Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-13
POLLARD, THE HISTORIAN.
A Singular Case of Matrimonial I'm.
pOsifiOn-HOw Charming Union
woman OyePreached an Unsuspect.
ing SOusherner - -C0nfiscRtiOn of
Hearts and PrODerIY,

A Singular Case of Matrimonial I'm
pOsIGIOn-HOw Charming Union
woman Overreached an Unsuspect-
ing SOusherner - COnIiscRtiOn Of
Hearts and Property.
From the Richmond Examiner
In the year 1862 two vacant lots, in the
city of Washington, belonging to Edward
A. Pollard, were sold under the confsca-
ton laws of the United States and bought
by William James, Collector of Internal
Revenue in this district, who was at that
time Mr.. Pollard's father-in-law.
Mr.. Pollard now brings suit in chancery
for the recovery of this property, and yes
terday bill in chancery, which contains
the following allegations, was filed by his
counsel:
At the time of Pollards intermarriage
with the james family, in the year 1861,
he was assured that they were ardent par
tisans Of the Southern Confederacy; that
in 1861, William James had an interview
with the Hon. John Letcher, at that time
Governor of the State, and proposed to
him to bring into the Confederacy ship
load of medicines for the use of the Con-
federate government. His proposition was
not accepted, and Mr.. james left Virginia
with the avowed intention of returning to
his former home in st. Johns, New Bruins
wick, still maintaining that his sympathies
were with the South. Mr.. James and his
two adult sons were not in Richmond when
Mr.. Pollard's marriage took place, and
were said by Mrs. Pollard to be in British
America.
Being influenced by the avowals of SYM
pathy of the James family with the cause
of the Southern Confederacy, he disclosed
to Mrs James the fact that he was the
owner of the property in Washington city.
Shortly after having done so, he procured,
through his influence with the authorities
here, a passport for Mrs. james to go to
Halifax Nova Scotia, for the purpose of
rejoining her family. In the year 1864,
Mr.. Pollard was taken prisoner by the
Federal government, and whilst confined
at Fort Warren, near Boston, learned that
he had been imposed upon by the James
family that they had taken service under
the Federal government, and were at that
time in the employment ofthat government.
He also learned that through his POL
lard's) Wife's family, Mr.. James had
heard of his property in Washington {;
had hunted it up, procured its sale
under the sequestration laws OF the
United States, and had bought it himselfat
merely a nominal price-having paid but
twenty-seven dollars for property worth
from twenty-five hundred to three thousand
dollars. Acting on the supposition thai
james, who had learned confdentially that
the property belonged to him, had bought
it as his trustee, and meant to restore it.
Pollard went to him, proposed to return
the money paid, and to make liberal COM
pensation for the trouble he had incurred
and asked that the property be restored to
him. James refused to make restoration,
and said chat he had bought the property
as an investment, and meant to hold it
Mr.. Pollard now brings a suit in chancery
for the recovery of his property, on thu
ground that the transaction on James par
was "a fraudulent one, and asks that th'
court here 30 declare it, and restore to hin
| possession of his property.