The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-05
w,,,... on the Pollard-Dog Case

r. tbe Editor of The lthies nj last
~ ~ was present on tue" Sno negiu-
wees in the lonce eoei' i,tyle .og case.
ilhb ~ -, ttrle 1 had cheIlsHeu
Up 10 - svmuathy with the Pun So
80 inns OF Dr. OOu s,D-t',s' Her
~r,tten editorials IN the 49,. Vii'7 Nv some
VI ',..ocf,ueuding II, was enIoIlcu ~ .Tnner
alu Col'i' ,,,,,ssV as an honorary helii''''
49, bad watched its career VIZ" -ason.e
eina interest and approvai, ~" S,,t to the
"a The white chalnpet "n- ,,tr of four
80 ~, ,hat my little boy, youlh Vi 80
idcl ma rgon summoned as WHITES
so-'i =. ,..osecutlon, and / felt IL ny uu.y
.oi ~ ,tar him. When the tIiai p 49,
| I vas by 10 means prepared " ga SON
| eage that the society had aSteu . - to he
80 was. OF course, reluctant "
| lieve that Or. Pollard, whoIh n"' .sxyould
| rnr n third of a century, ana VINO 49,, -
| not ueedlessly set iOol upon ,rsnrnt-
| rad b.,u guiIty OF Mdnloll dtu P,si,.nt
al : f. L. A., and 1 cOlpu ~. i h.s
| ,,,,.sett to believe that he wouid uIds VI
| 49, tba courts az "A common Ililhiito'
an houOred ana hitherto piahiSlOS' -, da,,
| Ter and. teacher, break up lor ~ -,
| Tho EXERCISES OF "A great college anu Sun
| 80, sotne twenty OF the students az
.'it...s.as without abundant evidence VI
| ross wrong doing. 80 / concluueu - 40
| a. mad facts which had not fvfene" NJ
a. witness after witness Tor the piVSc-
milan Testified. my Arrangement grew.
Two facts emerged more anu Ht'l
Ti'.Srlv No cruelty was inflicted anu no
cruelty was intended. IL was pam Nm ny
line secretary had been hodAeu ny -
| b,,,norofs re1orter aud the garrulous boys
| and the whole procedure became 10 Out
| siirrs au uprOarious farce. Mean vino
| de- blessed little dogsie was kicKiis
! up his heels and frskins about piissll li-
| ~ unconscious Of the ludicrousiY HeIot.
| rfforts President Wood ana ms Sie@l
| soci.ty were making 60 show that ne WIS
| NAMED tortured cruelty beaten ana
otherwise all-treated, ETC., etc, etc.' etc',
| etc. against the statute IN sucl caSeS
made and provided, etc, etc, etc, cue.
| IL was certainly a mistake TO say tnat
Dr Pollard conducted his case with great
skin. lie was too much hurt and out
RACED lie IS a grave gentleman sum-
what deficient In a sense OF humor: he
took the whole case au scrleux lie mas
no genius for caricature. ms uehclehcy
lost him a great opportunity.
| should not trouble you with thls
note but for the fact that l notlce that
the president of the society proposes 10
pursue and punish Justice Crutchneld Tor
Ms decision in the case. How on earth
as a sensible and just man, the Justice
could have done otherwise cannot mag
Inc | am not set for his defence, but
nredict that the threat to defeat him be-
cause he does not decide cases according
10 the predictions Of President wood Is
something novel and Will scarcely harm
him. Moreover, II inc =. l. =. ~ 10
really going into municipal politics IL ~
high sme we all knew II.
Soishow. as | sat there and looked on
at what has been correctly characterized
as Much Ado About Nothing" | was
irreslstibly reminded of the familiar lines
of Or. Watts. which | trust Mr.. Editor.
YOU have not yet forgotten:
Satan finds some mischief stlll,
For idle hands to do.
fThe society has almost a sinecure, and u
d inc n If.h - EE N
detre.
Pleasantly aside. | honestly think that
the organization committed grave blum
der from the effects OF which II will not
soon recover II has "A real mission with
which all kind-hearted and humane men
will sympathize, but n II Is going into
this sort of trivial business with no
thought of the annoyance and injury il Is
Innicting and on SO preposterous a mis-
has never been committed. then II simply
con mits hari kari.
Richmond, Va r. III. PITT.