Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-25

Ntotth ne was tOftleO over 10 the ue-
fence.
Captain Wise at once took up the
matter of the trip made 10 Mr.. Pol /
lard's house on the evening Of the muir /
der after corn. Witness said that he /
and his son, a youth OF twelve years, I
were standing up in the wagon.
Captain Wise: - WAS the place /
where the body of Mrs. Pollard lay in
full view of the gate2"
A. Yes, sir
Q. WAS there anything TO prevent
the body being seen from the gate ?"
A Nothing, except Weeds aud
grass"
O. "were these weeds and grass
high enough TO prevent man stand
ing up in the wagon from seeing the
bodyP"
A. They were not +"
Witness went on 10 explain that ne
was busy looking after turning his
wagon towards the corn house, and he
did not look in that direction"
but you don't know where your
son was looking, do your" asked Cap
tain Wise.
mo, sir. do not"
Captain Wise :-.'WbO assisted In
shrouding the body of Mrs POllmd2"
A. Mary Alternately and Margaret
Bailyp
Q. Did you so anywhere with Mr.
Gregory on Friday night2'
A. Yes, SIR
Q. "Where did you go2'
A. 1--WE went to Lula Knights, and
on the way stopped at an OH house be
tween Wilson Abernathy's and MIR.
Pollard,s." The witness said he had
searched several houses after that, but
did not now whether Nr. Gregory was
| with him or not He had searched
Mary Abernathy's' house aud Pokey
Barnes's house, assisted 10y Phil Wat
son (colOred) ana Warner Robinson
(white).
The witnesses said they had earche6
all through the houses as best they
could. but had found no money-noth-
ing except a bridle-rein belonging t.
himself
The witness said that Mary Aberna.
thy, who was under arrest, had beer
taken with them when the search was
made. That night the prisoners had
been kept in a vacant lot on the prem
ises of Mr.. K. J. Gregory, under the
care of Wilson and Bigger, two guard,
appointed by Justice Eubank, who haC
examined the prisoners, Co assist him
In reply to questions from Captain
Wise the witness told about the ex
animation of the prisoners made b,
Magistrate Eubank, held at Mr.. Pol
lard s house, the Monday succeeding
the murder. He was not able to tell
+ however, who was examined on tina
} occasion.
Mr.. Clements was further question
: ed by the prosecution; after which hi
wife, Mrs. L. A. Clements, was places
upon the stand
Mrs Clements stated that the pris
= ouers were brought to her house o
! Sunday that at Mary Abernathy's re
4 quest she walked out with her.
= "She asked me-" sa q Mrs. Clement
o "if 1 thought that If the one who ha
Mr.. Pollard's things would retur
7 them and put them where he could e
them the matter would be dropped S
t they could be turned loose She ais
I said that she hoped Solomon Marabl
n would be shot If he was caught befOI
he was brought back across til
u river"
o Captain Wise-"That was not in tn
e conversation, was it, Mrs Clements2'
}, A "No, sir; il was in my dining
d rannn She heard that Marahle his
d been caught, and said, she hoped !
would be shot. She became SO excl
ed when she heard the news that 81
= had to be helped out into the freI
n air"
. Q. "Did you hear Pokey Barn
- make any statement while she and VI
ny were together7"
p "No, sir; not When they were toget
= err"
a Judge Flournoy-"what time d
the report of Solomon's arr est reat
I your house,"
- A. About L o'clock"
Q. "Wbat was Mary Alternately d
: ing2"
" A. "She was eating her dinner. r
n report said that Marable had been q
a. rested at Chase City with some of q
N money in his possession"
"a After a few more unimportant que
4 tions. Mrs. dement's was permitted
~ leave the stand, and was replaced
~ Phil Watson, colored man. He e
titled that on the day of the murder,
D., was working on Mr.. Herbert Spence
q hay-house He was with the par
that searched the different houses, a
m had gone with prisoners when tn
An were going from one place to anoth'
- He had talked with Mary Aftermath
=. he said, and she had got TO TALK
= about the murd err. and she had SO
II that she knew nothing about it.
ht though they had her walking about
a. She also told him that when she Il
m the Pollard house on the evening
~ the murder, she saw a man coming
the fence back of the yard She sa
"a the man was walking up the fen,
of with hat over his eyes Mary said $
did not look at the man good, becau
=, she was so busy looking for Nr. Polla
-, to see that she didn'Ego through
ne wheat. The witness said she, told h
no that she thought THAT devil had XII
-. ed Miss Lucy before she got to t
10 gate" and if she had looked back S
could have seen him. After they s
he over to Mr.. Gle ments' the report car
- of Marable's capture, and Mary So
he ought to be killed, as he was I
n+ devil that got Mrs. Pollard's money
The witness then started to tell
oa some statement made by Pok
n Barnes, which had not been mad
~ the pr sence of Nary Alternately c
lection was made, and Pokey Barr
no was brought nto court. and, in rel
T. TO a question from Judge Mann, t
ra witness said:
Nv "Pokey made the statement
y the presence of Mary Alternately, /
Il / DONE know whether Mary heard h
for Mary was rejoicing over the cs
h ture of the man" (Marable).
When ash ed how Mary was rejoici
vn the witness said she was 'shoutin" a
"glorifyin."
e The witness started to tell wi
Pokey had said, but was checked
10 the judge until it could be ascertain
if Mary Alternately had heard the
no mark.
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