The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-21
MR.. POLLARD TESTIFIES.
THE STCOND rETiL NfRT dBER-
NfYYI BEGFNS IT FAEMgILLE.
A Jur, Selected with Little Troubie-Mr.
Pollard Repeats Ills Former Testimony.
Incidents of the Trial.


Of Mrs. Lucy Pollard. on june H. 1875. be-
gan yesterday n the Prince Edward
County court. al this place.
Judge "a. vs.. Fl6urnoy and Captain
Ccoree ID. Wise. OF Richmond, were
promptly on hand for the defence. while
The Commonwealth was represented by
Judge William H. Mann, Of Nottoway'
ox-Judee s. ID. Watkins, II. G.. Southah.
of Amelia, and w S. Neolett, Of Lu-
ncnhurg.
AIR. r.. S. Pollard. husband OF the
murdered lady. IS on hand. having come
down on tho train. le is pale and thin
from his recent severe illness. but his
r.rsoual ruIrhritrde is much improved by
q new brown hat and coat. lie is alert
and spry. however and looks Ia trim
TO giyc unlimited testimony.
rHE PRISONERS.
10 was $500 O'Clock this afternoon before
tl., court rot DO work. Mary Abernathy.
PDtep Hamcs. and Solomon Marable were
brought in and placed i'm row against
tho railing facms tne Judge Mary A"-
cuathy carried her baby in her arms anu
in one hand bore large no'ue on inlN
for fts r.rioliCa refreshmcnt. The Wo-
mon bofb nn..ar iu the best of health
huf prison air evidently does not agree
with the small black mitc Which seems
O., hare crown smaller instead OF larger
dmIng the past month.
solomon Naralle is hale ana hearty.
lie seems fo Dee enjoying me 10 'hc lu'i'
thc sentence hanging over MIN htHi"s ro
..,..,1r.nt effect upon him. TO me
Tir..s' reDresentauVc he denied haNlns
uack~fddeu from the catholic iaitn. Mhlch
b. embraced uuaer the teachings Of keN'
t,.r,.r d. j. Nelbors, of st. Joscph
church. of Richmond. solomon says WA.
no believed "a good many Things 'ha'
r,fner Walbers told him, but that tnere
many others TO when ne cou'u "O' '"'-
scribe. 80. .-..r, , short
troo while his counsel. Mr.. Nllnaul
7 .....a.afnr Comm ouWcalths attorney Ga
Cumberland county, asked PERMISSION "
1,oaf.0uo arcuiug the nouoh LOT -
fr,I for Mamhc made al 'he M@tCn
t.-,, untu Saturday next, in order 'hdt
himself and bis associate MT. W -
17rg-tli, mieht be able 10 attend the he-
r,,blican state Convention, at stauhloh'
on the 2-d instant.
ABSENT WITNESSES.
,-,.l .,iiir,, of Witnesses was then he
,-.,. and In was found that number
,.,r. present both for the defence ah9
t,. f,~osecution. wT1lo large numpei
,.'-. eh-lut After an the witnesses
,,r...nt had responded 10 their names
c,,f.in Wise and Judge fiournoy re-
trad from tbe courtroom 10 loon Wv -
the list of Witnesses present anu 90 -
.u necessary were present. lhey re-
- ip "a few minutes. ana Captain
Wise stated that Grace Knight @H ,.',iI ii,uia
,enable witnesses in the Pokey haFnes
49,. was absent. Grace knight ne
aei1 had lived I'm Che house With Fokey
Rarncs. and they would be bound 70 nave
Ber They would also require -HIs
pattie E. Bradbury, VINO was VOC @ sIO"
~ et+.nd If re prosecution, said CAP
tein xVi.o would DE willing 10 admit
Mrs. Bradbury's written sialeihTi', ,il, ie
,yoiid be willing TO go into Pokey barnes
case I'm her absence. -....,>.,
Aftor consultation. the prosecution
agreed TO admit the statement. w"
refereuce TO the case of Mary barnes
contain Wise stated t;'t they were
ready 10 go into 30 at once. ,.,,.,
After considerable talk II was ueCtueu
"a send "a telegram to Fort Mitchell TO
49,. Cr,ee KNIGHT sent on al once, so
as TO Doe present in time for the lrial o.
tbe case of Pokcy Barnes. ana the "oIA
of impanneung q jury was nesun'
SELECTING = JURY.
,,,,r. of sixteen men was sum
mUIINN. ENIlIIihE|A NA t.tt't-N
of Prince Edward county Ihey We're
called before Judge Crute four al a ume'
and th. usual questions asked them as
fo whether they bad formed or expressed
am opinion which wouic prevent them |
from giving the prisoners Iair VIA"
Eocb one replied that he Thought ne !
could. one of thcm Mr.. II. butchei' III
answer 10 O. question saIu 'n"1 JIG
thought it was had case
Captain Wise: "Mr. Butcher have you |
road the daily papers about this case!'
"Yes, sir. $500. |
CAPTAIN wise: "What papers have you |
been reading!
-phf Richmond Times
Captain Wise: "And YOU have not form |
cd nor expressed AN opinion one way OF |
thc other?
The witness said he had read The Times |
r.a-llarlv but that the evidence IN the |
cas.s had been SO conflicting that he had |
NOT been able tO form decided opinion |
ono WAY or the other. When ne had |
said he thought 10 "had case' he cX- ]
pfafr.d that hc meant the murder was !
bad one, like those committed by w. n. |
Holmes. about which he had been read |
inr. lie did not mean that Mary Aber-
nathys case was bad one.
CHALLENGING THE JURORS.
cantain Wise took each prospective ju- |
Tor in turn and put him through course |
of ouestionine. Mr. y. u. Dillon, when |
Questioned said that he had been reading !
The Dispatch.
"Did 10 mako any impression upon |
voug" asked Captain Wise.
None whatever. sir" replied MT. pli- |
Ion. IF looked upon it merely as news
paper report"
Ths created q great deal of merriment |
among the lawyers az the expense OF tHe |
newspaper meu present.
lfr. j.. S Garter. under questions from /
Captain Wise nualiy admitted that he |
l8d said 30 was ga horrible murder ana
shat off the women were guilty they
ahoaid bc hung Despite this, however,
d. declared that he was absolutely un-
biased and could give the prisoners fair
trai. There seemed 20 De no doubt IN |
tho minds of any of the sixteen examined
that thcy could give the prisoners a fair
tg.al. ana they returned 10 the Jury box,
while counsel consulted as 70 which four
names should be struck of The list. The
following was 'he venire summoned:
~. A. McCraw. S. j. Allen. n. T. Dill
lon. h.. IT. Anderson. W y. Binford
Douglas Brown. J.. II. Young u. y.
Hunt II. Butcher. G.. II. Dickinson, w.
Il. Moore George Booker. r. G. Cary
=. w. Cfick. J. il. Carter. and j. S.
Carter.
The following names were stricken on
W. a. McCraw S. j. Allen Il. Butcher
and Douglas Brown.