Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-16
PREJUDICE THERE
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
POKEY NOT GUILTY.
The Prosecution Breaks
Down.
THE PRISONER SECURES
HER LIBERTY.
Hurried by Her Lawyer to Richmond
Now here ga Tragic Ending
of the Case
GRAND OVATION AT THE TRAIN.
GRAND OVATION AT THE TRAIN.
Visits the Planet Office Joy Unre-
strained-Poor Aunt Mary

Visits the Planet Office Joy Unre-
strained-Poor Aunt Mary
sTn the first place. was obeying the
second, Major Derbvshire told me that
MIR. T. @ Fowlkes had said that Ellen
Gale could tel something that would
prove an alibi for Pokey il she was fix-
ed
THE JUDGE DECIDED.
The Judge decided that the Witness
might be allowed to make the follow
ing answer to this question:
Il took the statement down because
Major Derby shire ordered me to, and
because of what he told me-"
The jury was then brought back, and
after Mr.. Cardoza had made the an
swer recorded above he was dismissed,
and court adjourned until 3 O'Clock
Whep court convened after dinner
Mr.. Austin Clements was put on the
stand by the defence.
HEHAD sEARcHFD HER.
He testified that he had searched
Pokey Barnes house the day after the
murder, but had not found anything
belonging to Mr. Pollard.
Mr.. Clements then gave place to Mr..
Hudson, who said he had ARRESTED Ell
len Gale subsequent to the murder.
When asked whether Ellen Gale had
made any statement TO him, he replied
that she had told him about her walk
ing out on the evening of the murder
with Pokey Barnes and the wo other
women and then going with POkey
home
ANOTHER QUESTION
"Did she say she was with Pokey All
the evening after the o'clock train2''
asked Judge Elournoy.
al think she did, replied the witness.
continuing, the witness said he Thought
she had told him she was with Pokey
Barnes until about six o'clock in the
evening.
BETsEY ELLIS TALKS.
Betsy Ellis was put on the stand, and
described the movements of herself,
Pokey Barnes, Mary Craighead and
Ellen Gale on the evening of the muir
der. She said that wher Pokey and
Ellen left them Just before getting to
Mr.. ThomDson's she thought the y
went on back home the same way
they came, but it was in the pines and
they soon got out of sight.
DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
She further testified shat il was Eller
who mad said to Pokey when they got
an sight of Thompson's, II don's keel
bout goin' TO de house"
The witness said that she thought
Pokey would have gone on 10 the house
with them but for Ellen, and added
that she was very much AFRAID they
were going all the way, and that Mr.
Thompson would not give such large
crowd any cherries
Betsv then described how they haC
come back from Thompson's house anc
gone by Pokey's house, and Ellen anC
Pokey had walked outwith them agai l
Han REIN ALL THE TIME WITH PoKFY
The witness said she had wakes
with Ellen Gale and Mary Craighea'
to Lunenburg Courthouse and tina
Ellen had told her that she and Poke
were together on the day oi the mur
der from Ii O'Clock until Mr.. Polar
gave the alarm
Ellen declared, said the witnes, tina
both she and Pokey were innocent
the murder of Mrs. Pollard
The witness then left the stand an
Mary Craighead, her daughter, Wa
called and corroDorated the previoJ
witness in every particular, using
many instances the same words.
HAD DECLARED HER INNocENsE.
The witness stuck to the statemel
made by her mother that Ellen had d
clared, on a walk to Lunenburg Cou
house, that Pokey Barnes was inn
cent. as we'll as herself.
The witness was then discharge
and the prosecution having agreed
admit the testimony of ii. j. CLARK
III. N. Phillips and Mary Wooten give
an the Marable trial, Captain Gnig'
read the statement of each one to G
jury.
READING TESTIMONY.
He also read the statement of MI
Pattie u. Brodbury, who was too 81
60 be at court. The statement was
the effect that Pokey Barnes had bee
on her place at o'clock the morni
of the day of the murder, and at 9
O'Clock in the afternoon she saw b
her going by with Ellen Gale.
The defence the put Pokey Barn'
the prisoner, on the stand in her oN
behalf, and told her to narrate all b
movements on the day of the murde
IN HER OWN DEFENCE.
Pokey told how she had risen cal
and after breakfast had carried sol
clothes home TO Mrs. FOress fro
thence she went to Mrs BrOdbary
and thence to Ellen Gales. She q
scribed how she had asked Ellen 70
chicken. and offered to give her m
and dress for her little girl N {
change. Ellen finally gave her
chicken, and as she had no one TO sc
for the meal, went with Pokey hers
to get the meal.
WENT TO FORT MITCHELL.
They went on to Fort Mitchell, I
ut Mr.. Ines gate met Charles Der
coming out, and all three, with Da
Williams. went down to Forces stat
where the men left them. and 8
VVent on to Mr. Weatherford's
While they we're at Mrs Weatf
ford's the O'clock train to keysv
passed. Then Pokey, Ellen, Ben kni
CHARLES Berley, and David Willie
went on TO within sight of Poke
house, where the men left them
went to replanting tobacco.
AT PoKEYs HOUSE.
The women then went to Pok'
house. where Pokey baked bread
fried meat and ate dinner, after WI
they laid down on the floor. While
ing there Betsy Ellis, Mary Craigh'
and Rosa Barnes came and after 81 4
awhile proposed to Ellen and Poke
90 after cherries with them, and "
they got near ThOmpsOn's Ellen
stopped and said she did not want
90 to the house
Then Pokey and Ellen turned !
and went towards home, through
pines, the same way they went CT
the branch at the same place they
crossed going: and went back to Pol
house.
SAT BY THE WINDOW.
Pokey went in and took a chat
the window, and Ellen laid on
floor then Pokey, Ellen Gale and
sa Barnes talked about the Baptist
sociation soon to meet.
They then got to talking apout sW
bearts and other things until b