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

Mr.. Grant, being privileged to go there
at any time, had one. He spent the night
before the shooting Of Mr.. Pollard there,
and was there when left, at hslf-past
eeveu o'clock. had no gun in the room,
and do not know that there was one there.
Major Clinton stated that he did not
sleep in his room Monday night.
F. II. Patrick sworn-I know nothing
whatever of the shooting. saw the body
of Mr.. Pollard after he was shot, but do
not know who shot him. / occupy the
room in which Grant was found Jointly
with Mojor Clinton. did not know Mr..
Grant was there, and am not acquainted
with him. Any friend Of mine or Major
Clinton has the privilege of going into
our room.
Major Clinton-Mr. Grant is my per-
sonal friend.
Detective Knox sworn-I was stand
| ing on the corner Of Fourteenth straet,
about 81 o'clock, yesterday morning, |
think, and saw Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Pol
| lard was three steps in advance OF Hanna
when / heard the pistol fired, or what
ever it was. / saw Mr.. Pollard fall on
! the pavement across the street: l sup
pose he was fifteen or twenty feet from
his office door. / thought Mr.. Hanna
shot him at first, but Hanna said he
didn't, and pulled out loaded pistol. |
think Capt. Chalkley got it. / stopped
Mr.. Hanna as he went up the steps into
the office to see if he had any other wea-
pons. l came down stairs then and got
Capt. Chalkley and went over to VIM. b.
Isaacs' building and search the upstairs,
except Msj Clinton's room, which l
could not get into because it was
locked. / asked a colored man up
there if he heard the shooting, and he
said yes, and thought it Jared the house.
He said he did not know where it was. /
then went down into the street, met Mr.
Craddock, and he and / went up stairs
again and knocked at the first door
leading into this room, and Mr.. Craddock
broke that door in. He went in through
the panel, and l right behind him. We
left no officer at the other door, and
found it still locked when we got in. Mr..
James Grant was in the room. l found
one rifle pistol, marked London, and one
repeating pistol. Those were the arms
that / picked up myself Mr.. Craddock
picked up the gun and had the other
pistol in his hand which he got from Mr..
Grant. Mr.. Grant, when we vent in,
said it was ell right, and asked US it we
would protect him, and we said we
would. He asked for his hat and cape.
We gave them to him, and then came
along with him to the stationhouse, and
delivered him up here. | did not have
hold of the gun.
Questioned by Juror-Was Mr.. Grant
excited
| Witness-On the contrary, he was the
coolest man / ever saw, under the cir
cumstances.
Mr.. N. F. Young was called, who
being sworn, said: was standing in my
Office, which is over Isaacs' banking
establishment, and Immediately under
the room occupied by Major Clinton, and
was, think, examining books, when /
heard the report of either gun or pistol ;
was not able to decide which. ran at
once to my window, raised it, and saw
Mr.. Pollard lying on the pavement In
front of his office, on Fourteenth street.
Mr.. Hanna was Just above him, and sp-
parently looking down upon him. l then
left the window, ran down to the door, and
proceeded across to where the body was.
Messrs. Knox and Craddock whom
know, and several others whom did not
know, were there ahead of me. When
heard the report l supposed it was in the
street. did not know at the time that
Mr.. Grant was within thousand miles
of the building.
VERDICT.
City of Richmond, to-wit: At an in
duisition taken at the Office of the
Southern Opinion, Fourteenth and Main
streets, in said city, on the oath day OF
November, 1868, before me, j. P. Little,
Coroner, upon the view of the body OF
II. Rives Pollard, there lying dead, the
Jurors sworn to inquire when, how, and
by what means the said Fl. Rives Pol
lard came to his death, upon their oath
do say that he came to his death by a
gunshot wound; that the shot was fired
on the oath of November, about half
past am, from an elevated position,
BY some person unknown to the jury.
The above was signed by all the jurors.
Coroner Little, without delay, informed
the Chief Of Police, who was in another
room of the building, of the action of the
Jury, and he at once communicated it to
Mayor Chshoon through Policeman
Moore, and received in reply instructions
to retain Mr.. Grant in custody until Fri
day, when be proposed to investigate his
case. In the meanwhile he declined to
bail him.
About this time Colonel Marmaduke
johnson and Mr.. John S. Wise, two Of
his counsel, arrived and had an inter
view with Mr.. Grant.
Mr.. Grant yesterday continued to re.
ceive visits from his numerous friends
and relatives, aud seemed to be in excel.
lent spirits. BE makes no sllusion 10
the homicide, and his visitors refrain
from conversation in regard to it.
E. A. Pollard has arrived here, and
Published card, which appeared after
dark in an extra Of the State Journal
he says be comes for justice, and not for
vengeance; that hs will devote himself
entirely TO the matter, and If the civil
authorities DO not bring the assassin to
trial, be will invoke the power Of the mil
itary, under the reconstruction acts, and
that be will not allow another number Of
the Opinion to be Published. The fol-
lowing is the card:
RICHMoyD, November 26.-Before ]
left New York yesterday, had read the
dispatches sent from Richmond, gloating
over ny poor brothers death As 70
the brutal JOY over such an event; ss TO
the crowd, probably the base towards