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

We give this morning additional par
ticulars concerning the assassination OF
Rives Pollard There is hardly any
room to doubt that it was @ thoroughly
brutal and cowardly murder. The nrti-
Gle in the Opinion was bad enough,
heaven knows; but nothing is so bad that
it should justify mans going into
room, locking the door and firing upon
his unconscious adversary from WIN
dow. Rives Pollard is in his grave with
out knowing who sent him there, and,
desperate that he was, we cannot help
an expression of our detestation OF the
mode by which he came to his death. 1t
appears that Pollard did not write the
offensive article; that he was ignorant OF
its appearance in his paper; and that
Grant gave him no warning nor de-
manded any redress He shot him down
from q safe conceaiment, like coward; /;
and that he should have been bailed by q
Richmond jury for any sum whatsoever,
must be mystery to Justice. The
Grants are said to be very rich; Pollard
was certainly very odious, and this is
doubtless the milk in the cocoa nut.
Murder, it seems to US, comes rather
cheap at this price, and, when taken in
connection with the peculiar method In
this instance, it is quite as safe as cheap.
The Pollards may have been, and doubt
| less have been bad lot; but thousand
such bullies as Rives Pollard could not
| Justify one such bastard as James Grant.
| The Cincinnati Commercial says that the
chivalry of Virginia chesred Grant We
suspect that the Virginians had very
little to do with the cheering. But Rich
mond is full of carpet.baggers, who must
| feel sense of relief in Pollard s taking
of. They expressed this feeling sin
cerely, we doubt not, when they huzzaed
the murderer when he was taken from
his place of concealment - Courier
| Journal
From the Richmond Whig, 2Oth.l
At IL o'clock Coroner Little proceeded
| to hold an inquest over the remains oi
the deceased In the editorial rooms of the
Opinion office, where they were carried
as soon as he was shot.
The first witness called was Mr., j,
Marshall Hanna, of the editorial staff OF
the Opinion. !.
| J. Marshall Hanna, being sworn, testi.
fed as follows: Mr.. Pollard and left the
house on the Grove road at nine o'clock,
and reached here about a quarter past
nine. We got out of the wagon at the
corner. He passed up the pavement
about five feet, / think, ahead OF me.
noticed he had cane in his right hand
and his gloves in the other. | followed
along quickly, and was probably three
feet from him when heard discharge
a ~ mn m
pistol, but came from a gun. placed
my hand behind me for my pistol, think
ing there would be another discharge,
when Mr.. Pollard fell two feet in front o
me. He fell upon his face, still holdinl
his cane and gloves in his hands ID,
made no exclamation, but groaned ant
spasmodically put his hand behind him
for his pistol. / thought the shot cam,
from across the street, but, lookinI
over. saw no one. | was then arrested
nv Mr.. Knox, who said some one telC
him had shot Pollard. produced N,
nistoI. which was loaded, and was there
upon released. BE had expressed to mi
no expectation whatever Of being al
tackled this morning, but | supposed any
one. under the circumstances, nigh
have expected an attack, and be wen
armed
RIB. Craddock, detective, being sworn
said: About 81 o'clock | was sittiHg II
my Office across the street, and heard
very loud report Of firearms imme
diately ran to the door, and saw Mr.
Pollard lying on the pavement, on IN
opposite side Of the street Mr.. hann'
was standing q few feet in front OF hlm
ran up and asked them who did this
what's the matter Why, certainly
Hanna, ysu could not have done u
Captain Chsikisy cane HP "a the mean
time, and / remarked 10 him, you haS
better see whether be has any arms. Mr.
Hanna produced his pistol, which va
loaded. and handed il 10 Capt Chalkley
( In the meantime, We Asd tnsusd Mr.