The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-29

afternoon. Mr.. llipkins was not present,
but was represented by John Wills, Esq,
who said he was wounded in the right leg
near the knee, and the injury was much
more severe than at first supposed, ana
one which will probably contine him to ms
/ room for several months.
Prom the Sun. 18th.
THE SHOOTING ARRAY AT TIRE FOUNTAIN
! "H" HOTEL. ..-s
Justice Spiccr yesterday held an cxaml-
nation in regard to the late shooting a.fay
at the Fountain Hotel. John II. Ing, Esq,
appeared as counsel for II. Rives POLLARD,
and John Wills, Esq, as counsel Tor +.
| Ilipkins, the party who was wounded IN the
anfay. Several witnesses were examined,
whose testimony went t" prove the shoot-
ing, but al the request OF Mr.. Ing the
further examination was postponed until
this afternoon at O'Clock, in order to OBJ
tain witnesses for tho defence. The JUS
ticc released Mr.. Pollard on $4,000 bail
for his appearance this afternoon. The
wounded man is reported to be suffering
from wound in the nip, and also another
In the thumb. 2@. ,~.-.-..
From tho American. ., ..
TIE POLLARD SHOOTING ARPRAY-FURTHER
.. EXAMINATION.
Yesterday at half-past IL o'clock an cx-
animation was commenced before Justice
Spicer, at the Middle District station, IN
| the case of ii. Rives Pollard, charged with
firing two pistol shots at Frederick Hip
| kins on Wednesday night in front of the
| Fountain Hotel, on Light street. John I'll.
Ing, Esq, appeared as counsel for Pollard,
while John Wills, Esq, represented Mr..
| Ilipkins. The testimony adduccd substan-
TALLY was rs follows:
Policeman Charles Scott heard two re-
ports of pistol discharges while he was on
| Baltimore street in front Of Coleman &
Rocers's drug store; he fastened round
! Light street to the hotel, and being in
| formed OF the shooting ARRAY, crossed TO
Vine street and took Pollard in custody
the revolver which the accused had was
examined by Lieutenant Wright and Cap
tain Mitchell, who found that two Of the
| barrels were empty. j.
Thomas Candies, driver Of hack, stated
! that while he was on the stand III Monu-
mcnt Square a gentleman engaged him TO
drive round to the Fountain Hotel: after
reaching there, coloredman came out with
hat box and bird-cagc, which he was about
to place in the carriage, when Pollard came
ND with pistol in his hand and put it to
the head of IIipkins; witness was about
to open the carriage door when Pollard
came up: there was no pistol in the hand
! of lIipkins; Pollard discharged the first
shot before the firing took place, witness
went up to the head Of his horses, standing
on the street he saw the pistol in Pol
lard's hand, and also the flash; he heard
two other shots and saw the flash, but did
not see who fired them.
! Fenton Clabaugh stated that he went in
! the carriage with Hipkins to DR.. Allen a.
Smiths, after the shooting, about which
he knew nothing: also, saw llipkins the
present morning. when DR.. Spence, who is
attending him, stated that the wound i'll
the thigh was much more serious than
was at first thought, as the ball had frac-
turcd the bone: IIiplins was also shot in
the end Of one of his thumbs he was at his
| boarding-lou corner Of st. Paul and
! Lexington streets; his wound would pro-
| lahly coniinc him for two or three months.
Thomas Smith, barber at the Fountain
! Hotel, testified to seeing HipkinS and the
colorcd man come out with the bird-cagc {:
| heard some loud talk and struggle, as also
some one ordering the baggage to I've put
upon the carriage: he heard two or three
pistol shots; saw pistol in the hand Of Pol
| lard who fired it: some person, after the
! firing was over, came up and asked Fol
| lard what was the matter; he replied,
"Nu,hing"; witness was standing at the
main entrance, about fifteen or twenty
steps from the carriage; there was ire
mcndous crowd gathered at the commence
mcnt Of the affair: witness could not tell
who fired the first shot; all that he saw
was that Pollard fired the last shot; there
might have been four shots fired; Pollard
was standing aside of one of the trees
when the first pistol was fired the people
scattered; Pollard was standing with his
back to Baltimore street: witness states
that he saw Pollard fire the second shot,
when Hipkins fell saw no pistol in Hip
kinSs hand; the pistols were fired down
the street; witness did not see any female.
The testimony on the part of the prose.
cution was here rested. General Ing stated
his desire TO have a number of witnesses
summoned, among others John Thomas, the
colored man who had the bird-cage in his
hand. lie stated that he expected to prove
that the alteration was brought on by Hip
kins, who was the first to fire two shots. He
would prove by witness, to whom Hip
kins had admitted the fact that morning,
that he had fired the first shot; also, that
on Tuesday night Ilipkins and female, IN
relation to whom the quarrel was, had co.
habited and slept at rooms Nos. ll9 and
1910 Eutaw House, registering their names
as Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor. Pollard was
anxious to restore this female to her father,
and, as evidence of such anxiety, he would
read two dispatches which Pollard wrote
and caused to be sent off on wednesday
evening, and which are as follows:
BALTIMORE, September 26.
Dr.. Alexander, late IF Salem, Roanoke
comntp (care of john p. Halbach, Char.
lotte>Caie, Ya.):
Hasten here. Come at all hazards. vi.
tally important matter, that demands your
instant attention. Come Immediately. Let
nothing dctain you. Will pay all expenses
Come, / implore you, or your loss will be
irrcparable. Answer.
ii. RIyEs POLLARD,
corner Of Hanover and Hill streets.
BALrIMoRE, September 26.
John p. HqDach, Esq, Charlottesville, Va:
Telegram to DR.. Alexander, formerly Of
Salem, Roanoke county-now living,
learn, in Alhemarle-scnt to your care.
Please forward instantly at every cost.
will pay any expense to get it to him lmme-
diately.. Most important. Please answer