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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-01
FREEHOLD COUPLE WE'D
IN JAMESBURG CHURCH

JAMESBURG, Dec. Miss Lena
w. Jones, of Freehold, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l. Jones, be-
came the bride of Frank Barkalow
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Bar
kalow, of Freehold, in a quiet cere
mony performed at the parsonat
of the Jamesburg Methodist churcl
Wednesday night. The officiatin,
clergyman was the pastor of tn
church, Rev. William II. Murphy
The couple was attended by MI. ano
Mrs. Orville V. Moore, of Jamesburg,
cousins of the groom.
A short honeymoon will be spent
at Freehold where the couple will
reside for the present. Mr.. Barka-
low is employed as manager of the
Jamesburg branch of the United
States Grocery Stores and has been
located here but three months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-01
NOTICE

All persons concerned may take notice,
that the Subscribers, executors and truss
tees. ETC.. of Peter Nelson. deceased. in
tend to exhibit their account to the Or
phan's Court for the County of Middlesex.
on Friday. the fourteenth day of Decem-
Der. 1925, for Settlement and allowance the
Same being first audited and stated by
the Surrogate.
Dated, November 8. 1928.
HARRY COWARD.
CAROLINE NELSON,
Executors and Trustees.
29907-11-10-5t Dew Sat.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Felt Crisis

Attorney Smith stated Pollard
knew Mrs. Richardson would come.
He knew she meant business. He
waited. First he turned off the
lights. Then. feeling she would
make a scene, he turned them on
again and waited. The ten min
utes seemed a long time. Pollard
tried to collect his thoughts, Mr..
Smith said, but his nerves were
very much upset for he feared the
crisis was at hand.
Then there came an insistent
ringing of the bell. He did nor
answer. He went to the head OF
the steps and looked down. Through
the full-length glass door he could
see Mrs. Richardson standing out
side. Still he made no move. The
bell rang second time. He start
ed down and halted half way. A
third and longer ring this time.
Pollard went to the door, opened
1t quickly and closed It behind him,
springing the lock and shutting him
self and Mrs. Richardson In the
veStibuIe. She tried. the defense
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Sentiment Opposed

The case has Just begun. It
promises to be a long, hard-fought
one. Able and distinguished counsel
is on both sides. Sentiment Is
against Pollard, as may be gathered
from the fact that 252 men had to
be examined. before a jury of his
formed an. opinion or a prejudice in
the case. The jury began to hear
evidence Thursday afternoon.
The Commonwealth will seek to
prove the murder was deliberately
was an obstacle in Tom Pollard 8
ting much Of immortality and vice,
pleads that it's client was trying to
rebuild his life and go back to his
wife and baby. but was prevented
by this woman with a friendish
temper and obdurate will, who re-
fused to give her lover up to any
influence but that. in satiation Of
her own desires and passions" And
In his fight against her, the de-
Tense declares, she came to him
with a pistol pointed at his head;
that he wrested it from her; that
she struggled to get it from him,
that a shot was fired, the bullet
being accidentally directed into
her own breast.
But Tom Pollard's finger was
not upon the trigger when that
shot was fired" Hiram Smith, of
counsel for Pollard, told the jury
as he opened the case Thursday
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

your most unexpected though
charming letter awaiting my return.
| wish to tell you that it was a very
beautiful letter and one with which
l was very much impressed.
Now, dear girl. due to the misfor-
tune Of not having received such a
lovely message in the past, beg
of you in the beginning to overlook
all errors in my reply, as / hardly
know how much and just what TO
say. OF course, at some time, not
long off, hope, I live to know that
l shall be united with the Christian
people.
II am not a Christian, neither do
I profess to be good, but l am a be-
lever in God. / should like to live
knowing it's through Him that all
blessings come. However, at the
present time l don't feel that I am
prepared just yet to walk the
straight and narrow path designed
for real Christians of which every
one should be to enroll in the place
of worship. The Church of God
mo, Georgia; did not grow angry
or the least fretted at your appeal
and can only assure you that can
not express myself as deeply as I
wish, just how much I appreciate
your interest in me and will say in
addition that I am very lucky to be
loved and remembered by a good
girl like you. All interest and good
thought are appreciated to the
greatest extent, and In the near fu-
ture, trust and pray, with the as
slstance Of Christ, may live up
to your expectations and kindest
wishes.
THAT you, while glad to say. are
improving SO rapidly. may In the
near future be restored to your usual
state Of good health. which. above
all things, is the greatest thing in
life, Is the constant prayer , of a
friend.
Lots of love, affectionately,
"THELMA.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
BAD COLDS MAKE YOU ACHY, =.
WEAK, PALE AND half SICK

