Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-02

elf in darkness 'Why2' she asked
Because Mr. Pollard stated that when
ne left the house his wife said that she
was going 70 set some hens when she
finished sewing buttons on his pants
and you claim that you stayed there
fifteen or twenty minutes afterwards,
and still left Miss Lucy sewing on but
tons, and shestill lacked three of be-
ing done L did not say So she /
said. "N hen left Miss Lucy, / left /
her in the room at a side-table, liking |
up eggs in little box. went out the
north door after some water, and came
around by the chimney and when got
between the chimney and the tree
looked down the fence and saw Solo
mon
SAW MAN.
Did you know it was Solomon P l
asked. Il know it was Solomon, said
Aunt Mary. 1 said, Well, Aunt Mary =,
l heard that you said you saw man
down there with ragged coat on and
an old piece Of hat, but did not know
whether it was white man or Ne
gro she clapped her hands and said,
1T was solomon
"She then asked me did think she
had the heart to kill any one, and then
help shroud her" What answer the
witness made 10 the question was not
related by the witness. as Judge Mann,
who said he knew what il would be,
submitted il in writing to Judge trute,
who refused TO allow it.
Nr White was then turned over to
the defence and was crOss-examiued at
length
MARABLE's CLOTHES.
IL 4,l,a -. -, AT>.la,r ,,,,,-n;re, ba
had made a search of the woods around
Marable's house, and that down by a
branch to the west of his house he had
found his hat, shoes, socks and over
alls His coat, he afterwards found
under the old Meherrin bridge.
The witness testified that though he
had examined critically, he had not
seen any blood upon the garments. Tie
was assed by Captain Wise, il he did
not go and search the woods at the
suggestion of some one Mr. White
replied that he was under the impress
sion that Magistrate Eubauk had re-
auested him to go ard search.
CAPTAIN wIsE's QUESTION.
Captain Wise inquired if he had been
told to go and search the woods instead
} of going to Marable's house, and asked
the witness whether he did not know
that a woman had testified to seeing
Solomon coming out of the woods with
hoe. and said she thought he had
. buried his clothes The witness said
> he did not know anything about it al
that time, but heard afterward that
such a s, atement had been made.
, Mr. White stated hat this was the
I first time that he had testified in thi.
or any other case, and had told one
] man about his conversation with Mary
t Alternately.
LULA KEIGHT's TESTIMONY.
/ After being cross examined at length
n by Judge FlOurnoy and Captain Wise
[ the witness was told to stand aside. anS
O Lula Knight Alternately was called
J.. Before she took the stand, however
{ counsel stated that there was a ques
tion which would be asked her which
they wished the judge to pass upon be
fore it was asked Judge Crute assen
ted. The jury was then taken out ant
: Mr. Southall stated that the question
{ which would be as ked Lula Abernath
: was What happened when Mary Abe
. . nathy got back homer"
y THE oHILD's STATEMENT
Is Mr. Southall said that he knew tn
J. answer TO this, as the testimony of thi
witness had been taken dewn = b
J. answer 20 this question was that whe
} airy Alternately returned to her hous
% from Mrs Pollard's on the evening {
the murder. little child of hers, VIII
Is was about five years old, when she say
her coming, had exclaimed, What
the matter with nanny, she looks lis
she has been in fight" This poin
n was argued at some length by counsC
l. on each side. strong reasons for an
ID against its admissibility being urgeC
'r Judge Crute after patiently hearin
l. the argument, reserved his opinion III
lie til the next morning Court the
al adjourned
Ie DECLINED TO ADMIT THE TESTIMONY.
FARMvILLE, VA, April %, 1885,
The defence won a signal victory tn
morning when the Judge declined I
Is admit the testimony of Lula Abernl
1t thy, regarding the remark of Mar
r Abernathy's little child, as TO he
i, mothers having appeared as thong
b. che had been lighting. They were a
IN so further strengthened by the ia,
lg that Lula Abernathy's testimony wa
N of a totally different nature from whi
&c the Common wealth had reason TO e,
Id pect, and told in the prisoners favo
81 MARY ALTERNATELY ON THE STAND.
Contrary to expectation. the defen,
put Mary Alternately on the stand tn
afternoon, and she testified fully as
ne all the facts connected with the cas-
e. Her evidence was given in SINGER
Id earnest manner, and doubtless in
IS. pressed the jury. When court adjourn
n ed, she was still on the stand.
er When court opened this mornin
a Judge Crute said that in regard to q
IL admission of the testimony of Lu
he knight Alternately who would swe
ad that a little child OF Nary 1SornaJi
to had said when her mother return,
en- home on the evening of the murd
CO that she looked like she had been figh
st ing, he thought the best plan would
to wait until the witness was put
the stand, and to pass upon the gu.
tions as they were asked.
ry THE BEST WAY
81 He was familiar, he said, with Il
,eS position of counsel on both sides, al
q lhougho this would be the best way
20 This having been settled, at the I
,,e quest of Mr.. Southall, Mr.. H. A. Viii
az was again put upon the stand. and as
- ed whether there was any correcti
-, or additional statement that he wish
hS6 to make or was there not sOmethi
nv he failed to tell.
vS Tne witness replied that in his co
ct versation with Mary Alternately, s
o. had said:
n DID NOT LOOK BACK
ass
re- 81 saw Solomon by the fence, ant
NO believe he went down in the bottom
he the spring and came up back of t
on house, and if had looked back / cot
have seen that devil in the yard -
Il SAID II. y ::.::ii why didn't y
look back?'"
in She said Because 1 was so bu
in watching Mr. Pollard to let him 6
;ti that didn't go through his wheat"
nat Mr. SouthaIl then asked: Did
]. l. Il