Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-01-09
Shooting in the Capitol.

On Friday last between one and two o'clock,
shooting affair occurred in the Rotunda of the
Capitol, between ii. Rives Pollard, Esq, of the
Examiner, and Messrs. Tyler Coleman, of the
Enquirer. Mr.. Pollard was in the rotunda, when
Messrs. Tyler and Coleman came out Of the hall
of the House of Delegates. MIR. Alexander Mar
shall, Of Fauquier county, was in company with
them. When they emerged from the hall, Mr.
Pollard approached Mr.. Tyler, and said to him ::
YOU d-n scoundrel, you have insulted me and
intend to chas Use you With that he raised
pistol.
Mr.. Marshall, ut this juncture, ran between
thom and said to Mr.. Pollard, s'don't shoot, Mr.
Pollard don't shoot, don't shoot" Mr.. Cole
man, whilst Mr.. Marshall between Messrs.
Pollard and Tyler, ran around and fired q shot
at Mr. Pollard, without effect. Is was imme-
diately returned by Mr.. Pollard and another shot
was then fred at Mr. Coleman by Mr.. Pollard,
neither of them INJECTING injury. Mr.. Pollard
then fred shot at Mr.. Tyler, without effect
The parties were then arrested by che officers of
The House Of Delegates, and carried before the
bar of The House.
During the firing, the parties were vancouver
ing for positions around the statute of Washing
ton, which stands in the rotunda One of Mr.
Pollard's shots cut OF the tassel1 Of the cane in
the hand of the statue. he parties were put in
custody of the officers of the House.
The difficulty which led to the shooting was
brought about by the publication of an article in
the editorial column of the Examiner, of the 3rd
uitimo, on the subject of The public printing In
this ar icle Mr.. Pollard said
t'There is but one man in the State of Virgin
Ia who knows how TO certify Public Prin er's
account 10 the Auditor in such a manner as to
obtain an allowance of ten dollars for work worth
one dollar; and that gif ed individual has been
recently employed by the Enquirer, in anticipa
ton OF its proprietor cleo ion as State Printer
The possession of such an individual is consid err
ed by the s'Unquest ionable Gnat'' of more impor.
lance than the possession Of competent Job Of
hce for The work. He has not the Office, and re
lies upon the credit Of the public printing 10
bring The means OF procuring that after election,
but he has what is better than the material, he
presses, or the office-he has man who knows
how to make up Public Printers accounts so that
a dollar OF real service will produce ten dollars
of pay
En- reply to the above, the Enquirer of the next
day, said
"rhe following statements appeared in the edi-
torial Of yesterdays Examiner:
81 here is but one man i'll the State of Virgin
Ia who knows how to certify public printers
account to the auditor in such o manner as to OBJ
lain allowance CT len dollars for work worth
one dollar, and hat gifted individual has been
recently employed by he Enquirer in an icipa-
ton OF IFS proprietors elec ioh State printer.
Also that the proprietors Of .he Enquner have
not the office, anu rely upon the creiit of the
public printing to bring them the means Of pro-
curing that ter election
''he call upon The Examiner to name the gift
ed indlViuuar 1t refers stand convicted Of
dellberated talseLood. We are now receiving from
New York the office TO do the puonc printing
should We be elected to hal oihce, and the type
presses, ETC., can now be seen by any one WAC
may desire to inspect them. So much for that
statement"