Farmville Enterprise |
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One Dollar tht year? In tdv.ice.
Entered la the Fo?t Office at Farm*
vllle, N. C., u Mcoad clut mill matter.
THURSDAY. APR. 30. 1914
TESTIMONY IN CASE OF
STATE VS. POLLRAD.
(continued from 14) page)
week that Smith was going to
kill him. Names of men furnish
ing information J. L. Burnette,
J. W. Moore and Monroe Cam
eron. Smith had made persona]
treat Saturday before. Pollard
was in barber shop and Askew
usked how hog case was com
ing on. Pollard said that Cox
was getting up, something, but
that if be proved all he knew
about Cox that he would have
his license. Cox came in and
told Pollard he wanted to see
him. Asked Pollard what he
had bee& saying about him. Pol
lard said that Smith had told
him (Cox) Smith said yes and
be was man enough to back it I
up. He claims that Smith cursed
? him and tain rm l?'d him that
he would give him five dollars
to bring Yelverton down there.
Pollard told him that he bad bet
ter bring him 17.50 on a note he
bad colleded for him. Cox call
ed him a damn liar, Pollard got
up; Smith grabbed him by arm
and carried him out. Pollard
told him he had treated him
wiong. Smith told him if he did
n't go home he would kill him.
Saturday afternoon at 1:30,
came back home at 5 o'clock,
Back to 3k.re -)l 8uW a:>J remain
ed a few minutes after shcotiug
Went heme and tokl his wife
what had happened. After this,
court took a rccess until 9:30
this morning? Saturday.
This rtoruinjj'a session of
convened at 9:30 nnd the de
fendant, S. M. Pollard, took the
fT||nintiliflw Kf
the pn*^niW? ThIiTvM finisb
ed shortly after 12 o'clock and
immediately following this came
the next witness for the defense.
Vance Belcher, who testified
that he had known Pollard for
several years and that be bed
known Smith for about the same
length of time. That he bad
heard of the trouble between
Smith end Pollard at the barber
shop on Saturday night, Jan
10th. That on Sundp.y Jan. 11th
in the presence of Mrs. J. P.
Taylor Smith told him that be
gave Pollard a damn decent curs-,
ing the night before and that Pol
lard had cold feet and woudn't
resent it. Was in baber shop at
time of shooting and some said
to go in drug uqtc. That, upon
arriving there, he found Pollatd
and Smith clinched. Pollard bold
ing the breach p< a pictol and
Smith the barreL He helped to
separata the two men and that
he took a pistol from Smith's
right hand overcoat pocket
Tufit he of>ened the door for
Smith to be carried Out and that
Smith drew out his pistol audi
fired at Pollard. He was asked |
by mayor Turn age to serve as
police that night and heoomp'ied
with the Mayor's request
Robert Little the next witness
for the defense. That on Satur
day eveniug of Jan. 17 be saw
Smith behind Pollard's store in
FaramUe and held the followng
obo rasa lion with him. Smith
afe^ him if ha had any whiskey
that he had some iron We knd
that he needed a driuk. That
ibe two Went to a near stable
' took a drink. That
I hka that ha had
out that
lftoTdock Saturday night Jan. 17, |
tin Pollard's
a punch I
and Smith had some I
thatftrilerd ?*>[
out of bete" and tHr
Smith sitd "1 shall not" at tbe
same time Teaching his right
hand for his pistol and taking a
step forward toward Pollard.
That Smith's overcoat prevented
him from getting bis pistol out
and Pollard drew his pistol fired
on Smith and that upon this
Smith grabbed the barrell of
Pollard's pistol and that the two
clinched. That the second shot
fired and he run out of the store
and watched through the window
as the two were sepe rated.
The next witness was Mrs. S.
M. Pollard, who te&ificd that
she was married to S. M. Pollard
Odober 30. 1902.
The witness also testified that
during the week prior to the
homicide that her husband took
every precaution to avoid Smith
and that he remained at home
moil of the lime, that during this
time many reports of threats
made by Smith were brought
to him. She further te&ifted
that on the night of the homi
cide her husband came home
and told her tbe whole Aory of
the tragedy and he remarked to
her that he did it in defense and
when the officers wanted him
they could find him at home.
Church L. Perkins teAified
that he was wuikiug in Pollard'*
drug Acre in Farmville the night
of the homicide. That on Sat
urday nifht, January 17 about
10 o'clock he was cleaning up
soda fountain, Smith entered and
walked down toward rear. That
someone called for a package of
cigarettes and Pollard went to
cigar cose and waited upon cus
tomer. That Smith walked over
toward where Pollard was stand
ing. Pollard said "Cheii, I told
! ou told you that I didn't want
you around here, "get out"
Smith fftepped forward toward
Pollard trying at the same time
to get bis hand in his pocket as
if lot a piAdft. At this moment
Pollard fired.
W. C. Askew, testified that be
knew the defendant That he
also knew the deceased. That he
married the si&er of Mrs. Pol
lard. On Sunday morning he
asked Pollard about the affair
aad Pollard told him that Smith
had followed him a part of the
way home cursing him nil the
way. That on Saturday night
January 17. be heard two shot*
fire an<? *aw a crowd rush up in
front of Pollard's drug liore. He
went to the fiore where he found
Smith and Pollard clinched. He
rushed in and helped to seperate
them. That he and Mr. Belcbcr
darted oui with Smith and that
at the door Smitb drew a pistol
from his left hip pocket and fired
at Pollard. He 'returned to tfore
and asked Pollard what caused
the trouble, and he said be shot
Smith in order to keep from be
ing killed himself.
