The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-22

whereabouts Of your money
10 this witness replied mat ne nau
no knowledge on the SUBJECT ""''''i
Alr. Gregory did or not
CAPTAIN Wise and Judge flourhoy asalh
took the witness in hand. and made MN
fxrIain to the jury. with the heip OF lhe
cbarf Of his house and yard, the position
80 the poois OF blood and the boK ol
broken eggs. ,.,,.-.,.. o,,,,ina-
tion lie lcft the stand, ana MI H. -,
Cregorv's examination was begun ii1
was requested boy Mr.. Southah TO 'oi.
all that he knew about the inui"'' "a
Mrs Pollard ...-.,.,>-Ao,toN
A. crooorv told how he was on
,,,sit IN his son near Fort Mitchell az lne
,ime of the murder his home then peiHs
an North Carolina. How ne Hau
left his sons house ON lh'l
evening and gone 20 mail letter AlleS
his return home young man. he's' NO. IT,,
nfhis came over and said that Mrs. POL
lara had been murdered. lie az once
went over. and found Mr.. clemens anu
eov.rol others there. Mrs. Pollard body
lay In the back yard, ana AiI' oli"iu u ''''
beside it convulsed with erleI.
After describing the position OF the
bodv and the wounds. Mr. Gregory SAD
maj he and Mr.. Clements, who was the
constable. began TO Try and get clues.
They had asked. he said, Mary Apefhaihy
whether she had seen any one on the pace
that day. and her answer had been, mo
oue-g0od, bad, or Indifferent.
The witness said she had repeated this
several times over siapping her hands
together hystercally
Mr.. Gregory was going on TO state what
he and Mr.. Clements had learned from
Lula Knight. q little girl who had been
staying M Mary Alternately S. and Wilson
Alternately. but objection was made, and
ne was not allowed to proceed on that
line.
Judge Mann-"AIr Gregory. please state
what occurred between you and Mr.. Pol
lard in regard to the reward offered by
the latter for the recovery Of the money
The witness said that the conversation
occurred on the Monday after the Sunday
that Marable had eudcd his pursuers. lie
had gone TO Mr. Pollard and advised him
10 offer a reward for the recovery OF
his money and the capture Of the murder
ers. Mr.. Pollard replied that he had all
ready offered twenty cents on the dollar.
He asked him would nc not give half. 20
which he replied tnat he would not in
crease the reward.
MIR. GREGORYS MOTIVE.
Judge Mann-"Wh hat motive did you
have TO suggest that half Of the money be
given for its recovery
A.-"No motive IN the world, except
that Marable had eluded his pursuers, and
wished the reward made large enough
10 induce some one 10 pick him up. This
was the only tima t.'l-. -.us thiEs passed
between us on the subject ana ALL"
Mr.. Gregory being asked to give, as
far as he could, Mary Aberuathys testi-
mony when She was placed upon the
stand at Lunenburg Courthouse, went
into IT at length, and according TO mis-
testimony Mary Alternately story Of her
movements on the day Of the murder was
precisely similar TO the testimony on that
point given by Mr. Pollard.
The only new point brought out was
that Mary Abernathy had said that while
she was seated in Mr.. Pollard's porch on
the evening Of the murder she had seen
man down in the road east from the
house.
The witness was here turned over 10 the
| counsel for the defence, and Captain
Wise got him TO thoroughly explain TO
| the jury the chart of the house and yard.
RIGID CROss-EXAMINATION.
Captain Wise then began TO rieidly
| cross-eXamine the witness. who testified
that on the morning Of the murder he
was at his sons, near Fort Mitchell.
About 4:3O in the afternoon he went TO
/ Fort Mitchell To post a letter.
Captain Wise: Did you see Solomon
Marable at Fort Mitchell that afternoon?"
a. IL never saw Marable in my lie 10
/ know him before his arrest"
@. What stores did you so TO in Fort
| Mtchen2'
A. Il went to Fore's store. where the
post-ofice is kept"
G. What time did you hear Of the
MURDER"
\. "A little after z. I think"
@. Did you so Immediately 10 NJ
Poilard's2'
a. 81 did, after going by after my son. -
@. "Who was at Mr.. Pollard's when
you got there?'
a. Mr.. Clements. Sheriff J. w. Ellis.
1 Clyde Tree, and several colorcd people.
among them Wilson and Mary Aberna-
/ thy"
@. did YOU see Pokoy Barnes therc?o
y. 81 didn't know her until her exami-
nation"
Captain Wise then went on asking
| ques"cns as 90 who was there at the
! time Mr. Gregory got there. i'm order 10
| test the memory Of the witness. lie then
| began 10 question him as 10 where he
/ went that night. Witness testified that
! ne, in company with Mr.. Austin Glenn
! onts and Mr.. John Knight who acted as
| pilot. went 10 Lula knights and STAYED
some time. They then went TO Mr. VIII
/ liam c. Thompson's. who lived near hy.
! Mr. William c.. Thompson Mr.. Gregory
testified. was he thought SON of Mr.
! Pollard's first wife. and David Jennings
| Thompson was her grandson.
MIR GREGORYS ACTIVITY.
Going on to describe his movements
that night. Mr. Gregory described how
he and Mcssrs. John Knight and Austin
| Clements had examined am old. unused
house by the light of "a dim lantern.
| thinking that the money might De there.
@. After Solomon's arrest did you
help to search any other placer"
A. "Yes. 1 searched Mary Abernathy's
house
O. What day was that?"
! A. Saturday. the 18th
Captain Wise: "Why. that was before
| SoiomOn's arrest"
10 shis half question MIR. Gregory
made no reply.
O. "Who was at Mary Abernathys
when the search was mado?'
A. Mary Abernathy and her children.
l don't think Wilson was there"
@. "Whcre did you search?"
| A 81 did not make any close search.
| looked through "A trunk or two ana
some chests and boxes"
O MARY Abernathy opened them for
you. did she not?'
| A. "She did"
| q "She opened them willingly and
| asked YOU to look, didn't shc?"
a. "She did ,