The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-02
lpar lpar. H. Il. Pollara's Difficulty.
: " From tie Richmond Dispatch. June 2s.] -

lET0nt Lhe 1t9chn1ofa0 U9Sp0tchs JUNG Io.l
1nthe Examiner ot yesterday : card appeared
sion Of the personal difficulty which occurred be-
tween him and Mr.. Samuel James on Tuesday
evening last Mr.. Pollard, in his card, says: 81
now post him (Sam. James) as iar, paltroon
The. above card win be posted BY me in all the
hotels the city and other public places between
the hours of nine and ten O'Clock this morning"
Accordingly st about nine oeeS5 en sa
bow, sailed forth from his private rooms and
walked down tho street. Mr. Pollard was armed
with . double barrelled gun and two revolvers;
and q. bundle Of: .handbils. After proceeding
few.steps, Mr. Pollard and the boy crossed over to
Blair's old gtore, at the corner Of Eighth and
Main streetl,. Here they halted and the boy
posted one Of the Ncards" on the 'front.' OF the
and down in 'front.' A crowd collected, and Mr.
Pollard, with the gun, and the boy with the paste
pot, were surrounded BY swarm Of white men M
and '4egroes, al attracted BY, the prospect OF q
.'roY;"s In the mean time, Mr. John James. -.
brother Of Mr.. Samuel James, accompanied BY
his father, Colonel james, had gone into the
Spotswood, and it was rumored that MIR. John
James had come out with the deliberate intention
of taking up his brothers. quarrel. The exoite-
nsalt came up the street and told Mr.. Pollard to
consider himself under arrest for inoiting to q
breach Of the peace. Mr.. Pollard demurred to-
this, saying that no breach ofithe peace had been
committed, and that he had perfect right to be
sharp controversy then ensued. One Of the by
standers advised MIR. Pollard not to submit to be
arrested, but was immediately silenced by po-
liceman who was present. MIR. Pollard then, in
company with Recorder Regnault and police
man, proceeded to the Mayors Court.
SCENE IN THE ooeRr-RooM.
case Of but little Importance was being heard,
when Recorder Regnault, Mr.. Pollard, and the
police officer entered the court. The shotgun
was carefully placed in secluded corner, and the
corder Regnault then said that he had seen Mr.
Pollard on the corner of Eighth and Main streets
with 8 cooked shotgun in his hand, evidently
guarding a "oardn which had just been posted on
rent attitude; he had concealed weapons, and he
had thought it his duty to arrest him. He stated
that MIR. Pollard had refused to give up his arms,
anGslladm contested his (Mr. Regnault's) right to
arrest him, but had A. finally come to the court:
right, as it was as much the duty OF justice OF
the peace to prevent the commission Of an Of
fence as to cause an arrest to be- made after an
offence had been committed. From what he had
heard, he had intended to make the arrest him.
self. @4.-,ss ~ y :,
Mr.. Pollard Is. a man liable to arrest for call
ing another man 9 coward 2 L have called many
men towards in the columns of the Examiner, as
the files Of th b T am t6s
have the right to carry gun when and where !
please made no demonstration and committed
no breach Of the peace. ]
Mr.. Regnault-The boy was posting up bills,
and Mr.. Pollard was protecting him. The other
party to the affair, Mr.. ames, had just gone into
the Spotswood Hotel, and there was every rea-
son to apprehend collision and breach of the
peace.
Mr.. Pollard.-James could have found me very
easily if he had wanted to do so.
At this stage Of the proceedings an officer was
sent to arrest the Mr.. James mentioned as having
gone into the Spotswood; and during the absence
Of the officer Judge Crump and Colonel Ould, Mr..
Pollards counsel, came into Court In q few
minutes the officer returned, bringing with him
Mr.. John James, the brother Of Mr. Samuel
James, who stated that he, was the person who
went into the hotel, and that Mr. Samuel James
which he received upon the previous day.
At half-past ten o'clock Mr.. Pollard was again
called up.
Mayor.-I do not intend to 60 into the exami-
nation of this case to-day, but will bail Mr. Pol
lard to appear before mo on tomorrow (Thurs-
day. morning.
Mr. Pollard.-You speak of an examination. IL
there any charge against me
Mayor.-I say that I will not go into the case
There was good reason to apprehend breach o1
the peace and although knew nothing Of the
matter personally, I had determined myself to ar.
rest all tho parties concerned in it. Mr., James
however, is stated to he disabled and unbale to &C
out.
Mr.. Pollard-He is not disabled or injured, and
am prepared to prove it. I do not wish such 8
statement to go forth uncontradicted.