The Washington times., 1923-02-17
HAD PISTOL
POLLARD JURY
INFORMED
Doctor Says Gun IN Court
Looks Like One He Saw
In Handbag.
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she tried to hide It. The pistol was
a small six-shooter Of the old-fash-
toned tramp" type. and fitted snugly
in the bag.
DR.. Bennett, in response to a
question from juror. said that
Mrs. Richardson volunteered no ex-
PLANTATION as to the presence OF the
pistol in the bag and that he asked
for none. In addition to claiming
that the woman took the pistol to
Pollard's home the night she was
killed, the defense contends that
she was cunning for Pollard
with the pistol for week or more
prior to killing.
Where she got the pistol has
never been ascertained. It IL under
stood.
West, during examination yester-
day, declared he was sorry for
Thelma because she was unable to
get another position since Pollard
had discharged her December /,
and that was the principal reason
he brought her into town.
Two previous conferences be-
tween her and her former husband,
Herbert e. Richardson, which he
the efforts she was making@tO get
a new job, he insisted.
In his testimony yesterday, West
also hewed strictly to the line OF
his previous testimony as to details
of the tragedy as witnessed by him.
Defense Attorney EIated.
That the defense regarded his
conduct on the stand as g distinct
feather in its cap was indicated by
a remark made by Harry M. Smith,
Of that side, to the prisoner as
court was adjourning.
'sYou should sleep better tonight
than at any time since the trial
began" he told Pollard as the
prisoner was preparing to leave for
his private room In the city Jail,
which he has been occupying since
the work Of enpaneling q jury be
gan last Monday.
Despite the ordeal through which
he is passing, Pollard remains calm
and has every appearance OF one
confident of acquittal. Several of
his brothers are daily with him. On
two occasions, his pastor, the Rev.
Len G.. Brou9 hton, Of Grove Avenue
Baptist Church, has cheered him
with his presence in court.
That the Commonwealth scored
strong point when 1t ELECTED from
Mrs. J. w. Jones, PolIard's next
door neighbor, that she saw from a
window OF her home shortly before
the shooting strange girl running
up and down the hallway Of Pol
1ar1's apartment and that she later
recognized the picture of Mrs. Rich
ardson in the papers as thatAof the
ah - ~
admitted today.
Refutes Brothers Story.
BY the testimony Of. Mrs. Jones,
the Commonwealth endeavored to
refute the story Of Pollard, az re.
lated by his brother, Robert N.
Pollard, that his former stenograph-
er only got as tar as his front door
when she came out the night Of
the tragedy to see him.
Mrs. Jones was still firmly con-
WINGED today that she had made no
mistake in identifying the stranger
through the published photograph,
although the defense, in an effort
to break down her testimony. BE-
cured an admission from Coroner
Whitfield, who subjected the body
to close scrutiny In performing the
autopsy, that the description Hiven
by Mrs. Jones did not tally In detail
with that Of the pistol shot victim.
Mrs. Jones insisted that the girl had
bobbed curly hair, whereas the
coroner was sure that her hair was
neither bodied nor curly.
Indications today were that the
case would last well into next week.
The courtroom was crowded to
capacity yesterday. Young girls and
women, many of them of youthful
age, were numbered among the
crowd. Intimate relations OF Pollard
with his stenographer were hurled
ruthlessly into the faces Of the spec
tatorS upon questions by the State.
On one occasion yesterday the jury
was excluded from the courtroom
while counsel for the commonwealth
and defendant battled over the intro
ductfon of testimony regarding an
operation alleged to have been per
formed on Mrs. Richardson.
DIR, A l. Herring was called to the
stand. He said he was called to the
jefferson Hotel to treat Mrs. Rich
ardson. He said he ordered her to
the hospital, regarding her condition
as critical. Dr. Herring declared that
were 1t not for an operation Mrs.
Richardson would have become
mother,
Mrs, 8. Parke RegisteH q woman
who occupied the lower floor of t!:'s
Pollard house. testified that she
was attracted to the 'front.' Of the
house by loud talking Of an angry
woman"
Heard Woman Pleading.
She declared she heard the woms n
say ''Tom Pollard, let me GO" and
that a few seconds later heard;
Tom Pollard you come here.
Mrs. Register said the man was
on the grass and the woman stand
ing on the top step of the porch
She said she saw the woman step
down and try to smack the man.
Then I saw her throw cut her
arms she testified. Il didn't see
anything in her hands, could
hear her scream at him. Shoot me:
Shoot me! Go ON and shoot me!
Mrs Register said she became
frightened and fearing she would
witness q terrible thing slipped
te the back of the reem4 She then
said she heard a shot and loud