The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-24
TIE oKs-poLLARD RENcoNTRE.

THE BROOKS KS-POLLARD RENCONTRE.
The Richmond Republic of Saturday furn-
ishes the following account of late rencon-
tire in that city:
The New York Tines of the Sth ultimo
contained letter from the Richmond cores
pondent, E. P. Brooks, filed with statements
concerning the difficulty between Mr.. Pollard
and Messrs. Tyler and Coleman, which cul-
minated in the shooting affair at the Capitol
on the 18th, which were of the most offensive
character to Mr.. Pollard, as they would have
been to any gentleman. The paper contain
ing this article reached this city day before
yesterday, but was not seen by Mr. Pollard
until after 4 o'clock yesterday.
Between two and three O'clock Mr.. Pollard
was at the Spotswood Hotel, and met Mr..
Brooks as he came UP from the billiard-room.
On meeting him, Mr.. Pollard asked, Are
YOU the correspondent of the New York
Ilmes'"
Mr.. Brooks replied, ~ am."
Mr.. Pollard then said, "You have written
most insulting letter about ME" and caught
him by the collar, at the same drawing
cowhide, commenced applying it to his back
and shoulders. Brooks made fight, and
caught Pollard by the beard; then scuffe
ensued, in which the parties got back to the
Office of the hotel, Pollard in the time using
his cowhide most vigorously.
Brooks, by this time, got hold Of the cow
hide, and Pollard let it go and commenced
using his fist on Brooks face and head
When they got to this point Brooks said,
81 can't stand this much longer" and turned
l., al,
from Mr. Pollard. AT this time his head was
chucked through pane of glass in the Office.
Mr.. Pollard's friends here came up and told
him that they thought he had punished him
sufficiently, and wanted him to desist. Whilst
this parley was going on Brooks managed to
get loose from Pollard's grasp on his collar,
and, retaining his hold on his beard, broke
the remaining glass in the Office with Mr.
Pollard's head. Here the affair ended. Mr.
Brooks went to his room.
We clip the following from the Richmond
Enquirer of the 18th inst:
Sometime 1--WE don't know the day or
heur,) since the late cowhiding affair in the
Spctswood Hotel, E. P. Brooks, correspon-
dent of the New York Times, feeling him
self aggrieved. got out warrant for the
arrest of Mr.. II. Rives Pollard, of the Exam
iner. This warrant was served upon Mr..
Pollard at the Spotswood Hotel on Monday
night, at eight O'clock. He was carried be-
fore Justice J. F. Regnault, and held to bail
in the sum of five hundred dollars for his
appearance before the Mayor yesterday morn
ing.
He appeared before his Honor in good
time, and being asked whether he was ready
to be put upon trial, replied in the negative
He stated that he knew nothing of the war
rant until he was arrested at the time and
place mentioned above, that he desired the
attendance of a conductor en- the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad as an
important Witness but that he supposed there
was 10 necessity to delay the case on this
account, as the offence was merely breach
of peace.
His Honor stated that the character of the
offence could not be determined until the
testimony was heard and he would postpone
the case until the desired witnesses could
attend
Mr.. Pollard then asked that the trial might
be postponed until to-day. .l..
This was done, and he was required to re
new his recognizance- Mr.. Thomas II. Wynnt
going his security.
Mr. E. P. Brooks, accompanied by one o.
two friends, was present, ready for trial.