Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27

land-stealer and thief in every de-
gree.
His wife went on to say something, II
don't remember what she said. but he
said you talk too much anyway He told
the woman he had working to bring
him in some stove wood.
She brought in some. l don't know
how many turns. After she got
| through bringing in the stove wood he
went on and got the front tooth of his
| harrow where he was going to plow
with and went on in front of US to put
il on and went on to the stable and got
the horse.
He told her when she got through
putting wood in the stove she could
| get her hoe and come on down IN front
of the gate where he was. She got the
hoe whilst 1 was at the house. When
she got the hoe / got of the chair and
stood in the porch door. She bid me
| good-evening and went on. / stayed
/ there about five minutes after she left
Mrs. Pollard was talking to me about
Mrs. Thompson. told her / hadn't
been, but i would go as soon as c, uld
She said she wanted TO go too, but Mr..
Pollard looked as though he could not
do without her then. Then / bid her
gOod-evening and left her putting but
l did not go back to the house any
more until sun-down when he made
the alarm. When he made the alarm,
my husband went on first to see what
he was tolling and ringing the bell for.
Then me and my sick boy went on.
My husband met me and said that
some one had killed Mrs. Pollard.
He had been up and seen her. told
him it couldn't be so. He said, yes il
was. Then / went on up in. the yard
where she was lying
Mr.. Pollard said that some one had
been there and killed his wife, and kill
ed her for his money And that's all
know about it. My husbands name il
Wilson Alternately. ! have fourteen
children-9 living ones. The oldest il
% going on "a. Youngest one living
will be five years old the 18th of this
month or August. Two younger thar
that dead.
David Thompson, white, came tt
my house and asked me if I'd heard
any more about the money affair.
He said he didn't hear the alarm.
> | said that itloOked like most everybod,
/ else heard it He told me if heard of i
; TO come over and let him know.
This was on a Tuesday. He told mt
Z if hea any more I'd send ov,
and let him know,
I That night we remained at the hOus
n and shrouded her. Mr. George Duffy
. white, washed off her face and head
We washed her of the remainder c
the body, put her clothes on her, an
laid her out where the air could strik
her.
Mrs. Pollard was butchered up i
fearful manner.
s The back of her head ws
1 06 OH tO olf ,rrh I
skin was not broken. On the left sid
Z of the head the cuts were.
} Lula Knight made the little bah
say that mamma looked like she
been fighting. 1t was only that sh
had sleeves rolled up. One {
7 them was torn before went away, al
y no blood was found on any.
- PoKEY BARNES.
'e st was born in Charlotte County, v
e Was raised in Lunenburg Co. / a
going on 25 years. have four siste
y and four brothers. My fathers name
Joe Barnes, and mother Mary Barne
5 The youngest child is six years old.
e don't know anything about it. i W
T. washing for Mrs. Ford. got thfOul
le ironing on Thursday night and got |
L there Friday and took them to Nh
10 Ford at Ft. MITCHELL Ehat morning
I was going on saw SOLOMON Marab
~ sitting on Mrs. Spencer's' stOre-pOrc
IL talking to Mr. Schofield, Mr.. Spencer
~ merchant I passed ons I did n
10 speak to him.
~ A STRAIGHT FORWARD STATEMENT.
~ Mrs. Fore looked over the fence.
ne went on from there to Uncle Nels
Bruce's and stayed up there until abo
ie j O'Clock / went after the chick
ry and Ellen let me have the chicke
r. Then she came on down to my house
ne get some meal. Got to Fort Mitch
on just before ] o'clock, stopped until t
/ train passed, went on down to I
ge hOuse with the hands, and just befC
se / got to my house / hollered 10 b
Us Knights daughter, Oracle to make
lie the fire so / might cook me some bre
nd when / got there, and 1 cooked it a
le- me and Ellen ate and laid down in I
lie floor.
While we we're laying down The