Richmond planet., 1896-01-11
THOMPSON WASHERE
His Name Found on the
Register of Hotel
Dodson.
WHAT HE 7HREA7EAED
10 DO
a Revolver on His Person
Witnesses flake Sworn
Affidavits.
NO NEWS FROM JUDGE ORGAIN-A
LETTER FROM JUDGE MANN.
Not Now Employed in the Case-The
End Not Yet.
NO NEWS FROM JUDGE ORGAIN-A
LETTER FROM JUDGE MANN.
Not Now Employed in the Case-The
End Not Yet.

IL 10 now kuOWn W a llOIdl CcIbAlu-
ty that David James thompson was in
Richmond, ednesday, December Is,
1895, and at the oyster-esta bills hment
OF Mr.. ]. L Montgomery made threats
against solomon Marable and John
Mitchell, Jr. A visit TO this place
which is located at 1909 K. Franklin
St, disclosed the presence of the men
who had heard Thompson make the
assertions.
THE LuNENBURG MANS CONDENSATION.
he engaged in a general discussion,
declared that he was the man who was
said TO have killed Mrs Pollard and
discussed the lying prOpensities of
Marable and the alleged guilt of the
women He WAS severe on the Rich
| mond, Va Daily Times and declared
he could prove an alibi.
lie appeared 10 have been on a spree
| the night before and talked hoarse as
| though suffering from bad cold. He
purchased three gallons of oysters at
dered them sent to Hotel Dodson.
THAI DEADLY WEAPON.
From inside his coat pocket protrud- =
| ed what appeared g he the handle of a
/ revolver. Whether be knew il or not
| it is fact that from the hotel at
| which he was stopping to the Office of
| the PLANET was a short distance. He
had only TO cross the Capitol Square
in which is located the State House.
| Governors Mansion and Library
| Building, diagonally and Just a walk
| OF half block would have brought
him in sight of Editor Mitchell's office
where most courteous reception
would have awaited him.
rHR EDITORS INVESTIGATION.
On Wednesday, 8th inst, Editor
Mitchell visited Hotel Dodson on 18th
st between Franklin and Main SITS
and turning the leaves of the register
to Wednesday, December Is. 1895 saw
written in a bold clear hand the name
I'd. J. Thompson, Finneywood, Va .
There also was shown that he had oc.
cupied Room 80 and that the addi.
tional portersge charges were % cents
SOME SWORN AFFIDAvITs
In view of this positive evidence
the afiidayits of the persons who heard
him will possess special interest
Here they are.
AR. STEWARDS AFFIDAVIT.
On Wednesday morning, a white
man entered the oyster house of Mr.
j. t. Montgomery where ! work anC
, bought three gallons of oysters anC
after he had bought them, he stood b,
| the stove anu commenced talking Il
John Atkinson asking him did he aiC
? in putting up money for the Lunen-
z burg prisoners. John said to him
It's mighty bad to hang people abou
r such thing as that.
? He said that MarabIe told Ii,
= about those three women not KILN,
= Mrs Pollard / asked him as the,
/ | have got all of the rest OF the prison
ers in Jail, what has become of In
2 other man who was charged wit
- helping to kiln Mrs Pollard
i He said II am the man. / ar
named David Thompson ] just wan
Y to go down to the bull-pen to see Sol
I omon and this man called John Mitch
ell and what I will do for them viii o
plenty.
ISAIAH X STEWART
mark
t City of to wit.
This day Isaiah Steward appeared
: person before me, a justice of I'll
peace in and for the city and stat
aforesaid, and made oath that I'll
foregoing statements of his ON
4 knowledge are true.
Given under my hand this 3rd DIS