The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-03
Pollard, The Historian.
A SINGULAR CASE OF MATRIMONIAL IMPOSE
r1oN-How A. CHARMING UNION wo-
MAN oyRRREAGHED AN UNsUsPECT-
ING soUTHERNER - CONFISCA.
TON OF HEARTS AND Pro-
prSpTy
fFrom the Richmond Examiner.


Tn the year 1862, two vacant lots IN the
city of Washington, belonging to Edward
A. Pollard, were sold under the co1fisca-
ton laws of the United States, and bought
by William James, Collector of Internal
Revenue in this District, WHO WINS at the
time Mr. Pollard's fbtherin-law.
Mr.. Pollard now brings q suit in chance
ry for the recovery Of this property, and
Yesterday bill in chanceIy, which con-
fains the following allegations was filed by
his counsel; 49,.
At the time Of Pollard's 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 t,,9 Con.
federate Government. Hispropositionwas
not accepted, and Mr. James left Virginia
with the avowed intention Of returning te
his former hiloIae In St Johns, New Bruins
wick, stilA maintaining that his sympa
thies were With the South. Dir James ant
his two adult sons were not in RichIo no
when Mr.. Pollard's marriage took place
and were Said by Mrs. Pollard to be il
British America. -
Being influenced by the ayowals OF sym
pathy Of tho James family with the cause
of The Southern Confederacy, he disclosed
| to Mrs. James the fact that he was TIT
owner of the property in Washington City
Shortly after having done so, lie procured
through his influence with the authortle
here, q passport for Mrs. James to 60 tt
Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the purpose OF re
Joining her family. In the year 1864, MI
Pollard was taken prisoner by the Fedora
Government, and while confined at For
Warren, near Boston, learned that he llat
been imposed upon by the James family
that they had taken service under th
Federal Government, and were at ina
time in the employment OF the Govern
mept. He also learned that through III
(Pollard's) wife's family, Mr.. james hal
heard of his property in Washington ha'
hunted tup, procured its sale under til
seauestration laws of the United States
and had bought it himself at merely,
nominal price-having paid but twenty
seven dollars for property worth trol
twenty-five hundred to three thousand do
liars Acting on the supposition, tina
James, who had learned confidently tina
the property belonged to him, had bougiiI
! il as his trustee, and meant to restore Il
/ Pollard went to him, proposed to retnr
the money paid, and to make liberal con
nensatipn for the trouble he had incurred
and asked that the property be restored
him. James refused to make restoration
and said that he had bought the propert
as an investment. and meant to hold it,
Mr. Pollard now brings suit ~ chaneei
4 for the recovery of his property, on I'll
ground that the transaction on Jane
BART was fraudulent one, and asks tn;
the Court here SO declare 1t, and restore
him possession Of his property.