Richmond planet., 1895-08-10

his premises until the next morning"
Thisit appears would clear the Thomp
sons, but X does not. There were two
families by the same name. The one
living near MIR. Pollard is named Will
liam Thompson He is son of Mr.. Pol
lard 5 first wife and David Thompson
is his son.
AT Finueywood, about three miles
from where Mr.. Pollard lives, resides /
David J James Thompson. 1t is he that !
Solomon Marable says committed the /
murder andmade him assist him.
rHoMPsoS AND HIS HALF BROTHER.
Lucius Pettus is half brother of David |
James Thompson, the man said by |
Marable to have committed the crime |
Lucius pettus is not on speaking |
terms with Mr.. Pollard. The cause of
| it Is said TO be that MIR Pollard charged
( him with having stolen a watch from
| him.
At the inquest held over the re-
/ mains OF Mrs. Pollard, breakfast had /
been prepared and Col Ellis asked
/ Mr. Pollard why he did not ask Mr.
| Pettus TO have breakfast.
He said he had made il up in kis
mind never to speak TO him anymore
and he would stand 20 it.
A DANGEROUS CHARACTER.
When David James Thompson gets
to drinking. he gets his pistol and
makes people do anything he wants
them 20 do This is true of men
and of women If they don't do it he
will shoot them At one time he
drew his pistol on Jackson Bacon and
said he would shoot him He threat
ened to shoot Aleck Thompson. color
ed. about his Aleck Thompson'sl own
wife His record in the county is ter
rible
PERTINENT QUESTION
E Now if Lucius Pettus, the half~broth
| er Of David Thompson who is suspect
{ ed of having committed the murder
! was not on speaking terms with Mr..
. Pollard, why should he be the leader
e of a mob to lynch the prisoners, who
were charged with having stolen MIR
Pollard's money and murdered his
wife?
= son told him that if he told any other
story than the one duplicating Mary
: Alternately, Mary and Pokey Barnes,
i he would kill him on sight
- Thomps0n's half brother, Lucius
q M Pettus sat near Marable and almost
- in front Of him as he testified. He
- prompted him. and Marable says that
when he attempted to change his
statement, he lPettusl made a motion
of his mouth telling him TO say Mary
Abernathy, and Pettus being armed, he
did so.
Ae of Pettus foi the money of his old en-
p emy, Pollard
is MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM
r.. Mary Barnes, in an interview will
on her at the penitentiary said that sh
nj | remembers that LuciuS N. Pettus saiC
of | the next morning after the murde
We and before Marable had been capture
ON that Mary Abernathy and Poke
an | Rarnes killed Mrs Pollard.
Hel This would seem TO indicate that
Ms too understood the plot.
i've We interviewed Solomon Marabl
in Thursday, 8th inst. His tall lank forl
at was noticeable among the prisoner
,rk He was communicative and did nj
Vr hesitate to tell us all we desired |
me know He did not vary in his preyiol
a statement as to the account of the xii
the ing of Mrs Pollard. He declared tn
in he met David Thompson on the rot
BAD to Fort Mitchell
ed The grasp on Mrs Pollard's thro
nd, was relinquished at the command
mn. Thompson who had told him he won
oo- XIII him if he did not do as he to
), en.' Thompson asked Mrs Pollard d
Ola she know him and she replied that
ross was white man
.ent These were her last words (
, do Thompson SJTuCk neE Win the ndnO
,or1 of the axe three times and then seve
M al times more with the eye of the ak,
ross THE WOMEN ARR INNOCENT
hot Marable was outspoken in his dec
Ia ration Of the innocence of the woms
- Mary Abernatby, Mary and Pok
fo~ Barnes and declared that he wol
- 90 to the gallows with the stateme
He was positive in his assertions.
seemed to be anxious to right
,Fs wrong he had done them.
He has not had any conversat
aged with these women since he has be-
lther in Jail, they being separate.
been The prisoners we're brought up fr
itted the Danvilie Depot in the RichmS
aim~ City Police Patrol between two &C
until panies of soldies and we present
d he same to our readers.
clock Mr. q 4. Roach holds the re
there Mr. Geo. J Isaac is the driver also.
t $50 took him just less than a half of a n
d by ute to hitch up and be away.
and Hon George ID. Wise, Ex-Ju
'Out 6 Henry W Flournoy and Capt, A
IS on Guigon are hard at work on the cas-
and That a new trial will be secures
theirs now foregone conclusion. Enc
to his evidence has been adduced to max
led by well-nigh certain.
leave ! The Innocence of the women cal