Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-15
The Ls,tsof the southern Opinion.

Ihe last NUMBER oil tue SoOutHeTU
Opinion, memorial number, edited by
E. A. Pollard, Esq, brother of the de-
ceased editor, appeared on Saturday last,
according to announcement, with six
teen of its wide columns devoted to the
details of ths late homicide. The papar
contains no reading matter not coz
nected with the late editor, and the sad
affair which resulted in his death.
In the narrative Mr.. Pollard says that
q warrant had been gotten out for his
arrest on arriving at Richmond after
learning of his brothers death, =" by the
towards who had murdered his (my)
brother" He also says that through
q whole day and until midnight walked
the streets Of Richmond, from door to
door, to obtain legal counsel against my
brothers murderer" and that there was
no question of fee, that being assured.
He says:
II went to man whom my murdered
brother, when an editor, had raised to
public office, who had formerly been the
counsel of my brother in other cases, and
who had expressed great friendship for
myself; when in the conduct of the old
Examiner, l had been in position to do
him favors. That man refused. More
than this land there is witness to it),
he allowed me to unburdsn my whole
case; to tell who were my witnesses, to
expose what l expected to prove, and
after thus possessing himself of all the
points against the murderer, he then
latter the lapse of half hours conver-
sation) coldly told me that he was the
friend of the murderer's family, and
could not appear against him.
Yet another lawyer was applied to.
he had been college mate of mine. l
appealed to him, almost with tears in my
eyes. This man answered: Mr.. Pol
lard, if / was you, considering the state
of public opinion, / would not be active
in prosecuting the murderer. Public
opinion. sir, would not sustain me. ;"
"Sir," replied--and the mist of tears
in my eyes must have broken in blaze
of scorn-" public opinion may have its
weight, but there is time when the true
and the brave man, in the execution of
duty-the honorable advocate-throws it
from him as q condemned and despised
thing; throws it as base fetter into the
gutterl
In regard to the fatal article" Mr..
Pollard admits that it was Improper"
and does not attempt TO defend it, though
he thinks there were palliating circum.
stances-certainly enough to have saved
his brother from the doom of being
shot through the back with load of
buckshot from the garret Of any assas-
sim"
In view of the card Of Mr.. Hanna, to
the effect that be (Hanns) objected to
the prostitution " of the Southern
Opinion, and that he (Hanna) had at
times prepared paragraphs for insertion
that caused him (Hsnns) kesner pain
than it did those for whom they were in
tended, etc, Mr.. E. A. Pollard recalls
and annuls any excuses made in behalf
of Hanna.
OF the burial OF the remains he says: |
at was inexpressiblY touching to
those who mourned the dead to notice,
when the remains passed out Of Rich
mond, what marks of respect were shown
all along the road. At Charlottesville,
where the remains were delayed over
night, mauy of the leading citizens
called to express their deep sympathy to
the brother, e. A. Pollard, insisting on
sitting by the corpse through the night,
and the next morning, when the remains
we're placed on the Orange and Alexsn-
iria train to be conveyed to their last
resting place in Nelson county, they
we're horne TO the cars by a committee
Df citizens aud large crowd looked on
with respectful sympathy. They we're
buried in the cemetery at 0akridge,
once the property Of, the Rives family,
now owned by William Porcher NJ lies"