The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-23
PERsECUTED BY A LOTER.
a BrookIyn Girl Having the Man whom she
Had Rejected Arrested.

Miss Sarah l.. Moore, living with her
father a dry goods merchant at 3j5 Gates ave-
nue. Brooklyn on Tuesday obtained from jus
tice Semler in Brooklyn. a warrant for the ar
rest OF wileit c. Pollard OF As South Tenth
street. on a charge OF defamation OF character
Pollard. who is about 80 years Of aee. lives with
his blind mother. Ho claims kinship with the
Southern writer OF the same name On the
night of June he was supposed to have COM
mittod suicide from the ferryboat Warren OF
the Roosevelt street line. as his name was at
tachcd 10 card stuck by pin 10 one side OF
the cabin. and bearing declaration that he had
sought peace In the East River. being tired Of
living In a world nlled with bad men and un-
principlcd women. Pollard however. did not
jump from the ferryboat He printed card to
His attachment ior Miss Moore dates from
New Years Day three years ago when. on call
with some ncquaintances he became infatuated
with her Then he pursued his attentions 70 her
30 ardently, she alleges. that snc could not
eyadc him. He made her many presents;
among them a gold chain worth tI2. He played
cards and croquet with her. sometimes all day
long Poard's sisters when entertaini ning Miss
Moore. II is said. informed her that no was not
accustomed 10 DO any work. linen sle ulgea
her lover to seek some honorable employment
but ne resisted her entreaties, and her pa
tience becoming exhausted. she told him that
his attentions had become distastetul ana IN
sisted that be should stop them; f3,inrd ,n 90,
her with the fidelity Of needle to its pole lie
barred his arm aud. taking out q penknife,
threatened 10 cut the veins IL she did not recall
her words She refused. and he buttoned his
cum and put up his knife. swearing that she
should yet attend his funeral and mourn for
him, or else he would make her his wife.
He went away. but wrote her many letters,
some OF them decorated with .pictures OF
weapons but she did not answer them. Then,
| II il alleged he began 20 hint darkY that ne
| had already married Miss Moore, under tho
| laws Of the State, and that there was a secret
| bond Of matrimony existing between them.
| Miss Moore said that Pollard had proposed 70
| mako her his wife in secret. but she hhd
! promptly refused. She bore the prosecutions
| of her discarded lover patiently, until on sun
! day last he caused the publication in news;
| PAPER In this city Of an account oi an alleged
! suit which he was said TO have Instituted TO- re-
| cover his wife. who, he ayerred, was Miss
! ried TO her on Feb 90. 1876. while sitting in the
| parlor OF her house. where they each con-
| tractad solcmnly. in presence OF G9d ma
| Of each other TO- be husband ana VINO.
| They lived apart. he said. because Of lheir
families and no one became aware oi tholr
Miss Moore says that this is wickedly false
| throughout. and upon II she based inc Whfrah!
| Tor his arrest. Oficer Shaughnessy couid not
| find Pollard for some time. as the latler Was
| hiding and his brother SAID that no had gone 20
| Philadelphia on a lecturing tour me ON ,eI H
| watched the house and caught Pollard gong
| out OF it, Pollard asked II men were 10 DC
arrested for telling the truth;
| " A re you married p asked the Omcer d,
| &c don't know whether am or nOt' replleu
| Pollard " but guess am.
Justice Semler has admitted Pollard 70 Dal
| pending examination.