Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-16

les out OF her bucket into Der moth &
RS and Ellen took the empty bucket '
Ind filed il at Pokey's spring@nd took
t TO old Mary.
After some further conversation Ma (
~ went back 10 her work; Mary Craig
head and Betsy Ellis went towards
their home, and Ellen and Pokey
toward POkeY's house.
MORE ABOUT Tux CHICKENS.
AS they went Mary Barnes hallooed
and said she wanted two chickens; Ell
len replied that she could get them for
% cents apiece; or she would let her
have them il she would get her two
pounds of beef from Mrs. Pollard.
They then went on. and just before
they got to POkey's spring Pollard's
bell rang three times, and Pokey re-
marked that he was ringing for her
mother.
MR.. PoLJARD's YELLING
The bell continued TO ring, however,
and MIR Pollard began to hollow. Pok-
ey called TO her mother and asked what
was the matter, and Mary replied that
she thought MIR. Pollard was calling
the COWS Mr. POllard's cries grew
louder. ard Pokey told her mother he
did not call COWS that way, and she
had better go and see what was the
matter
Mary Rarnes stan ted for the house.
and Pokey also ran up along with the
hands from the Ines field
SHE STAYED ALL NIGHT.
Pokey got there after Clyde Fore,
and stayed all night. sitting at the
wood pile, as she had been told not to
go hume.
Pskey described her arrest and inn
I 4 n. l.. II.
under MIR. Clements charge, a detec-
tive from Richmond came there and
said h. wanted To tslk to Pokey, ard
Mr.. Clements allowed him to take her
down to the the stable and converse
with her
A RICHMOND DETECTIVE.
The detective asked Pokey various
questions, among them, whether she.
Mary Alternately or Ellen Gale had any
money, and told her 10 tell Mary Aber-
nathy that she (POkey) could get a
good lawyer If she could get the money
to pay him
lie also talked to Mary Alternately
Pokey did not know his name but said
he did not have have red hair She
thought it was black. Pokey went on
to describe the events that transpired
during the period that she was under
MRS. CLEMENTS MIXED.
She said that Mrs. Clements must
have gotten mixed or what she alleged
that She (Pokey) had said about hoping
Solomon would be shot before he was
3 brought back.
Pokey said that after she was re
. leased and before her rearrest she wen
: to Mr.. tudsOn's house, at Fort Mitch
ell From there she went to Mrs. Tay
lor's and stayed here until - o'clOcl
q next day. when she started for Susal
: Thompson's to get her keys. SusaI
II Thompson, Opheiia Watson, Mary liar
n riett Thomas, and herself then started
y out to go back 10 Mr. Pollaro's, anC
had got as far as Mr.. HudsOn's Gu
when Mr. J Duffer arrested her AM
IL took her back TO Mr. PollaId's.
TIM TROUBLE WITH MRS. POLLARD
8 Pokey then went back little wa
1t and described her difficulty with Mrs
" Pollard ten months before the latter
,e murder.
The witness said that when Mrs. POI
lard met her she said "PGee I g.
ways like IN live friendly with every
10 body, but Mr.. Pollard says you an
4, your children have n slick path to m
ID garden" Pokey denied this said sh
r had more vegetables than MIR. PollarI
"a and offered TO give her a mess
to One word brought on another, an
y they had a sharp quarrel. and Mr.
~ Pollard warned her to keep of til
~ place.
PEACE BETWEEN TBRM.
This, said the witness. was her fir
EN- and last quarrel with Mrs. Pollar
OF The last time she saw Mrs. Pollard wi
er about three weeks before her dealt
when Mrs. Pollard came down to h
Int house to bring her to get her keys. M
Sc at that time pokey and Mrs. Polar
"a had friendly talk about eggs.
ey Posey swore that she was not on Il
Ir. Pollard land from the time OF Il
&c quarrel, in August, until the day of Il
murder.
aJ KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
nd She asserted earnestly that she kne
n nothing about the murder or none
saying that she did not know Mr.. Pc
y, lard had any money She had not SCI
ed Mary Alternately for a week before q
al murder.
lat At this point court ad journed uni
ey O'Clock Monday morning, Mr.. w.
ar Atkinson, one of the jurors having HI
Ird severe attack OF cholera morbus al
being unable TO remain in court a
lat longer.
Va FARMvIILE, VA, May 4, Ia
Says the Daily Times correspondent
Iuu The defence made few other SIM
Sas gains to-day in the trial of Pok
oG ;n Rarnes, charged with the murder
!" Mrs Pollard.
Pokey Barnes, who was on the sta
Saturday when court adjourned, "
an. to-day put through severe crosse
an animation.
oe- She came out with flying colo
vi showing herself TO be possessed
NO many of the qualities which max
- successful lawyer.
geu She also showed herself to have
share of temper.
IKE, There was long fight this afternc
ven concerning the footprints found in
s s lane alleged to have been made
ehe Pokey Barnes and Ellen Gale I
portion of the testimony is the o.
part which is calculated to damage
prisoners chances, and upon
Ars weight given it by the jury viii dou
sick less depend the verdict.
cen HER TESTIMONY RESUMED.
ling 1t was after o'clock when co
one iconyened, and Pokey Barnes was ag
her put upon the stand for cross-exami
tion by the prosecution. Che was a
mes, ed by Mr. Southall whether in
own | quarrel with Mrs. GollarO IN aug
her nrecedinq the murder. she had eur
er. Mrs Pollard To this the prisoner
piled that if she had cursed Mrs.
lard she did not remember it.
ONE BAD NO RECOLLECTION OF 1T.
rom She also said that she had no re
rvs lection of having told Mrs Cleme
de- when she heard Solomon was eau
or that she hoped he would be shot
nea fore he was brought back. Pckey
ex- MED telling Susan Thompson that
the she had taken her tSusan,s) advice
send would not have been in this troub
rself When questioned about her Y
with Ellen Gale the evening of
murder, Pokey said she did not k
how far they had walked in the di
and | tion of Mr. ThOmpsOn's.