stopped my cough and cold and
my nerves are stronger. My
strength Is back again and L have
a very fine appetite. I sleep sound
and nicely nights and feel so much
stronger and have so much more
energy and ambition since ! took
Hypo-Co that think it a splen-
did tonic" continued Mrs. NJ. G.
Christie, 81 V street northeast.
Hypo-Cod contains Hypophos-
;phites, Malt. Wild Cherry. Iron.
Peptones, God Liver Oil Extrac-
tiVes, etc. (See formula. iand direc-
tons for use on bottleC 1t is nice
tasting, costs no more than weak
or old fashioned medicines and, does
the work days and weeks sooner.
You know what you are stalking.
Thousands. recommend it here .and
no one should risk being weakened
and rundown such weather as this.
There is toe much sickness .floating
around in the air Build. UP quick
I-feel, eats sleep and look fine.
EoteEAsk about HyposCOd a. any
GSus store.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Cast Her Aside

I'VE will prove, gentlemen Of the
jury" said Satterfield, that Tom
Pollard was there and had to be
driven from the room and that he
paid for the operation at the hospi-
tai with his own check. We expect
to show you that Pollard journeyed
about the country on this party and
that with this woman as his wife.
Finally he tired of this plaything
and cast her aside just as he cast
aside his wife and child; and for the
diversion Of another woman"
Another point of conflict of the
double triangle, the other woman
in the case. She is Mrs. Bertha
Louise Beck, pretty. dainty, young
er than Mrs. Richardson, and Of a
decidedly di1ferent type. She is a
choir singer in one of the local
churches. and has often been refer
red to as the baby faced choir
singer" But Mrs. Beck also Is
married, and since her acquaintance
ship with Pollard, which began, as
far as the record goes, early last
summer, has not been living with
her husband. Indeed bills for di-
vorce have been filed by both.
The defense maintains that Mrs.
Beck entered Pollard's life as an
uplifting influence. That Pollard,
having estxanged himself from his
wife and from Mrs. Richardson,
sought Mrs. Beck's society as a
sedative for tangled nerves and as
an abiding sustenance in his regen.
Grafton. She took him to church
and he sat with the congregation
while she sang in the choir.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Causes Breach

Meantime the emotional conflict
ragged. Mrs. Richardson. according
to the State, believing that Pollard
wanted to mend his ways, was
willing to let him go on promise
that he would return to his wife,
but when she learned that. instead,
he was going out with Mrs. Beck,
the conflict broke, and there was an
open breach between Mrs. Richard
son and Pollard.
The seamy side Of the fabric be-
gan to show in bold outline. Pol
lard was embarrassed by Mrs.
Richardson's constant demands
upon him ito take care Of her"
She grew to like wild parties more
than ever. She began to lose the
bloom and the charm that made
her attractive. and she realized 1t
and demanded that Pollard, whom
she charged with wrecking her
life, make some substantial form
Of restitution. This is the claim
Of the State.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
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Big Lawyers

The, array of counsel in the case
gives it added prominence. Besides
Hiram Smith for Pollard, there is
Harry M. Smith, jr., Hiram's
father. noted for his defense of
Eastlake and Sarah Knox On the
side of the State there is Dave
Satterfield, a young lawyer, the
Commemorative attorney, who has
distinguished himself on many oc-
casions. Also there is Richard
Evelyn Byrd, scion of another dis
tinguished family, known for his
keenness and attention to the minut.
est details in impressing a jury
Judge David c.. Richardson, long
on the bench in criminal cases, is
presiding.
The case is more than a triangle.
II there is such thing as a double
triangle. perhaps the description is
more fitting. It presents the worst
aspects Of conflict Of emotions that
ever have come into a Richmond
court, not even the famous Beattie
trial exceeding it. ...
There is Pollard and Thelma
Hamm drawn closely together.
There is Pollard and his wife, drift
ing apart. There is Herbert Rich.
ardson stepping in, and making
Thelma Hamm his wife, and then
going off to war. There is a
greater breach between Pollard and
his wife and a, closer union between
Pollard and Thelma. The girl. see
ing an opportunity to get more
money and more congenial surround
ings, becomes Pollard's stenographer
although her husband had asked
her not to work while he was serv.
ing his country in France.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

