The Lunenburg Case
January 11, 1896
Summary
The Lunenburg Case must be postponed to the next court term.
Transcription
The Lunenburg County Court convenes Jan. 13, 1896, and in all probability on that day Judge Orgain will decide whether or not he will try the prisoners at this term of the court or the next.
To remove Mary Abernathy, in her present condition, would endanger her life and to try the others without her would double the expense to the commonwealth.
For that reason, it is presumed that the cases will go over until the Febuary term of the court. Mary Abernathy, conscious of her innocence, has worried over her incarceration and vainly hoped to witness the dawning of the day when liberty would be hers and she would be able to see her children once again.
Pokey, self-composed at times to an extent almost incomprehensible, and again prone to weeping hopes that she too will be allowed the liberty no one has a right to deny the innocent.
But the case is in God's hands. He alone can unravel the mystery, make the crooked ways straight, and by his divine power bring the guilty to justice.
We have noted the way, and it has been dark. Let us hope that the day for these poor helpless women is breaking and that joy is just beyond.
To remove Mary Abernathy, in her present condition, would endanger her life and to try the others without her would double the expense to the commonwealth.
For that reason, it is presumed that the cases will go over until the Febuary term of the court. Mary Abernathy, conscious of her innocence, has worried over her incarceration and vainly hoped to witness the dawning of the day when liberty would be hers and she would be able to see her children once again.
Pokey, self-composed at times to an extent almost incomprehensible, and again prone to weeping hopes that she too will be allowed the liberty no one has a right to deny the innocent.
But the case is in God's hands. He alone can unravel the mystery, make the crooked ways straight, and by his divine power bring the guilty to justice.
We have noted the way, and it has been dark. Let us hope that the day for these poor helpless women is breaking and that joy is just beyond.
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Lower Left Quadrant
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Contributed By
Liam Eynan
Citation
“The Lunenburg Case,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed September 14, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1683.