Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-20
THINGS LOOKED UGLY
| Sensational Day IN the Pollard
Murder Trial.
VARIABLE TELLS A NEW STORY.
HaS Induced, However, to Do So to
Shield The Woman.
EXCITEMENT RUNNING HIGH.
The Testimony of PoIsey harness
Witncsses-ilcr Trouble with MIS-
PoIInrd-Tbe Case Given TO the
JUry-Thc Military.
EXCITEMENT RUNNING III
HIGH.


The first witness for the defence was
Rosa Barnes. sister Of the prisoner
Pokcy Rarncs She was questioned by
the prisoner and stated that Pokey al
not leave her house from the time she
returned In company with Ellen Gail
from their walk towards the
cherry trees with Betsy Ellis and
Mary Craghead until she went walk
ing with several women. just a minute
or two before Mr.. Pollard gave the alarm
Of murder She then started after
cherries. and came back. She was not
gone over fifteen or twenty minutes.
Susan Thompson, the witness court adj
journed on yesterday 20 wait for, then
testified as follows:
Il was there when Pokey and Mrs Pol
lard had some words. as alluded 70 by
Mr.. Pollard in his testimony. Mrs. Pol
lard accused Pokey and her children Of
stealing vegetables. Pokey talked back
to Mrs. Pollard. and said: Damn you, stay
in your place. II you was in the road
would shoot you Mrs. Pollard told
Pokey to keep of her land. and Pokey
said. 4 walk where 1 please"
This completed the testimony Of Pokey's
witnesses.
Pokey then took the stand and said
4 don't know nothing about the killing
" Mrs Pollard. ! did not go out Of my
pouse after / came back from going after
cherries ill just a minute or two be
,orc Mr. POllards alarm
A SURPRISE.
At this point W. NJ Bernard. acting As
sistant Commonwealth Attorney, arose
and said: IF the Court please, the Of
fee Of prosecuting attorney is anything
but "A pleasant one, and | assure you
when l took this place as Assistant COM
Inonwcalth's Attorney | took IL only 10
lend my humble aid 10 bring the MURDER
crg of Mrs Pollard 10 justice, ana l
am anxious 10 prevent the suffering OF IN
noccDt persons. The conviction OF Mary
Alternately was largely upon the testl-
uouv Of Solomon MaIable, made uhucr
oath in this court, and IN that testimony
he also implicated Pokcy Barnes lhe
prisoner at the bar. now being tilel Ior
her life. This morning ! was sent lor'
and. In company with the common
v,ealfh's Attorney and several other gen
tlemcn. went 10 Marabies cell. WINE
thare Alarahle made statement 10 us
So much at variance with his testimony
an court that tninlI in justice 10 the DTS
ouer Pokey Barnes, Maflble should nc
brought into court 20 be further cross
examined by the prisoner Ills siale-
mont was such this morning that IL
be true pokey Barnes IS innocent u"
NOT wish 10 take advantage OF her' put
desire % apprisc her OF me situd'loh anu
let her send for Solomon.
4 SENSATION ~ COURT.
NIarahle was then brought into court.
7, had leaked out on the street that ne
was 10 make "a new statement, ana III a
Gov minutes the COURTROOM Was crowded
lie was placed on the stand ana maze Il
statement which created great eNcl'e-
ment and surprise. II was ms "NeS
and Aunt Mary Alternately want III oe
kiuen. white man was IN IL 'h "c
day Of de murder / met dls "hlle man
ue,r Mr. Pollard's house. He pulled out
"a pistol and made me 30 wild MIN 10 MI
Poliarrs house. He said ne was tM'He
- make a noise and when Mrs. Pollard
como ont | must catch her. When shc
come out | cotch hold OF her ana ue
white man asked Mrs Pollard II she
knew him. and she told him he was
white man DE white man zen MI NJ
wild do hclve Of De axe, ana d'h snF iS"
down. and he hit her wild De axe piaue,
40 don nut his pistol against my head
ana carried me Wild him through de house
and he took de money. lie asked me li
l knew any nigears around there. told
hin, pokev Barnes Mary Alternately ana
Mary Harness De white man den told
me 10 tell YOU all d. tale l done tole you
on Monday
CONTRApICTS HIMSELF.
Solomon. on cross-eNaminauon' was
asked by the Commonwealth ATTORNEY
"Yho told YOU TO tell this tale, You kro"
IL Is a lie? on Monday night WIN tears
streaming down your cheeks ana your
hands lifted TO Heaven. you said i Know
4 cot 10 soon meet my God. and IL de
Uomen want In IL | could not put dem
n n: dis is de truth, and nothing but
he truth Now. Solomon. was mat a
ieq' Solomon. after hestating for ten
minutes. said Eyes, sir" Now solomon,
ELI the truth: | know you are lying Dlu
,ot Mary Alternately and Pokey heip you
tIl Mrs Pollard? After twenty minutes
and gazing around the room, solomon
said Eyes. sir"
one OF the jurors here reported 70 the
Judge that some person in the courtroom
Nas winking to Marable. The Judge then
ordered the Sheriff 20 clear the court
-oom Of all persons except the ohcers'
fury. and reporters, and the examination
was conducted behind closed doors
Marable admitted that some one was
making skins 10 him, and gave the jury
the persons name. He then SAID the
statement just quoted WAS lie, ana the
one on Monday duplicating the women
was true he said he had been recently
told 70 tell the white man" tale, and
ae was persuaded TO do so 10 save the
women. and through a promise Of reward
out the white man" tale was all a lie.
ARGUMENT BEGUN.
The Judge then delivered the same
instructions he Gid in the Alternately
taee. and th's-Attorney Neb-
Oct began argument. Live or die, sink or
swim. he said. the prosecution rested its
case here His Honor had said IN his In
structious that an accomplce In crime
was competent witness, though his
evidence must be taken with caution.
Gentlemen" ne continued. III you do not
believe Solomon's testimony, l must con-
Tess tha, the prosecution has no case.
if you believe Solomon, she IL guilty,
and should hang as high as hemp could
lie her. You are judges Of the CREDIBLE
IS OF SolOmOns testimony. While you are
sitting on this jury YOUR wives az home
are pressing your little Infants closer 10
their bosoms as result OF this recent
atroclous murder. Now. won't you pro-
tect them?"
The case has been given 10 The jury
but no verdict has yet been reached. IL
Is thought IL will be the same rs IN Mary
Ahernathy's caSe-murdor in the first dee
gree,
GOTTEN UNDER ARMS.
Things have been looking very ugly
here to-day, and serious trouble would
not have been a surprise. When II was
found out that MarabIe was attempting
% clear the women by false state
ment Things got very hot. and the
baftalfan was s,-tpn under arms and