said. to get her foot in the door to
prevent its closing, but could not
Attorney Smith declared Mrs,
Richardson was white with anger.
He said she flashed pistol in Pol
lard's face and said:
tom Pollard, I told you I would
get you and now I'm going to do it!''
Pollard grasped the pistol and
wrenched it from her hand. He ran
out on the porch. Mrs. Richardson,
so the defense says, screaming after
him:
TON Pollard, you come here"
He ran on to the lawn. Mrs.
Richardson ran after him. She
closed in on him and there was a
struggle. pistol shot, short sharp
cry and she fell. The bullet from
her own pistol had ploughed it's
course through her heart.
That is the story the defense tells.
Next comes Herbert Richardson
1.-THE divorced husband who had been
watching with a sort of maternal in
terest the checkered affairs Of his
ex-wife. After the coroner and 20.
lice had finished with the body he
took his place beside it. Although
of meager means he provided money
for the funeral in Richmond and
Atlanta and accompanied the body
there, took husbands place in the
service and mourned with the family
This Is the same man who had
fought Germans with his back to the
wall and who can wear three distInc-
tive, badges Of honor for bravery
under fire.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Mrs. Richardson Calls

Pollard went to his home. He
was living alone. He bought a few
provisions for his. supper and ate
alone. The defense maintains that
shortly before 1880 o'clock Mrs
Richardson called him up and
quotes the following conversation
into the record:
Mrs. Richardson: Tom Pollard
are you going to see Mrs. Beck to-
night?
Pollard: I don't know.
Mrs. Richardson: Well, II you
are, I'll be there too.
Pollard: I'm not going to Mrs
Beck's.
Mrs. Richardson: Where will. you
be in ten minutes?
. Pollard: I don't know.
Mrs. Richardson: I'll be up to
your house in ten minutes.
Then. the defense says. the con
versation ended.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Richardson Returns

Stranger grows the conflict as the
case proceeds. Richardson returns
from France, with three citations
for bravery given for signal service
under fire. He finds his wife and
Pollard hopelessly flor HIM In
volved. He strives to get her back,
but she declines. And, strange as
it may seem, at this conference, held
at 4 o'clock in the morning between
Richardson and his wife, Tom Poi
lard is present. No reconciliation is
effected. The breach Is hopelessly
widened between Richardson and his
wife, also between Pollard and his
wife,
Love notes passed frequently be.
tween Pollard and Mrs. Richard.
son. One told her to please tie
up those beautiful blonde curls
when you come into the office. !
cannot resist you when I see you
like that" And once again, when
she was sick, he wrote:
Dearest Hamm: 1 think of you
always. It is very dull without
you Get we'll soon and come back
to me-"
It was just about this time that
| Pollard gave Mrs. Richardson his
unlimited check" which was found
in her purse the night she was
killed. Although it was dated more
than a year before 1t had not
been cashed. The check was made
/ out to "Thelma II. Richardson,
and was signed Thomas Pollard.
The amount was left blank.
Thelma Richardson was mentally
well developed. She wrote to q
friend one time: II love to go or
parties. I like high life. / think
tit must be the Satan in me thai
Graves these things, but l thrive
on them" At the same time the
CONTINUED parties and exploits il
high life were beginning to tel
upon her. Her hair no longer
seemed so golden, her eyes so ius
trous or her smile so engaging; a
least, her companionship began t.
wear upon Pollard.
There were wild parties to Wash
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

ington, to Baltimore, to fishing
shores and camps in the woods near
by. Attorney Smith, for Pollard,
declared in his opening statement
to the jury:
about this time the unfortunate
circumstances began to develop.
There were automobile trips, parties
to Washington, to hotels; there was
whiskey, there were men and
women, improper ones, / mean;
trips to Baltimore, more whiskey,
more men, more women" .r~
AS an aftermath to one Of these
parties Commemorative Attorney
Satterfield, in his opening statement,
Ill at the, Jefferson Hotel in Rich
mond after. a crude operation had
been performed upon her by mex
perienced and unprofessional hands.
She was hurried to a hospital and
the operation completed by physi-
cian
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
of Loves in Which
Young Richmond Real Es-
tate Dealer Became. En-
meshed Are Revealed as
Trial on Charge of Staying
Typist Last December Is
Begun.
By FRANK WEST.
RICHMOND. VA F

