Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-25
THE RICHMOND TRAGEDY.
II. Riyes Pollard Shot Dead-CauseS of III


Onr dIspatches from Richmond Yesterday
eaVe bilet account OF the killing Of H. Rlvrs
Pollard, editor OF the NOutt.Tn Opinion. ard for
meriy editor ot the Richmond Ea,ut,ef. by
James Grant, son OF q wcll-knoSn citizen of
Richmond. The Stat Jopr3dt of last evening
contains the following interesting particulars:
MI; Pollard, accompanied by Mr.. ] Mar
shali hanna, came to the CIty this morning
from his TesldeLca i'll the country on Grove
rosu, IN ms carriage, and halted at the corner
OF Main and lith streets, in front of his Office
Both alighted, Rad MIR. Pollard started up ith
street, towards he door of the office. Mr.. Hanna
remained behind to secure the horse As Pol.
Iard approached the Office entrance, aud was
about half way between 1t and Main street ha
was fired npon from the second story window
almost directly opposite. He fell to the sIda.
Walk. and IN carrying him up the stalrway
leading to his Office in the second story OF The
building, he gasped his last
The cause of this terrible affair is believed TO
nave originated in publication which ap-
peared in the Southern Opi.iOu of SATURDAY, las.
rejecting upon the family of Mr.. Grant. Of
TINS ciiy,and especially upon the sister of younr
James Grant, who II is supposed. fred the
latal shot. II mad been the rrnor OF the town
fCr several days back that a hostile meeting
was In preparation, and everybody was on The
up-toe OF expectation, but AS it was kuown
that Mr.. Grant was in the city, and had not
called on Mr.. Pollard for Il ratraction of tba
arlcie, 1t was supposed that the matter had
been indefinitely post ponet. and pe,pIa hs5
almost concluded thatlt would end as mos of
these things terminate, when the aurf IUnce.
ment that "Pollard was Killed. startled inc
community.
The article in the Opinion which has broupb,
MS career 10 an untmely end commences
IN Elopemenf (So-cdi}ed) on CIag S,rset-tn y,
Ier-ien fdmity coHce me t-DTea,lfd D.to,te
ment.
..Oh no, We never mention em'-old air.
The Indian Summer has passed aEay and
with il has passed a far a.ld radiaut dan yhter
OF one OF our first citiZens-a nabob of tIIav
slreet-a gentleman who, suffic. il 10 SAY holds
the very hfst position IN the wealthy and IA sh.
lOnable circles tna pity Tna
reteIiant Helene" OF the family, is beautiful
beyond description. but her beauty did mot
prevent her from falling desperately and ire
trleVably in love with young gent leman of
semi-mIlitalre connections, who, II anpears
some months ago. plighted his troth ana az
cepted the tiny hand, grasplng il within his
own
"Never to be parted; never for ave-
Nobody suspected a messaliance. much less
the father, until last Saturday night, waen the
daughter, who was the light OF his household
fled TO parts unknown, or at least only guess ID
III company with one Ga masculIne) who sh ould
ere then have been proclaim ID his sou.in.Iaw
The runaway parties have been heard from,
and il Is now said that the lady proclaims har
self q Wife OF some six months, and that her
afiianced is the choice Of her after life
What God hath Joined together let no man
put asundeT.'
The gay yourg man, who has whisked avav
the angel, is Lothario named Horace Ford.
of GOOchland county, which county ought 10
be proud OF him, as il doubtless is. Horace is
s..
has lost both of his parents by death. Much
properly accrued to Horace in the shane of
money, chattels, goods, &c, and having con-
verled the whole into ready rhino,n Horace
ventured for a swim in the sea of CAV life AMI
love. He met Miss Mary 9rant-a beauty
"Met perchance the usual way"
Talked delicious nonsense, won her heart.
then halt inclined to earnestness, threw il
away; Ah! mel" &c.
Mr.. Pollard was a young man of good an.
pearance, of very decided character. sbOu, Is
tha
Pollard, formerly an officer in the United
States navy, and brother OF E. A. Pollard. the
Southern historian. He was alse brother in
law of the late Admiral Bell, OF the navy. He
was born in the tcwn Of Buena Vista, Nelson
county about twenty nine miles from LYNCH
burg, where he passed his early hfe He fin.
ished his education in the Military Institute OF
Virginia, and then went to Washington. 0hara
be was for some time employed as a clerk in
the Post Oh1ce Department. During the Kan
sas troubles he was engaged on a ne ewspaper in
heavenwor.h: His mother was sister Of the
Besides the widow Of Admiral Bell. he bss
two other sisters-Mrs. Dr. Parker, residire in
Macon, Ga. and another in Lucerne, Switssr-
news editor OF the Baltimore Sun, but strons1~
espoused the Oonfederacy, came Souths ana
linked his fortunes with John M Daniel ~
the Examiner, who frequently said he cousid.
cred himself one Of the best "news editors, m
the country.
MT. Pollard was well armed, with tvo p,
volvers. a couple OF Derfngers, and a bowie.
knife, but this was not an unusual armamsnt
for him. He expected an attack from sevar.1
parties whom he had assailed in the Iast fssna
Of his paper, and who had threatened his life
James Grant, the accused, u the Oldest son NJ
William II. Grant tobacconist residins On
Clay street, between Tenth and Eleventh. Is
about twenty five years Of age, Of low statnrs -
blue eyes, and light hair, and 10 well known in
musical circles as an amateur singist Whsn
the war commen ced he was q cadet at IarinS
ton, and became member of the Oaskie Ran
gers of this city. and during the war be acssS
as courier for General Jeb. Stuart, He l. ;,
present engaged with his father in the tohaeco
business"