Richmond planet., 1895-08-10
POIlard'S Predicament.
Will Go to the Gallows Exonor-
ating Those Unjustly Charg,
ed With the Crime-A Mys-
terious Case With n Tragic
Conclusion.

Interest in the Pollard murder case
remains unabated.
Mary Alternately and Pokey Barnes,
the two innocent women condemned |
BIO die September 10Th, 1895, are taking /
matters philosophically.
y We visited them at the city Jail, and /
81 they said they had received hosts OF |
visitors Aunt Mary, as Mrs Abern |
athy is called, was contentedly sewing |
behind the bars, and Pokey was gaz-
ing languidly at those on the outside
4 The latter wore "A lace shirt-Waist and
presented much more attractive ap-
pearance than she did when first in-
carcerated.
Some kind-hearted friends were
thoughtful enough TO send them food
which was relished by them.
Takingit all at its best it is pitiable
sight.
Down stairs in another section of the
Jail is Solomon MarabIe. He is with
the other prisoners and spends his time
talking with them or lying down upon
the bare ground. lie seems TO be IN
deep study. He is of slim build, but
stands about six feet with shoes of.
Taken altogether, he is a puzzle. lie re
iterates his statement that the women
bad DeSfrfHg whatever to do with the
ulnrd er and says that he was forced
to assist the white man Thompson to
Kill Mrs POllSlfu
N And vet through out his statement
n il is with reluctance that he tells any
thing to further criminate himself.
The Richmond, Va Daily Times has
a sneciaI correspondent on the ground
where the murder occurred.
1t was he, William M. Justiss Esq.
who gave such a minute description
of the Pollard farm.
He called attention to the fact which
Il hcava
r Pollard and Mr.. Clements and his
IN. could not have driven throagE
he gate to the courthouse without
having seen the body of Mrs. rPollsrC
not more than fifty feet away.
If they did not see it, then she haC
not been murdered when they drove
through that gate and if she had no
been then MIR. Pollard himself wa
there when she was murdered.
This view of the case has created
profound sensation. Others who hav
been to the scene of the tragedy ar
equally impressed with the terri
BILE Significance of the facts stated.
At 8 o'clock, Friday evening, Jun
IA, 1895, or shortly thereafter, Nj
Clemons and his son and Mr.. Polar
went to the courthouse which is
the lot where the dwelling house
situated to get load of corn. M
Pollard opened the gate and Mr.. Glen
-ons drove through it
Mr Clemons and his son went to Il
corn-house while Mr.. Pollard stoC
lust outside measuring the corn
they passed it to him. When this W
finished, the two drove of through &
same gate. Anything on the side
the house where the body lay wou
have been easily seen.
Before going to the corn-house, n
Pollard had gone to the front por
and washed his hands. Every ST
towards the porch would have broHs
him nearer to the body OF his wife, il
was there, and yet he did not see
The feet of the body was at least 8
en- feet from the side of the house re
ing at right angles and the head ab'
twelve feet.
DAMAGING ASSERTIONS.
If the feet had been touching
house, the body would have been Sc
1t is to be presumed then that it
weil-nigh impossible for three pers
to have entered the gate, with
body in full view for three persons
to have seen it. From the gate to
body was about % or 80 yards.
Mr.. Pollard said that the mo
stolen was in a chest, the three DIR
ers OF which had been opened,
we're still open when he entered
room He said too that the Il
trunks in the same room had all /
opened and searched and We're
open. This information had not I
hitherto given.
\ He had entered the~'house in
midst of this CONFUSION and sat for
eral minutes examining some b.