n1C1MOND, Nd., req. LIE
One of Virginia's oldest families
the Pollards-is bowed in grief be-
cause Of the public stigma, that has
become fastened upon the youngest
son Of an indulgent father. A
charge of murder, with all Of it's
sordid antecedents, is being aired in
the Hastings Court of proud old
Richmond, the center of things that
arc considered noble and good and
chivalrous and aristocratic.
Tom Pollard, young, married, head
of prosperous real estate business
and with unlimited possibilities for
carrying on the family heritage,
faces a jury which is considering
whether he murdered his stenog-
rapher, Mrs, Thelma H. Richardson,
in cold blood. as charged in the in
dictment, or whether the bullet that
caused her death on the night Of De-
cember IL, was fired accidentally
while the two were struggling to
gain possession Of the weapon.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Appetite Stops, Sleep Gets
Restless, Whole System
Becomes Rundown.
BUILD UP QUICK WITH
REAL TONIC, HYPO-COD.

Just a shifting little cold isn't
serious. but II you have one that
Ia bad and; has you feeling miser.
albeit Is time to get busy quick
How easy one can RID themselves
of such troubles is told by Mrs.
M. G, Christie, here in Washing
ton. II had a real bad cough and
cold-No, it wasn't grippe or Flu"
it was just one of those colds
that make you feel miserable, weak
and terrible all over ! had. no
appetite. energy, or ambition, SO l
began using this excellent medi-
cine called Hype-Cod which ! REQ
oEamead higly. II has already
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
School 'Valnp'.
Sends Valentine
To A. L. Stuart

A LExANDER T. STUART,
"A director Of primary educa-
Hon, in the District public
schools and y veteran edu-
Gator, has captured the heart
Of a young and impression
able maideh!
Y Mr.. Stuart is unafraid Of
gossiping tongues On the con-
trary, he reveIs in his con.
quest. He gloats over it. He
proudly, displays 10 visitors .
red bIotting-paper heart bear.
ing the frank admission: 'fYOu
are my sweet" the avowal
being completed by q candy
heart, pasted below.
From some little girl in the
second grade at the Frank
lin," Mr.. Stuart smiIingIy ex-
plains.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

though declaring his feeling for
her was one of most profound
respect. A white gold wrist watch,
a ring, bracelets and earrings were
among the presents she said she
had received from him when she
made her affidavit to the Common
wealth's attorney. Furthermore,
she swore. Pollard had asked ner
to marry him as soon as they
could get their divorce troubles out
Of the way. The defense admits
this, but says Pollard made the re-
mark in fun and Mrs. Beck re-
ceived it in the same spirit.
On the day Of the tragedy. Pol
lard had lunch with Mrs. Beck at
a downtown restaurant. 1t was
here the marriage proposal was
made. That was Monday, Decem-
Der II. Pollard had an engagement
with Mrs. Beck that night.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
I'Cauliflower Ear
Wins Her Decree

BOSTON, Feb. 17.-Mrs. Walter
e. Merrill, a model, apparently did
not live up to specifications as a
model wife in: the view OF her hus-
hand so he proceeded to energize
his objections.
I Mrs. Merrill, suing for divorce,
told the. court Merrill had pounded
her ear until it looked like a. cau1i-
flower that he had thrown her
downstairs and flung her into the
bathtub
She exhibited the. "cau1iflower
ear" as her most convincing testis
mony and won her decree.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

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They clear your blood, they remove
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causes the skin to wake up; tt be-
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truly a complexion marvel and never
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something to make your complexion
beautiful and keep it lovely. x
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Stenographer Discharged

In desperation Pollard discharged
her from his employ. That was
on Thanksgiving eve. Mrs. Rich.
ardson had no funds and few
friends. Those who had laughed
and joked with her on the wild
parties could see nothing sporty
or regular in the state into which
she had rela psed. She told Mostly
West, one of the witnesses in the
case: "Mosgy. am down and out.
No money, no friends. nothing"
Meantime, Pollard was giving
Mrs. Beck handsome preSenta. al.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Answers Friend

A pathetic note In the whole sordld
story Is that which 7came out above
tho jargon of Illicit love and rela-
tionshIps soon after the day of the
tragedy. 1t was a letter written by
Mrs. Richardson to a girl who had
asked her to give up her aimless
life, Here it 1s:
MY Dearest Geergiai, Last even
ing upon my arrival heme I found
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
WOULD BOOST VALLEY.

