Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-22

| rs shall remain unpaid. Where the debt or interest
thereon does not become payable until after the LIST
day of January 1856 interest from the time OF pay
ment from the time from which interest Is paya-
BILE shall be paid on the said debt on the next sue
ceeding LIST day of January, and one years interest
shall he paid thereon on each succeeding LIST day oil
January while this act remains in force.
g. If any party shall fail 10 pay any instalment
Of interest, provided by the iouth section tslaIi
be lawful for the party u whom the same Is pay
able 10 recover it by notion on ten days notice. he
fore any court or justice having jurisdiction, which
notice may be given during the term of Il court and
10 any day of the term.
/ g. If any execution shall have been paid before
the passage of this act the property levied on shall
he restored to the defendant but shall remain sub
ject TO the lien Of the execution unless the deien-
dant shall discharge the said lien by giving to the
officer holding the execution or to the clerk of the
court from which it is issued, bond with good Sc
| curity, payable to the Commonwealth IN penalty
| double the amount due on the execution with con-
dtOn to pay, after the expiration oil tins act to the
| parties entitled the amount which will be due on
the execution, which bond shall be filed in the clerks
Office.
| 7. The period during which this act shall remain
! in force shall be excluded from the computation of
the time within which, by the operation of any
statute or rule of law, it may be necessary to COM
mence any proceeding TO preserve or prevent the loss
| Of any right or remedy.
s.sAnv bond provided for by this act may be eX.
ecucd by the party interested or by any other per-
son.
o The act entitled an act staying the collection Of
| certain debts, passed January %, lS6I and the
amendment thereof passed June 23, 1859 be, and
they are hereby repealed, except to the counties
! of - to which this act shall not apply, and ~
! to which the said act of January D. 1854 and the
amendment thereof shall remain in force except on
w that the 9th section of the said act of January 23
1861 shall be amended and re-enactcd, so as 10 read
rs follows:
TO- The act of January %, 1864 and the act amend.
atory thereof passed June % 1863 referred to in the
9th section, are hereby repealed, except provided
in that section but nothing herein shall be construed
to impair any lien acquired under the said acts or
either of them.
II. The act passed December -, 1865, entitled an
act staying the collection of debts for limited pc.
Rod, is hereby repealed.
- This act shall be in force from its passage. ]
MR. roLLARD's INVESTIGATION.
The SPEAKER announced the trial of Mr. Polard's
case rs next i'll order.
Mr. BRAXTON offered n resolution that Mr. Pollard
be released on making written disclaimer of any
intention to offer any indgnity to the House. Not
agreed to-
Mr. PENDLETON stated that he had received a let
ter from Mr. Slaughter i'll which he said that he had
received intelligence of the death of his sister, and
having to attend her funeral, he found it impossible
to attend to-day.
Mr. OuLD said that Mr.. Pollard did not ask any
further p0SpOnemcnt rs he had already asked two
pOStpOnemcntS. lie considered Mr.. Slaughter, how
ever, IL material witness.
Mr.. GRATTAN thought that Mr.. Slaughter was
very material witness, and moved that the case he
postponed until Thursday next. The motion was
lost by vote of ayes 81 noes ID.
Mr. Guild said that he had Mr.. PollGrlS written
statement, which he would read before the case
went any further, if the pleasure of the House.
The CHAIR directed that the statement be read.
Mr.. Ould read the following:
Under the solemn responsibilities OF my oath ]
make the following statement:
In the Examiner of the - | felt it to he my
duty to make certain comments on the matter of
public printing Whatever was personal in the ar
tice in no affected Mr.. Coleman. II related
To matters connected with the former of the
Richmond Enquirer, ut time when Mr.. Coleman |
had no connection with that journal, and when he
was not resident of the city of Richmond, and
contained illusions which pointed TO Mr.. Tyler |
alone. The Eagarcr on the following day ne. |
sponded in an editorial which substantially charged
Inc with deliberate lalSehOOd. AS any honorable |
man would, | smarted under the insult. | did not |
pursue the usual course amongst gentlemen with Mr.
TYLER, because knew very well that he would not |
accept Il challenge lie had before been tried in |
such matters. With Mr.. Coleman had no cause of
quarrel held him in no sort of responsibility for
the obnoxious article. did, however, determine To
nlct chastsement upon Mr.. Tyler for the insult
Accordingly sought him in various quarters during |
the whole of the day of the appearance of the art
Gle but either from his cvasions otherwise, did |
not encounter him. TN the second dav proceeded |
to the capitol with the expectation of meeting Mr. |
TYLER somewhere in ITS meighbOrhOOd. now |
S6emny avow that did not go to the capitol |
building for the purpose of nlicting chastiscmcnt
upon Mr.. Tyler within its precincts. My cNpeca- |
ton was that should meet Mr. Tyler somewhere in |
the vicinity OF the hail. charge him with the insult |
aud follow him out where we could have some |
settlement of the difficulty at another place.
