The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
II Mary Aharnatny'S Case and is Ad-
joaYHsd Over Until Monday.
A HUNG JURY THOUGHT PROBABLE.
Counsel on Either side Make Eloquent
d Convincing Addresses, Contestins
Every Inch OF the Ground-Show
Emotion for the First Time.
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who. late Tonight had failed TO agree
and were Adjourned over until Monday
morning.
To-day being Saturday the town has
been nIed with country people 20 hear
tie argument Boa tho case, and standing
room in the courtroom has been AZ
premium. The addresses Of counsel on
ether side have been marked with abil-
~ and oamestness. and every possible
point for or against tho prisoner has been
brought Go the attention Of the jury.
Tor tho first time since her imprison-
mont Mary Abcruathy has shown symp-
toms of emotion. and her face has worn
a care-,eorn expression. This Is probably
due. however, 10 the condition OF her
little child, who is quite in at the JAIL
and is supposed 90 have pneumonia.
ARGUMENT BEGINS.
when argument began interest In the
c1ee had reached its zenith and the court
room was packed with silent and atten-
tive auditors Mr Souhal, for the ClIn-
.uonwealth. was the first speaker Hls au-
dress was powerful and dehFefea WIN
great animation No one, ne sald' nau
seen the murder. SO the Comnon"eal1n
was not able 10 prove the iact u,"e
Mary Alternately has committee OF nau
rand Inn tho murder, except by circuin-
.~-o, must take these facts and cir
,.,r,efarcee gentlemen Of the jury anu
weave thcm into "a chain Ink 10y hnh' He
After asserting that the motive for the
murder was robbery, Mr.. SouthaH tVOA
rn the evidence and reviewed lp secuou
hv section He took the stateihoh. Hi'.e
bv the prisoner that she haa lel' s-.0
s.uo~l mace on the evening or the muir
s.r bv the front gate, and had Kept hef
49, liked ON Mr.. Pollard TO let Alni see
far She d'd not 20 through his wheat
f4.. corterdel chat this was ridiculous as
fhe wheat lot was fenced in and the Wheat
,,,ae nearly ripe. and no one Woulu H"'0
thought of going through II. .s
He asked what had the prisoner 49,. o'o
in extcuuation. and claimed ihau lile onS
witness placed upon the s'aAo Nno -
tostffed 10 sxtonuauug circumstance was
,.. ..r,sr,,.r ot the bar. Her evidence.
,.. esf5 WAS only worthy of BELIEF wheIe
A. agreed with the testimony OF oIne'a'
rf...b ~ bor testimony. ne argued con
firraJ directly with that of other cieolpie
witnesses. .,a. Mary
He took up the statement that M@,s
Aharuathv had stayed az MT ViioIu
hons. and sat up ak night with the Soip5
She STAYED there, he claimed oeS"Ns ,,-,'a,I
80 tol3 mon TO go away, ana sne Holpou
~. .t,r..,4 the dead body because she was
fol5 d. lo go hy AIr Pollard ana 70 "@'I
refused would have been 10 pOli' ''-'
finger of suspicion at her. 49,. .s.eoroe
r- rerard TO the attempt or the oeIeHoe
90 proye that Mr. ii. G.. Gregory H.Sl- S-
orv was defective Mr.. SoutnaIl say -,e 80
tbev had pltted Mr. W. b. W els's.
memory against that or H. y .7-,1i,sso,
and he would leave ihe jury 5,,3Dess.
,,.nich showed up the best on 'HS -
,,.nf ue believed that Mr. elsisol
,,,,e honest and had tried 10 1e" ny Nc
80, hrf his memory was defective AH0
,,.',,,.rg of Air. II. G.. kpps' ne Cl"iin0u
r-,s also deficient upon an I'p'-
IN AIR. Gregory's interest IN the case
,r. eouthau claimed that lI Wa7 'I.o ~ -
,..trral thing in the WoHd Il"1 %
.e.fu- the mauelcd corpse ol 4 80 a.
I..t I. should have become inceHseu a.
.,.....i.e. murder. and set 20 WoIh 10
discover the perpetrators. W
,,..tI.r.- p.cun4r iu this, he sald' lI We
-.I,..,.ller NATURAL Mr. SouthaI i"iN
.-r... u.on the interview or Mary Ape'-
..I..-. ,.IIn Mrs. Thompson, Wheh sHe ""9
.f'..1 Oh, have asked the latter 10 saw
hon and claimed that INK by INN ''i~
rbaiD had been forged unh ll W"S W",.'ia
n.rr.ct as circumstanilal eFidoH0o O'"'0
Doe made. ...o bo eoid
j
... dix fact that Mary Barnes, Mary
ATrr-.fbv. and Pokey Barnes hNed i'm
,,.ftlt..v around the Pollard mousse anu
y,.-a familiar with the habits oil the oc-
,,,.s,rs and where thair things were
Nfr southan spoke for nearly an hour'
ANA in conclusion urged the jury 10 Ienuei
"a verdict according 10 the dictates Oh 'neli
urDGE FrOURNOYs REPLY.
r,4.. ID. w. Flournoy, Tor the defence,
-.-iiei fo Mr. S0uthall. lie began by
exnl8iuinr 90 the jury its responsibility
Am the trial OF the case. and how IL was
tbeir lorulou duty 10 nnd Verdlct that
accorded with the evidence in the case
JUDGE Fl0umoy congratulated hliilseii or
the fact that he, whose ancestors naH
lived iu Prince Edward and whose mortar
remain. slept beneath its sod, should nave
',.ri,l.re of addressing twelve Of the
represcntauye citizens OF DIS own native
ora careful what you do in this case
.-..tl.ueu." De said. "SOme on TINS jury
are young men, bUt some are Wen alons
Z, wears. Soon the last sad rites VIII
b.,. b.e, performed over your grave ana
mine and our spirits Will have ascenden
to cod to give account OF the oeeus uoH0
in the lesh.' .
Judge IIDHrNny toNt'Ht'N VIZ" go
earnestncss that he would not attempt
for ANYTHING that could be onefed hiiA
A. screen "a criminal from JUST puhlSN-
rnent. no attorney ne said hau ,ne
r.rnt TO stand up before jury OF ms
coYntrymcn and implore them TO turn
murderer loose He would feel CON
semned forever should he do snch thlNs'
D. said.
Tho speaker then took up the record IN
the case. and warned the jury tnat lh
considering the facts they must not pe
rer.unded into rendering a verdict OF
guilty unless it should be proven beyond
"a reasonable doubt Judge Flournoy uls-
cus.tl the point made by the Common
wealth THAI Mary Abernathy was the last
rrrson who h8d seen Mrs. Pollard awe
but tnl 70 had been shown that she went
t0 h. home just after the departure or
MARY Barnes. Ile called attention to the
fact of how easy it might have been for
am innocent person 10 have been the last
one seen with some one who was after
wards found murdered. The speaker then
spoke of tho movements Of Mary Aber-
nathy ON thc day of the murder and
claimed thot thcy were fully and salts
visit 90 the Pollard house AZ 3 o'clock
on tbc afternoon Of the murder. and said
IL would have taken a courage greater
than that Of a Numidian lion for the
prisoner 20 have discussed Indifferent sub
jects with the woman whose death sshe
was plotting and the man whose home
she Was about 10 leave des0late
~ FAVOR or THE PRISONER