Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-01
A CHANGE OF VENUE.
Mr.. Neblett Suggests That Only This
Question Be Argued Next Month.
WHO THE DETECTIVES WE'RE.
BaIdwin's Men Sent by the Cover
nor and the Facts Obtained Re-
ported To CounseI-As to New Evil
dcnce, &c.
dcnce, &c.

A special received by the Dispatch last
night from Lunenburg Courthouse via
Meherrin says:
"Commonwealth-Attorney Neblett wrote
to Hon. George ID. Wise, Of counsel for
Mary Alternately and Pokey Barnes, to-
day, suggesting that neither juries nor
witnesses be summoned for the February
term Of this court, as he gathered from
Mr.. Wise's last letter that he would move
Tor change of venue. Mr. Neblett as
signed as a reason for his action that
the summonng of the iuries and wit
nesses would be useless and expensive to
the Commonwealth il the Court ordered
a change of venue or ordered Jury from
another county; consequently he was
constrained to think it best to wait until
the Court had passed upon the point of
change of venue before preparing the ma
chnery of the court for the trial. The
first day OF the court is suggested as
the time for the argument Of the motion
Mr. Neblett says the prisoners are in no
danger here, and the county is as quiet
as 1t was before the murder Of Mrs. Pol
lard.
Sheriff Cardoza will bring Mary Aber-
nathy here some time next week"
WHO THE DETECTIVES WE'RE.
1t has been reported here that import
ant evidence for the prosecution has been
discovered In the case. and a Lunenburg
gentleman Is quoted as saying that two
Pinkerton detectives had been In tho
county gathering facts TO be used in the
second trial. As a matter of act, the
''Pinkerton" detectives were members OF
Baldwin's force, and were sent there at
the instance of the Governor TO ascertain
ported some facts TO the Governor, or
which counsel on both sides have been
put In possession.
The same Lunenburg gentleman IL fur
ther quoted az saying that the actions
Of the detectives excited suspicion aud
number OF citizens waited upon them.
They were found at the house OF Ellen
Gale, who was sick i'm bed. Biderman and
Seville We're told they could not talk with
the woman except I'm the presence OF a
committee Of citizens. The strangers were
sent away. There are good reasons Tor
believing that these men were III Luhen-
burg for the purpose of tampering win
the Commemorative witnesses
TAMPERING WITH WITNESSES.
Captain Wise. when seen last night,
as to this Statement said: -
"As to the charge of tampering win
witnesses. we are prepared to show VINO
has been engaged In that business. We
will make some disclosures in that direc-
ton al the proper time ,,,
Referring to the statement that Ellen
Gale would give some damaging evidence
against Pokey Barnes, Captain wise
said:
"Ellen Gale was examined under oath
as a witness At the trial of Pokey Barnes,
and before the trial she made state
ment TO Major Derbyshire, which we
have I'm writing. After the trial l went
to her house with a cftizen OF Lunenburg,
and she made to me the same statement
in the presence of that gentleman. When
| reminded her that II was being re-
presented in the newspapers that she
mad changed her story, she replied that
a number Of people were trying 10 make
her testify differently from the real facts
She cannot now change her story with
out committing perjury: because she
made It before The court, under the
obligation OF an oath. The statement. she
made 10 Major Derbyshire corresponds III
every particular with that made by
Pokey Barnes. and the TwO woman have
not had an opportunity TO ralk together
They were examined at different times
and places Such correspondence could not
occur by accident.'