The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-03
THE GRANT-POLLARD TRIAL
EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
CONTINUED. r as"i*ii
NEW AND INTERESTING TESTIMONY

NEW AND INTERESTING TESTIMONY
/ That apparently interminable discussion
| about the flsth and sixth bills of exception
| important to the defendant, but of no Interest
| to the public-was resumed when the court
opened yesterday morning The number OF
/ spectators in attendance was smaller than or
| the preceding day, owing to the earliness OF
the hour at which the court met, and the
efforts of the doorkeepers to keep the room
from being uncomfortably crowded
The prisoners demeanor, SO uniform as to
require little notice from day to day before the
jury was empannelled, has undergone some
change since the examination of witnesses
commenced. He generally dcports himself
with quiet dignity, but occasionally manifests
some excitement at an unexpected turn In the
| evidence, or when he suggests some question
which he deems important to be asked OF Q
His father, brothers, and one or two young
friends, occupy the same seats every day, just
| in rear of his counsel.
With MIR. Bundy and Mr.. Gilmer, who re-
| present the Commonwealth, are seated Ed
| ward A. Pollard and DR.. Richard Pollard OF
| Lynchburg, both brothers OF the deceased
The last-named gentleman is person of re-
| firing manners, and bears little personal
resemblance to his brothers. who have been
/ more prominently before the public. He made
his first appearance at the trial on yesterday,
and manifested great interest in. all the pro-
| ceed:ngs.
| POLICEMAN MooRE's TESTIMONY.
Policeman Moore was first called. He said
| was on Main street about twenty steps be-
low Fourteenth when Mr.. Pollard was shot.
Ran TO the spot, getting there at about the
| same time with Knox, Craddock, and others.
Some of the officers seemed to be under, the
| impression that Mr.. Hanna had shot him, but
| were soon satisfied that this was not so. Mr..
Hanna suggested that the body be searched.
| / did so, and removed several firearms from
aboutit. After about five minutes, delay we
| took him up stairs and laid him on the floor
| in an Office which I took to- be, the editorial
/ room. then heard a noise across the street
| (the breaking down of a door,, and somebody
hallooed. 4" They've got him" I ran down
and found Knox and Craddock about to take
MIR. Grant to the police station; went with
| them On the way the prisoner said he " didn'
| do it, and didn't know who did" Somebody
hurrahed for Grant. afterwards examined
the room in which Grantwas arrested. The bed
had been deranged, but this might have been
| done by some one looking around as l was.
| Saw the black stain on the window.sill. There
was IN ordinary desk before the window II
/ had been drawn out little-enough Tor q
| person to pass without trouble. Saw the stain
| on the window; it extended obliq1ely TO the
right, and was rather funnel shaped, widen
| ing as it went out. Have seen the ndentations
on the wall of the house across the street
Don't know whether they were In line with
the mark on the window, as did not exam
| inc them with relation to each other. When
| Grant was. brought down, the only persons
noticed with him were officers Knox, Grad.
dock, and Chalkley.
volver and two Uerringers; did not find q
knife on his person. / have the firearms
taken from him now with me.
Mr.. Moore here exhibited the pistols to the
Ijury.
The Court: Why do you call these Derrin.
gers2 @ --a--,
| they are called. hs4H
Mr.. Guild: They are SO called because made
| by an old man in Philadelphia of that name.
The Court examining then) They may be
called Uerringers, but they certainly are MOI
Ethe real pistols of that name.
/ Messsrs. johnson and %Ould seemed to be
equally confident that they were Derriugers
/ TESTIMONY OF C. R. SUTHERLAND.
| Mr.C. r. Sutherland examined: Am gun.
smith, residing in Richmond. ! recognize the
pistols shown me Those taken from the room
| in which Grant was arrestedl rs two that !
| sold Mr.. Grant on the 18th or 18TH OF Noyem-
ber- last They are of the kind known rs
smooth bore duelling pistols, and may be relied
upon but at thirty or forty yards. 1 loaded
| them when I sold them to MIR. Grant and
| made Il memorandum of the sale. l never
| saw the double. barrelled gun before.
| Gross. examined: I identify the pistols be-
| cause they are of my own manufacture. !
| never made any others Of the kind.
| To Mr.. Bundy: Grant did not tell me what
| he wished 10 do with the pistols.
| TESTIMONY OF LEWIS CARTER.
