Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-22

she had seen any one about the place that
Gay. TO which she replied: 81
haln't seen no one; good. bad. nor in
dlnerent' This statement Mary repeated
many times. Witness said he learned
that little colorod girl spent
mat day at Mary Abernathy's house. but
ne was interrupted by Captain Wise. who
objected to the witncss's telling Of any
thing that he did not know Of his own
knowledge.
Judge Mann: Mr.. Gregory. Mr.. Pollard
mas stated upon the witness-stand that
You said something TO him about his
Offering a reward Of 50 per cent State
what you said 10 him in connection with
this matter
Yes. sir. on the Sunday I heard that
the murderer had been arrested at South
boston, but upon making further in
qulry. ascertaincd that this was not true.
then saw Mr. Pollard, and told him
that IN as much as the murderer had not
been caught, / would. Il ! were he. offer
reward for his arrest. Mr.. Pollard said
that he had done so. He had posted a
reward Of 20 per cent. Of the money. /
remarked that / would offer a reward of
- per cent. Of the stolen money. He said:
No; he wouldn't give that much"
Ieil us your object in making that
suggestion 10 Mr.. Pcllard?" requested
Judge Mann Of the witness
1t was that. as the murderer had not
Deen caught, l thought that the larger
reward would pat people living at a dis
lance on the lookout, and was actuated
solely by a desire to have the murderer
captured"
Mr.. Southall: Mr.. Gregory. did YOU hear
Mary Abernathy's testimony In her own
case when IT was tried In Lunenburg?"
YES"
Repeat 1t as nearly as you can"
MARY'S EVIDENCE.
The witness remarked that Mary's evil
dence was Of very rambling nature.
she began by saying that she went TO
Mr. Pollard's early in the afternoon be-
cause she heard the bell ring at a rather
unusual time. Mr.. Pollard tod her that
that bell was not Wilson'S signal He
had rung the bell for his wife. who was
over at Mr. Robertsons Mary added
that she had not been at the Pollard
house long when she saw Mrs. Pollard
coming along from the Robertsons'.
When the cock struck Mary and Mrs.
Pollard were sitting on the front porch
Of the Pollard house
Judge Mann: Did Mary say anything
during the trial about having seen any
one that day?
"She did. She said that she saw a man.
she couldn't tell whether il was a white
or a colored man, down behind the fence
about 200 yards from the Pollard house"
Then as ! understand you. when YOU
questioned Mary on the day Of the muir
der, she said she had seen no one there.
that day-goOd. bad, nor indifferent-and
yet when on trial che stated that she
saw man down by the fence near the
Pollard house. Is that right?'
1T Is. sir"
Mr.. Gregory then told Of the remainder
Of Mary's evidence, in which she referred
TO Wilson Abernathy's visit to the Pol
lard home after the murder
Here the witness went over the man
OF the Pollard place. and explained the
distances Of the objects which surrounded
the body as it lay after the killing.
Captain Wise then took the witness in
hand. In reply 20 his questions. Mr.
Gregory said that he arrived at the Pol
lard house about O'Clock In the evening
That morning he spent at his sons place.
When he reached Mr. Pollard's. Colonel
j.. w. Ellis A. J. Clements. Clyde Fore.
and three or four negroes. among them
Mary and Wilson Abernathy, were the
only persons there besides Mr.. Pollard
Did you see Pokey Barnes there: Mr..
Pollard says she was there?" asked Cap
tain Wise
Il did not. l had never met Pokey up
10 that time"
did you see Old Mary Barnes. them"
Il did not. l did not know her. either,
at that time"
did you see any one else there?"
i did not; but | did not look around
very closely to see who was there. 1
had other business to attend to-"
Did you see Mr.. William Robinson
there?"
"No. sir; don't think he was there.
did you see Mr.. Eubank at Mr.. Pol
lard's house?"
81 don't think Mr. Eubank was there
when | arrived. He came there later"
The witness Went on To say that he
reached Mr. Pollards home about s
o'clock. and went over TO Lulu knights
house In company with Mr.. Clements.
Captain Wise: Can you explain to us the
relation between Mr.. Pollard and MIR.
David Jennings Thompson?
'Mr. Pollard's first wife was the mother
of William c. Thompson. who is the
father of Mr.. David Jennings Thompson. ."
The witness then stated that on this
night he and those with him passed an
old vacant house on Dir. Ponard's place.
where a search was made for the stolen
property. None was found 4 subsequent
search was made at the house of Mary
Abernathy. Trunks. and chests. and beds
were looked into. but none Of the Pollard
money was discovered. Mary herself
lifted up the lids OF the trunks. and aided
the searchers. The witness said that he
had no idea OF finding any Of the pro-
perty at Mary Abernathys house. Mr..
Gregory testified that he had assisted in
searching no other place.
Captain Wise: Did you take any notes
OF Mary Abernathy's evidence at the first
trial?.
II did not
"Where were you and Pollard when that
about 30 per cent of the stolen
money was made"
81 could not tell"
Pollard says you called him into his
back yard. Is that sop
"If he says so, l guess II is true"
"Who were there when you made that
proposition?'
Il don't remember"
"Mr. Pollard states that there were
forty of fifty people AT his house when
YOU went there TO see him regarding that
matter, and that you invited him 10 the
rear"
"Wen. II Mr.. Pollard says that, / sup
pose II Is correct"
"Thon. II he is correct" said Captain
Wise addressing himself to the witness,
"your memory doesn't seem to serve YOU
as TO some very important facts?"
mo. sir"
what did you do after that interview ?"
"Took the next train for North Caro-
lima. having found that my mission had
been frultless as Solomon Marable had
not been arrested
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