heard any one speak aught of you bt
y Billy Davis.
Il Mary made an appeal to her chara
: ter as REPUTATION of the charge againi
o her. How many people can you 81
. IT OF IN any community, who can 81
that no ons peaks i'll Of them but Bill
Davis, and l will show you one who n:
7 as good a character rs any of us.
e MORE ABOUT SISTER THOMPSON.
=. And that's Mrs. Martha Thompso
, Judge Flournoy said that | was "A coy
:, ard for not attacking Mrs. Thompso
!" plead guilty. / watched her as 81
: strobe up Co the witness stand. viii
a pered to Judge Flournoy that / did NJ
~ care to tackle her and that the less TIN
'S is said TO her the better
She has gone and / hope she h
gone 10 stay. But she did say tn
Mary was good woman, and work,
ks faithfully for her and left her employ
of her own accord.
n. Take these instructions and see TO
Z that this woman has her rights nj
u may God enable you TO render a rigl
eous and just conclusion.
JUDGE W. n. MANN SAID
ke if your honor please and gentleman
ed the jury, feel fully the magnitude
a the case. i do not stand here rs
the counsel for the defense. | sta
r here for the Commonwealth. asking 1
nd her life. If fail TO fairly and squal
te ly discuss this evidence, though
he that woman's blood is taken, il will
he upon me.
b. He viewed the evidence i'm deta
s. commenting upon the statements ma
s. by Mary Alternately.