Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-01-25
Sheriff CardoZa Removes
Solomon rlarable and
POkey Barnes to
Lunenburg Co
Jail.
ATOUcHING SCENE.
aroused from Their Sum
ber.--.No Notice of Their
Impending Fate.
Horrible Heartlessness-M More About the
Case

Judge George @ Orgain on Tues
day. Jan. 14th presiding at Lunen-
burg @ H., Va entered the following
order with reference to the Lunen-
burg prisoners:
Ordered. That the sheriff and iailer
OF the city of Richmond do deliver to
the sheriff of Lunenburg or any OF his
deputies, William Henry Marable,
sometimes called Solomon Marable,
Pokey Barnes and Mary Abernathy,
vino We indicted for the murder of
Mrs Lucy Jane Pollard. in the county
OF Lunenburg, on the 14th day Of June
1895, and who are now confin I'd in the
iail OF the city OF Richmond, Whenever
the said sheriff of the county OF Luz
nenburg, or any of his deputies shall
demand the said William Henry Mara
BILE, sometimes called Solomon Mara
BILE, Pokey Barnes and Mary Aber-
nathy." ~
1t was not thought that the prison.
ers would be removed Lntil preced-
ing the February term OF the court
which convenes Monday, February
10th.
Sheriff rardoza, however, arrived in
this city at p M, Jan. 22nd.
At about 8 O'Clock, he tclephoned TO
the city Jail requesting City Sergeant
Epps TO have Solomon Msrable and
Pokey Barnes ready for removal by 10
o'clock All were sound asleep and
had no notice of the sheriff's inten-
tions.
There was no help for it. The new
trial granted by the Supreme tourt of
Appeals and the transmission OF the
papers in the case to the County
Court of Lunenburg, placed the pris-
cEess again subject to the order of the
last named tribunal
THE EFFECT OF THE ORDER
Accordingly, when Judge Orgain en-
tered that remarkable order the pris-
oners we're virtually in the custody of
Sheriff Cardoza or his deputy and he
could remove any of them or all Of
them at will.
The prisoners were aroused and Sol
cmon Merable and Pokey Barnes
handcuffed together with the same
manacles they wore when they were
brought here.
POOR PoKRYl
Pokey was excited, asked the pris-
oners to pray for her and told them to
/ tell her father that she was gone
When she reached the depot, she
was found to have been weeping bit
terly and wasuahivering with fright as
though SUI with an ague.
She bet 4heol her fate and stead
| fastly proclaimed her innocence.
while Solomon Marable, stoically gaz-
ed upon the misery he had wrought.
NONE TO PROTECT THEM.
Sheriff Cardoza had only his depu-
ty, Mr.. BagIey with him and said ne
did not apprehend any trouble. The
prisoners would be placed in the Lu-
nenburg County jail and only few
men placed to guard it.
WHY HR TOOK THEM AWAY.
Sheriff Cardoza said, he was hurry
ing them away to take them away
from evil influences.
They left the train at Blackstone
drove twenty-one miles across the
country to Lunenburg G. II. The
Governor when notified of the in end.
ed removal, said that he would mo-
send troops as the matter was in the
hands of the legislature and he haC
nothing to do with it.
l JUDGE ORGAN HERE.
1t is a strange confidence that Judge
Organ met Sheriff Cardoza and hi
deputy at Blackstone and together
they came to Richmond although b,
: said tha he did not know he was com
. ing at that time for the prisoners.
The Richmond dispatch quote
Judge Orgain as follows:
He said he was surprised when b.
, met the sheriff at Blackstone and haC
| no IDEA that he was coming for tn,
prisoners so soon though the order 70
; their removal had left the time 70
. such removal entirely discretiOnar,
with him.
- THE GOVERNORS POSITION
During the course OF the converse
tion Judge Orgain referred to the Go
ernor and spoke of him in highest teri
Said he: 81 have the highest regar
for Governor G'Ferrali, both as brav
s.s,Ss .-.,e man. and as a capable an
honest official. have never voss.ss;;--e osss;;--e 9
him for the course he pursued, and b
lieved that he was actuated through
= out by the purest of motives sha
}, call on him tomorrow, and exprei
Q these sentiments to him in person.
The Judge was asked il the trials
the prisoners would be had at the mel
term of his court.
TO BE TRIED FIRST.
He replied that he thought Marab
?. would come up and possibly the otl
B ers but that rested entirely with Il