Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-02

Pollard over on his back. He was then
in dying condition, and breathed but a
Nv times afterward. Mr.. Hanna re-
marked, he may have shot himself; q
pistol may have exploded in his pocket;
you had better see. Mr.. Moore, police
man, think, took two deringers, one
out of each pantaloons pocket, and two
repeatefs out Of belt tightly strapped
around him. They we're ell loaded. i
assisted, with Mr.. Voegler, Mr.. Moore,
and another, to bring him up into
the office. BE was dead before we
moved him. After laying him on the
floor on this mattress, something was
said about his being shot in the head, but
it was found to be only a cut from the
fall. Invent down stairs and called Knox,
my partner, and said we must go and
search the house opposite here. | went
up stairs, and knocked several times on
the door of the front room. / got no an
swer; stopped and found the key in the
door on the inside. 1t was the highest
story. / Immediately went round the
passage to another door. and knocked
there, and Mr.. James Grant replied:
"Is that you Bob? 1t is all right; you
will have to break the door open--it is
locked" / forced the two upper panels
out and found Mr.. Grant standingin the
room. He handed me deringer, and
said, "You will see me protectedf" and
said certainly" l then went with
him to the station house. No one else
was in the room. Mr.. Grant did not say
that he shot Mr.. Pollard, nor did / ask
him if he did. I was induced to 20 there
by the character of Mr.. Pollard s wounds.
The window was partly raised.
Samuel A. Eaton sworn-I was pass
ing up Main street at about half-past 8
o clock. About midway the crossing of
Fourteenth street, / saw Mr.. Pollard and
Mr.. Hanna on the sidewalk at the wall
Of the building in which the California
store is. Mr.. Pollard was few steps in
advance. AS / crossed the street | re-
cognized Mr.. Hanna, whose head was
turned looking down Main street. / had
advanced only few steps when l heard
the report of a gun, as l supposed.
When / heard this passed up Main q
few steps beyond Fourteenth, and
stepped back and saw Pollard lying face
downward on the sidewalk. Then l
walked on, and that's all ! know about it.
Mr.. Craddock recalled.
Mr.. Knowles-It is reported that when
you approached Mr.. Grant he said, u
did it.
Mr.. Craddock-He did no such thing (;
he said nothing of the kind.
Henry Voegler-About half-past 8
o'clock was coming up Main street, and
was opposite Isascs' when / heard gun
20 off. l made two or three steps to the
corner and saw man lying fat on his
face. Mr.. Hanna was standing right
above him. think it was Mr.. Craddock
who went up and accused him Of shoot
ing Pollard, who was the man lying on
the ground, He said hs didn't do it. An
officer searched him and took loaded
pistol out of his pocket. Hanna re.
marked, "See if he hasn't shot himself. "
They searched him and found loaded
pistol in his pocket helped to bring
Mr.. Pollard up, and don't know whether
they took the other pistol out of his belt
or not. l first thought Mr. Hauna shot
him, as saw him nearest to him, and
after, that he shot himself / noticed no
one on Fourteenth street but Mr. Hanna.
Several went where Pollard was lying
about the same time, but in the excite
ment / did not notice who they were
particularly.
G. r. Sutherland sworn-I know moth.
ing, except that on Monday Mr.. James
Grant came to our store and selected
from the stock q pair of deringer pis'
tolls, and requested me to load them,
which / did. No other conversation
passed between US, and he took them and
went out. The pistols shown me are the
pistols. Nine out of ten when they pur'
chase pistols, have them loaded.
Coroner-I understand there is negro
who saw the shooting, but he cannot be
found. l also ordered Major Clinton to
be summoned, in whose name the room
is held, but be has not made his appear
ance.
A Juror-Msjor Clinton is on the Uni
ted States grand jury.
Policeman Monroe sworn-My testl
mony is about that of the other witnesses
l found three pistols on Mr.. Pollard
body, all loaded. / assisted in bringing
Mr.. Pollard up stairs, and dent think be
was dead when we started with him, bu
he died on the way up stairs. heard
Mr.. Grant say on the street, and at the
station house that he didn't do it, anC
didn't know who did it went in the
room after the arrest and saw the stain
of burned powder on the window-lrame
Lewis Carter (colored)-lHe is the
man alluded to above by the CoronerJ-l
was standing at the corner and saw Mr.
Hanna and Mr.. Pollard coming alonl
from the corner, and when they got IL
ten or fifteen feet of the door on -Four.
teenth street l heard a gun 20 of.
looked up the street and saw Mr.. Pollard
fall fat on his face When be fell Mr.
Hanna had got q step or two ahead o
him. and / ran up directly, and Mr.
Chalkley got there at the same time / did
Mr.. Chslkley said, Hanna, who shol
that mani Mr.. Hanna being excited
said be must have shot himself Mr.
Hanna handed Mr.. Chalkley pistol. i
was loaded. Ihelped to bring Mr.. Pol.
lard up stairs. BE died on the steps
told MIR. Knox expected the shot came
from the uincow Of the room up stairI
on the opposite side Of the street. Mr.
Knox was sitting on his Office steps on
the opposite side. ! and Mr.. Chalkley
got 10 Mr.. Pollard before Mr.. Knox did.
Here the room was cleared, but The
jury, not agreeing upon 3 verdict, vas
adjourned until nine o'clock this mora
ing, vhenHsjor Clinton, IN whose room
Mr.. Grant vas arrested. viii be exam
ined.
No less than eleven buckshot took