Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-03
THE OTHER THOMPSON
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE MYs-
FERROUS POLLARD MURDER CASE.
The vinditatiOn of the FinneywOOd
Man Mnrable Has Tried to Implt-
AIibi-Thc Bribery story.

CHASE CITY. VA, OCTOBER Z-tSpe-
cial.)-So many statements have been
made by Solomon Marable. intended TO
implicate Thompson in the murder
OF Mrs. Lucy Jane Pollard, and rs some
credence may be attached TO these re-
peatedly-published accusations, saw Mr.
David James Thompson. OF Flrneywood,
yesterday. and procured some afiidavits
from reliable men as 10 his Whereabouts
on the 18th OF June. the day Of the muir
der
Some time ago you published afiidavlts
establishing an alibi for David Jennings
Thompson. of Fort Mitchell. The other
Thompson whom Mlrable last swore was
the man is David James Thompson, OF
/ Finneywood. the first station on the
railroad west OF this place. and about
half way between here and Fort Mitchell
depot. in Lunenbur- county
Mr.. Thompson is naturally incensed at
tn const1ntly-recurring charges against
MIN in the public press. and asks the pub
! licatiOn In the Dispatch OF his side Of the
case for his vindicetion. OF course, no
one In the community where Mr. David
James Thompson was born and reared
attaches the least importance to any sus-
piciOn Of guilt that the colossal liar, Mara
bic. could throw around him. He Is n
merchant and the railroad agent and
postmaster at Finneywood He Is a man
of family. with high responsibility, and
property-Owner.
KNEW HIM WELL.
Marable lived on land belonging 10 the
the father OF David, and knew the latter
well. as he had often worked for him.
Thompson had paid Marable money. but
he had not seen Marabe for about ten
days before the murder. Thompson
talked with Marable In Pollard's house
after the latter was arrested. and there
was no intimation from Marable that
he WAS implicated, as Marable had pre-
v'ously stated that the guilty parties were
the prisoners nov in Richmond.
As to David James Thompson wounding
negro in fight. and paying him to
skip to North Carolina To prevent prose-
cution, as reported in a Richmond paper,
! have made dligent inquiries. and can
find no person in all this section, white
or colored. who ever heard Of such an
occurrence Mr.. Thompson says It is
absolutely false. lie is a law-abding,
i
having "A fight.
NEVER SPOKE TO HIM
There seems to be no truth in the re-
port that old Man Pollard is going to
be married again soon. The lady whose
name was connected with the engage
ment says she never spoke to him In
her life.
irOlitc as this Pollard murder case has
been of sensatio II theories and legal
complications. these have been only
equalled by the numerous falsehoods orr
ginating in connection with IT, and
the cry is still they come"
The case is remarkable In one respect
that In this section among the peo-
pie. white and colored, familiar with
the persons now under sentence. and
the surrounding circumstances, the unan-
imous opinion is that tie right par
ties were arrested. tried, convicted. and
justly condemned. There is no division
on this question.
THE AFFIDAVITS.
The afidayits l procured are as fol-
lows:
State of Virginia, county of Mecklen-
burg-tO-wtt:
This day personally appeared before me.
j.; T.. Hughes. a Justice for the county
aforesaid, l.. T. ThackstOn. who made
oath that on the l4th OF June he was
Hi'iidH On NJ : section, southern rail-
way, on Richmond and Mecklenburg rail
road. and at work nearly all day within
20 yards Of FinncywOOd depot. AID that
he saw Mr.. David James Thompson du-
ring that day at all hours. and sometimes
ne was on the railroad track, where ne
vas working with the hands and that
IRON ! 10 I O'Clock on that day said
Thompson did not leave the place and ne
eft about I O'Clock and saw Mr. Thomp-
son about 10 or - minutes before he I-ft
Given under my hand this LIST October,
'S'5. j. +. HUGHES. J. F..
Mecklenburg county, Va.
state Of Virginia, county II Mecklen-
burg O-wit:
This day personally appeared before me.
j. r. Hughes. a justice for the county
aforesaid, Joseph Il. Davis. farmer re-
gliding within one and one-half miles OF
Finneywood depot who made oath that
On FRIDAY, the lith Of June, he went TO
Finneywood about O'Clock in the after
noon, and there met Mr. David James
Thompson and was with him there until
about Z o'clock, when they walked out 10
ned to look for some sheep and they
separated about shutdown. which was
about 1880 o'clock.
Giyen under my hand this 1st October.
1895. J. +. HUGHES. J. p,
Mecklenburg county, Va.
state of Virginia, county of Mecklen-
burg -tO-wit:
This lay personally appeared before me-
- 49, JNIt''N t-ii Aii' EQUITY
aforesaid Daniel Ellis, who made oath
that on Friday the 18th Cf June he was
working In Mr.. u. J. Thompson's garden
right at his residence. which is not more
than 100 yards from the depot: that he
saw Mr. Thompson all day. and he was
not out Of his sight twenty minutes du-
Q o'clock In the night. and went with him
TO hunt sheep when the sun was about
half an hOur high on that day.
Given under my hand this October l.
1880 J. T.. HUGHES, J. T.,
Mecklenburg County. Va.
state Of Virginia, county OF Mecklen-
burg-to-wit:
This day personally appeared before me,
j. f. Hughes. a justice for the county
aforesaid Joseph j. Watson. who made
oath that his employment Is that or Do
putty postmaster at FinneywoOd, Mecklen-
burg county, Va. ana clerk IN the store
for Thompson q Pettus at that place.
and that on the lith day Of June, 1895. he
saw SIR. David James Thompson for every
twenty minutes from 8 O'Clock in the
morning unti o'clock I'm the evening
Of that day. and that Mr.. Thompson was
al and in few hundred yards Of the
store all during that day. He also states
that the distance from FinneywOod to
the Pollard residence is about four miles.
Given under my hand this October /,
1895. j. y; HuSiHt.S, j. r.:
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