Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-06


never noticed whether II was up or
down. The writer passed under II se'era,
times. and the wire was In position, anu
he did not know 1t was there untp Dis
attention was called to IL. As "hh'.e'
of fact. Mr.. Pollard Is PLAN, ola couh-
tryman, whose one thought Is money.
and he IL man whom one wouiu eas,
suspect Of any such crime. lie io'eu
his wife devotedly. and she was siea'
help-mate 20 him. There could nave osen
absolutely no object in his committing
the crime. Certainly II IL. he didn
want to rob himself. and that IL the
only reason for the crime that any one
has yet been able TO advance. IN TAIN
ting TO the Dispatch man, MT. roiiaru
was very much distressed that any az
tempt to implicate him should nave peen
made and several times when ne reisi ,u
to his wife, his voice faltered, anu nv
almost wept He has few friends IN ,ne
neighborhood In which he ives on ac-
count OF his closeness In money inat'sIs,
but all agree that he didn't murder ms
wife. and he has the sympathy VI wv
entire community. -
Mr.. Pollard was IN the corn-held, DUST
~ engaged in ploughing when the DIS
match representative reached MS pihce'
and did not come to the house until Some
time after the reporters arriNa' i'
niece Mrs. Coley, who has come from
Danyille with her husband ana papy W
live with him. was there, however anu
she did the honors OF the place Aitei
going all over the premises ana inspect
ing everything with great minutehess, We
rang the bell for Mr.. Pollard anu ne
came shortly thereafter, hobbling up the
road from the direction of the middle
cato nv which he had been working with
Mr.. Coley. He greeted US warmly ana
seemed greatly pleased TO see visitors.
He was 10th 10 talk at first, az ne sail
tho last newspaper man who had visited
him had misrepresented him. and had
nlaced him in n most awkward and unfor-
tunate position.
HE Is NOT THE MURDERER
Said he: II have been represented to
be the murderer of my wife, when. as
matter Of fact. her death was the greatest
blow have ever sustained. l have never
recovered from the shock, and l fear that
7 never will" As he spoke his voice
faltered. and tears welled up in his eyes.
when he had time TO compose himself. ne
consented 10 give a detailed account OF
the occurrence He said that on the fatal
Friday. at Il o'clock. he and Mr. IL.
A. Clements. who had business with hin'
went TO the house to dinner. ana came
into the front porch and took seats
while Mrs. Pollard busted herself In pre-
paring dinner. while we sat there
he said. mfr. Clements told me that ne
had served my warrant on Mliiiain
Thompson. and that Thompson told MN
that ne had given me good cursing tha'
morning. About this time dinner was
announced. and we went In AFTER we
had eaten. we all came back onto the
xVifn gave MARY
Barnes her dinner, she Joined us. She
remarked 10 me that dog-days were
ropidlv approaching. and that she want
81 70 go over 10 Mr.. RObinson's ana get
some eggs. with which TO set some mems.
7 told her 10 20. and she said that she
knew that | was going 10 ring lot her
befor. she had gotten rested. l assured
her that would not touch the bell untli
Mary Barnes had gotten through WIN
the garden. and nj the same time or
dered Mary TO go out in the garden and
resume her work. Lou Cthe name he had
for his wife) went TO Mr.. Robinson's and
Mr.. Clements's and I sat on the porch
and talked until 2 o'clock. / agreed TO
loan him three barrels of corn. and he left
telling me that n would call for II In
time 10 get back home before dark.
told him that he would find me AT work
in the new ground. near the middle gate.
I then went out into the garden ana
helped Old Mary Barnes at work. and at
3 o'clock I returned to the house To get
some snaps. When I got 10 the house
rang the bell for Lou and went out
into thu yard.
MARY ALTERNATELY THERE.
There I heard somebody talking in the
garden. and looking in the direction OF
the noise | discerned Mary Barnes at the
90 ~. talking Mary Il b.
ernathy. whats up?' hollered.
Nothing" Mary replied. "but Wilson
heard you ring the bell at an unseason-
able hour, and sent me to see what's
the matter"
"Wilson knows that's not his name"
i! replied. -Four taps is his name" i
glanced behind Mary Alternately at this
time and noticed that my wife was
coming with her bonnet lying on her
basket Of eggs, which was on her arm.
As she CAM up TO Mary Alternately.
she remarked that twas mighty hot.
Lou then came into the house and l
went into the garden TO replant the
snaps. | was in there some eight or ten
minutes when Mary Barnes came out of
the gate TO talk further with Mary Alb
ernathy. remarked TO Mary ABB
ernathy that bugs were killing all
Of my greens, and asked her
what ] could do for them. She said
she made her children pick the bugs on
of her greens. whereupon l remarked
laughingly that had no children 10 pick
mine off. | then walked past the two
Marys and went into the house, and they
followed me TO the porch door. | told
Mary Barnes to go to the spring and fetch
bucket of water. and as she
reached the top Of the hill on her return
the 1856 train blew for Fort Mitchell.
Mary placed the bucket Of water on the
shelf in the porch and both my wife and
], at her invitation, took drink. 1 then
invited Mary Alternately TO drink, and
she took a tin cup and helped herself. |
took shovel point from under the table
in the porch'and prepared 10 take 1t to
the field In the mean time / told Mary
Barnes to tote in LOUIS stick wood, and
after inviting Mary Alternately 10 take a
seat in the porch | went on TO the Held,
telling Mary Barnes to follow me. AS
got to the new ground started to plough
and very soon thereafter Mary Barnes re-
joined me, leaving Mary Alternately seat
ed on the porch talking 10 my wife, VINO
was in the big room. We ploughed then
until o'clock, when i heard the empty
wagon of Mr.. Clements coming up the
road. and | FASTENED to the house. walk
ing straight in through the front gate,
which | left open so Mr.. Clements could
drive in, and went directly in TO the
porch. where / washed my hands. and
without wipng them went hurriedly into
the yard and to the corn-house, where
unlocked the door lust as Mr.. Clements
drove In through the gate. We measured
three barrels OF corn, which Mr.. Clements
and his son filled in the courthouse. and
/ emptied in the wagon.
WENT IN THE HOUSE.