The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-07

80 RrcH noED, JAY Z, 1865
There appears In The Richmond Henaafner OF TO-
day an exhibit Of kilograms and communies.'on'
from 3. A. Pollard. over the signasure Oh u. ;"
Pollard, which reads thus: -
ACARp.-In explanation why my brother MT
g. A. Pollard has not appeared here, ana ~ Juss"e
to him. the following kilograms received rom w"
are published at the advice and counsei " No
friends:
NEW YORK, June q, 1885,
mr.. Pollard. Esn,afner office, Richmond ~. !.
Tb. last pages Of Lost Cause are passing
through tho press-requires my constant as, en-.
t,,n-ispossible to leave. II James or any VI ~.
fam,lv want ANYTHING OF me, they can ma me ~
ds4 Broadway. bp"Ahp A.
TELEGRAM no. 2.
NEW YORK, June -, 1850.
H. Rires Pollard, Examiner:
IT lanes wants redress IT Is his part to seek me.
You can publish my telegraph communication aI'o
address: also last October letter inviting meetihe
in Baltimore. Can't leave my urgent business to
bunt towards: nevertheless, II he will insure
satisfaction, | will be present where and when he
may designate through his friend, which should
be to equal convenience.
E. A. POLLARD, ss4 Broadway, N. \.
This telegram was sent to Mr. Sam James on
last Friday morning
TELEGRAM 80. ,.
New YORK, July ., lSGG.
H. II. PotidTd:
Ihave heard nothing of james. The whole thing
is all farce and fiasco.
"A POLLARD, No. s5t Broadway.
In a private letter, received last evening, Mr. L.
A. Pollard further writes:
GAS to avoiding any member Of the James fam-
lv, have only to say that nearly EIGHT MONTHS
ago, November 18th, 1865, wrote follows, from
the city OF New York, 10 James:
- 'Id do not wish to avoid any consS
quences or to escape any responsibility and with
this view shall remain in Baltimore lat the
house of DR.. -, corner of - and - streets a
sufficient number of days to learn and meet the
issue whatever il may be.
"No one of the James family responded to the
invitation of an interview. In the eight months
subsequent, have been in New York, Norfolk,
Petersburg and Richmond, without any OF the
Jameses having applied for an interview, by per-
son or by letter. A. to Sam Jamess cowardiy
fancy that could not be found In New YORK, II Is
too ridieulous to notice. You can send him my ad-
dress and kilograms, which are at his service. 1t
would be useless for me to come to Richmond,
where the police are on the alert for demonstra-
lions II could only make a harmless affair for
lanes and bloodlcss scandal for myself This
explanation shall consider for the present snf-
fcent to give the lie, blunt and direct, to his va
pours."
With this leave the public to Judge who is
oo's'hs '"'H' AD" H. RIyEs POLLARD.
Tho ouota,;on from the letter of Z. A. Pollard to
James {" las above) was written to me, OF which
the following Is a copy
New YORK, November 10, 1868.
H'illium james. Esq, COLLECTOR 81 A"'er""t ne
psaue Richmond Vi.
Sir,-I owe you a debt Of candor. nave
TRIED to do my duty to my wife ; but have been
overpowered by my feelings for Mrs. --, whlch
being no longer able to suppress, disguise, or d.
minish, / am bound to acknowledge.
Recollect that ! have done her, too, deep
wrong and stood between Il reconciliation oil her
with her husband and children and she has no
protector, no family, no friends. Sir, ! can no
longer control the feelings which torture my
heart, and, terrible a. is the pain Of seeking d.
rorce from nv wife, 1t is best for her honor and
bappiness that the step on her part should he
taken. know Won will break the news to her as
kindly as possible the pain she may suffer Is ter
rible agony to me-but better this than the uhhap-
piness Of a forced and ill-starred union.
am willing that all the penalty and shame .!
the step be concentrated on me. i do not wish Ia
take il under any circumstances OF conceaimeht'
or to avoid any consequences, or to escape an!
responsibility and with this view ! shall remain
In Baltimore TAT the house OF DR.. Moore, corner
of Hill and Hanover streets,) sufficient NUMBER
of DAYS to learn and to meet the issue whatever II
may be- All efforts reconciliation, or influences
TO that end, are now utterly in vain. 1t l. IMros-
sITLE that can ever live with my wife again.
Respectfully,
TSinncd1 EDWARD 4. POLLARD.
IfPollarI construes the quotation from the above
letter as a challenge to James as seems to be
indicated, l, to whom that letter was addressed,
am the person challenged, and not my son Samuel
X. James.
This is an eXplauation. if one Is necessary,
"why" no one Of the james" family ever
responded to the invitation Of an interview /; oi
which the candid intelligence of the public will
Judge. lily 7--lt*l WILLIAM JAMES.