Richmond planet., 1896-05-02

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could mark 30 eggs in half an hour and
sew on i've buttons. This shows that
Mrs. Pollard was murdered after Ave
o'clock.
THAT MEDICAL EXPERT.
Now, 1 will tell you why they want
ed you to believe that she was killed
at that hour. They put a DIR. Winston
on the stand yesterday-their witness.
lie said, it would take at least three
hours for body to cool with the tenn
perature prevailing on the 14th day of
June.
Judge Watkins placed it at 4 o'clock
as she was found at about 7 o'clock,
but the other gentleman was much
more generous. 1 thank you for your
generosity, he gave us half hour
more.
Mr.. Southall says that the almanac
shows that the sun set at 1927.
Mr.. Pollard says that he returned
oil sun. There were no three hours to
cool.
NOT RESTING ON DOUBT.
We do not put our case on doubt.
1t is beyond doubt. 1t is this sort of
evidence that you are to send this wo-
man to death and this woman's nine
little children shall be without a
mother.
We are not here to unravel the diff
lculties of the prosecution. Judge
Watkins dwelt on that point. Thev
have the closing. 1 cannot brave the
reply. The counsel for the prOsecu-
tiou will labor over it.
Mary Alternately came,-came to
Pollard's house. oh, how he rolled it
under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
Mr. Clements came too that day to
that house. He was there. What
brought Mary Abernathy therel Her
husband occupies an humble cottage
on that farm, and pause here to say
that there is not one man whose heart
is warmer with sympathy toward him
than mine.
During all of these tedious days, he
has borne himself as Christian and q
hero
|, THE RINGING OF THE POLLARD BELL.
He has not tried to wind the web
around any one. Only gave rSvth his
feelings with sigh when he spoke Of
his loved one. He rang the be Il af
clock. Wilson Alternately is SER
want and rents cabin on his farm.
works three days in the week for him
self and three days for Mr.. Pollard
lie heard the Pollard bell rung twice
at an unreasonable hour.
II You know the habit is to ring to 90
into dinner and ring when they are to
come out
This ringing caused her husband to
send Mary Alternately to enquire why
this bell was rung at this unreasonable
hour.
1 want TO ask another question of
levery man on that jury. If you or ]
had conspired to murder a man,
would you go up to the house and
show yourself?
Do thieves go up to the house when
they intend TO commit their deviltry?
Do murderers go up to the house and
exhibit themselves where they in
tend to commit murder?
UNREASONABLE TO PRESUME.
1t would be unreasonable to presume
that she went up there to the house
with murder in her heart There il
another peculiar fact. 1t was pointed
to you on the map
There were two pools of blood were
respectively and feet from the bo-
dy of Mrs. Pollard. Mr.. Pollard has
marked it upon the map for you. There
was another pool of blood under her
head. How do you account for the
fact that the two pools of blood are six
and eight feet from the body? Give
w me the map, for gentlemen, don't let
us make any mistake
WHO oAN EXPLAIN?
Now, I'll ask the gentlemen of the
= jury how do you explain that That
he body is removed from the spot where
he the murder was committed.
Mrs. Pollard was struck and she
staggered to the place where she fell
or she was dragged there. Mary Aber-
nathy knew that Mr.. Pollard was in
'ut front. And yet that body was placed
'"' where Pollard could have seen it.
- 1t is not probable, it is not possible
ht that she would carry that body in the
Id direction where there was a possibilit,
or probability of detection.
say that it is unreasonable to be
~ lieve that a person who intended 4
~, w commit murder would exhibit him
NJ self. Solomon Marable has been con
~ ~ victed. There has not been witnes
nS produced by the commonwealth VIII
1nu nI't saw Solomon Marable on the day c
eS1t that murder.
ms. No ONE SAW HIM
Solomon was in hiding the whole {
the day of June IA, 1895. He WASH
M seen, l might as well bring it in nov
Sn because it fits. There broke out th
IL .nIs sad tidings with the peals of that bel
ia Mary Alternately, Pokey Barnes, Mar
Sou ~ Barnes-all came. The summons ths
ISSn' brought others, brought Mary Abel
Gus, Gus nathy. She left her babies withoU
was Vas her protection. Where was MarabIt
lor Where was the man who committe
re re- the murder? 1 draw this comparisc
oing tween the action Of the the Sni1tV ncS and . .
inn ocent.
Solomon fled. Not only If he ca
feel the lash of conscience which
the sharper than the whip of scorpions.
Il, it Solomon fled like dog and a mu
g at derer as he was. Mary went to tE
ned home with all of the neighbors of tl
t on murdered woman. bathed the bloc
from her brow, put upon her form Il
)out last vestments which were to COW
was her mortal body.
has Solomon was in the lap of the forest
that sneaking from cabin to cabin like
rch | thief and murderer.
nave Why, gentlemen, the case presen
the two pictures. There CheY are
want to tell you of another case, eel
brated in the criminal annals of vi
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