Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-18
The Wise.POIlard Shooting ARRAY I'm
49, g. Baltimore.

Baltimore.
George Douglass Wise, one of the parties IN
the late shooting in Baltimore has published
in the Richmond papers an account of the at
fray, in which he says he went to Baltimore
with John S. Wise solely as his friend and adj
wiser, and With no intention of taking part Id
any encounter that might occur. He says they
left Richmond city with the settled and sole
determination of Gaming Pollard Oh sight. They
carried firearms, which were not to be used ex-
&c ut in case OF necessity. He. says ~
+ Having ascertained that Messrs. Willis and
Smith, attorneys at law, could furnish informa-
ton as to the whereabouts Mr. f. A. Pollard,
we sought those gentlemen and introduced
ourselves as the son and nephew Of Governor
Wise, of Virginia; these gentlemen told Us
that Mr.. Pollard boarded at the Maltby House,
and Mr.. Smith added that he was certain that
Pollard was then in Washington. Mr.. Smith,
though particular to volunteer this information
as to Mr.. Pollard's absence Immediately upon
our returning sent messenger in haste to in
form him Pollard) that two Wises were in
Baltimore prepared to shoot him upon sight.
The messenger reached the Maltby House in
advance of US, and communicated the message
sent by Mr.. Smith Mr.. Pollard and this
messenger, as we were Informed after the
afray, left the hotel by back window and
went off through an alley 10 the rear. Upon
arrival at the hotel John S. Wise asked to see
Mr.. Pollard and we were shown into parlor
Mrs. Pollard entered shortly after, and, advanc.
ing to Mr.. John S. Wise, asked if he desired
to see her husband, to which he replied in the
affirmative. She asked many questions, aud
from them and her peculiar manner we dlscov-
/ IL H. al ~ n
wished to detain us. She finally stated that
to his hotel before four or five clock in the af-
ternoon After some time they saw Mrs Pol
lard and two gentlemen approaching the hotel.
Mrs. Pollard ard one Of the gentlemen passed
into the hotel; the other walked rapidly to-
wards us, drawing pistol as he advanced. and
coming directly up to John S. Wise, with his
pistol then partially drawn, said, "Well, sir,
what do you want with me ?" getting his weap-
on fully out while king the question The
firing between John s. Wise and Mr. Pollard
| then commenced. They we're 10 close quarters
and I could not see the effect Of the shots,
| though certain that some one must have been
| hurt, probably both, as both fired. When
Mr.. Pollard fired at me we were mere than SIX
yards apart, and was not prepared to fire in re-
turn. His first shot at me, and his second in the
affray missed me, he at once prepared to fire a
second time at me with more deleheraion.
Between his first and second shots at me [ sue
cetded in getting my plSioi out, but had hardly
| time TO anticipate his second shat at me aud
the third in the afray. TO do so / was com
PEELED to fire without aim. as | brought the
pistol quickly to the front There vas not the
interval of two seconds between my first and
only shot and his second fire upon me, when
lie retired into the ladies entrance to the hotel
| and from the cover Of the door aimed out upon
me again. Mrs. Pollard AID others were there
in the passage with him, and seeing that
could not fire second time without endanger.
ing the lives of innocent persons I concluded
to .desist. He also states that Ms Pollard was
not ouly not hanging upon Pollard's arm at the
time Of the shooting, but that she was at no
period of the encounter in position Of peril
to her life from the use Of the firearms.
-E,F
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE. The Washington
CORE pondent of the New York Herald writing
under date OF November Is, says: 'Chief JUS
tice Chase was present TO- right in Richmond
at the dedication of the Normal high school
building for colored persons, and delivered an
address He said that By the fiat Of God the
letters had been struck from the limbs of mil
lions of aged slaves, and they had become free
Having become freedmen, they necessarily
became citizens, with all Of the responsibilities
and priviledges of citizens. Being citizens, it
was necessary that, they Should be educated to
accomplish this end: Teachers atfrst came
from the North, then societies were formed to
further the object, and he was glad to know
that the great society of which he had the hon
or to be president had been instrumental in
erecting the building which was being dedica-
ted, and which he hoped would accomplish
much good The work of educating freedmen
was but just begun but by organized efforts
much would be effected, and the day was not
far distant when the States Of the South would
have system Of free schools in which all might
be educated schoo's in which there would be
no discrimination He hoped that the day was
not far distant when the hills and valleys of the
South would be gorifed and blessed by school
houses. He bad said several years ago in a
speech made on similar occasion that he
might live to see the day that the sun would
not shine on the footprints of slave in Amer
lea, when no slave should tread the soil of Vir-
ginia, and he thanked God that that hope had
been realized The work of educating the col
ored people had commenced and would not
stop. It could not go backwards, but would be
pushed forward until all of them were educated
and Christianzed.
1t is stated that Hunnicutt had an interview
with Judge Chase last night, and received a
severe castigation from him for his extreme
radical utterances. He was told that be mis-
represented the party and brought it into dis
credit in the STATE
The caucusing between Judge Chase and
those Of his party who support his claims for
the Presidential nomination in this State was
continued to day. Extreme reticence marked
their counsels. ~
The BETS ON THE NEW YORK ELECTIONS
The New York Express of Saturday night says:
The excitement among the spectators on the
M ct elections has ot lanrth cuhci1ad The ,oo]c