The Washington times., 1922-12-14
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lars. Richardson, will be arraigned.
m Police Court today. The ar.
raignment will follow an inquest
which Coroner whitfield will con.
duct fhis morning.
Detectives admit they may never
be able to determine the exact man.
her in which Mrs. Richardson was
sirtyf..s as West, who was awaiting
Mr.. Richardson In front Of the
Pollard home, says the shooting
took place in, the vestibule. while
neighbors have reported that the
body was first found In an areaway
'ltktween the Pollard home and the
house next door, which u several
feet from tho Aforementioned spot.
Believe West Knows. ",I...
That West, also a local real estate
dealer, knows, more about the tragic
death rof Mrs. Richardson than he
has seen fit to disclose 10 the BELIEF
Of pujice detectives investigating
the csae. Z Although he admits that
tho young womap accompanied MIN
In his automobile to the Pollard
home. and that he was seated in the
car in, ,front.of the house when she
mel u&T uthtHs uc iiscsoso thos hS
did not actually witness the shooting
and, therefore, Ii unable to tell
whether, Pollard shot her. as. the
police charge. or. whether she acci.
dentaliy' shot herself as claimed
by. Pollard. ~, -, ..~.aA "~
,.Acoordips ..tp, West's story, the
Girl telephoned him Monday after.
noon, asking him to motor out to
q house on Broad Rock road In
Chesterfield county, where she had
been staying with friends since be.
Ing discharged by Pollard, and to
drive her Into Riohmond. "A 80
..,Wsst, who. is :. said to have been
q mutual friend OF her and, Pol
lard. drove, out . to !. the house late
In. the. afternoon. and started back
to the city with her. After, thoy
had gone a, short. distance toward
the, city the girl asked to be
driven back to the house, 20 thaI
she had forgotten. According TO
West, he. accsdsd to, the request
WITHOUT, .ssking any questions.
whether or not she desired TO get
pistol. Is . question which the
police are yet endeavoring TO- fer
ret out. - .as.g,,. .A--,
II she did get, a pistol. or II she
rad, onaa already. West ys,,-that.
ne did not observe 1t on the. trip,
although It is the assertion Of Pol
lard that she flashed one when
he met kef-rat hiS door ana that
she Accidentally shot herself with.
a in the scuffle which ensued.
That she owned q pistol similar
to- the one which figured In the
tragedy twss asserted by her for.
- kxrS vsS.
son. jrn whsn 1.-THE police question
stayed Hall An Hour AT House.
West. In his story. went on to
say that. he and the girl stopped
at his office for half an hour or
more before. motoring to the. Fol-
hrd residences. He went out to get
o,ds nsht :apSs ss s isav'ps . her N N; the ne
ear before c6miuG into town. Just
obSefved' her hanging up the teie.
phone receiver She did not volun-
teer any information as to the
teIephonA conversation, and he was
not cSurious enouEh to question
,ons theory ~ regard to the .teie,.
phone 7faik IL that she had called
up Pollard, nSfikyinG him that she.
wHs cornink out to seek an under.
standing with him.
On the trip out to the West End
from his office. the girl drove the
car. according to West, and he
did not know positively that she
was going to see Pollard. Not
unttl, sks drove up 10 the Pullafd
home, did : he actually realize that
thai. ~AS her destinsti tion. he aid.
From tlfe very INST the police
were Inclined 20 accept the state
lAent1 ~ West with q grain of salt,
for when. they rpshed Into the hoe
pi1al To- which. the body Of the
tragedy victim had been taken and
found West thsre, ~ asserted that
he AZ mt know. the victlmy auAl
~ was not until some time later
that ~ finally aclxnowlsdged that
he "a kneyf Isr quts well.
West Aeppehed 10 be In the hos
pital h6kAuls, with the assistance
Of sGvvkff srpxs III the nsighbor.
hood, be. SaSyisd the body there IN
the hops Tat her: life might Be
eaysd. alt1euth she WAT, apparSn&ly
dead when she wNs picked up on
the 'FRONT.' btspAz Of the Pollard home.