Lewis Garter (colored) testified: live in
| Richmond, and my occupation is to wait on
| gen tlemen On the morning Mr.. Pollard was
| killed was standing on the corner of Four
| teenth and Main. Saw Mr.. Pollard and MIR
| Hanna get out Of a wagon and start towards
| the office door. Mr., Hanna turned back tC
| speak 10 the driver, and Mr. Pollard went on
1 g. "a II
| of his face. The officers then came up, and
| after some conversation detailed by several
other witnessed we took him up stairs. He
| died before we got to the office, in the third
| story We laid the body on the floor, and
| STAYED with it two or three hours, rs DR.. Lit.
| tie told me l must not 60 away. Dom
| know who fired the shot, but suspected thai
it came from the other side of the street
| THE witness then described the appearance
| OF the editorial room and its furniture
There was a window on Fourteenth stree,
which commanded q view of a window on q
third floor of the building opposite. heard
1 Il gentleman say = IA - ~ -1stG, 3ta5
MIR. Ould: Don't tell what you heard gen
| tleman say SOC .I7SE 70 GG,.3
The Court: Say what, you did in conse
| quence of hatyouheard.
| Witness - I saw the window opposite raised
a-few inches straw chair was by the WIN
! dow; some gentlemen were walking ABOUT III
| the room. Heard az noise in Che street below
and looking ont saw MIR. Grant in custody o.
the officers. Didn't see any other article o.
| furniture in tine room opposite. Didn't no.
| tice any, curtain to the window. The oppo
| site window was a little lower than the one 81
| which stood. n -. "a
| Gross examined :: DR.. Little, and other doc
tors, that T don't remember, examined the
dead body. o. '1,= g..s o. IL .sE6y, = aaoa 3.
| Nra1. TESTIMONY OF ANDREW NELSON. ~ =.
Andrew Nelson (colorea testified - ] ,liYs
with Major Clinton, and take care OF MI
Il tI,a ~,F tao mr. NnIr
| streets. They are on the third story J.. tvs
doors to them. One is bedroom and the othel
a storeroom. The first fronts on Main ant
| the other on Fourteenth street. There art
two doors to the sleeping room-one from Int
passage and the other from the storeroo m
| The last named door is generally open tht
| other is generally locked but there are severa
| KEYS to it'll keep one, the Major one, and Mr.
the other door. [The witness here gave tn
| oft-repeated description of the furniture II
| the bed. room.] The desk has stood before
the window for about twelve months:
| was at the factory on the morning Mr. Poi
| lard was killed. was at'the- room the uigh
| bef,re; and blacked the Majors boots. .Keei
1 some of my backing brushes on the window
4 in the storage room, and some behind TIT
i secretary in the other room, Have seen Mr.
4 Grant at the factory, but don't "remernb bel
\ seeing him at the ROOM Don'tremember tina
i he ever slept there, but he might have done
\ lso; gentlemen often come and sleep In the Ma
i icr's room. ] was not in the room at all or
1 The morning Of the shooting. 7fs:'' IN s"i
4 Nc Characterization. 4 ~ '5sttE,t zsN9b %
'.iE7a6 TESTIMONY OF ,AarHrR HBMAysgsl
| Arthur Hemans (colored) deposed: / live OF
| St. James street between Duval and Baker
| Was on the third floor of lsaacs's bpilding OF
4 the morning of the shooting. was cleaning
up Mr.. Ayres's room, in the rear part Of ths
| byilding, with the door shut. Heard the re
i port of gun, and thought somebody was try
| ing pistols at Sutherland's gunstores, Pre-
4 sentiy Mr.. Knox and Mr.. GraddockJ came in
and asked me il i had heard gun FIRE. i sale
i yes and told them what I thought it was