Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-05
,. prisoner Continues Her Te''i-
mony-she Enters " ''"''"'
n.1 Memory as 10 Tifne-Ar-
INF TO Commence To-D"y'

.... with his counsel Messrs. W.
....,ard william Lancaster. Judge
...t,5 ,hat the time in which the
',. could argue their motion for
,-.l had about expired Mr. Frank
.f tfst the prisoner was willing 10
obi. question 20 his Honor with
...,i.e as Judge Cruto was familiar
.,. r9.nts upon which the claim for
I.- bearing was based. The Court
..... overruled the motion, sentenced
.... ., d.. hanged by the neck until
.+.r Friday. july 30. between the hours
,.......k n the morning and o'clock
.. afternoon. While Solomon stood
o.. receive his sentence he showed no
,.re 81 emotion.
... recent conversation with gentle
solomon declared that when he
.... .ron tae palows ne win make the
...-.rt chat the negr0 women are in
..... of The murder OF Mrs. Pollard,
I trst a white man killed Mrs. Pollard
',,...Ifa.s counsel viii I'm all likelihood
... fr. case 90 the Supreme Court Of
....... taou exceptions noted during the
ta-
pOKEYs CASE RESUMED.
D Old .n the afternoon the case Of
r..., Barnes was resumed. the prisoner
, .r ne stand She said she did
r+ remember cursinE Mrs. Pollard on
... eav OF the quarrel about a year be-
s-. fra murder Il don't remember"
H.. continued calling Airs. Pollard a
- ] don't think i
f.I anything 20 Mrs. Clements about
t.,.r. tt.. would shoot Solomon Marable
I.o-s they brought him there, when l
t.-l D.. bad been arrested. / don't re-
member to have said anything at all 20
rrf Clements that day. l did not tell
el'r Thompson anything about taking
t.-.lyIr. J remember telling her that
b.. Nurau said at Mr. Clements's that
fst1r.t think they would catch Solomon.
..H u they dd they wouldn't get any
t.Ir. QUO VI him. as he was keen. / don't
1r.. hlw iar Ellen Gale and ! walked
With Betsy ElUs and Mary Craghead.
Vrar u. turned back we had gone out
a. Nr. F0r's into Mr. Thompson s. We
.H pot come back by a path; we came
back 'le same way we went There is no
t.h n Nr. Ihomp-o there is no fence
f-e. bus We crossed ditch in Mr..
T.muerns 7 never had been to Mr..
....II NllNN AANW lhA lA ~
from uv house t0 Mr.. Thompsons l
never bad seen Mr. Thompsons house.
The nearest } ever went 10 his house
ir nr If. s1 fsr as ] know. was when
Wen. 0rt with Mary Craghead and !
Betsy EIs j only know Mr. Pollard's
lr. fer.. j have never been TO Mary
lt.-r.fHts house since she has been
living there j never have been I'm MIR
D. arI since he told me not 20 go on
rs aIl TH. train blew about the time
So, r.t t1 tle stacks. We got over no
l.I'. ftrU. along Mr. Pollaris. We !
t.t over tle Fores and Thompson's dou- |
ll fences g0.ug and coming. / ought |
g., know where that lane is. I've worked !
Gown There Tor Mr Pollard long enough |
cont remember what year / was there. |
was down there when they carried me |
lrI made 800, make a track. / saw no |
tracks down there. / did not see the |
rack after 2 made IL. 1 didn't want 20 |
..t Tho stick was "a sort of dead stick. |
rrk 90 had the bark off IL; it was |
r.an
TIE CBOSS-ENAMINATION.
Tf. domination Of the prisoner |
r.s hs t,atur. of tAc day I'm testifying |
Oh bow long She was away from home /
tr OH. afternoon Mrs. Pollard was muir /
..r.I rak.y said that when She left |
..r sister Rosa was putting on some /
Bread having said that she was hungry. /
a.I that when she returned Rcsa was |
other pouring out the meal or washing /
C ti. bread Iu a short time after |
wards Rosa began to eat. POkey de- |
Gel Chat She did not go near the old |
gate place opposite Mr.. Pollards stable |
lsrf ou h- day OF the killing and that |
U. taI uo hand whatever lon the murder |
lr Solth4u. for the prosecution, en- |
!ur-i ya.u.y 10 get the witness 70 /
make statement contradictory TO the /
... previously made 10y her I'm which /
. sui that both she and Ellen Gale !
E.rt straight back 10 her house. when |
hey Ist tac women-Betsy Ellis and |
NU CrchoQ-the afternoon the crime |
a.s committed.
I.e rl ouor was positive I'm her state 1
n.r, as to where she crossed the /
Branch. both coming and going, and as 1
. 'ae point at which all the women /
.s.I little ditch over on ThompsOns /
.al s.Us towards Mr. Thompson's. She |
it that she and Ellen rccrossed this /
i..a az exactly the same point coming |
Back
lre object of This line Of Interrogation |
's mau.testly 90 show whether or not |
.a.y would make any statement indi-
A,rs ,1at she had not returned TO her |
ise ty the same route that she went |
sOLOMAN's VISITS.
Replying to AIr. southaus questions, |
e witness said that she had never seen |
'9uau Marahie but once or twice, until |
i'-r h. was arrested. lie came 10 her /
twice. The first time he came was /
la Time in the winter. before Mrs. I
.Nr.
.Hr tme alterward. and was driven /
".f ,y witness
hN i0lg before the murder was # |
ha.. solomon was last az your house?' |
..N known how long II was 10 was /
b long ume"
ta. prisoner was closely questioned as /
".-H solomon made this last visit TO /
pr mousse bot She would give no definite /
saying chat she didn't know 1
...A,f . was one. two. three. four, or |
months She said She didn't know I
'.aii bad money and had never /
.m have cent. IL know he had /
a.l me when I worked for him.
. ''hef. "He only paid me two
oi aaeep and q peck OF meal, and /
".i Tor him over "a month"
"i'-ei displayed a good deal OF /
.n1 temper throughout her cross
aA.n and did not hesitate to say /
'-"th Gale rccollectcd a heap. em-
ihe heap, while sle Pokey) was
"Hai She knew 90 be the truth
asked thc question. why her child
'..'A ANN Barnes, and the other Girl.
AhEaL whom she and Ellen left
..i house ON The afternoon OF the
"s were not summoned. The wit
a4 ,hat shc had been housed up IN /
Z Iof nearly year. and had had no
i'lniiy @ bring anybody to court
declared that she didn't makc
r.. tracks az The ola sate-places. and
p.r. .e had never stolen any Of Mr.
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