The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
THE RICHMOND TRAGEDY.
Further Particulars Of the Death
Of III. Rives Pollard.

thor particulars of the shooting of H.
Rives Pollard, as follows:
On Tuesday, as usual, Mr.. Pollard left
his residence on the Grove road, with
companion, j. M. Hanna, in carriage,
and arrived in front of his office, Main
and Fourteenth streets, at about nine
o'clock. After both had alighted, Mr..
Hanna remaining behind to fasten the
reins of the horse, Pollard advanced to-
ward his office door, and had not reached
it when a load of buckshot fired from
third story window opposite, out of a
double barreled shot gun, entered his
body. He fell on his face and instantly
expired In the fall severe gashes were
inflicted upon the forehead. His body
was taken up and borne to the second
story of the building, where it was laid
out on mattress, in his editorial room.
1t was then viewed by Coroner Little,
who decided to hold an inquest at IL
o'clock. Several policemen, having as
certained that the shot had. been fired
from the opposite building. hastened up
the steps and forced the door of a room
occupied by Major Clinton, late of the
Union army, and found young Grant
there They then secured him, and when
they took him to the street he was cheer
ed by the multitude An excited crowd
soon assembled about the Opinion office,
and the throng was considerably aug
mented as news of the homicide spread.
At IL o'clock a jury was summoned
and an investigation was begun. J. Mar
shall Hanna, having been sworn, deposed
as follows:
"Mr. Pollard and I left his house, on
Grove road, at about 9 o'clock, and ar
rived at the Office about 81 We got out of
the vehicle, Mr.. Pollard passing up the
pavement about five feet ahead of me; l
followed quickly, and when near the Of
flee door heard discharge, which, from
the volume, 1 knew to proceed from a
gun; did not see from where the shot
came"
Mr.. R. B. Craddock, detective, testified
as follows:
"Abctt 9A o'clock was sitting in my
office, across the street from the Opinion
Office, and heard loud report Of
firearm; went to the door and saw Mr..
Pollard lying ON the opposite side of the
street; Mr. Hanna wss standing near
him; | ran up and asked Haniia, Who
did this certainly, Hanna, you could
not have done IT. Captain Chalkley came
up in the meantime, and told him he
had better see If Hanna had any arms
Mr.. Hanna produced his pistol, which was
loaded, dnd handed it to Captain Chalk
: ley; Mr.. Hanna then remarked that
probably Pollard had shot himself-his
pistol may have exploded in his pocket
!, upon examining his weapons, three in
number, it was found that all were loaded
l assisted in carrying Pollard upstairs
into his office he was then dead; upon
examination, we found that he had been
shot in the neck and shoulder, and from
the nature of the wounds supposed thu
shot must have come from the upper
story of the house opposite. /, in con
pany with my partner and several others
went up into the third story, and knock
ed several times at the door at the heat
of the steps; but, receiving no answer
1 went around the passage to anothc1
door. and knocked again. Mr.. Jane:
|. Grant. who was In the room, said, IL
!, that you, Bob PITS all right. Yot
will have to break tie door open-it j:
: locked I ran against the door ant
burst it in. Mr.. Grant was standing il
> the room. He handed me Derringel
pistol, saying, You willsee me protect
: ed said, Certainly, 1 will l theI
went to the station-house with him.
e There was no one else in the room.
: found Colts revolver on the table, ant
double barrelled shot gun, with tn
right barrel empty"
Several other witnesses were exam
ined, and their testimony corroborate'
the foregoing. Thejury adjourned unit
o'clock Wednesday morning.