National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-07-06


policeman. having in custody Mr.. ii. |
Rives Pollard. whom he had arrest
ed on tie street, armed UiH a double
bdrreIoi shot gua, cooked, ant brace
Of reco,rers.
Mr.. Pollard was called to the bar
Judge w. W. Crump and Robert !
Ould appearing as his counsel.
Mayor-Mr. Pollard, it is not my
purpose to go into any examination
this morning; | shall postpone it
until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Pollard-Is there any charge
against me, sir.
Mayor-Yes, sir, there is a charge
against you. | have seen enough
i'll the papers to justify me in re
curing you to give security. And
| have also heard enough from the
gentleman on my right, to justify
this action. Can you give me Sc
curity in the sum of $1,000 to ap-
pear here in the morning.
Mr.. Pollard-I reckon so, sir, but
is it usual to require SO much Sc
curity in cases of this kind!
Mayor-Yes, sir have had gen
tlemcn before me who were about
to engage in duels and street fights,
and never took less than $4,000.
Mr.. Pollard-I have been before
You before, sir, and you took then
$500. But it makes no difference
whether the amount of bail requir
ed is $500 or 100000, | shall not
violate my bond.
Mayor shall not go into dis
cuSSiOn of the merits of the case
| this morning.
y gentleman appeared to go bail
for Mr.. F., but having no real estate
he was refused.
Mr.. Pollard then wished to know
whether he would b. II we'd to de
part on his own recognizance. He
said that gentleman who had
promised to befriend him in the event
of any termination of this Kind. was
absent i'll the country.
Mayor am not indiSposed to
take Mr.. Pollard's word in any mat
ter personal between ourselves; but
as Mayor of the city, | can take ne
mans word.
Judge Crump, counsel for Mr.. Pol
lard, insisted that. under the circum
stances, it would he proper to allow
his client to depart on his own re-
cognizance.
Mayor-Thc publication OF sucl
an article as appeared in the Exam
iRer this morning, and the posting
of a gentleman on the street corners
as IL scoundrel and coward, is {
misdemcanor under the law of Nir
, ginia, because it is likely to lead t,
: street fights and brawls. | therefor
!. require the amount of bail do.
: Here Mr.. james, father of tn,
! gentleman with whom Mr.. Il. ha,
p the difficulty, appeared, and otlcrc'
to 80 bail for Mr.. p. lie said tina
he regretted very much that til
! difficulty had occurred, and was 9,
! ing on to give the location of hi
real estate, when he was interrupt
that, although very much obliged t
II him, his client declined to allow hiI
IL to 90 his bail.
|, Messrs. Crlmp and Ould then b,
I'll came securities for Mr.. F.. and h
:, left the court room.-Richm0h
I'll Wing.
If New YORK, June 30.-Specil
IS Washington dispatches say the tt
o tai receipts from all sources for tn
,. fiscal year ending to-day are est
IS mated at $3.50, 100000.
Y. On Saturday the body of an II
m known man about thirty-iivc yea
1T of age was found on the Poqueta
mock road, n mile outside this cit
Il. 1t had, apparently, been there
il week. The face was entirely Sh
ID away. a pistol and cartridge W;
IA found near the spot, and all a
*. pearances indicated sclfdestructio
1. a coroner's jury returned Il verdi
II of suicide. There is as yet no cl,
m to the identity of the deceased.
~ Senator Wilson will, it is though
= so amend his army bill as to me
~ the approval of the House.
-. There is no hope for the bankru
i. bill this session.
r. General IIooker's health is so b;
is he will receive leave of absence.
X General Pope will take command
Is the department of the East .Gener
IS; Hancock will succeed Pope in {
id West, and General Slocum will
- to Baltimore.
Twenty-Five clerks in the Pensi
office have been removed to ma
C. places for able-bodied soldiers.
|e- Twenty more are to go.
=. The indications are that the &c
~ fcderate Committee will fix the (
on cotton at three and a half eel
of per pound.
on At least 1900 rations are rcquir
in. for destitute whites and blacks
,ts Alabama during July. A bad st;
in of affairs is represented as exist
,t. in North Carolina. The Frccdma
ad Bureau Commissioners are consta
m. ~ asking protection from Gene
or Robinson, who reports that he !
ut! not military force under his co
les mand to comply with the request
III,
81. James w. Duncan, of Anders,