The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-19
WAITING FOR WITNESSES.
Little Progress Made in The Trial OIL
Pokey Barnes.
RULE ISSUED FOR PRISONERS SISTER.
Judge Orgain Determined to Give the Ac-
cused "A Fair TriaI-The Military En-
terrain the Residents With Gym
nastic Feats-The Guard De-
tail-Io Play Ball.

LUNENBURG COURTHOUSE. VA,
VIA NEIERRIN, VA, July B.-Spe-
cial.--It was O'Clock this evening be-
fore Judge organ assembled the bench
and assembled his court. The delay was
caused by the absence of defendants wit
nesses. which could not be gotten here
earlier.
The trial of Pokey Barnes. charged with
being one of the murderers of Mrs. +. 5.
Pollard. was continued.
Mary Alternately was placed on the
stand, and testified that she had not
seen Pokey Barnes for two weeks pre-
coeding tie murder Of Mrs. Pollard, and
never saw her until the afternoon OF the
murder after its commission.
Grain Knight, about twelve years old.
testified that Pokey Barnes and Ellen
Gayle didn't 20 out OF the house after
they came back from towards Mrs.
ThOmpson's. They laid down, bat didn't
20 to sleep. When they came back they
We're gone about an hoIr out towards
Mr. Thompsons with Betsy Ellis. Wit
hess said she was washing that Gay;
washed two skirts for Mary Barnes. that
she was in the house all day. When
asked by Mr.. Bernard If she had ever
been told what TO say before coming in
court. answered NO sir. Aunt POkcy
come back running. and told me to go
over TO Mr.. Pollards and see what was
de matter over dar. Ellen Gayle warn
wild Aunt POkey when she come back,
but came on a little while afterwards "
This witness was rigidly examined, but
never wavered in her statement.
WITNESSES HARD 10 GET.
Court issued a rule for Rosa Barnes, a
sister OF the prisoner, POkey Barnes, re-
turnable at 10 o'clock in the morning,
when she will be put on the stand as
witness FOR the accused.
Whilst everybody connected with the
trial of these murder cases regrets that
50 little progress has been made to-day,
yet they commended the fixed and deter
mined course of Judge organ and the
prosecuting attorneys TO accord to the
prisoner her every legal right of obtain
ING any and every witness she deems
material TO her case.
THE GUARD DETAIL.
Guard detail from o'clock A. NJ.
JUL. 18th TO O'Clock a. NJ. July 18th.
Ofhcer of the Day. Captain Gasser. Of
Company d; officer OF the Guard Lieu
tenant Garrison OF Company a. Sergeant
OF Guard. Sergeant Schmidt. of Company
d. COrporals SKipwith. Harrison, Nor
risey, friyates Tucker, Mcdowell. Lena
~. Fox. Wilkinson, Evans, GllDrich, Laf-
fo0n, kindevater Weber, Button, John
son, Greenbaum, Pollard, Caveta, Hart
man. Price. Goldsby. Midday. Woodbridge.
RasDerry
on yesterday evening large crowd OF
citizens and soldiers assembled on the
courthouse green 10 see the performance
of COrpOrals Payne and Kindevater, OF
Company \, ana appreciated their work
highly. They did all sorts Of tumDiing
ana feats OF strength. They were fol-
lowed by the clowns. Evans and Phil
lips who kept the crowd in continual
laughter. Corporal Payne Is one OF the
strongest men IN camp, ana Corporal
kindeNater one OF The most agile. All
Of the men are exceedingly anxious 10
return home. They are completely worn
out by the hard duty that they nave been
compelled 10 perform, but which has Deen
done willingly.
TO PLAY BALL
Major Derbyshire has given his per
mission for the men 20 play match
game of ball one day before they leave
If II is possible for him 10 do So The
teams Will be composed OF the following
men from Companies A and b.
From Company A-Battery, Forbes ana
BAPTIST ana lalley, Payne. Phillips
From Company K-Battery, Bowics and
Talaferro. and Robertson and Eames,
Tignor Cook, Meyer, Haverty, ana Gun
ningham. Umpire W. b. Johnson. The
men look forward 10 this game with
great deal OF pleasure,
There has been no addition TO the SICK
list. and the health OF the men in camp
is as good as could be expected.
Captain Cunningham has been the IRE
of the camp. and has done more duty
than any officer in the battalion. He Is
always with the boys whenever ne can
do So without interfering with his du-
ties
The boys have made a great number or
friends with the resident population VINO
are very kind TO the military. captain
Tenant is feeding the boys splehdldiy,
10 .aslN al
deal more than they do their guard
duty
Cannot Reduce the Force.
The Adiutant-Gencral received tele-
gram last evening from Major Derby
shire the cOmmandant Of the military At
I.unenburg Court hOuse setting forth that
everything IS quiet there, and nothing
transpirct in court there yesterday pend
ing the arrival Of some important wit
nesses. Major Derbyshire added that he