Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-05
RICHMOND
n Rives Pollard Bhot Doad
In 'front.' of his once.
HEAVY Damages Tor Invading
the Pri,aey OF Domestic Life.
The Offensive Article.

Urn oplhtuu wv NA'NS ~ -
Mary Grant, thu daughter II W. u
Grant, n wealthy Iobacconisi OF lhis
city
About ten O'Clock this morning,
~ Mr. Pollard Was approaching the
OH . ~ the Opinion, u shnl was
fired from an upper window ~
house opposite, nnl Mr., Pollard h!l,
pierced by eleven buckshoi, one at
which entered his heart. lie cSpir'
al Immediately, Mr., Grant .
/ rother oi the young lady named
was found in tho building r"n'
which the shot was fired, aud was
arrested aud taken I" prison, n
double ,barrcled gun, with ono bar
rel empty, being i"umd in the room
TIL, Southern Opinion il n SenSn'
,innal paper at very Questionable
,yp aud PoIhri's character /,
hardly M good u.s. the character OF
his papcr. He Is u brother at Il, y
Pollard, but has been even NOR"
violent aud imprnciicablc, iils
Il nth /. regretted 10y few, II any, "l
the citizens at Richmond.
The following is the article thai
gave rise to tho assault III which
Pollard lost his life: >,
The Indian summer has nssrd
away, aud with il has passed u fair
and radiant daughter of one "r orr
first citizcns-a nabob of Clay street
n gentleman who, suffice II 10 say,
holds the very first position III tho
wealthy aud fashionable circles oi
the city. The daughter. the rebel
Ian, Helene of the family, Is beau
timl beyond description hut her
beauty did not prevent her from
falling desperately and irre'rieva'
bly, IN love with young gcn,lcman
of somi. militdre connections, who
il appears. somc months ago plight
ed his trvth and accepted the tiny
hand.
Nobody suspected n mt'olii1n's,
much less the father, until last sun
day night, when the daughter, who
was the light of his household. fed
to parts unknown, or at least Only
Guessed, in company with ono "a
masculinc) who should ere then
have been proclaimed his son'in'
law.
The runaway parties have been
heard from, and it is now said that
the lady proclaims herself wife Of
some six months, and that her all
nnccc is tho choice of her after life.
Tho gay young man who has
whiskcd away the angel is n Lnlha
.sio named Horace Ford, Of Gooch
land county, which coun!J. ought to
be proud Of him, rs it d9ub'!oss is
Horace is an orphan, inst p'nn$ing
into his tecns, and has lost both OF!
his parents by death. Much prop
erty accrued to Horace in tho shape
of money, chaltc!s, goods, &C., and
having converted the whole int"
ready rhino," Horace vcntured for
swim in tho sea Of gay life and
love. lie met Miss Mary Grant
talked delicious nonsense, won her
heart, then, half inclined to earnest
ness. threw it away. ALI me /!
Horace went to New Orleans.
and not having hccn sh'pwrecIcd
by the way, telegraphed or wrote
his beloved, Thus it went on
through the sultry montho August,
tho crimson period Of October, when
tho forests change their garments,
down to dull, chill November.
Alas that love should never run
smooth, in an even current, but love
never did end never will, so they
saw. She responded, all unknown
to the healthy dad, and he replied,
Thus affairs progressed until Horace
announced last week that he was off
to Texas right away, and couldn't
stop for triAes like an atiianced.
Then il was that the girl Of the
period made up her mind and bun
die. She would follow him-ycs.
she would follow him to the utter
most parts of tho earth. Being OF
age, aud no longer the slave of pa.
rental control, Miss Mary, on Satur.
day night last, having habilitated
herself bccomingly, deserted tha pa
iatial mansion on Clay street, and,
casting behind her wealth, society
and friends, sought the office of a
gentleman on Broad street, whom
she importuncd to buy her u ticket
to New York. This gentleman, who
Is the pink Of propriety, refused,
and Miss Mary sought elsewhere
and found the ready means.
Atall events she procured passage
on the cars and embarked on the s J
o'clock train. which carried her
north ward at the rate Of twenty or
thirty miles an hour, ifnot as speed
ily rs her heart desired. On the
train, between Richmond and Ac-
ouia creek, she was observed to
weep bitterly by the conductor, to
whom she related her tale of woe
and distress.
Her departure created, of course
n hub-bub in tho mansion on Clay
street, and, amid the wringing OF
hands and loud expressions of dis
treas, the telegraph was invoked,
and parties sent in hot pursuit. 1t
was supposed that young Ford, in
stead of going to Texas +" right
away" as he announced. had put
fr New York, there to meet his
Mary, and thither the detectives
directed their steps.
The upslot Of the matter is; to
make long story short, that Miss
MARY has been heard from; that
she L now in Philadelphia, aud that,
upon the whole there Is very sor-
nv family history connected with
the case. which il is not within our
province TO reveal.
IT.. e.fin.~;r,, - the conclusion OF