Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-02

Mary, saw coming in the gate, and
said, Yes, marin
SAT on THE PORCH.
Then we went and sat on Mr.. Pol
Iard's porch and talked while, and
MIR. Pollard sent Mary Barnes 90 the
spring for a bucket of water. She
brought 10 back and handed some
around. Mr.. Pollard then told Mary
Barnes to bring in some stove-wood.
and while she was doing il he got his
shovel from under the porch, and got
his horse, and as he went of he told
Mary Barnes to get her hoe and fol-
low him when she got through bring
ing the wood. She left a short while
after be did"
MRS. PoLLARD's DUTIES.
GLOW long did you stay after she
left2"
mot a minute, hardly"
what was Mrs Pollard doing?"
Sewing buttons on Mr.. Pollard's
pants. The last talk had with Miss
Lucy was my saying i was thinking OF
going over to Mrs. Thompson's, and
she told me TO give her love to Cousin
Martha and the children"
who was at the house when you
got homer"
MY children"
What did you do when you got
there?"
HER RETURN HOME.
CT made the children bring me the
big chair that always used, and my
needle and thread, and / fixed Will
sons pants and patched some dress
es."
when did you hear of the murder2"
Il heard Mr.. Pollard ringing the
bell and hollering, and Wilson said,
You all keep still, think that is the
boss and ne listened and said, that's
him 1 am going up there to see whats
the matter tie went on and fol-
lowed him. When ] got half way to
the house l met Wilson coming back
He said Some one has killed ole
Miss said: Lord, that amt SO
surelyP he said, Yes, it is"
sTRAIoBr-FoRwARD ANSWERS
"who was there when you got to the
house?" asked Judge Tourney.
Il don't know; there were ten or
twelve; i saw Pokey and this Briley
man."
who was the first person that you
talked WITH"
Il did not have any talk with any
body until night, when the people
gathered and quizzed me and Pokey."
who quizzed me2"
81 think it was Mr.. Gregory, Mr..
Clements, and Mr.. Eubanks."
when were you arrested9"
SAT UP WITH THE CORPSE.
"Mr Pollard told Aunt Mary Barnes
not to go away, and we sat up all night
in the yard with the corpse In the
morning, a place was fixed in the little
room, and the body was kept there un
til or O'Clock, and then Mr.. Pollard
asked me to help shroud her, which ]
did. Mr.. Buffy>washed her face ano
fixed her hair. was arrested Satur
day about night"
Where were you all day Saturday p
SAT MIR Pollard's, until they go
ready to take US to Mr.. Gregory's."
THAT SATURDAY NIGHT.
"where did you stay Saturda,
night7"
I'm a vacant house on the place O
some gentleman, cannot remembe
his name"
who had charge of your"
Mr.. Bigger, MIR. Ellis, and anothe
gentleman"
What did you do next morning2"
eve were taken TO Mr.. Clements
T we got there early in the morning.
"Mho was arrestedP"
ELLEN Gale. Pokey and myself"
, Ibid you converse with Mrs. Glen
ents?
CONVERSATION WITH MRS. CLEMENTS.
I Yes, sir; / went to walk out, and
asked her 60 go with me. AS we WEI
a walking she asked me did know VIII
1 killed Mrs. Pollard. said 1 did not
L said had never been arrested in ",
life before, and didn't know anythin
about court-houses and law, and
wanted her 20 tell me that if the
S found the one who got Mr.. Pollard
5 money what would they do with u
She said, she did not know"
"Did you have any conversation wit
: Phil. Watson, when he was walkin
! with you, while you were under a
i rest?"
t THE CONVERSATION WITH WATSON.
I Eyes, sir; Phil. said that murd,
was terrible thing, and l said yes,
had never known such n thing TO hal
pen in the county before"
= "What did you tell him about SEER
: a man going down the fence, when yc
e were coming away from Mr.. Pollard
: on the evening of the murder2"
81 told him that when / first went
Y Mr.. Pollard's porch that evening, sa
a man going on out to the big roa'
but never thought anything of
When 1 went home did not see a Ii
ing thing on the way till got to N
g house."
. (Which way did you go homer"
4 WENT RACK THE WAY SHE GAME.
at went back the same way cam
by the road never went through Il
path by the wheat lot but twice in n
;, life"
: Ibid you ever have conversatiC
with Mr. II. 4. NVhite?'
''f -sver said word TO him in n
life TO my knowledge"
did you have conversation wi
n Mrs. Thompson"
Eyes, sir"
d" what was said2"
t ''She told me that anybody who HI
- killed Mrs Pollard ought to be hun
/ said yes, that the one who did it sur
v ly ought to be hung; that it was a te
e rible thing"
a when did you hear that Solom
D. had been arrested ~
CAUGHT THE RASCAL.
= cat Mrs. Clements house, in the d
~ ing-room. Mrs. Pattie Clements ON
- Clements) came to the door and sal
You all be still, they have caught t
rascal who got Mr.. Pollard's money
clapped my hands and thanked Go
and do thank Him yet, that they &
If him"
n when did they try you before
I magistrate?"
N Monday morning they took US or
lie to Mr.. Pollard's and after shey 5
TX through trying US, Mr. Clements sal
20 can go home"
nd Did you tell what you knew then
he Eyes, sir.
WHEN SHE SAW HIM.