The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-30
The As.assination Of Pollard.
Especial Dispatch lRiohmond, Va n,
10 the n. Y Tribune.


Special Dispatch lRichmond, Va, Nov. 2nbJ
10 the n. Y, Tribune.
The city was startled, this forenoon,by the
report that II. Riycs Pollard editor and
PROPRIETOR OF the SoathoH OpmioH, bad
been assas.iu.jrd. In last Saturd avs OpH. !
ion appeared two or three articles rejecting |
upon the private character Of several young |
women OF this city, one OF which pointed to
the daughter Of one Of our wealthiest and
most respected citizens Mr.. Vim. II. Grant,
This morning, as usual, Mr..
Pollard left his residence on the Grove road,
with a companion, j. VI. Hanna, in q car
riagc aud arrived IN front Of his office, Main
and Fourteenth streets, 1T about > o'clock.
After both had allghtod, Mr.. Hanna remain.
ing behind 10 iastcn the reius Of the horse,
Pollard advanced toward his office door and
had not reached it, when Il load of bucksh0t
fred from Il third story window opposite, out
of q double barreIled shot gun, entered his
BODY. lie fell on his face and instantly ex.
pred. In the fall severe gashes were inillc.
ted upon the forehead. His body was taken
up and BORNE 10 the second story Of the
building, whore 3, was laid out on "A mattress
in his editorial room. It was then viewed
bv Coroner Little, who decided to hold an
inquest Mt > o'clock. Several policemen,
having u,ccrtaiued that the shot had been
fired from the opposite building, FASTENED up
the steps aud forced the door of a room oc-
cuDicd hy Mai. Clinton, hate Of the Union
army, and found young Grant there. They
then secured him, aud when they took him
to the street he was chccrcd by the ,mulu
t,I, An rYcitpd crowd soon assembled
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houlriHe spreai. Among Tie Hu.ii"i'
were many oil the most prominent riuA'h+
Not one word Of sympathy WAS heard cX
,r..sal far pputrI II TINA seems that III
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lis journal, though started as great sohth
| ern exponent, has of late become the medl
nm of The most vile and scurrilous attacks
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'he ChHu "g'S VI ''e v" ,"o"9 """ t'"""t
upon the ar the least hltIe Whisper OF scan
daOus gossip. The provocRtlon Tor tn
murder of H. Riyes Pollard is the publicR
finn Of tho fullnwing article in the SIitbery
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OF young James 6rant whot II ~ alleged
is the murderer:
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reheIiNni heIyHe oil the iN,"''E,'s o''""iu' o'yVh
lecf puon '"' "'' "ya"'y vi" not prevent ne
p'l"E '''P'It'y ana irrt'rrIa"iy III rove WI"
young gentleman "i SEM mlIt'lT' connection
VINO II Appears some m"hlhS RSn p"k"'rn ~
from ana accepted the tiny hRnh' grasPlng /
"thIn ms oWh-'ne'or to DC parted never 10
aye Nobody Suspected a meaSlhahre' huoA
less the iather' until last saturday night Whel
the daughter who WAS the hight OF ms household
fed to parts unknown, or at least only guessed
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runaway parties have been hoard from, and it i,
now said that the lady proclaims herself wifi,
Of some six lnontbs,a that her aItiauccd is the
choice OF her after life. What God hath Joined