The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-17

MARABLES RIAL.
The jury were sworn and clerk W. u.
TbackstOn read the Indictment 10 Mara
bic. who entered the plea of mot guilty
through his counsel, after which HE
trial OF III" case was at once gone into,
tho first witness placed upon the stand
being Mr.. T.. s. Pollard, the murdered
woman's husband. a number OF other
witnesses were called and sworn, and
taken out OF the courtroom.
Mr.. Pollards attitude and expression
while on the stand was Of the most in
tense detection. lie was taken in hand
by Mr.. SoJthall, who after asking him
about where he lived. TO which he re-
piled, in 'Lunenburg" told him to tel
the jury all about the murder
Mr.. POLLARDS STORY.
II left the house that afternoon about
o'colck, and left Mary Abcrnathy sit
ting in the porch. My wife was also
there. After 1 got 10 the field ana pIowcd
one row, / looked back and saw Mary
Barnes coming. When i got back 10
where she was | put her TO wedding. |
had promised Mr.. Clements TO let him
have some corn that evening. and when
the sun was about an hour and a half
high i heard his wagon coming. SO /
went on 10 the house. AS / was warm
! went 10 the house TO get some water.
When l got 10 the door / called Lou,
Lou" twice. but no one answered.
'Mr. Clements then drove up and l
measured him out three barrels OF corn.
His son then drove to the gate and stopp-
ed between the posts 10 level the corn
while myself and Mr.. Clements went into
the house 30 make out bond for him.
Mr.. Glenn snts and his son then left
and / began looking for my wife Before
he had gotten into the first bottom beyond
my house l found her body in the back
yard. ] walked up to the body and put
my hand upon her, and felt the blood.
LAS soon as ] saw the blood and knew
my wife was murdered. ] thought that
perhaps / had been robbed, and ran TO
the house. / put my hand in the case. and
found all my money gene. and the pock-
cts in which 1t had been entirely empty"
THE LOST MONEY.
Mr. Southall. How much morey did you
lose. Mr.. Pollard?
A. There was $500 all in twenty dol
lar notes in one end. In the other was
$50 in gold belonging to my wife.
A Sioe bond Of the Blackstone Female In
sttutc was also gone"
Q. Have You ever gotten any of this
\. No. sir; none at all.
Mr.. Pollard then went on TO describe
how the body looked and IFS position.
my wife lay stretched straight out upon
her back" he said. with three gaping
wounds in her head. There was also one
over her eye and her month was cut. one
eye was Knocked out OF her glasses"
@. How far was the body from the
house?
A. About six or seven feet.
q. What weapon was used TO cause
her death?
a. An axe.
THE AXE IDENTIFIED.
"Would you recognize the axe If you
were TO see it?" asked Mr.. Soutnall.
Eyes SIR" replied Mr.. Pollard.
An axe was here produced in court, and
Mr.. Pollard Identified it as the one found
near the booy of his wife. 1t was, he
said. an old meat-aXe.
4 map OF the farm was then produced.
and Mr. Pollard explained 10 the jury
the position OF the body. and the situa-
ton of the various houses.
Tn his testimony Mr. Pollard told the
jury that after discovering The loss OF his
money he rushed 10 the boll-rope and
rung as hard as he could. The first per-
son who came. me said. was old Mary
Barnes, who had been in the field with
him.
Mr. Pollard, with tho aid OF the map, de-
scribed the yard and the spot where
the body was found thoroughly 80 the
jury. In other parts Of the yard he
said, weeds were eighteen inches high.
but where the body was found there were
only a few struggling weeds.
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Mr.. Southan then questioned him again
as TO the time he was absent from the
house in the field. lie stated it was from
about 1870 to g. When he found his wife's
body it was just a little warm and he
was satisfied that the murder must have
been committed about o'clock
Judge Mann: OF your own knowledge,
Mr. Pollard 90 you know Who commit ed
this murder?
a No sir.
Q. Did you ever hear Solomon Marable
make any statement about this?
A. / heard him swear IN court.
Q Did You ever hear him make state
ment anywhere else?
A. Yes. sir; he made statement In
tho porch of T'y house when he was
brought there after the murder.
Mr. Franklin: When you went 10 the
field did you leave any one but Mary
Abernathy with your wife?
MARY BARNES WAS THERE.
a. Yes, Mary Barnes was there, carry
Ing i'm a turn of wood, and told her when
she iiHANiith ~ ioiipN itiN w RiiN NN7NN't'4~
patch.
Mr. Pollard further stated that Mary
Ahernathy had been i'm the habit of COM
ING after tho clothes which she washed
for them and was familiar with the
premises.
Under s-questioning Mr.. Pollard
aeain described how he had returned from
tho field. and gone 10 the corn-house after
calling TO- MS wife. The reason he had
made no further search for her AT that
time he said. was because it was the
time that she was accustomed 10 go out
t. look after her fowls. and he supposed
she was attending 10 them.
Mr.. Southall: DO you know where that
axe was when you went to the field.
A. No. sir. 1 suppo.e it was near the
white-oal, tree. whore it usually stayed.
q. How long was it after you left the
house before Mary Barnes came down?
A. Not less than 1--WE or more than ten
minutes.
MIR Lancaster: When you were called
upon by "a representative OF The Times
did you show ri where your wife's body
lay?
A. Yes. sir: did
O. Don't you think you could have seen
that hody If you had locked?
A. No. sir; do not think l could.
MR. POLLARD EXCITED.
Mr.. Pollard here became ouesuoner IN
his turn and asked excitediy:
IF ! could have seen that body lying