Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-26
TIE PROVES AN ALlBl.
AWE THOMPSON AND THE MUIR
MIR or MRs. POLLARD.


tragedy.
-. ,taw OF the manner In which the
.-,,-s Nr. David J. Thompson has been
.,..f iu connection with the Lanen-
. tragedy. the subjoined letter and
.-tll afiidavits. which explain them
MIN DE read with deep interest.
,..,l DC here said that the Dispatch
49,. never given any credcnce to the
.,.-, hat Mr. Thompson was in any
.., implicated in the murder OF MIS-
.,rr MITCHELL VA. sept. q, 1885.
49,, D. stanley JcrfreSs. Correspoh1th.
Ei-bm0ud Dispatch. keysviue' va.
mar Sir.-As solomon Marabie mas ,,i'N
..,,Deite me In the murder OF Mrs.
-.,4 and thinking that the people OF
,.rtions Of the State may believe
.r s,, connected with IL. have gotten
t.fsvits Of several OF the many p,l-
I4f knew my whereabouts on IN
f-, of June. 1895. the day that MIS-.
90 -..t VAS murdered. and wish you 20
49,, nuhlished: and when done,
send me copy. and very much
.f,..n D. J. THOMPSON.
,rrIpAVIT or BLANCH WATSON.
.rfatIt Of Bnnch Watson taken al
OBJ. residence Of W. Il. lhohtsoH, ~
.urtv ~ Lunenburg. and state OF
.,.. fnis g2i day Of september iS5'.-
t.- b.ipc duly sworn. she depOseth. ana
". iiya at Mr.. David }. Thompsons
a. and cook FOR MIN. Nh David David );
s...,rslu left his home about oclock
I'm Frld1v. the 18th day Of June,
frs Jat Mrs Pollard was murdered
rc he was going To Fort MitShelI.
~, David j. Thompson got back hoinc
I'D baif-uast o'clock y. NJ, the same
..,r that he left home. Mr.. DdVid
thompson lives about two miles rom
--- Mitch a. in The county OF Luheh-
Bus and state Of NirglInlita:
.,.cncD BLANCH y WATSON.
witness. 7. 7. Eubank.
+. te of Virginia-County Oh Luhehpu'h
y. r. Eubank. a justice Of the peace
g. mad for the county aforesaid ~ tne
-,4-a ~ virginia. 10 certify mat bldhCh
-,.,.or. whose name is signed TO the ABOVE
,...,.,r hearing date on the sd day OF
c.,.u,iar 1886. has Acknowledged me
i., before me- I'm my county, atOiesal1;
i.sn under my hand ms b ( 9Ii gay o'
s.lf,mher, 1895 j. +. Fl BANh' D. i
II. q. FORE.
,oi1avit Of Howard g. Fore, taken AZ
r.rf Mitchell. in the county OF Lunenc
rl- and state OF Virginia, this 25d OF
l.uiauber. lSl5.-After being duly s"ol ~
d. leposeth and sayeth. 10 live al folt
vtphtI. IN the county Of Lunehbuls =
"a STATE of Virginia. | am assistant post
-.-ttr. and / also attend 10 me sloIe
nd depot | know that MI. ID. j, Iholnp11
t.r came TO the post-oiilce anu any,
~ his mail on the evening 81 June H.
-, between the hours Of and O'CLOCK
j 81. ana l delivered his man 20 2,hhinnIE;
Wi,ness: NJ. D. Parrish.
THE BERKLEYS.
AGidavit of 5. j. Berkeley and w =.
R.rk!ey. taken nj Fort Mitchell. In the
county Of Lunenburg, and state OF oN Hlr-
s1ia. this sd dag OF September, 1870
AFTER being duly sworn they depoSel,,
ru1 say: We live about one ana a nan
miles from Fort Mitchell We were ~
sort MITCHELL on the evening OF june ~
ISIS. the day Mrs. Pollard was murdered.
and saw Mr. David J. Thompson when he
arrived al Fort Mitchell on that eNeii II,;
Mr. David }. THOMPSON got 10 lY'5
Mitchell between the hours or z ahn
O'clock 4. NJ, and we were WIN MN MN
UetTjV all the time until he left, lie leit
Fort Mitchell about half-past . C'oCh , l.
II Further the Opponents sa!yeih, no
NJ u. BERKLEY.
Witness 7. L. Fore.
PETER a. HUDSON
.ardayi, Of Peter A. Hudson, taken al
Fort Mitchell. in the county OF o.. duii IN.
burg ana state Ct virginia b 'nS ' duiy
e, ...,.-,1 be Jeposeth and sayeth: | live at
~, Nf,tcheu in the county Of Lunen-
ir-r and state OF Virginia. ! SAw DaHlu
thompson several times on ihG eHehihile
o. I've IA. fSe5. at Fort Mitchell be
,,..r the hours Of and o'clock T. NJ
AMI saw him when he left Fprt M sa,SnsI
linn in the direction Of his fathet :,
.-St haif-past s o'clock J.. u.
.s.goeD PETER 4. Y HUDSON.
Witness: W. j. Parrish.
TWO MORE.
Ardavi, Of Mrs Mrs. L. c. Thompson
,rrs Wilmer NJ. Thompson, ana Mrs.
I.-Ia Thompson. taken at the resi-
c.uce OF ". q. Thompson IN the cou ~
~ LMneuburg. and state OF Nfklhla; tnls
Cd dav of September 1S95.-Attcr being
c.fv sworn they depOseth and saNeth: W g
Hti about one and "a half miles from tuIt
Mitchell i'm the county of I.unenburs
David J Thompson arrived at MS Ia'n ~ >
t,,se about o O'Clock Il. NJ. June II. 1870
BE- stopped about fifteen minutes al ms
fathers. when he left for his home. we
y.,rt h would take him about IL min
D,-- 10 walk home from his fathers
p @. THOMPSON,
JOSEPHINE l. THOMPSON,
WILMER NJ THOMPSON.
As IN Che case of the aiiidavt o OF
81 o.,dl,I before Justice-of-the-Peace
..n.tk
CrEANKS PERSONAL CERTIFICATE.
This 20 certify that l was at Fort
Mitchell .n tie lith day Of June. lSo' ana
cav Mr David ]. Thompson, who liVess
lt.u, tH. miles from Fort Mitchell. !
7aw t.m 90 the post-ofiice and talked
oith him. ilr had some papers. ana ne
save Wt ono 20 read. While ] was feau-
irr the rsrcr he was sitting by me. !
think ] was reading about half an hour l
fh.rk DO was about 3 o'clock IN the eve
uur j. +. EUBANK,
Justice Of the Peace,
Fort Mitchell. Va.