Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-08


tered the. field Mr.. Fore did not see
pokev and Ellen return at all Ben
knight. the husband pro. tenn OF foKey
Barnes. testified that he saw Pokey ana
Ellen when they were near 10 GokeS ,
house on their return, and that theS Hdu
oeen gone about three quarters OF an
hour. On crOss-eXaminatlon ben. sta'ec
hat they (the hands, had replanted Iouf
DR. five rows Of corn each; that the corn
was about two thirds missing; that the
land Wa<, hard, and they were chopplnB
II IN and replanting as they went along;
that the rows were long (since ascertalneu
Ia be 9A yards), and that IL would
take sometime 10 replant one, perhaps
nearly half an hour. Thus II Is ciear'
that Pokey was unable to account loi
herself during the entire time IN which
II was possible for the murder TO nave
been committed, except by Ellen Gayle
Ellen testified that she went TO steep,
and did not know where Pokey went. she
has since stated that she went with
Pokey until they reached the old-gate
place at the end Of the lane leading up 10
the stable lot and becoming suspicious
that Pokey was going 10 lead her INTO
trouble, or in other words gong 10
pick up something she ought
not she (Ellen) told her that she was
going back, and Pokey said. II Will come
after awhile" After getting of a short
distance Ellen looked back, and saw
Pokey about half way from the old gate
TO the corner OF the yard In the lane,
walking slowly up towards Mr.. Pollard
house. She waited for Pokey about half
an hour before she came back.
NOT GIVEN TO THE JURY.
The committee here states that this last
account by Ellen was not given to the
fury, but that one of our number has
heard this statement on two separate
occasions from Ellens own lips, and as
an explanation of why she did not tell
all on the witness-stand, she stated that
che was afraid Of Pokey; that Pokey
had already beaten one woman Cora
knight so badly that she died soon after.
and, upon inquiry, the committee finds
that there is strong ground for this state
ment about Cora knight. Mr. Pollard
stating that IL occurred near his house.
and that his wife took Pokey away from
Cora, and that Cora died In a very short
time thereafter.
Soon after reaching her house in the
evening OF the murder Pokey. In COM
pany with Ellen Gayle, Mary Craghead,
and Betsy Ellis. went around the fence
to the gate near where Mary Barnes
was at work. and had conference with
her on Mr.. Pollard's land notwithstand-
and Pokey was there, near her mother
MARY Barnes after the other women
had left, when the alarm was given by
Mr.. Pollard. That Pokey Barnes was at
enmity with Mrs. Pollard was proved
by Pokey's own witness Susan Thomp-
som, who stated on the stand that she
was present some time during the past
year, when Mrs. Pollard asked Pokey
while passing her house If she had not
adding that she could not have any
vegetables for her and her children.
Pokey replied in very abusive language,
saying that Mrs. Pollard had no land,
and she would go where she pleased
and ended by saying ID you: II had
you In the road l would shoot you"
MARY BARNES GUILTY, TOO.
Now, as 10 Mary Barnes: Solomon
stated that she first preached the sub
Jet TO him ON Friday. a week before the
murder was committed: that on Thurs
day she told him 10 be at the spring,
and II they were not ready on that day
to come again on Friday; that he saw
her on Thursday chopping bushes near
The fence south OF the house: that she
game TO the spring Friday, and told him
they would be ready for him presently
that ne came up to the back yard and
saw Mary Barnes give a key to Mary
Alternately. and then so through the
house and out at the front gate.
Mary Barnes first denied being with
Solomon a; Mrs. Martha Thompson's on
the Friday before the murder. testifylng
that she was at Chase City, and had
four witnesses summoned TO prove that
she was there. BY none OF these, how
ever. could she do so. and finally, In
conversational style with Solomon on the
stand, when he stated that she was there
and no could go and put his finger right
down where both Of them were sitting
on the well. when she told him about IT,
she said. II wasn't there ] was In the