The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-01-14

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H Riyes Pollard-A History of the Arti-
s-3s1.i-ii Gle that Caused MS Death. "
alTheinitiai numberof the Southern Op'n-
ION, under it's now management, has made
Its-apgs gsaranee. J. NJ. Hanna, MIR. Pol
lsfd's2 sssociate and intimate friend, con;
tributes long and circumstantial account
of the killing of the late editor Of the pa
per, with the many facts hitherto unpub-
iisbed, from which'we extract the follow
ing history of tho ''tatal article Says
Mr.. Hanna:
7 was dt dinner at the Ballard House
on a. d51Y tho week previous, when gen
tiema4,s .Wis 8 Sut: Attic same table With me
rcmasieeni 81 I. Did you hear of the clope-
ment7Es ( had not, and asked OF him to
whoa, he referred. The gentleman then
named tho parties. and related all the
facts within his knowledge.
Dinner over, returned to the office.
MIR. Pollard was not there; he had gone TO
aiis residence, on the Grove road, but
note from'him lay on my desk. Its con-
tents was an urgent request 10 visit him
at his house that'evehng,as he had some
important items for COMMUNICATION TO nc.
I visited him. l met. him alone. in my
own .roomI as, he seem ed anXiou, that tue
servants should: not. overhear anything
that might pass between u.s.. He had
some notes in his hand, and when Ispoke
Of the case L hard sheafdk lat the Ballard
House, he remarked quickly: eyes, have
heard all about it, too; and [ want yon to
take the address Of this gentleman; go to
him, get all the facts, and prepare an ar
ticle upon tin the old style, remember
This was q phase OF his used when he
wished anything written in u peculiarly
witty or sarcastic vein. He then gave me
the notes he held in his hand.
suggested that possibly it would be
best to suppress names, as the parties
stood high, aud trouble might ensuo. lie
angered at once, and replied: "The papers
don't keep my name out when l get into
a difficulty; why should suppress the
names of these persons? My family is as
good as theirs. No. put the name in full;
I'm responsible for what goes in my pa
per-
Here the conversation dropped, or pass
ed to other subjects. We came into the
city together the next morning; in a few
hours thereafter the article was written
and in the hands of the printers. That
night was again ut his residence and
heard the proof read. Again | suggested,
that as the name occurred in but one
place it might be omitted without Injury
10 the interest or point of the article. He
declined; nor do think he altered or
erased single eold: bat, on the contra
ry, expressed entire satisfaction with 1t.
As the week drew to its close the al
legged clope,neut was the town topic in
certain: :circ'e>, ,and grew in cNaggeration.
1t WAS limited abroad that the Southern
Opinion was preparing to ventilate the
matter On "Wednesday late. or early
Thursday morning, a friend OF the Grant
tamily visited the Opinion office. Mr.
Pollard was at his coirrtry house; | was
.ulonc. This gentleman inquired whether
such an article. based on the rumor ailoat,
was to appear in the next issue. l told
him L believed there would be pubica-
aion. He inquired, further, whether such
publication could not be. suppressed, say
ing: Really, this is very dreadful !! you
are doing q family very great wrong;
besides, there isnot one particle OF truth
in the report!'' ae ~ :.
He then recountcd the circumstanceslof
the young lady's going away, | told him
I was powcress to stop the publication of
the smallest paragraph after it was once
in type; that Mr.. Pollard was editor, pro-
prietor, and chief censor.
aThen, said he, sis there no way in
which it can be stopped? Is there any
pecuniarv consideralion;which wnuidrln-
duce YOU to forego;the publications"
With that the gentleman, on his own own
responsibility, as | have understood, offer
ed3to, FIJI the space occupied by the article
with an advertisement for which he would
nav, ono hundred dollars down. L told
lin I had no authority to negotiate; that
he must sec Mr.. Pollard. ''Then, where
can Mr.. Pollard be found? | must see
him at once" was his reply; and recelv-
ing Iris address, he took carriage and
went out to the Grovc-road residence.
What consultation took place at that IN
tcrvew I never heard, except through a
third party; but as l am the rolater OF Of
facts within my own knowledge only, 1
omit even the substance. There were
several subsequent interviews. however,
between this gentleman and Mr.. Pollard,
The paper was usually put to press on
Thursdays at 4 P. NJ; but on the after
noon Of this day, when tic forms were on
the press, I received orders from Mr..
Pollard to hold them back until Fri
day morning.
Late on Thursday evening there was
another interview between the gentleman
representing the Grant family and Mr..
Pollard, in .he presence OF The writer.
The conversation again. as before, hinged