The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-28

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The sIurderons need Approyed by
the Richmond People.
a sample OF southern CivnIzArIop.
We published yesterday the scandal
lous article in the S9uthsyH Opinion
which costs its author, Mr., II. RiYes
Pollard, his life. We have now in the
Richmond correspondence of the New
York zf,aes the following inleresting
details concerning the murder. the
murdered man, the assassin, and the
way the deed IS looked upon by the
community wherein II occurred.
Tho Opinion containing this article
was in great demand. The edition was
exhausted and the public appetite was
notbalf satisfied with the feast of scam
dal- Aftsr reading and glOAting over
the Rritcle. the general verdict of the
'virtuous" public was that a "mAn
who would publish such thing as that
ought TO be killed - Many expressed
the belief that one of the young Grants
(for there ara two brothers, j would shoot
him on sight. and be perfectly Justified
In doing il. The fact is that Pollard
had long occupied the safe. position, of
the cat in the fable. which council of
rats had resolved should be belled. All
WAS convinced that the good of the civ
demanded his death, but none OF the
aggrieVed had the courage TO make the
aIIempt to put bim out OF the way,
They, like the rats, had wholesome
dread Of his claws. But young Grant
wasthe very man TODD the Job. He had
been in tho Confederate army, ON the
staff of Jeb Stuart, aud was thought TO
be braveand chiyalrous.
In the same paper very severe SLAM
erupon two Northern gentlemen en-
gagged In business here was also pub
ltshed. One ofthem happened TO be
absent in New York. The other called
al lhe olilce and demanded a,retraction
II was promised in the next number,
and there that affair ended. AS neither
OF the young Grants bad called ON Pol
lard, or sent anybody TO see him, as
required by the code, the expectations
OF the public began to dwlndle down,
and II was thought the matter would
blow over as usual; though some OF our
shArp-witted reporters kept ON the con-
slant watch for a senSAlIon-and their
VigllHncewRsw we'll repaid. ..-
THE ASSASSINATION. g,-1.H
Pollard was in his Office all dav
Monday, well armed, RS was the ems
tom with him, for he was always n sort
of walking arsenal. No one came to
modest him. This morning about 0
o'clock he came into town from his
country residence known as iiThe Cot
tage," on the Grove Road, two niles lies
from tho city. he was accompanIed
by j. Marshall Hanna, ESQ, his as.
socint editor, The carriage was STONED
in 'front.' OF his office, at the corner Of
Main and Fourteenth streets, and both
AltghtPd. MIR, Pollard started up Four.
teenth street for the entrance TO the
Office, which Is on the side of the build.
ing. The street Is very narrow. Mr..
Hanna Jagged behind little. When
Pollard had reached about half the dis.
lance, say forty .feet, a shot was 1ired
from the second story window OF the |
building Immediately opposite, the
lower portion OF which Is cccupiefI by |
the Arm OF William B. Isaac X CO.
bankers. The victim received theioSi |
oil bnckshot foil ia his heart. and fall /
10 the pavement. Mr.. Hanna. an NE
said: u - ~ eay
AFTER getting ont of the carriage I
had his CANE in one hand. and hfs Sin,.a.,
IN the other. When L was within ubout
three feet OF him I heard a (iIscharge
which, by Its volume, I knew was frs,n /
gun. placed my hand behind me
to my pistol, and awaited for another
u ,I, 70 see from whence the shot
would como. While i was looLino,
across the street Mr.. Pollard fell rigbI
IN 'front.' OF me. He still held his cane
IA his LETT and his gloves in lis riohf
hAnd. he said not word, but utteTef
= gIoan and put his hand behind his
OaSh' qlu not see where the shots
Setne Ito3l-saw no one shoot him.
A couple of police officers were ON the
spot almost Immediately, and picisinS
1 MI. rOIlA5d up carried him into, the
mouse and up the stairway. and iaId
hiul uoMn on mattress in the editoris
toom. de was dead before they GOT hin
'nefe and never spoke word. 80
ARREST OF YOUNG GRANT.
=. Two detectives then rushed across
Tue street, to examine the house frou1l
.t window OF which the smoke Of
tue gun had been seen TO Tissue, Going
up stairs they came TO a room who'll
was looked, with the key of the door
on tue inside. KNOCKING ut the Sloor.
!, voice inside called out, SIS that Won.
boSI addressing one of the detectives;
anu ,IlN oeing answered in the affirmative,
will have to break down the donrs..it is
iocNed." The officers ran against Ina
uooF, broke itsop6n and entered thei
room. They found James Grant. III
standing In the centre of the roam tho
window Of which looked out ON the
scene ofthe assassination, with n Mar
ringer pistolin his hand. He han6a5
M! me pistol to the officer, and remarked.
on viii see me protlCted4n He was
~ y, urea urea OF safety, and then surrender
~ hltnselfs and was taken down into
me me street. a very large crowd of the
oese people of the city had oolleoted
ana as he made his appearance n nnm.
ger OF voices cried .srhree chears for
SSIanIsH although the victim had but
us w. aimed his last. and lay upon his
ITlo0ay. bier scarca ten PAGES ciistant-
sr, Sns rom where young Grant was
t tte91eu lnete was "A don BILE barralea
snotIguu, one of the barrels of WHOM
- Ine eppeaTance0 of having recantlv
oStln., discharged. No questions were
asneu tne young man. and he tlI1 moi
volunteer any statement, neither fia-
uying nor I'D Uniting the act. He t,asssa
an through the crowd an object Of dean
"a. crest %, and receiving congratulaiions
hn5 an sides Till he reached the stations
TNs.ss, where he was placed.in contina-
-. W await Riudloial inysstigation.
M. ~. k .LiEsSr Oven THE rnAoEpy.
ofthe , S.SsS city was soon made aware
SnSeSsS =. IN AIagetiy that had ihSar,
Su 5Se. "a Goutteenth Ffreat sS,o 80
WIDEST excitement pteSSiSSs' e " tue
as the particulars could : ~ Istst
they we're given out TO the -, SSeatueIeut
tras, and such a'thiEst for nSvSa ' . IN eS-
oeen witnessed since the war. H plsssh NOT
sIue 70 history, regret that / H. ne
s eSoto mat there wars more joV No
sLSW expressed. passed lfhroS1suu 4
re- e sh lntong and was panied IN
SrSa,s me cor gratulatoryti and hxtliiinS,
70 a. s ~ OF the people. And stranps.
ner Sr, 5Ro1e aPPlauded the sscref mar
knight, ma 49, ~ put 20 the honor OF