The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-21
all being taken from the courtroom eN-
ccpt the one under examination
MIR POLLARD TESTlFIES.

TWO DAYS beiefe tNe ltNlufI 10 lllNtt s'ti''
parties on June nth on one of his plan
tations at 3 o'clock on his way be met
Mr.. Dump Thompson. one of his tenants
Captain Wise: What Thompson
\. Dump Thompson"
.. Captain Wise: was that David Jen-
nings Thompson"
A. No, sir. II was his brother. ] think.
'Wol," continued the witness, 81 asked
him for some money he owned me-$iO
He replied that he did not have it.
asked him to give me bond. lie said
he did not have time. ] told him he
had better take time. or ] would warrant
him.
The witness then went on to tell how
on his way 10 his plantation he passed
through the premises OF Mr.. W. Q.
Thompson, and that the latter came out
and cursed and abused him about a path.
and came near striltibg him. lie then
went on over 10 bis plantation and met
Mr.. Clements and Mr.. Eubank. with whom
De transacted his business and gave the
former a warrant 10 serve on Dump"
Thompson for the $40 ne owed him. lie
asked Mr. Clements TO come over and take
dinner with him, which the latter did af-
ter serving the warrant ON Thompson.
After dinner Mr.. Pollard and his wife
and Mr.. Clements sat on the front porch
After sitting there a while Mrs. Pollard
said she was going over TO the storc
10 exchange some eggs, and he must ring
the bell If he needed her After Mrs.
Pollard left witness went out in the
garden with Mary Barnes to do some
work. About 3 O'Clock ne went back to
the house after some snaps TO replant
with. While there he rung the bell for
MS wife.
"As / went back to the garden" wit
ness continued. heard some talking
out there and looking through the
pallings 1 saw il was Mary Abernathy
talking to Mary Barnes / said. what
is up, 10 which Mary Abernathy re-
piled that Wilson had heard the bell ring
and sent her over to see what was up
l replied. You know that ring was not
for him; his ring IS four times
THE MURDER
The witness then went on TO describe
his wife's return and how ne had sent
Mary Abcnathy down TO the spring for
a bucket Of water, and made Mary Barnes
bring I'm some stove wood for his
wife, while ne was fixing his plow. lie
then left for the field. telling Mary Barnes
TO follow him, which she did, arriving 10y
the time ne had finished one row. Mary
Barnes then began 10 work with a hoe,
while he ploughed until the sun was an
hour and a half high. and he heard Mr..
cording TO previous arrangement. Mr..
Pollard then went on to describe how Mr..
Clements got the three barrels Of corn
his testimony in this respect being pre-
cisely similar 90 that given I'm the Marabie
trial He told Of Mr.. Clements son levelling
the corn while his father went to the
house ana gave him a bond, which ne
locked up in his trunk. Mr.. Pollard then
told of going around the house. and finding
the body Of his WIFE, DE walked around
her remains and touched her check. which
was little warm, if any. lie went on
TO tell in a voice very husky with emotion
how he had cried for help. and rung the
bell, and told Mary Barnes. who came up
just then. 10 run. 10 MIR. Roborison's and
tell him his wife was murdered
The next persons 10 arrive after Mary
Barnes was Clyde Ford. followed by Pokcy
Barnes. After that, people came from
every direction.
TIME OF SUNSET.
Mr.. southall-"Mr Pollard. what time
did the sun set on that day?'
Mr.. Poiiard-"You get an almanac. and
you can find out"
His answer created great hilarity, and
the sheriff had 10 demand order.
Mr.. Pollard then described how the
body was lying. and the wounds upon
also Identified the weapon with which the
murder was committed-an old meat axe.
which was handed him. There were two
puddles Of blood, he said. near the body.
eighteen inches apart ana near them
box Of eggs, which his wife had had 10
set hen, all broken 10 pieces in the
box. Mr.. Pollard sa.d that ne was
sure his wife had been killed before
o'clock. because after he left the house 10
20 out in the field to plough, she had
marked two sittings of eggs. and put five
buttons upon a pair of pants Mr.. Pol
lard went on 10 testify that Mary Aber-
nathy lived on his place, but had never
been TO his house more than three times
at the outside. The day of the murder
was her third visit and ne left her there
when he went 10 the field that afternoon.
lie described again the amount Of money
taken from an old-fashioncd square case
$S,O in notes, either SIS or SIS IN gold. n cola
chain that had cost SIS. "a pair OF snoc-
taclcs and bond for 500 Of the Rack
stone Female lnsttGte. When ne dis.
covered the robbery the case was omen
three other trunks were unlocked. and
.he KEY 10 the case was back in the side
board where IL always stayed i'm a pepne.
boA' unless In his wifc's pocket.
LOCATION OF THE HOVSr
IN regard 10 Mary Barnes. Mr. Pol
lard testified that she was very familiar
with the premises, and had lived i'm the
neighborhood two or three years. ne
thought. Mr.. Pollard was given a nIan
or his place and explained II TO the
jury, stating, however. that il did NOT
put his house square with the cate
which, ne said, was the fault OF cverv
drawing and plan which had been made.
with the aid Of this plot Mr.. Pollard
thoroughly explained TO the Jury ms
every movement on the day of the mur-
der. Mr.. Pollard, at the request of Air
Southal, described the bracelets stolen
as square" gold bracelets. with a little
vine on them. They cost him. ne SAID.
$50. His trunks. which ne found omen
after the murder. were always kept lock-
ed. with the keys being kept, with that
belonging 10 the money case. in the side
board. The stolen money! ne said had
been in his possession several years.
Mr.. Southall-"Mr. Pollard, did any of
the women ever get any medicine from
your wfe?"
A. They say / must not say ANYTHING
/ do not know Of my own knowledge. /
did not know this Of my own knowledge.
but Mary Barnes did have medicine mtved
and given her."
Mr.. Pollard managed to get out few
sentences about the medicine before ne
was stopped by Captain Wise. who in-
sisted. with some asperlty, that Nfr