The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-25
Sketch Of POllarl,S Career.

| At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning
H. Rives Pollard, the widely-known editor
| Of the Southern Opinion, a weekly newspa-
per published in Richmond, wa5 shot down
in the street and almost instantly killed.
| Mr.. Pollard resided about one mile from the
! city on the Grove road. Yesterday morning
| he and his associate editor, Mr.. j. Mar
| shall Hanna, left the house in the country
at a little after o'clock. They were
| driven to town in q light vehicle, which
conveyed then, to the Office of the
OpiniOn, on the corner of Fourteenth and
Main streets. Turning from Main into
Fourteenth street the vehicle stopped, and
the two gentlemen alighted. Mr.. Pollard
walked leisurely toward the Fourteenth
street entrance to the Office, while Mr.
Hanna remained behind to give some di-
rections to the driver. Mr.. Pollard had
taken but step or two, and Mr.. Hanna
had turned to join him, when o loud report
was heard, and almost instantaneously MIR.
Pollard fell Hat upon his face, uttering only
n groan Of pain. He seemed to be dead.
Mr.. Hanna, expecting another shot, and
looking around TO see whence the first came,
drew his pistol almost inv0!untarily. But
the work of the unseen foe was completed.
Several police officers and detectives who
were standing not far off ran Immediately
to the spot, some to the assistance of the
wounded man, and others to apprehend his
assailant. The first, with the aid of by
ISLANDERS, turned over the body and saw
that the flame Of life was still tllckering.
Ghcy lifted the body and made their way
up stairs, but before half dozen steps
we're taken there was convulsive shudder,
an expression Of agony overspread the face,
and II. Rives Pollard was dead.
THE REMAINS LAID OUT.
Uron mattress in the editorial room,
the dead body was laid out. His fail upon
| the pavement had inflicted severe and
| chastity wound upon the forehead, and at
| first it was thought that this was the wound
that caused his death. In moment, how
ever, the coat and shirt were torn open,
exposing en- oriice on the right side Of the
neck, from which the warm blood was we'll
ing. One buckshot had lodged here, six
were found in the right shoulder, one pass
ed through the heart, and two were picked
out Of other parts Of the body. The face
Tore the pallor Of death itself, and was be-
eprinkled with the dust that it had kissed.
The lips were open just enough to reveal
the clenched teeth, but the expression OF
pain had fed with the spirit Of the man.
AN ARREST. .
Meantime, in the street, the excitement
was intense. With swift wings the news
had been spread through the city, and
every foot was turned toward the scene OF
the tragedy until the crowd was several
hundred in number. Surmising that the
shot had been fired from an upper window
Of the building opposite, the lower part CT
which is occupied by W. B. lsaacs 4 Co.,
Detectives Craddock and Knox we're In 4
few moments up stairs. The latter knocked
at the first door he came to, and beat upon
ii again and again, but there was no re-
sp0nse. Then he ran through the passage
10 another door, but it was locked. But
there was voice from within. I" Is that
you,. Bob ?" asked the person within
IN clear, steady tones. "les." Al!
right, them" was the rejoinder, but you II
nave 10 break the door open. 1T Is locked,
and havn't the key" The panels yielded
to the sturdy blows from the detective s
fist. With crash they were broken, and
through the hole thus made MIR. Craddock
sprapg into the room. ..
There stood Mr.. james Grant, one pistol
in hand another on the table. lie was q
little pale but smiling, and he said loud
enough to be heard without the room,
only ask for protection. Here is my pistol +;
there is another on the table," The wea-
pons were taken by the officers, and MIR.
Grant, without any show of resistance on
his part, Was arrested and carried to the
lower police station, to answer for the kill
ing Of Il. Rives Pollard.
THE ROOM AND WHAT WAS FOUND THERE.
The room is one occupied as dormitory
BY Maipr Harry Clinton. 1t was almost as
LIE had left it in the morning. On the ta-
BILE was Derringer pistol; its fellow had
been given up by Mr.. Grant. But there
was another weapon, which detectives s
quick eye espied. 1t was double-barrelled
shotgun, placed in the corner right by the
window on Fourteenth street. This VIII
dow was raised about a foot, and supported
in that position by an old backing brush.
The sill was blackened by scmethlng ike
burned powder. The right-hand barrel CT
the shotgun was without load: the other
had liberal charge Of tuckshct. .-
THE INcUEsr.
tl2 o'clock Coroner Little hcld an in
ouest in view Of the body Of the deceased
as it lay in the office cf the Souttcrm
Opinion. The following gentlemen had
been summoned, and s;;;;;re swcrn os J''rcrs :
J.H. Knowles (forcmin) John S. Stnbbs,
II. c. Wright, W. A. Lampkin, ;. i.
pecor, John Grom, James McClernan,
James Kirby, S. A. Ellison, I. 2. Lar's,
Dr.. j. w. Frazier, and w. J. Clark.
We append the testimony elected. ).
Marshall Hanna, associate editor OF the
Opinion, was the first witness examined.
EVIDENCE OF MR.. HANNA.
Mr.. Hanna deposed MIR. Pollard and |
left his house, on the Grove road, at about
9 o'clock this morning, and arrived at the
offioe at q little before 10, When We got
out of the vehicle stopped to speak to the
driver, and MIR. Pollard went towards the
office door. He had his cane in his rlght
hand and his gloves in the other. lol-
lowed in moment, and was only about
three feet behind him, when / heard dis
charge which, by its volume / knew came
from a gun--not pistol. I Iplaoed my hand
behind me and drew my pistol, and at the
same instant Mr.. Pollard fell. looked
across the street, expecting another dis
charge, [ was about two feet behind him
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