The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-22
A. "Ycs: they went to nearly every
louse In the neighborhood.

tioning Ellen Gale. who lay In ped SICK
grunting at every word
Captain Wise: was that the nrst time
you were ever there?'
gust"
O. "When did you find Bideman and
Seville at Ellen Gale's?"
A. ~ was. think. two or three months
ago-some time during this year"
After few more questions Mr.. Gregory
was told TO stand aside. and Mr.. Austin
Clements was put upon the stand, and IA
answer to questions from Mr.. Southall.
he gave practically the same account
OF the proceedings on the day OF the
murder as Mr.. Pollard had given.
MR.. CLEMENTS TESTIMONY.
Mr. Clements said that he had arrested
Mary Alternately and Pokey Barnes.
When asked whether he remembered
what stateinent Mary Alternately had
made ON her examination before magis-
trate he said that Mary had testified that
when she returned home after going 10
the house to see why Mr. Pollard had
rung the bell, she told her husband that
she had seen a tall man going around
the fence.
He also stated that Mary Alternately
had said when asked why she had gone
out the front gate That evening that she
had gone out that way so that Mr. Pol
lard might see her. Mr. Clements went
on TO say that he had arrested Mary
Alternately on Saturday, and after eA-
animation she was turned loose. When
she was re-arrested on Tuesday she had
gone six or eight miles OF. and special
constable had to be sent for her. ana
that Pokey Barnes was at Fort Mitchell
and a special constable haU to be sent
for her.
Judge Mann: "Were you present the
first time that Mary Abernathy saw
Solomon Marable?"
A. yes sir"
O.-"What was her Manner
Al didn't see anything unusual about
it."
LOCATION or THE BODY.
A few more questions were asked the
witness by counsel for the Commonwealth;
he was turiied over 10 the defence.
CAPTAIN Wise at once took up the mat
Ter of the trlp made 10 Mr.. Pollard's
house on the evening Of the murder after
corn. Witness said that he and his son,
a youth OF twelve years, were standing
up I'm the wagon.
Captain Wise.-"Was the place where
the body OF Mrs. Pollard lay in fun view
Of the gate?'
A.-"Yes, sir"
Q.-"Was there anything to prevent the
body being seen from the gate"
A.-"Nothing. except weeds and grass
Q.-"Were these weeds and grass high
enough to prevent man standing up In
] the wagon from seeing the bOdy?"
A.-"They were not"
Witness went on to explain that he
was busy looking after turning his wagon
| toward tho corn house, and he did not
| look I'm that direction"
but you don't know where your son
was looking. do you?" asked Captain
Wise.
NO, sir, do not"
SHROUDING MRS. POLLARD.
Captain Wlse.-"Who assisted in shroud-
ing the body OF Mrs. Pollard?'
A.-"Mary Alternately and Margaret
Bailey"
Q.-"Dld you go anywhere with Mr.
Gregory on Friday night?'
A.-'Yes, sir"
Q.-"Where did you go?"
Q. we went to Lula knights. and
| on the way stopped at an old house be-
tween Wilson Abornathy's and Mr.. Pol
| lard's." The witness said he had searched
several houses after that, but did not
know whether Mr.. Gregory was with
| him or not. He had searched Mary Aber-
| pathy's house and Pokey Barnes house.
assisted by Phil. Watson (colored) and
| Warner Robinson (whlte).
| The witnesses said they had searched all
| through the houses as best they could
but had found no mOney-nothiag except
| a bridle-rcin belonging to himself
| The witness said that Mary Alternately,
who WAS under arrest, had been taken
! with them when The search was mede
That night the prisoners had been kept
IN vacant lot on the premises OF NJ. T..
| j. Gregory, under the care or Wilson and
| Bigger, two guards appointed by Justice
! Eubank, who had examined the prisoners,
| TO assist him.
| In reply to questions from Captain Wise
the witness told about the examination Of
the prisoners made by Magistrate Eulank
held at Mr.. Pollard's house. the Mon
day succeeding the murder. He was not
/ able 10 tell, however, who was examined
| on that occasion.
| Captain Wise Piled the witness with
! questions. and got him considerably irri-
tated and uncomfortable. Judge Flournoy
| then took him in hand and cross-question-
ed him closely over the same ground.
MRS. CLEMENTS.
Mr.. Clements was further questioned
| by The prosecution; after which his wife,
Mrs. l.. a. Clements, was placed upon
| the stand.
Mrs. Clements stated that the prisoners
| were brought to her house on Sunday;
| that at Mary Abernathy's request she
walked out with her.
''She asked me-" said Mrs. Clements.
| ''if l thought that ii the one who had
! Mr. Pollards things would return them
and put them where he could get them
the matter would be dropped. so they
| could be turned loose. She also said that
she hoped Solomon Marable would he
| shot II he was caught before he was
brought back across the river"
| Captain Wise: That was not I'm the
same conversation, was it, Mrs. Glenn
ents?"
a. mo. sir; it was in my dlning-room.
she heard that Marable had been caught.
and said she hoped he would be shot.
She became SO excited when she heard
the news that she had to be helped out
into the fresh air."
.. Did you hear Pokey Barnes make
any statement while she and Mary were
! together"
| NO, SIR not when they were together. ."
Judge FIournoy-"What time did the
report Of SOlomon's arrest recah your
house?"
A. About / o'clock"
g. What was Mary Alternately doingY'.
a. "She was eating her dinner. Inc
! report said that Marable had been ar.
rested at Chase City with some OF the
money in his possessn."
| After few more unimportant aues-
tiOns. Mrs. Clements was permitted 10
leave the stand, and was replaced by
| Phil. Watson. n very dark-skinned dar-
key He testified that on the day or the