The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-20

Mrs. Pollard KILLED as She Att 'mp'e" u"
sound an Alarm Tor He p-

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sound AN Alarm Tor lie p.
CHASE CITY, VA. June l9.-speciai~
The facts I'm the Pollard murder case seem
TO be about these; Mr' E9N@ttu \ oii,', oI,,,t
and his wife. AN aged couple llNed ABOUT
ono mile east Of Fort Mitchell Leneh-
burg county. nine miles nortn OF 'A1s'
City Oh the r.. and VI. ldllIoau. ~
Pollard has done money irnuife7 ,,ons, o
ness. and kept large amount OF HvltS
I'm his house, having nothing 10 uo WIN
banks. ,,,., e...,,-,o,,
Nfsrabiel Mary Abernathy. Mary Barnes,
and Pokey Barnes, all colOred, plahhcI 70
rob tho house. Friday afternoon WIZ
Mr. Pollard was at work lh pot1tU
match Some distance from the mousse Al1.
hofiard went TO "A near ncighDOrs Tor
eggs. IL is thought that the hesIoe.
We're watching. and when no one was d.
the house. undertook the robDihs' lha1
Mrs Pollard returned while tney We're IN
the house, and when she attempted 10
give tire alarm they killed her
MARABLL's STORY.
The man says that the women did the
work while ne watched. The story seems
plausible. because the body was terri
bis hacked and had many small cuts
made by an AK. the suposition being
that a man would have killed her win
one blow. Tne wOmen's clothing sho"ed
signs of blood.
After the murder ncighbor came TO
wifb him 10 the crib and called TO his
wife for the key. When she did not re-
spond they went TO the house and found
her dead near the back door
STATED TO RING AN ALARM.
II seems that she had started to the
bell. which hung near. TO ring an alarm.
The women were arrested, but were
released for want Of evidence. Saturday
morning Solomon Marable came TO Chase
CITY and aroused suspicion by spending
money freely. He llSdppsdrel. however,
and was seen no more until Sunday
morning. when be went TO negro restau-
rant for something TO eat, leaving his
wife and three small children on the
railroad track near by. The prOprietress
OF the restaurant sent word 10 an officer
that the man was at her house. Oiilcer
Saunders 0rganized posse ana as they
approached the house the negro ran.
The officer shot. but did not hit, and
az the negro ran past his wife he threw
her his pOcket-bOok or some money, and
continued his flight. The party in pur-
suit was largely augmented. but Solomon
escaped into the thick woods as soon
as ne got ont Of town. The hunt was
kept up Sunday afternoon and night but
Monday II was reported that he had been
caught at South Boston on the X. and u.
railroad Parties Went up 20 identify him,
and found that the man under arrest
was not solomon
Then the hunt began around here again
but no clue Of bis whereabouts could be
gotten until Tuesday morning, when a
negro reported that he had eaten break
fast at "a negro's house, about three
miles from Chase City. Parties overlook
him and took him TO Fort Mitchell. as
reported IN last nights dispatches.
LsRor sum or MoSrY oS HER PRISON.
The murderers got $500 and some jewelry
from the house. on the person OF Mrs.
Pollard was a sum of money amounting
to about eight or nine hundred dollars.
This was not taken by the murderers,
strange 10 say.