The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-16

From parties concerned, and from po.
liccmcn to whom the business was entrust.
ed, we learn the following particulars
which will explain the above prcsentmcnt
and the causes which led thereto:
On the night of the 9TH of July Pollard
went to Hewitt's house, looked in at the
window, then knocked and demanded ad.
mittancc. Mrs. Hewitt approached the
door and asked who was there. Pollard
in reply, repeated his demand, and Mrs
Hewitt told him he could not come in
Pollard then said lie would enter, imme.
diatcly burst through the door represented
pistol, and inquired for a =" female
friend" Of his, who he said was in the
house. Mrs. Hewitt declared that she was
not there. He replied that he knew she
was, and that he would go up stairs and
see. He was informed that he could not
do this, when he rushed past Mrs. Hewitt
and up stairs, where he burst open the
door of room occupied by the female in
question, who he at once seized, dragged
down the steps, placed in his carriage, and
drove off to his office.
The next day warrant was gotten out
by Hewitt for the arrest Of Pollard, but
for some reason or other it was not imme.
diatcly executed. On the 9th of August
Pollard got out a counter warrant, and had
Hewitt and all the white inmates of his
house arrested in the night, and taken to
the police station. Circumstances justify
us in saying that this was done with view
of inducing the Hewitts to withdraw their
warrant. Recorder Regnault was aroused
after midnight, went to the station, and
admitted the whole party to bail for their
appearance before the Mayor the next
morning. The case came up for hearing
and there being no evidence to implicate
Hewitt and his family in any criminal act,
the warrant was dismissed.
On the 10th the police were on the hunt
for Pollard, and one actually went in and
searched his office and private apartments
,rhHe he ords Mere, but failed to find him.
The female friend" declared she had not
seen him since the night Of the fuss at
Hewitt's. and she believed she would 60
out and look for him. The policeman being
thus thrown off his guard, left the premises,
and Pollard made his escape through the
press-room, mounted his horse, and rode
Off to Ashland, on the Fredericksburg rail-
road. The same night, the female (whosc
name we have been unable to learn, though
VIC have reason to believe it begins with
IIctty) took tho cars at the Fredcricks-
burg depot, and also started for Ashland ;
but on the same train were two Richmond
policemen, bound in the same direction,
and in pursuit Of the same object. Arrived
at Ashland, the policemen were informed
by the bar-kccpcr that Mr.. Pollard was
there, and had drank bottle of clarct
This was convincing enough, and as the
train was about leaving for the north, the
cars were all searched ercept the baggage
car, and the search proved unsuccessful.
The train moved oil, and the discounted
policemen returned to Richmond.
This is all we know about the affair. We
may add, in conclusion, the interesting fact
that the Hastings Court yesterday de-
clarcd Polard's bail bond Of thousand
dollars to keep the peace, given in the
James affair, forfeited.