Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-26
STATE HAS FIVE
VITAL WITNESSES
IN RESERVE, IT SAYS
Satterfield Declines to Di-
vulge Nature of Addition.
al Evidence.
MRS. REGISTER APPEARS
FOR THE PROSECUTION
Attorney Withholds Publica.
ton of or Comment on
Affidavit.
MATERIAL REVELATIONS TO CONE
HouHc-to-Houhe Canvass In Conduct
cd ny Both stdes In Obtaining
Inform tton.

"hiic declining to dlvulGc the ma
ture OF certain additional evidence
"otaincd by tho prosecution, Com
npnwcaith's Attorney Sattcrficld said
yesterday afternoon that at least five
OF the most important witnesses who
hre TO testify against Thomas Pollard.
charged with numbering Mrs Thclma
richardson at his home. .5ls Grove
Avenue. Monday night. December IL.
are yet to be presented.
MT. Sattcrhcld said Mrs. S. Parke
Re6cstcr. who occupies the lower
apartment OF 2Jis Grove Avenue. Is
witness for the prosecution. He
declared he has IN HIS possession an
an!darIt made by her in regard to
the ease. Mrs. REGISTER is reported
TO have been an eyewitness 10 what
happened while Pollard and Mrs.
Richardson were engaged In conver-
sat!or shortly before tho shooting oc-
CURED. Mr.. Sattcrfcld declined to
make public Mrs. REGISTERS anIdavi,
or comment on any part OF H.
Police last night expressed tho be-
licf that the most important part Of
the prosecutions evidence Will he
presented next Monday. when the
grand jury OF the Hustings Court
begins It's inquisition into tho charge
against Pollard. The prosecution
already is In possession ot several af-
arrested as an alleged accessory. but
who Was acquitted at the prclimi-
nary hearing saturday. whcn Pol
. lard was held In renewed 10000 bail.
the amount OF tho bond allowed fol-
lowing his arrest. Is held as "A ma
ierisl witness. West yeas released in
$500 6oud following the pTsiin,inary.
hearing.
1t is known that a house to house
20 h,, hat
sides in obtaining information De-
tcctive Sergeants Gordon p. Smith
and w. l.. Waynack have been !nves-
'iEating in behalf OF the prosecution
and they are reported as being IN
possession of much information that
has not as yet been made public con-
cerninS the killing Chief Of Police
G. q. sherry and Captain Alexander
:. Wright. chief OF detectives. who
have directed tic investigation for
the prosecution. both seem confident
that II will ne proved that Mrs. Rich
ardson's death was not due to an ac-
cidont. as averred by the defense.
Hiram NJ Smith. counsel for Pol
lard. seems equally confident that the
defense will prove that the tragedy
was duo to an accident. He insists
that threats were made by Mrs. Rich
ardson and that Pollard will make a
StraishttOr statement when ne
takes the stand in his own behalf.
Pollard already has made state
mont 10 his counsel and relatives. No
part OF this statement has as yet
hccn made public. further than that
tho shooting was an accident. II may
be insisted that Mrs. Richardson was
tho aGgresSor and that there was no
intent on Pollard's part to shoot her
Police thus far have been rcticcnt
as to the ownership of the pistol with
which the shooting was done. Two
chambers OF tho revolver were found
to bo empty after Mrs. Richardson
was slain. Poliard's revolver. with
all chambers filed. was found in his
apartment following the shooting.