TEARRIsoNBURG, Va, Feb. IT,
Organizations Of the Shenandoah
Valley Chamber Of Commerce 10, ad-
vertise the advantages OF this region
as a tourist haven and to attract
outside capital il urged in q resolu-
ton. by the Harrisonburg Chamber
of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
FIRST REST IN IL YEARS.

FREELAND, Pa, Feb. 17.-Rob.
ert Hinkle, who has just resigned
as superintendent of the Freeland
Water Company, is enjoying his
first vacation after twelve years
of continuous labor.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
ADVERTTSEMENT
Skin Trouble
!: r.. !. Banished

Stuart's Calcium Waters Have Re.
marIxabIe Action in the Skin
Texture to Aid Beauty.
If your face and shoulders are
troubled with pimples that Become
rashy at certain periods, getsa box
today of Stuart's Calcium Waters
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

Above is Pollard home,
where shooting took place.
The two revolvers are held
valuable evidence. At top is
shown Mrs. Thelma Hamm
Richardson (left), who was
slain, and Mrs. Bertha Beck,
with whom Pollard !, is said
to have become infatuated.
Photograph at lower left
shows Detective Sergeants
Smith and Wamack, who in.
vestigated the shooting.
Evening star., 1923-11-18
WOMEN OF D. C. BAR
Dine DECEMBER 2.
Centennial of Monroe Doctrine
Will Be Celebrated at An
nuel Dinner.

The Women's Bar Association of the
District will celebrate the centennial
of the Monroe Doctrine at it's annual
dinner to be held December 2, at Z
PM, at Rauscher's.
Miss Emile Bullowa, president Of
the National Women's Bar Associa-
ton, will speak of women in the
Legal Profession" Mrs. Rose McFall
Bres. who was the first woman lawyer
in New Orleans. and now editor of
the Woman Lawyers Journal will
give her views on the publicity
agency of the American Women's Bar
Association. Miss Della Sheldon
Jackson will tell Of her second trip
around the world, and Mrs. Helena
DOGGY Reed, woman banker of this
city; will discuss opportunities in
banking for woman lawyers. Miss
Mary Rarthelme. judge of the cir
cult court in Cook county, ILL.,, has
also been asked to speak.
Members of committee on arrange
ments are: Miss Gertrude Leonard,
chairman; Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
Miss Marie Easby-Smith, Miss Grace
Eddy. Miss Olive Geiger, Mrs. Laura
HI. Halsey, Miss Mary Grace McVey,
Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews and
Miss Agnes L. Minick.
Evening star., 1923-11-18
WOMAN'S FUTURE
DECLARED BRIGHT
Mrs. Moore, Writer, Says
Present Crisis to Lead to
Better Things.

washington and American literary
circles are manifesting interest in the
announcement that Bertha Pearl
Moore of Washington is working on
q new novel which will deal with "the
women of today" Mrs. Moore, the
wife Of DR.. Blaine F. Moore of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
is the author of Sarah and Her
Daughter" and THE Love Child" tw O
books which deal with the immigrant
life and which have received uniyer-
sal praise from literary critics.
Her views on the modern woman
were given yesterday to a Star rep
resentative.
Il think she is old fashioned COM
pared to what she is going to be.
Woman has a big future before her,
but just at present she is going
through a great crisis, for she has
neither wholly outgrown her old self
yet nor has she wholly acquired her
new self. women are restless now
and oyerdaring, but let their con-
dition normalize itself and you will
see the wonderful things they can
do"
Mrs. Moore prior to her marriage
ola much work among the immi-
grants In the slums of New York
city and it was this work that gave
her the material needed for the pro-
duction of her two novels on immi-
grant life.
When asked to discuss her exper-
fences among the immigrants Mrs
Moore said: Il have lived with these
people and worked for them and |
find, as a matter of fact that they
are very much like other people" !"
The author expressed her dislike at
the way the immigrant is picturized
IN literature, cartoons and upon the
stage. From literature about then,
we have carried away the idea that
every immigrant Jew Is grimy
creature and a slaughterer of the
English language; that he is con-
stantly employed in thinking UP
schemes for weaving a penny or dol
lar away from his neighbor. Or else
We think of him as on the vaudeville
stage--a fellow with hat tilted on
one side and deep over his forehead"
declared Mrs. Moore.