The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-04

i war, in which four shots were exchanged
/ without injury to- either party, and also
4 had adiffieulty with Thomas w. Mcmahon,
author Of Cause and Contrast because OF
some criticism upon the latter, and fred a
! pistol at him He also at one time
posted Mr. James, in Richmond, going
around with arms in his hands, and having
i the placards put up by servant. He was
arrested in the act, Mr. James being armed
not far off. He had various other personal
difficulties, and suit with Mr.. Wynne,
; with whom he was for while connected
in publishing the Richmond 1inaea At
one time he entered house In Rich
mond, with drawn revolver, and took away
a woman, and subsequently he shot and
wounded a Mr.. Hopkins, of Norfolk, here
IN Baltimore, on finding him in company
with the woman. 10y
Mr.. Pollard, when he was shot, was well
armed, with two revolvers, couple of de-
! ringers and bowie knife, but this was not
an unusual armament for him. He expect
ed an attack from several parties whom he
had assailed in the last issue of his paper,
and who had threatened his life, 2il' - /
! James Grant, the accused, is the eldest
son of VIM. Fl. Grant, tobacconist, residing
on Clay street, between Tenth and Eleventh,
is about twenty-five years of age, of low
stature, blue eyes and light hair, and is
| well known in musical circles as an anna
teur singer. When the war commenced he
was cadet at Lexington, and became q
member or the Caskie Rangers of this city,
and during the war acted as courier for
General Jeb. Stuart. He is at present en-
gagged with his father in the tobacco bust
ness, l ta is,a.t.t Il
! coRoNER's INQUEST. 4
AT twelve o'clock a jury of inquest was
summoned:
]. Marshall Hanna being sworn, de-
Sposed. Mr. Pollard and left the house on
( Grove road about nine o'clock, and got
here, / suppose, about OF o'clock. We got
i out of the vehicle; Mr.. Pollard passed up
the pavement ahead of me, about five feet.
noticed he had his cane in his right hand
and his gloves in the other followed
along quickly, and when about three feet
from him / heard discharge;by its vol
ume know it came from gun; I knew it
was not a pistol. Iplsced my hand behind
me to, my pistol, expecting that there
would be another discharge, and looking
across the street, Mr.. Pollard fell right in
front of me. He still held his cane in his
right hand and his gloves in his left. He
fell upon bis face. He made no exclama-
ton save groan, and put his hand behind
him. / did not see where the shot came
from. / saw no one shoot at him. I was
then arrested by Detective Knox, who said
that somebody had told him that had
shot Mr.. Pollard. produced my pistol,
and was of course discharged. ~
Mr.. r. =. Craddock deposed as folio VS.:
A h<xt,k Il ~.
office, across the street, and heard loud
report of a fresarm immediately ran to
the door and saw Mr.. Pollard lying on the
opposite side of the street Mr.. Hanna was
standing few feet in front of him; ran
up and asked Mr.. Hanna WHO did this9
What's the matter9 Why, certainly, Han
ma, you could not have done it ~ Captain
Chakley coming up in the meantime,
remarked to him, "you had better see
whether he has any arms. Mr.. Hanna
produced his pistol, which was loaded, and
handed it to Chalkley. In the meantime
we had turned Mr.. Pollard over on his
back; he was then in dying condition,
and breathed but few times afterwards.
Mr.. Hanna remarked. HE may have shot
himself; his pistol may have exploded in
his pocket; you had better see" Police
man Moore, l think it was, took the pistol
from around him, and a derringer from
each pocket of his. pantaloons., / assisted
in bringing Mr.. P. up stairs; Mr.. .Vogle
was one Of the parties assisted; hewas
then dead After laying him down on the
mattress, something was said about his be-
ing shot in the head We examined it,
and found it only a cut from the fall. We
found him shot in the neck. We went
down stairs, and L said to my partner, we
must search the house opposite. Went to
the door in front Of the passage and knock
ed several times. got no answer, but
found the key in the door on the insidese-
TWAS the room in the third story. I'went
around the paasage to another dea., end
knocked, Mr.sJames Grant, who was IN the
room, said; s'Is that you, Bob9 It's all right.
You will havejto break the door open; it,
is, locked" ran against the door, and,
with my arm and shoulder broke the two
upper panels out. Mr.. Grant was standing
in the room. He handed me a deringeF,
saying: You will see me protected I
said, "Certainly ] will" / then went
with Mr.. Grant to the station-house. There
was no one in the room but Mr.. Grant. 4
said nothing to Mr.. Grant before he spoke
ito me. He must have heard my. voice.
III was led to 60 there by the character of
Mr.. Pollards wounds, and the place at
which he, lay made no remarks to cause
Mr. Grant to ask my protection. The room
Mr. Grant was IN, is, j think, the only one
on the third floor that is occupied. I saw
o. Colt revolver on the table, and this double
barrel shot gun, (pointing to the one shown
by the coroner) The right barrel was
empty. et.s s' 80, .,,s,