- Next waa J. W. Eason, who
taftied the he talked to Smith
Tuesday prior to homicide and
be sew ba was mad, and asked
him what was lba trouble and
that Smith said Pollard -didn't
want to treat Mm right and that
if he didn't begin treating him
right he was going to kill him.
Esson then went and tc!d Mon
roe Cameron he had better tell
Pollard to watch out.
Monroe Cameron testified that
he notified Pollard.
J. a Jamas testified that Pol
lard cam* Into his oMSee a few
days prior to homicide aud said
curscJ him and threatened his
lift. Jnmes further te&ifed that
he asked Pollard if he was afraid
of Smith and that he said he was.
Pollard said that he wan led pro
tection and that he wanted to see
Judge Daniels about it James
suggested a peace bond but Pol
lard said that would do no good
as Smith would break it the first
time he got to drinking.
S. V. Joyner, P. T. Atkinson
and G. T. Tyson testified as to
Pollard's character being good
and Smith's bad. The latter of
the three ftated, on question, that
he was related and had to take
care of the family.
R. E. Belcher testified that he
was a Justice of the peace and
that he knew defendant and had
known deceased. That during
November Court 1913 that Mr.
Abernethy asked him and Smith
why they did not break up the
gambling and liquor selling by
Pollard in >Farmville. That he
had been in Farmville the night
before And that the ladies of the
town had notified him of the
same and bad requested him to
have such broke up and that as
officers of the law it was their
duty
mat since tne homicide be
[had held a conversation with
Vance Belcher and that Vance
Belcher stated that he' thought it
to be one of the moat cold
blooded murders he had ever
known of. That Vance Belcher
stated that he talked to Smith a
few minutes before homicide
and that at that time Smith seem
ed to be in a very good humor
and that he did not think that
Smith come into Pllard's store
expecting to hurt him. He
stated that he though that if such
had been Smith's intentions he
would have gotten Pollard before
the defendant fired hi* gun.
This conversation being a direct
contradiction of the testimony ol
Vance Belcher given on stand.
Judge Daniel's ordered .that the
testimony given by Vance Bhlch
er be stricken from
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several years and knew ?,
general character and i
to be bad That he knew
and that he was not considered
violent and dangerous man.
A. C Monk testified that Smith
was in his store about ? quarter
to nine on night of the homicid*.
That he again saw Smith about
half hour after he had been shot.
That be heard Smith say that
Pollard was a coward ana w*?
not game. That be wouldn't
give him a show. That at the
debot Smith again mid that he
was a coward. That he ordered
him out oi the store and upon
his asking what ho meant that
Pollard shot him. That be had
known Pollard for Several years
and knew his general character
and reputation to be bad. That
for the last few years Smith had
not been considered a very vio
l?rt I'Rtt dangrou* man.
J. H. Tborne testified that he
had been in Pollards druz stose
and had been up stairs byway
nfladdcr <ind played oolcer trid
that Pollard often loo'- pan in
game That beer was served
and same wa? juid for by chip
pine out of the pot That >?
certain amount was also tfken
out for the bouso
It L. Davis testified that he
know Pollard's reputation and
kBQtv Ida general character to
be had in tome respects opd
had known Smith end did not
know him to be a violent and
dcogrnus man. That about one
o'clock on Saturday of homi
t ide Pi.llnrd cuma to ?e him lor
a few minutes. That Pollard
told him that on the Saturday]
That oaThursday he bed been
amcs j
the
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fWJdthat b? wooJd hiive to
catlry on hi* bussmess id a little
different shape from what he
was at that time. Pollard replied
that i! you doa't go away from
her* I'll fix you ao you will have
tojtijr away.
W. C. Joyner, said he knew
both Smith and Pollard ?sd that
he?heard Pollard say that if
Smith came in and around
his- place of business that he
w ould ask him out and U would
be advisable for him to ret away.
Mr. T. H. Rouse aald he had
worked (or Pollard. Said Belch
er brought Pollard a manage
from the Solicitor stating Pollard
had better stop doing any crook
ed business in that store or >b?r
would investigate. He also testi
fied that Pollard sold bottletf
iroods and some of it was label
ed Blue Ribbon. TTwt Pollard
toqk the tables off the Blue Ri>>
bon bottles and sold it as jwar
Tom Bon ling said be beard a
conversation once between Pol
lard and Snvtb nnd b**rd Smith
'ell fuiUru Unit be wt.ulu
to Aqp doinc so much tuituwful
business or he would ?nke hold
of Wu.
Mr. Robert Newton said he
t.nd been up tain of Pollard*,
itore where they played poker,
and that be had seen Mck pot* as
large as $50. That he saw Smhh
about. 45 minutes after bo was
shot and that Smith fated that
he .was shot to death but bated
to be shot by a dirty coward with
out any chance to defend him
li A. Joyner testified that lie
wvs in court when the Fogas
joyner case was not grossed >y
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