The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-12-03
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8 1868.

gentleman of the emin7igtatre coDnection.
whe it appears, some months ago, plighte
: his troth and accepted the tiny hand, grasp
ing it with his own
-s'Never to be parted; never for aye'
Nobody suspected mes.a{hance, nue.
lass the father, until last Saturday night
+ when the daughter, y no was the hight of hi
household, ned to parts unknown, or at leas
. only guessed, in sospany with one Ga 1nascu
r line) Who should ere tAen have been proclaim
ed his son-ia law
The runaway parties have bsen heard from
and 1t Is Row said that the lady proclaim
herself wife of soms six months, and tina
her aAanced ~ the choice of her after life.
.'What God hath joined together let No man pu
asunder.' 8
The gay young man, who has whlskeC
away the angel, is a Lethapie named Horace
Ford, Of Goochland conply, which county
ought to be proud Of him IS it doubtless is
Horace is an orphan, just iplunging into hi
teens and has lost both his parents by death
Much property accrued to Horace in the shape
of money, chattels, goods, &C., and having
converted the whole into 'ready rhuo," II or
ace ventured to swim in the sea of gay lille
and love- He met Miss Mary Grant, beau
ty-
ssMet perchanee the usual way" q
Talked delicious nonsense, won her heart,
then half inclined to carnestness, threw it
away All me! "
Then he sailed
I Oh, he sailed, oh he sailed,''
| Tho sauna sc ~ nto;n KvJ IA
Horace went to New Orleans, and not hav-
ing been shipwrecked by the way. telegraphed
or wrote his beloved. Thus it went on thro
the sultry month Of August, the crimson pc
Rod of October. when the forests change
their garments. down to dull, chill November
| Alas, that love should never run smooth, in
an even current, but love never did and new
ar will; SO they say. She responded, all IN
known to the healthy dad, and he replied
THUS affairs progressed until Horace anuounc-
ed last week that he was of for Texas right
away, and couldn't stop for trihes like the
aflianced
Then it was that the girl of the period
made up her mind and bundle. She would
follow him-yes, she would follow him to the
uttermost parts Of the earth Being Of age,
and no longer the slave Of parental control,
Miss Mary, on Saturday night last having
habillmensed herself becomingly, deserted the
palatlal mansion on Clay street, and casting
behind her wealth, society, and friends, sought
the office Of q gentleman on Broad street,
whom she lmportuned to buy ticket to New
York. This gentleman, who is the pink of
propr:ety, refused, and Miss Mary sought
elsewhere and found the ready means
At all events she procured passage on the
cars and embarked on the 81 o'clock train,
which carried her northward at the rate of
twenty Or thirty miles an hour if not as
speedily as heart desired Ga the train be-
tween Richmond and Aqua Greek, she was
observed to weep bitterly by the conductor,
to whom she related her tale OF woe and dis
tTess. as
Her departure created, Of course, a hub
bub III the mansion on Clay street. and amid |
the wringing of hands ard loud expressions
Of distress. the telegraph was invoked. aud !
parties sent in hot pursuit 1t was surmised
that young Ford, instead Of going off to Tex
As fright away as he announced, had put
for New York, there to meet his Mary, aud
thither the detectives directed their steps
The upshot of the matter is, to make a
long story short, that Miss Mary has been
hsard fIsm that shs is now in Philadelphia,
and that upon the whole, there is very sorry
family history connected with the case, which |
is not within our province to reveal
THE INQUEST.
The following jury was impsn nelled at
noon DR.. Little, City Coroner presiding
John II Knowles, foreman, James McClern-
an John s. Stubbs II. c. Wright, William A.
Lambkins. j. II. Pecor, John Grow, James
Kirby, William John Clarke, S. A. Ellison,
z. G. Larus. Dr. Il. A. Frayser.
The following evidence was elected
MIR. j. Marshall Hanna deposed that he
and the deceased arrived in town about $50
A. NJ, alighted from the vehicle at the cor
ner OF Main and Fourteenth streets, and
walked up Fourteenth towards the Office, Mr..
Pollard about three feet III advance. Heard
discharge, looked across the street in the
direction of the sound. saw dr. Pollard fall
upon his face, Mr. Pollard had his gloves IN
his left hand, and his cane in his right. Saw
saying he was told | had shot Mr.. Pollard
| handed him my pistol, no barrel of which
had been fired, aud was discharged.
Detective officer Il. B. 1Craddock, deposed
that he was in his Office nearly opposite the
Opinion" Office, when he heard the report.
Saw Mr.. Pollard lying on the pavement and
Mr.. llama standing a lew feet distant. ran
up and asked him whats the matter? Who
did this? Certainly Mr.. Hanna you could
not have done it, Mir. Hanna produced his
pistol which was loaded and handed it to Cap |
talu Chalkiey. We turned Mr. Pollard over
on his back. He was i'll dying condition |
and breathed but few times. Mr. Hanna
remarked -he may have shot himself; his ps-
toll may have exploded in his pocket; you had |
better Sec. / neiped carry Sir. Pollard up
stairs, found he was shot III the neck, aud said
to my partner, we must search the house op
posite. We went to he door IN front OF the
passage, i'll the third story, knocked several
times but got no answer; Went round to
another door aud Knocked. MIR James Grant, |
who vas in the room, said. :. Is thar you ljob?
lis all right. You viii have to break the door
open. Ii IL loshcd" broke open the door,
when SIR Grant handed nc D*rringcr pls
toi SAVING ..you will see me protected" |