Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-24
PROSECUTION RESTS.
Fourth Day Of The Trial Of Nary
Lbernathy.
rmn coUnr nAs a LAUcn.
The chiids Exclamation Not Ad-
mitted-Testimony for the Defence
Begun-The Prisoner ON the Wit
ness stand--she Is Very Calm.

ecution In the case OF Mary Aoernathy'
charged with the murder OF Mira Lucy
Jane Pollard, rested its case To-Day "'
lao o'clock. and the defence is pusnihs
ahead in the matter OF getting It's eV'-
dence before the jury. The at'ehus"Se
upon the sessions OF the court mas p.eu
very slim. although 1t Is expeeteu "Aa'
large crowds OF country people VIII
come IN to listen TO Saturdays proeeeo-
ings II is thought that verdict VIII
be reached Saturday or Monday. what
the conclusion OF the jury Will be cannot
at this stage OF the trial be even guess
ed At with any degree Of certainty. me
Commonwealth claims that 1t mas put
the prisoner at the scene OF the Tragedy
ut the time II is supposed TO nave oc-
Cured. and that Il has shown the mo-
five for the murder-the money. Coun-
sci for the prosecution. however were
unsuccessful in getting to the jury
through the witness, Lulu Knight Aoer"
nathy. the exclamation Of the little
daughter Of the accused, which was "fon-
der comes nanny; she looks like shes
been fghtng" This Is regarded as
very helpful to the defence.
When the court opened at o'clock this
morning Judge Crute told the lawyers
that he would pass upon the question re-
ferred TO when the witness was put on
the stand and asked 1t. The case was
then proceeded with by placing Witness
]. W. White, Of Lunenburg, on the
II, IN from
counsel he said that Mary told him that
she saw a man down behind the Pol
lard fence and that she knew he was
Solomon. Witness being asked If Mary
stated how she knew 1t was Solomon,
Mr. Wise offered an objection TO the
witness answering the question. The
Court overruled the objection and the
defence excepted.
The witness then stated that Mary
did not say how she knew II.
Complying with the request OF Mr..
Wise Mr. White showed on the
plat where the Pollard wheat field was
located and In which Mary said she OBJ
served Mr.. Pollard ploughing.
Mr.. Wise. Mr.. White. you said yester-
day that when you went to ID. j. Thomp-
sons house he was working in his to-
bacco field!
yes"
what was the direction of that tobac-
co field from Mr.. Thompson's house?'
Sort OF southeast"
I'm what direction did you conner"
''The same direction"
'1n going TO the house You had TO
pass the tobacco fieldY'
YES"
"You saw Mr.. D. ]. Thompson there?"
yes"
The witness was Intercepted by Mr..
Wise as TO whether he saw Mr.. Thomp-
son as soon as he went up and before
lie saw the negro woman milking.
when you saw ID. j. Thompson i'm
the tobacco-neld. you said you and he
went on to the house together?'
Eyes, sir"
Now. remember, you have Just said
that you met ID. J. Thompson in the
tobacco-held. and you came out OF the
field together. Didn't you say this?'
ION Friday, June 14th. / went TO the
house of ID. ]. Thompson to carry his
wagon-body back. / saw colored woman
milking. and L asked her where Mr.. ID.
J. Thompson was, and she said she did
not know: that he had said he left home
10 60 to Fort Mitchell. She added that he
might be in the tobacco-feld."
Now. didn't Mr.. Thompson go to Fort
Mitohell?'
II heard that he did"
WAS he In that tobacco-held that eve
ningr'
"He was working In the tobacco-he,d
when got thereY'
Ibid you see him?'
II saw him."
What time did you get TO Thomo-
son's?'
''The sun was Just about setting 1t
was pretty nearly dark"
did you ever work a farm with him on
sharesy'
Eyes. sir: about year or so ago."
when you went to Pollard's house
did you see the wheat field?''
Eyes, sir"
"You saw somebody working in 1t.
didn't your"
Yes. sir"
Mr.. southail: Do you know who Beid-
man was?
II don't; he came 10 me to ask me
where l was on the day after the MUIR
der"
'In what direction are those wheat-fields
on Mr.. PollaTas place. where you saw
that man cutting wheat?'
zone was southwest and the other was
more east" (The witness here described
the location OF the wheat-fields upon the
plat)
MIR. Wise then served notice that this
irregular proceeding he would object to-
SAID SHE SAW SOLOMON.
Lulu Knight Alternately was called anC
placed upon the witness-stand, and sale
that she was at Mary Abernathy's hous,
on the day of the murder
Mr.. southall: Were you there wher
Mary went away?
Yes; but was asleep"
did you see her come back?"
Il saw her when she was returning"
How far were you from her when 70,
then saw herr?
about forty feet"
''Who saw her first-you or the llttl
childY'
81 don't know"
''what did Mary do?"
''She came up the path and got a chair
and went around the corner Of the hous
and sat down In chair. Wilson the
said thst he wanted her 10 ax his sus
penders, and she sent one OF the chill
dren In the house for needle. thimble
and thread, and she fixed the suspen
ders"
"whas else did she say to her hus
band?"
"she said that while she was I'M 10 N
house she saw a man. and Uncle Wi
son said that he supposed Il was on
Of the saw-mill hands-Soiomon Mara
BILE"
what time was thatT'
81 don't know"
''you say when you first saw Ann
Mary coming from Mr.. Poliard's she wa
about as far from you as across mi
eourt-houseY How far was she from m
child when the child made the remark ?
DIDN'T THINK SHE HEARD TT
s'she was. 1 think. far enough 10
Mary not TO hear what tha ,ohua -