The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-17
NOTE FROM II. RIvEs PoLLARD'S COUNSEL.
RICHMOND, August Is, 5 =. NJ.

AuSust o Ius
To the Editors Of the Richmond Dispatch:
Gentlemen,-Having been occupied in
court all day, did not see your article of
this morning, among the local items, headed
"H. RiueS Pollard indicted by the Grand
Jury" until it. was shown me moment
ago. AS his counsel retained to defend
him upon the charge which you have thus
emblazoned in your paper, and in his ab-
scnce in Philadelphia, drawn there by the
sitting of the Conservative Convention, /
feel not only authorized, but called on, to
interpose this note to break the force of
the impression upon the public likely and
naturally to be created by your article.
You will understand that I am not even
upon terms of intimacy with Mr.. Pollard,
and that speak now only as his counsel
Gentlemen, take leave to say that You
have gone very far in your notice OF Mr..
Pollard and his cause. You say that for
some days past the talk of the town has
been difficulty, in which Mr.. Il. Rives
Pollard, editor of the Richmond Examiner,
had become involved. We have hereto
fore refraned from publishing anything in
regard to it; but as the matter has now
been brought before the court, we feel at
liberty to give what we believe to be true
statement of the case. The Grand Jury
yesterday made the following presentment
against Mr.. Pollard" And then you pub
lish a copy of the indictment, filled with
gricvous criminal charges.
do not stop to comment on the fact
that you do not seem disposed to quiet the
town talk, (most generally in crror,) but
to inflamc it by renewing the topic an dd-
rance of a trial but do express my aston
ishmcnt and regret that you have found it
"conveniem and just to feel at liberty to
give rhat IRE belierc to be u truc stdtement0t
Ire case," and then publish the allegations
of the Indictment always highly colorcd
aud inhatcd) rs Il true statement of the cdSe.
Thus you have been good enough to tell
the public that in Mr.. Polard'S case you
Jeliere the things alleged in the indictment,
and yet to be prOred, are true. Well, now,
so far as this tattering notice OF Mr.. Pol
lard concerns you and him, | leave it
where it is but so far as the public is con-
cerned, desire, then, in addition to your
jeliet, to give these facts: Mr.. Pollard
will return to Richmond in few days and
will confront the law and the facts, and
abide fair trial thereon. He expects to
disprore the material allegations of that
Indictment. Is it too much to ask that he
shall have this trial undamaged by news
paper contributions to the prosecution!
One fact know: Asmy duty lin part), |
conycrscd with the " female inmate of the
said house," who is alleged to have been
violently, and with force of arms, dragged,
beaten, &C., and interrogated her, and she
freely. Voluntarily. and without compui-
sion or fear of any one, denied the whole
story. She will probably be witness,
with others, and will, presume, tell her
own story. If the other allegations of the
indictment have no better foundation,
they will be apt to share like fate. |
respectfully ask the insertion of this note.
Very respectfully yours,
A JUDSON CRANE.