The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
alleged THAT WOMEN.
DID NOT TELL TRUTH.
Charged With Committing Per-
jury in Testifying i'll Behalf
Of Pastor.
AN AGED CITIZEN DEAD
Mr. John Saunders Pollard, Of
Peters burg, Passes Away.
To Have New Bridge.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.l


PETERSBURG, VA, September Co.
The Eli Tart assault case, which was
called in the Hastings Court yesterday
and set for trial October lat, produced
interesting and serious developments
this morning. when Alice Price, sister
in-law of Tart. and Mamie Watkins,
who live at the parsonage OF the Har-
rison Street Baptist Church. colored.
were arrested by Detectives Eanes and
Heelan on the charge OF perjury, the
allegation being that Mt Tariffs trial
in the Mayors Court, on the charge OF
Hssailting with pistol j. II. Mason.
a coored employe In the office OF L. G.
johnson, a negro lawyer here the wo-
men falsely swore that the negro min
lister did not go to Johnson's office on
September I'd. the date of the alleged
crime but had remained at the parson-
age all day.
Needham Hudgins. one OF the prose-
cution's witnesses, swears that he saw
Tart enter Johnson's office on Septem-
Der I'd, and several Others testify. that
they met him on the street. The war
rants for arrest Of the alleged perjur.
ers were issued by Chief of Police
Ragland, at the request OF Common
wealth's Attorney II. II. Mann and the
two women were bailed by Justice w.
o. Newsom in the sum of 5000 each,
tHe case TO De tTled IN Inc mayor
Court Tomorrow. Their friend. Tart,
furnished the bail.
Fight on the Report.
The affairs of the negro preacher
are occupying the attention of the
courts to a remarkable extent. In the
Hastings Court to-day Messrs. George
s. Bernard and Bernard Mann. counsel
for the anti-Tartt faction in the divided
Harrison Street Baptist Church, made
exceptions to the report OF the commits
sioner appointed to hold congrega-
tional meeting at the church. when
Tart was sustained by & considerable
majority Messrs. r. b. Davis and Paul
Petit, counsel for Tart and his sup
porters, argued their motion that the
court dissolve the injunction restrain
ing Tart from holding services at the
church. and closing the building until
the final settlement of the case by the
court. Judge Mullen stated that he
would at once begin examination o,
decision. strf
To Have New Bridge.
The old Campbel's Bridge across the
Appomattox River, connecting Peters
burg and Ettrick, Is TO be replaced BY
new structure, the cost OF which
will be paid by. the city and the coun-
ty Of Chesterfield. The present bridge
Will be closed next Monday, and during
the ensuing week.
Mr. John s. Pollard Dead
Mr.. John Saunders Pollard a we'll
known and highly esteemed citizen,
died about o'clock this morning at
his residence on Byrne Street. Mr..
Pollard was sixty-thFee years old. and
had long been an invalid as result
of paralysis. He was superintendent
of the s. w. Venable Tobacco Com
pany's factory here for twenty
years. previous to Its purchase by
the Continental Tobacco Company. Mr..
Pollard is survived by his wife. three
sons and three daughters. who are
Mrs. Harry AGREE, Mrs. r. f. Ledbetter
Mr.. Nelson Pollard. OF this city: Mrs
II. w. Luck. OF Richmond; Messrs. R
V. Pollard. OF Washington, D. c., and
A. L. Pollard, of Adherence
Izola Louise Dunnayant, the two.
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
John W. Dunnavantl died early this
morning at the home Rof her parents
on Commerce Street