Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-17


examined during the trial OF mis- own case,
stated that he held Mrs. Pol ard by the
hands and throat, while Mary Barnes
struck her with a stick. stunning her, and
Mary Alternately hacked her with the axe
while Pokey Barnes, upon coming out of
the house took the axe and inf cted the
snshes across the lady's face. Afterward
Solomon said the wounds were al inflicted
by either ore or the other Of the women
all the time, however admitting he held
Mrs. Pollard by her hands and throat.
When Captain Cunningham was ex-
cused the prosecution served notice on
him that he would be wanted by them
as a witness In the cases OF the wOmen-
Mary Abernathy and Pokey Barnes
which would come up on Wednesday.
III. c. GREGORY TESTIFIES.
Mr.. II. c. Gregory. of Lunenburg.
was called. and testified that he was at
Fort Mitchell. about three quarters Of
a mile from the Pollard place, when the
murder occurred. lie got TO the scene
of the tragedy about dark and saw the
body lying upon the grass. lie detailed
the wounds upon the deceased.
The witness did not look at the wrists
of Mrs. Pollard to see IL they bore any
bruises on them. The location OF q :
body could be plainly seen by any nI,
son at the front gate, and 1t would
begin to diminish In it's visibleness as
a person approached the house.
''When the grass was Strengthened up
around the body" said Witness Gregory,
"only about one third Of the corpse could
be seem
Since the killing, Mr.. Gregory said
he had talked with Marable very little.
but from the conversation he had he
would say he was a man of very little
intelligence. Mr.. Gregory declared that
he knew nothing Of the money Marable
was captured on Tuesday. June 18th, four
days after the murder.
Jennie Wooten. a oolored girl, from
Chase City. testified that she saw Solo
mon Marable June 18th at her mother 5
restaurant. The prisoner "a gone there
10 get his breakfast, and in paying for
the same he gave a s20-biil. The wit
ness stated that she went out 10 the
Chase City Bank and got the bill
changed The girl said that she gave
Solomon HIS change, and saw him put
the change consisting 81 three @-Dfis
and the balance in silver. and SO
note in q little bag and place the bag IN
his pocket. At this time the witness
had heard nothing Of the murder After
went away. saving that he was going
back to Fort Mitchell He returned 10
witnesses mothers place on Sunday
morning next day.. and got p-cent
lunch. Jennie positively Identified Solo
mon Marable as the man who was at
her mothers re-taurent on June 18th last
with the t20-bill.
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Wilson Abernathy. the husband Of
Mary Abernathy. one OF the alleged
murderers, is here. as are also a number
Of relatives OF all Of the prisoners VII
son Is exceedingly comical. and has pro-
voked a great deal OF laughter about
the courthouse. When seen by Dis
patch man this afternoon Wilson swore
that Mary was at home on the after
noon Of the killing, and that she had no
hand in H. He was considerably embar-
rassed when asked how many children
he had. Being given "A pencil and piece
Of paper, ne put down their names. and
figured them up, as follows: Diana.
Laura. While, Annie. Hamp China.
Jemesance. Ida, Jesse, Mary, Wilson:
one unnamed, living; one unnamed, dead;
twins, dead. Total. fifteen Wilson Aber-
nathy is still a comparatively young
man. and is very sprightly, and has not
a gray hair on his head.
By agreement the court will work six
hours a day during these trials-from
10 A. NJ. 10 1 p. ". and from 2 10 p.
NJ. The cases will probably consume
ten DAYS.