New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-26
MIR POLLARDS UNSA VORY RECORD.
A SPECIMEN DEMOCRATIC APPOINTMENT.
. nEEORE TIE SENATE.


. ,r,,, rrnrt AT CORRESPONDENT or THE TRiEr Mr..
W,,mNGlON, Jan. Z5.-lhe President mas Deeh
s;rgulo,Iv unfortunate in his judicial appointments
rr,e c,,ta Committee on the Judiciary understand,
hoe II. hands full examining the charges made against
the different ndgcs appointed under the new Admlns-
trotion IT had scarcely got through with batch OF
indictments which put 0. w. Powers, the new supreme
Court Justice OF the Territory of Utah. Ill ratfer
strange igh to say tho least, when it was called upon
70 listen to some revelations regarding IharIts
Pollard recently appointed Associate Justice III Mon
tam This man Pollard is ar intimate iileho o NV
Attorney-Geuerh lie was also recommended l"r tue
Office he now holds by Senator Voorhees, ii' !"
Southern man by birth and of course Coh'euo,''
H1cadicr though his enemies say that ne "o 0'''''
No ,es called mon TO do any Fighting. After the war
he went 10 Indiana and there began the practice oil law
The following story illustrates better than anything
else uerlaps the kind of man Pollard Is. 1t forms
rt Of Tho record now before The Judiciary Committee
IL based upon the proceedings in an indiana court
4 few wears ago, it appears. Pollard was employed
Nv one Robert NJ. BarS'ey. then living III JASPER
Copntv Indiana to collect a draft amounting 10
20 200 After the suit was begun Barl,ey went to
NissouIi end subseQ entity to Texas. where he d'ed
leaving widow and four children. Pollard got HIM
self appointed administrator OF EarhieN estH'e N
,t;onta and was substituted a plJintid IN tte action
,brn pending 10 collect the draft he action 'Grul
mated in Judgment for the plmhuI I O,ia'u ~
,iS Ia satisfaction OF the judgment $500. when
to~rtber with $500 he ad obtained from HafAlN "
- m ~ vacc ior lis services IN ills matter maze
81 900 IN all which he rad received. ine regular
Si n The court was of course familiar with the con
Jiion of the various trusts pending IN BIS court I"I
settlement. This Pollard knew. lie tuolGlYIe "L';ru
until the bench temporarily occupied oy l91se
- familiar with these trusts before he prcSe'ea M
report for final settlement. HE report i'pItsG
the estate absorbed III the payment OF ms TE ri
The proceedings wore entirely 'X-parte me "'uo"
and children were in distant state iHt'c Nt's "
one 10 represent them, and consequently Vll 1
,eocrt was accepted without dispute WINE I"'i".U
- epinving hi, i'll gotten gains the widow toied to
mt bread into the mouths OF her iatbelIe7s oAIS,
She Ytpeatedly wrote 10 PnllHC bat never ivc'No Gu
.,ti.f,ctory reply His answers were vague ana
.,as,ye 80 settlement could he Obtained nom nm
Al last the widow wrote TO her orotbei-h-ihw, "ni
lived in Jasper County. She told him het louoioS s
her susuri0ns lie hunted up the court recon- 80"
,ho rcs;dnp iudre OF the court called ON IoI ara b'
tclf and discovered that his sstel-ln-la" ~" 90
c,auded and that Pollard had withheld nom her "'
knowledge OF the settlement sS we'll a. the ll''c u
ot the draft tie employed an attorney, VINO ctiHaiu'
al Pollard that he restore TO the WidoW an" q
the uatrimony OF whicn lie haJ robbed them' iE."Io
drmurre1 lie found excuse after eXchse AZ last 9
sut was instituted. II could have had out one fe'"
Pollard was compelled to maze a he" "Ad "o"'7
Teuicmtut Of his trust go. e.,
,,ent when the announcement OF Poard'5 noh1hA1pl
was flashed over the wTe IRON NoShusl'H' - I;
..t,Di.b,out of his ncighbOrs made way s3'h o. q" u
,udi ,patiol, at the Prtsdcnts Chott. l"'H W.
scarcely believe the report Ii vas monru99u' ~
President must have DecA grossly "'V'l''"' -
~ Lrn fey heard that VOORHEES, had recocmrndr,
Pollard Tor appointment ih2 thy understood b,@ a
defeated TLey set quietly to.woIk looAinS over ih'
coar records. Their labor was rewarded ~ , 0 II
one case il was shown that Pollard had honc''
s,mns-minded gIl t. deed t. him her 7iaI' III NJ.
fotiers estate worth -, 700 for $500 In another
was shown that Pollard altered deed amer l"e 'V,
of the prantOr William Allen SO ~ 20 conform 70 n
wisdes % one OF the grantees under he VAL! De
ocratic journal denounced Pollard as - lhiE-hNe'
and men were found who had heard loll"Ti hu,'cl
hoast a mis- accomplishments in this heId ny "'h'f
il was asserted that Pollard Nas unable Cyan L
smell correctly. and in support If this statement they
TroJpc-d tbe record Of case in which Pollard aos'
temporarily as public prosecutor and IN which al ~
dic.rcnt for horse stealing dismissed on IN.
Ground that Pollard had spelled the word " horse
Incorrectly in the Indictment Ie President ana u, =
6{ cf[inS him an opportunity IN ho heard IN hrs dc
fence because be appointed Pcr3yy g CG 4, yI
Jurors are In possession of all these lact@ We, NC
t,nt II hardly worth bile in the case Oh Judg
Pollard They prefer the judiciary Committee Of a
Senate TO explore this scandal and undoubtedly III
Committee will do IL.