Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-12
Real Estate Man Is Bailed
in Sum of $4,000 Fol
lowing Shooting.
HOLD ]. MOSBY WEST
ON ACCESSORY CHARGE
Alleged Slayer Son of Former
City Attorney and Cousin
of John Garland Pollard.

Mrs. Thelma Richardson. "a, Is dead
as result OF one Of the most sem
satonal killings enacted In Rich
m"nd in long time. the tragedy
having occurred at 25lS Grove Ave-
nue. about 7:S5 o'clock last night. the
woman dying while being removed
to the Retreat for the Sick, which Is
short distance from tho scene OF
the shooting. a bullet pierced her
heart.
Thomas Pollard. widely known
young man, who Is engaged In tho
real estate business here. and at
whose homo the shooting occurred.
was arrested. charged with killing
the woman. j. Mosby West who is
alleged to havs accompanied the
woman to the Pollard home, was ar
rested as an accessory.
The two arrests were made by
Lieutenant r. l.. Bryant and Detec-
tive Sergeant W. f. Waymack short
ly after they were Informed OF Mrs.
Richardson's death. Pollard and
West were taken to Second Police
! Station.
/ Pollard later was baiIcd In the sum
! of Slo.n0o. Harry and James ]. Pol
lard. brothers OF the accused, fur
! nishing bond West also was re-
leased in the sum OF $500.
Were Standing Talking.
Pollard and Mrs. Richardson, ac-
! cording 10 witnesses, were standing
just In front OF the formers home
engaged In conversation. The first
neighhors OF Pollard said they knew
sounded on the crisp autumn air.
This, according to the same Wit
nesses, was preceded by struggle.
/ or "scuffie." as one witness put IT,
between the two. The Pollard homo
Is the second from the corner OF Rob-
! passing street cars and jitneys Is said
| to have drowned out any loud words
| that possibly may have passed be-
/ tween the couple.
y woman who occupies the lower
! fiat at a"1S Grove Avenue Uollard
! occupies the second) said she did not
| hear any. untoward circumstance
! until the pistol report. Most OF the
| neiHhbors talked to last night said
they knew nothing OF the affair un-
| til they heard the shot
Mrs. richardson. who Is believed to
haro BEEN Instantly killed. fell
across the cement-pavcd areaway
! between the Pollard homo and the
one next adjoining.
The dead woman was blonde and
| very pretty. She is said to have
| boarded. first. nj 40 North boulevard,
aud, later. at . North Boulevard She
! had recently made her home near
Merchie's Mil, Chesterfield County.
Hold Autopsy Over body.
An autopsy over the body was
held by Coroner Whitfield at BEN
netts undertaking parlors last night.
! 1t was believed last night that the
coroner would hold an inquest over
| the body today.
No statement could he obtained
| from either Pollard or West as to
| the exact cause OF the shooting
Hiram NJ. Smith Pollards counsel.
| conferred with the accused men
shortly after tho tragedy occurred.
| Lieutenant Bryant, &ttached TO Police
| headquarters. last night gave out the
case: &. u,
| at 7:5o o'clock we received re-
port that a man had shot himself
! at 25lS Grove Avenue. Sergeant
| Waymack and called an ambulance
and went 10 the scene. Upon arriv-
| ing there found that woman
was shot. and had been taken to the
! Retreat for the Sick. We Immediate
| ~ went to tho Retreat for the Sick
and found that the woman had died
from n bullet wound In the chest.
1--WE went back to 25lS Grove Ave-
nIe. :, warrant was Immediately
sworn out for Thomas Pollard. ot
"5lS Grove Avenue. charging him
with killing Mrs. Thelma Richard
son. Meanwhile. Coroner Whitfield
was called To the Retreat for the
Sick. We put Pollard under arrest
| and also took j. Mosby West into
! custody as an alleged accessory in
the case. We left the two men at
second Police station. pending fur
| ther investigation Of the case"
Chief OF Police Sherry aided In tho
| investigation OF the case last night.
| Alexander s. Wright captain OF de-
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