The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03


Then Pokey. Ellen. Ben knight, Charles
Berley, and David Williams went on TO
within sight of Tokey's house, where the
men left them and went 10 replanting
tobacco.
The women then went to Pokey's house,
where Pokey baked bread and fried meat
and ate dinner, after which they laid
down on the floor While lying there
Betsy Ellis. Mary Craighead, and Rosa
Barnes came, and after sitting awhile
proposed 20 Ellen and Pokey TO go after
cherries with them, and when they got
near Thompsons Ellen Gale stopped and
said she ala not want to so to the house.
HER MOVEMENTS.
Then Pokey and Ellen turned back
and went towards home, through one
pines. the same way they went; crossed
the branch at the same place they bad
crossed going; and went back 10 foKey.s
house. Pokcy weITJ In and took a chair
by the window and Ellen Gale laid down
on the floor: then Pokcy, Ellen Gale, ana
Rosa Barnes talked about the Baptist As
sociation soon to meet.
They Lhen got to talking about sweet
lfeLrts, and other things until Betsy
Ellis and Mary Craighead came back.
They stayed a little while, and then
Pokey and Ellen walked out with Them,
ana came 10 field where Mary Barnes
was working for Mr.. Pollard, who hal
looed to Pokey TO bring her some water.
Mary Craighead poured the cherries out
OF her bucket into her mothers, and
Ellen took the empty bucket and filed
| 1t at Pokeys spring and took II 70 old
| Mary.
After some further conversation Mary
went back 20 her work; Mary Craighead
and Betty Ellis went towards their home.
and Ellen and Pokey towards Pokey's
house.
As they went Mary Barnes nanooed
and said she wanted two chickens, Ellen
replied that she could get them Tor p
cents apiece. or she would let her have
Them if she would get her two pounds
Of beef from Mrs. Pollard.
They then went on. and just before
they got 10 POkey's spring Pollards heil
rang three times, and Tokey remarked
| that he was ringing for her mother.
THE BELL RINGING.
The bell continued 10 ring. however
and Mr.. Pollard began 10 hollow. fohey
called to her mother and asked what was
| the matter, and Mary replied that she
| thought Mr. pollard was calling ahe
COWS. Mr.. Pollards cries grew sun
Iouder. and Pokey told her mother ne dlu
not call COWS that way. and she had bet
ter 20 and sec what was the matter.
Mary Barnes started for the house, ana
Pokey also ran up along with the haioS
| from Ines field.
Pokey got the.G after clyde FORE ana
stayed all nigh. sitting at the Woou-l'le'
| as she had been told not 10 90 nome.
Pokey described her arrest and imprl-
| sonment ana how, while she was under
dot
Richmond came there and said ne Wdllcd
| ~ talk TO Pokey, and Mr.. Clements al
| lowed MIN TO take her down 10 the s'dD'o
and converse with her.
The detective asked Pokey various qucs-
tons. among them. whether She. Mary
| Aberua-hy, or Ellen Gale had any money
| and tolc her TO tell Mary Abernatny that
she Pokey) could get a good lawyer il
she could get the money 70 pay nm.
he also talked 10 Mary ADoi i'"' b
pokev did not know his name put a'-u
no didn't have red hair she thpushl
n WAS black. Pokey went on 10 ue-
scr,be the events mat trdnspirei uuI
ing the period that she was u"ici ga
rest before her first trial. She SAID thaV
Airs. Clements mus have gotten iniN9'
ON what she alleged that she 'oNDy'
had said about hoping solomon "ouiN NC
before
AFTER HER ARREST.
nh. ssid thut after she was released
ond before her rearrest she went TO MI
ti,,deon's house. at Fort Mitchell. From
49, She went to Mrs. Taylors ana
sto,.ed there until u o'clock next day,
,,Isn She started for Susan Thompson s.
T., eet her keys. Susan Thompson OpNe-
NJ, WATSON. Mary Harriet Thomas ana
herself then started out 10 go Ddch 10
Air Pollards, and had got as FAR as Nlr.
Tudsou's cut when Mr.. j. Duter ar
- nor and took her back TO Mr. Pol
lard's.
Pokey then went back a little way ana
described her difficulty with Mrs. Polidrd
ton months before the latler's murder.
Tho witness said that when Mrs. Pollard
mot her She said: "POkey, / always Ike
~ live friendly with everybody, but Mr.
pollard says you and your children nave
q slick path 10 my garden Fokey aeuleu
tbis. said she had more vegetables than
Mr.. Pollard, and offered 10 give heF
mess.
one word brought on another. and they
had a sharp quarrel and Mrs. Pollard
warned her TO keep or the place.
This said the witness. was her first ana
last quarrel with Mrs. Pollard. The last
time she saw Mrs. Pollard was about
three weeks before her death, when MIS-
Pollard came down 10 her house 70 bIlh6
her TO ret her keys. and al that time
Pokey and Mrs. Pollard had friendly
talk about eggs.
Pokcv swOre that she was not on the
Pollard land from the time Of the quar-
rel in August, until the day Of the muir
der
She asserted earnestly that she knew
nothing about the murder or money say.
ing that she did not know Mr.. Pollard
had any money. She had not seen Mary
Alternately for week before the murder
At this point court adjourned until
o'clock Monday morning. MIR W. NJ. At
Kinson, one Of the jurors having had
severe attack Of cholera morbus and being
unable 10 remain i'm court any longer.
NOTES OF THE TRIAL.
Two other good witnesses for the de-
fence to-day were Major Derbyshire and
Sergeant Hugh Cardoza. Of Richmond
The prosecution succeeded, however.
by good generalship. IN having ruled ont
a very important part Of their testimony.
That portion admitted, however, did
good work
Frank Cunningham arrived this morn
ing but found that his testimony would
not be needed. He left for Richmond
this afternoon, as did Messrs. Derbyshire
and Cardoza.
Captain Wise will visit Richmond to-
morrow and return Tuesday morning.
on Monday Judge Crute will pass sem
tence of death on Mary Abernathy and
solomon Marable. lie will doubtless fix