Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-03

! leading up 20 MFR. Pollard's stable. Pokey
denied that she went 10 this place at
All. saying that she and Ellen returned to
/ her house by exactly the same route they
went along with Betsy Ellis and Mary
/ Craghead. who were going 10 Mr.. Thomp-
| sons after cherries
The statement OF the accused was
promptly forthcoming. as she never hest
tated for a moment In answering any
/ question. She stated positively that she
was never on Mr.. Pollard's premises,
after the quarrel she had had with Mrs.
Pollard I'm August. 1894. to which refer
cnce has already been made. Pokey said
that Emma Harding and Susan Thomp-
son were right in testifylng that the lat
ter had said TO her: "Pokoy. you ought
not 10 have said so much 10 Mrs. Pol
lara, and should not let your temper get
the better Of you in that way"
The witness also admitted that she had
| replied 10 this by saying that she knew
she should not have gotten mad, and
spoken 20 Mrs. Pollard as she did. She
stated, however. that subsequent to that,
and about three days prior TO the murder.
Mrs. Pollard had come 70 her house TO
bring her Pokeys) mother her key. and
had had a pleasant conversation with
/ her and had prior TO that evening gone
so far as say that she had no hard feel
ings against her. and had no objection
20 her coming on the place. saying that
60 was Mr. Pollard who objected. and
that he was old and cranky. Pokey told
graphically OF her arrest and detention
in houses, where the guards thought she
she could not be reached by those who
would probably do her and the other
prisoners harm.
The closing OF her direct testimony was
well given. that part OF the inquiry being
conducted by Mr.. Gugon. He asked her
n she called Mrs. Pollard last August
by the name Emma Harding said that
she did. The prisoner stated emphati-
cally that she did not.
did you have anything to do with that
murder"
81 did not"
old you know anything about it?'
81 did not"
did you know anything about Mr..
81 did not know that he had any
money"
Mr. Wise: Did you see Solomon Mara
bic on the day OF the murder"
81 think I saw Solomon when j went 70
carry the clothes home to Mrs. Fore that
morning ! took Il to be Solomon. lie
was standing at Mr.. Spencer's store at
Fort Mitchell, talking TO Mr. Scofield'
Mr. Spencer's merchant. They were
standing in the store; / had TO pass Mr..
Spencer's store on my way TO Mrs. Fore's.
! simply turned and looked back, and saw
the men standing there. Nelson Bruce
was on the road at the time loading a
car"
did you see Mary Alternately on the
day Of the murder prior 10 the killing?'
ct did not see Mary Alternately that
day. | hadn't seen her for a fortnight
until the night after the murder. when
we went to Mr.. Pollard's I'm response to
the alarm. The last time l had seen her
upon any previous occasion was at Mrs
Thompson's at a burial"
Court at this juncture adjourned. It
being ESQ O'clock and one Of the jurors
being quite sick
Major J. IT. Derbyshire, Captain T. W.
Cunningham. and Sergeant II. T. Car
doza, Of the First Virginia Regiment
who had been summoned here as wit
uesses for the defence. returned home
this afternoon. c. Il: w.