In this temper, aud with this purpose ] met |
Mr. Tyler Is he came out of the hall. In moving |
towards him, distinctly saw pistol in |
his hands presented if for the purpose OF assault.
when saw Mr.. Tylers pistol, exclaimed That |
is what You want IS it = ut the same time drawing |
my pistol. did not fire ut MIR, Tyler ut all during |
the entire difficulty. My impression is very strong
that Mr.. Tyler fired at me- however, did not fire Il |
pistol at any person until fired at by Mr. Cole
man, and thOn only returned his fire, diSchargng |
three barrels of the SiN. am absolutely certain |
that Mr.. Coleman fired at me first. This is confirmed
by the fact that had no cause Of quarrel within
Coleman. felt no bitterness towards him-my |
quarrel was with Mr.. Tyler Why, when he was
present should fire at Mr. Coleman, unless it was
because he first discharged his pistol at mel My i'm
preston is that Mr. Coleman fired at me twice BE
that it may am entirely confident, and in this |
am sustained by the witnesses that Mr.. Coleman |
fired at me first I, returning his fire, acted only in
selrdeiencc, and therefore claim that, as far AS the
pistol shots are concerned, was in no respect the ag-
grcsSor drew my pistol only because Mr. Tyler
exhibited his. The exhibition Of the weapons and |
the firing were all unprecedented on my part and
occurred in consequence Of the acts of my oppo-
nentS.
- again aver that intended no indignity to the
House or its members have too high respect for
the Legislature and its members personally have
contemplated an encounter in or near the hail. or tn
have purpGScd any other species Of contempt. II |
gives me pleasure 50 To state now ON oath, aud to |
rciteratc my high regard for them.
all. RIvEs POLLARD"
This was certified to by u notary public.
The following witnesses, who were called gave |
substantially the same evidence in the eases Of |
Messrs. Tyler and Coleman: Messrs. Marshall, Ross,
Dale Carter. Word and Keen.
Mr. Walter Daniel was called to the Stand-Slid |
that day of the occurrence, as he was walking
the west side of the statue in the rOundu, hc saw Mr..
Pollard apparently struggling with Mr.. Marshall; |
saw MIR. Tyler almost hcslde him with pistol in h y
hand Mr. Pollard said, That's what You want. is |
tF At that moment lac saw Mr. Coleman shoot |
from the corner Of the statue ut Mr. Pollard. Mr.. |
Pollard, he was passing between the south side Of
the statue and the Senate chamber stopped and shot
AT Coleman. Did not see Mr.. Tyeragain during the
affair. Witness stated positively that Mr.. Coleman |
fired first, Heard Mr.. Pollard dare them out after
the firing was over, with an epithet,
Mr. G. w. ButtZ was next called up; said that on |
the day Of the rGncOntIe he was coming out OF the
Attomey-Gcnerals Office, when he heard firing
looked over the railing down into the rOtunda and |
saw Mr., Pallar, IN tho eastern side Of the statue,
and Mr., Coleman and Mr.. Tyler on the west side.-
Could not say who fired the first shot, but would |
say, from its direction, that it was Mr.. Coleman
Mr.. Tyler stood behind the statue, moving from one
side to the other, with revolver in his hand. Mr. |
Coleman was behind him, and Mr. Pollard on the
opposite, both moving from side to the other, as
ii trying to get shot at each other. All the shots
had then been fired. Coleman had revolver in his
hand. Thinks that Mr.. Coleman fired more than
shot there were siN shots fired in all. Observed
that both Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Coleman had rcvOvers.
Did not a singe.barrel pistol until after the al
FRAY Was satisfied that Mr.. Coleman had revolver |
Mr. Burke, Scrgcant-at-Arms, was called up. He |
produced Mr.. Pollards pistol which had been fired |
three times. Mr.. Burke stated that he had taken |
Mr. Tyler's and Mr.. Colemans pistols away from |
them immediately after the affair Mr.. Tyler had |
two 'pvolvers, and Mr.. Coleman had shgte-bawc |
pistol Mr.. Coleman, when he delivered his pistol |
Stated that be bad 10 other arms,
Mr. Ould here stated that il had been said that |
Mr. Coleman did not know Mr. Pollard, and in or |
der to show that he MR. Coleman had met with Mr.
Pollard he would call Mr.. Hanna, of the Examiner |