Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-16
TO SAVE MARY NOW.
Counsel for The hb,rnathy Woman 10
Go Before Judge Coleman.
NEW TRIAL AND CHANGE or VENUE
These are what the Defence Wants
History of the Alleged Pollard
BraccIcts-Probabiy Never Seen ny
Hosn Barnes.

Messrs. Wise. Flournoy. and Guigon'
counsel for Mary Alternately. the negro
woman recently convicted at Farmvihe
OF the murder Of Mrs. Lucy Jane Pol
lard. IN Lunenburg county. June li'h
last, are preparing TO so before Juuse
Coleman. OF the Circuit Court Is le"
days. and submit a motion for ne"
trial for the prisoner.
As soon as the record OF the case III
the County Court Of Prince bd"aru
can be certified 20 the higher tribunal
Mary's attorneys Will appear with their
hills OF exceptions and ask. not only
that another trial shall be allowed theH
hut probably that the court shan aiso
grant a change OF venue. In the event
counsel should be successful In TINS
Il IL conceded that Lynchburg would be
a most desirable place at which to hold
the next trial.
Mary Alternately IS sentenced TO be
hanged at Farmvile on July Sth; there
fore. Il can readily be seen, II is neces-
sary for prompt action TO be taken. 20
Ear no Influence has been brought 10
hear upon the Governor 10 pardon ner'
or to commute her sentence, or 10 par
don Mary Barnes, Pokey's mother VINO
& now serving n sentence OF ten years
in the penitentlary. having been con-
victed Of murder in the second degree
THE POLLARD BRACELETS.
II is not thought by those connected
with the case that there Is any tOunua-
ton TO the story that Rena Barnes hau
been seen with one of the bracelets
~ Mrs Pollard since the murder. rms
10 "a
sides early in the case, ana thorough
Investigation was made the result OF
which was TO show that neither or the
Barnes women were ever seen with any
bracelets of any description. Inc
runor seems TO have grown out or the
fact that Rena Barnes told several per-
sons that on the Sunday after the muir
der she was at Solomon MaraDles mousse
and saw bundle Of articles, including
n suit Of clothes. some dress goods, etc,
and a pair of bracelets, which answered
the description given Of the Pollard
bracelets and that afterward Maggie
Nelson. a friend and companion OF the
Barnes women. had carried bracelet 10
a iewelry store to have II repaired. In
auiry revealed that this bracelet was
not one Of those stolen from Mr.. POI
lards premises. but was one Of a pair
which had been given TO Maggie Nell
son by her mother prior TO her deatn.
The following are some OF the state
ments taken regarding this matter. and
the report that Rosa Barnes had some
Of the Pollard money
Charles Hayes (colored). now under ar
rest for burglary, and the man who Is
said TO have seen Itena Barnes with one
of the Pollard bracelets, says: ] remem-
Der one Sunday night Rosa and | had a
fight. She cursed me and one word
brought on another. | said that she
promised TO give me some OF the Pollard
money II / would marry her. she denied
e. and 1 said II was true. My saying
this caused Rose to cry, and she threw a
stone or something at me. Rose Barnes
never told me she would give me some OF
the Pollard money If ] would marry her'
j was only carrying on. Joking with her.
/ swear before the LORD That Rosa
Barnes did not say that 10 me- l made
IL no because l was mad at her.
do not recollect all she said except enc
knew that her mother and sister were IN
nocent. -
BRACELETS At MARABLES HOUSE.
Cora Hargrow: l never saw Rose or
Rena Barnes with any large amount OF
money or a pair of bracelets. one day
heard Rena Barnes tell her aunt Letue
and a negro named George Turner that
on Sunday while the white folks were
looking for Solomon, she went to solomon
Marbles house and saw a work-Dasket
which had I'm IL a thimble ana othef
things, on the bed. She also said she
saw in the basket pair Of gold bracelets,
and Fanny Marable told her solomon
rave them 60 her / heard Aunt Letue
say: "Rena, do YOU know anything about
this thingY' Rena replied: Il know no
thing" 1919,
(the ones the inquirer referred to). Sne
got them from her mother when she dleu
about three years ago. and save one IC
her sister, I'm Danvlie, y. c. Ihey can
not be Mrs Pollard's bracelets
Rcna Barnes: Saturday, June l5th,
arose at sunrise and walked TO solomon
Marbles house; which Is about e enne,
soap When l arrived there ! saw SOIo
mon Marable standing at the door LOOKOUT
out. / entered the house ana saw fahily
his wife, who acted as II she was lfishl
ened and worried at my visit. she gave
me the soap. | went there again ina
day. There was a bundle on the BED am
] opened it. II contained a a foit ara ma,
pair of gold Ohey looked like GOLD brace
ie,s The bracelets were halI l3uhl
about three eighths OF an men thlcA,
wide. and plain. with ordinary catches
and no chain Fanny said she was get
ting ready TO go home, and that she go
these bracelets at the time OF her MAJ
rlago. solomon kept Watching a, t'
door | did not tell Cora HWerow that
saw Fanny Marable with the bracelets Il
Resa Barnes: ! recolloct that Charlie
HAYES said that 1 told him ! would CIV
him SOME of the Pollard money n D.
would marry me. | never saw any OF Iol
iard's money and know nothing about II
! ala not tel Charles Hayes OF Neots
Turner anything about knowing where IN
money was hidden.
cORROBORATES RENA.
Lizzie Bragg's statement. taken in IN
penitentiary: II am here for stealing po
tatoes, but | didn't steal any. l ala nc
see any one connected with the murde
on the day Of the murder ON SlturqaN
June 10, 1895. | was at solomon Marable
talking TO his wife While | was thei
Solomon came in with a bundle, which II
opened 1t contained a suit OF clothes
hat a pair OF shoes, some striped goods
and pair of gold bracelets"
Maggie Nelson: | received the bracele
Uhe one found at the jewelry store) irol
my mother at her death about thre
Years ago in New orleans. l had i've
but | gave one to my sister, Mary, wh
lives at DanVille. y. c., and can send am
get IT, You may have this bracelet a
long as you like, only | want YOU To II
turn IL when you are through. nave
letter, written by my mother before ne
death. In which she said l was 10 haN
the bracelets. This letter was produce
and shown to counsel for the defence.