Evening star., 1922-12-24
POLLARD SCORES
AT FIRST HEARING
Richmond ReaItor, Charged
With Killing Stenographer,
Admitted to Bail.
BROTHER TELLS STORY
Defense Effort to Call State Wit.
ness Blocked by Prose.
cutor.
BROTHER TELLS STORY
by the A ssocis ted Press,

, ~ '"e <asstclh Led Press.
| RICHMOND, Va, December %
| railing to force the prosecution to
play its trump card" at the prelim-
mary hearing today, the defense of
lhomas Pollard, real estate man, who
Is charged with murder in connection
with the killing of hts former stenog-
rapner. Mrs. Thelma Ham Richardson,
a' MS home here on the night OF De-
cember II. eontented itself with the
Introduction of one witness-the
/ orother of the accused--and Police
justice Ingram sent Pollard on to the
| grand jury which meets January ..
d. Mosby West, arrested on the night
sof the killing on a charge of being
an accessory in the death OF Mrs
Richardson, was freed, when the jus
| tice dismissed the warrant against
MIN. He was held under a bond of
s'oo, however. as a material witness.
Pollard Makes Bail Quickly.
foliards bail Of $4,000. made with
in few hours after his arrest, was
continued and he will remain at lib
erty under this bond until the grand
jury investigates the case next month.
In admitting Pollard to bail, Justice
Ingram denied the request Of Com
monwealth's Attorney David Satter-
held that he be committed to Jail
without the privilege of bail. The
Justice stated that he thought Pol
lard was entitled to bail and that the
original bond of $4,000 was sufficient.
The climax of the hearing came late
this afternoon, when counsel for the
defense sought to spring surprise
by calling Mrs. s. Park Register. one
Of the states chief witnesses, as a
witness for the defense. Common
wealth's Attorney Dave Satterfield
objected on the ground that Mrs. Reg
lister was a prosecution witness. De-
fense counsel appealed to the court.
but Justice Ingram upheld Mr.. Satter-
field and declined to permit the de-
fense to call the woman.
Mrs. ReElster Best Witness.
In explaining his reason for object
ing to thu introduction of Mrs. Reg
lister at the preliminary hearing the
commemorative attorney made
known for the first time that the
woman's testimony is regarded as one
OF the strongest points in the states
case against Pollard.
According to Mr.. Satterfield. Mrs.
Register made an affidavit to him in
which she detailed a scene enacted on
the lawn of the Pollard home before
the shooting.
This affidavit. the prosecutor said.
would prove valuable in the case.
Mrs. Register lives int the downstairs
apartment of the building where the
shooting occurred, while Pollard oc-
cupies a suite on the second floor.
Announcement that Mrs. Register
had made an affidavit to the common
wealths attorney came as sensation
Her name had not previously been mem
toned in connection with the shooting.
Robert " Pollard, brother OF
Thomas Pollard. testified at the hear |
ing He said he was summond from
his home. and. upon arriving at the |
residence of his brother found Mrs.
Richardson lying upon the lawn. !
Thomas was standing nearby. he said. !
and told him that woman came up !
here after me with this pistol"
Brother Tells Story.
MY brother told me that she had !
phoned him that she was coming to |
his house." he.continued. when she |
arrived she entered the vestibule. |
closed the doors and pointed the pis-
tol at him. He said he took the pistol !
away from her and she ran out on |
The lawn. He said he followed her |
lown the steps. when she turned and i
attempted to regain possession of the |
pistol and in the struggle she was
shot"
Pollard also stated that his brother
IN Friday preceding the killing had
discussed Mrs. Richardson with him.
laying that he was afraid of her. He
,aid he suggested that a warrant be
worn out for her and that she be
placed under g peace bond.
Witnesses for the state at the hear
ng were police officers who have in
'estigated the killing and several
leighbors who heard the shot.