The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-14

ADDiIloNAL PAR51CULAR5- NJ. HAsfAs Ac-
COUNT or THE FATAL ARTICLE.
The initial nusnber Of the Southern Opinion.
under It's new management, (W. d. Ches.erman &
CO.. has made its appearance. j. M. Hanna, Mr..
Pollard's Associate and intimate friend. contri.
butes q long sUe circumstantia account of the
killing Of the lateeditor Of the paper from which
we extract the following history of the " fatal
article :"
Says Mr.. Hanna was at dinner at the Ballard
House on day the week previous, when gentle
man who sat at the came table with me remarked
Did you bear Of the elopement!" / had not
ara asked him TO whom he referred The gen.
ueman then named the parties, aud related .li the
iaen within bis knowledge: Dinner over. re.
turned TO the Office. Mr.. Pollard was not there
he had gone TO bis residence, on the Grove road.
but note from hjm lay on my desk. Its contents
were an urgent request 10 visit him at his house
that evening, as be had some important item for
communication 10 ine. met him alone Ia his own
room, as he seeHed anxious that the servants
should not oyeTheat anything that might pass be-
tween us. He had some notes in his hand and
when spoke OF tie case had heard at the Bal.
iard House, he remarked, quickly: Yes I have
heard all abont II too, and | want you to- take
the address OF this gentleman, 60 to him, get all
the facts and prepare an article upon it-in the
old style, remember" This was phrase of his.
used when he'vshed anything written in pecu.
harly witty or sarcastic vein. He then
gave me the notes he held in his hand.
l suggested that possibly il would be best
TO suppress names, az the parties stood
hlgh' and trouble might ensue. He sngered at
once, and replied The papers don't keep NV
nsme out when get into difficulty why s6o1l5
suppress mp names OF these persons? NV
family Is as COED as theirs. No, put the name ia
fqll-i'm responsible for what goes 10 my paper.D
nSre tne COW dropped, or passed to other
subjects. Weicame into the city together the
next morning. In few hours thereafter the
article was written and in the hands of the printers
Inat plght was again at his residence and heard
.ne PROOF read. Again i suggested that as the
name occurred but in one place 1t might be
omitted without Injury TO the interest or pont of
the article. He declined nor do | think he al.
tered or erased single word, but on the con.
.iary expressed entire satisfaction with 1t. As
the week drew TO close the alleged elopsment
was the town topic in certain circles aud grew in
e1aggeratlon. Ii was limited abroad that tina
oonthern Opinion was preparing to ventilste the
matter. On wednesday late, or early Thursday
morning. friend Of the Grant family visited ne
Opinion Office. Mr.. Pollard was at his conntrv |
mouse; was alone. This gentleman inquired |
whether such an article based on the rumor afoat,
was to appear IN ae next issue. told him be.
eved there would be publication. BE manfred |
Iurther whether such publications could not he
saying, Really this is very dreadful |
you are dongS family very great wrong be.
ices there IL not one particle of truth In the re.
port" de then recounted the circumstance of |
he young lady's going away. / told him i was
poweriess TO stop the publication of the smallest
paragraph after itwas once In type that Mr..
f9iisrd was edltol proprietor and chief censor.
in ns sac ne, Is there no way In which ii can
70 stopped ~ Ihfre any pecuniary consideration
men could induce you to forego the publications.
WIN tnat the gentleman, on his own responsj-
my as have. understood. offered TO fIl the
pace occopiea ~ the article with an advertise.
rent ior Which he;would pay one hundred dollars
own. told him bad no authority to neeotiate
nat be must see %r. Pollard. Then. where can |
II. Pollard be found! Unjust see him az once.D
'ss ms reply and receiving his address. be took
nj LA fnraee ~.
ence. What consultation took place at m AZ in.
'rview never beard, except through a third !
arty; but as Em the relator of facts within NV
WI knowledGs only | omit even the substance.
mere were several subsequent interviews. how
yer, between eSlis gentleman and Mr. Pollard.
ue paper was'psually put to press on Thursdsys 6
p NJ; bntlSn the afternoon OF this dsv when
= r, Terms Mn p se5S9n the press. received orders
orning. Late on Thursday evening there was Ii
lotoer intervtsw between the gentleman repre-. c
niing the Graft family and Mr.. Pollard. in the
essence OF me writer The conversation again
before, hingsd On the possibility OF suppress. 4
& the publs2Sion. The intermediator al last 4
slng with Impotence. said with emphasis, "Mr
ollard, is theTs;, no way by which this can be
eyentedi esa friend of the family. am act r
9 as such, aKs 10 assure you, upon the honor
q geDtems,s that the reports concerning ia
embers are fnSae- utterly false.n Mr.. Pollard b
ing, walked the floor of bis sanctum, then re-. Z
meo ms sest,tqd replied LAS to any pecunia. 70
cOns,deraLloes mat may be offered me. that &c
per 70 sell; 10 Mr. Grant, or you as his repre-. L
leauVe, Wish y purchase this edition of nv | pl
per, | VIII Sd it to you; or | will sell a. "
!, interest snx tiI ,ey paper, or 1 will sell it en-
other newspaler association in New York
but as tor selling my principle, that ..
II never do; theSe is not money enough TO buv ca
Inc gene pan remained silent, and Mr.. VI
Hard resumed :" Or. if publish this articIe til
am wiling 20 do will open my columns to az
: Grant and sill print line for line and word e
word whates 81 ne may write in Contradiction
, Ine Article fhe gentleman asked: "Mr. WI
puhlication7''. Mr. Pollard turned TO me- and
" have you Boy objection 20 Mr. Rad. n'
~, IreplieG None in the least,r and cit
sec tne prooi-spaet to him. He read it over We
ots bad as expected it would be ueysrths. Lei
> mere rs NOT ose word OF truth in the whole of
Mr.. Pollard demurrsd. "Howisit. M To
mat all these ttories are going about? nv.
have made ndtliries, and feel justified in max.
them public .khrough my paper NJ :.
'ne tnird or fcEtth time. related the circum. ~
ices OF the cSre adding Now. that il ali 81, %;
e Is 10 NJ SUI, another and last interyiew 20 20
had early on Friday morning between tbis 70, 70
e gentleman a III Mr. Pollard. The former Ala 1ne
test himself hft appearing at the door Of the coo
orlal room, oe:ssered his message: "Mr. pol az
/; your propositions are declined; can do n NJ;
,ng Iartner." Mr. Pollard responded, a Well. TO-
ana mere the matter ended. The paper ~ :,
AT once put to press, aud in il was the atal lee
e. lie paper appeared on Saturday morn 49, 49,
mt: but the AZ nasaps was very ap- lars
from any member or friend of the Grant o. on
y mat they would seek reparation 10 any "a
ner, or avsh themselves of the columns Of HnE
IP'nion as medium OF correction. SIturdsy 10
[oIIard remained In his Office all day, pur. ord
", ss he Said, to receive any gentlemsa that .oi
y cal as ne spokesman Of the Grant party. "ie'
tpectedly to bin, he was walled upon 10 the
noon OF ihss day by several gentemen-par.
Q an entireY different a1sir-who felt them. a
aggrievet by another article in the same noul
ler OF The opinion. This interview was a ton
Y one. outSn was finally adjourned to the
MONDAY, when II was smicaby settled with
We one OF 3he parties He Mr.. Pollard had -
mined to challenge the next morning; but