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The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Southern news. (search)
to assault and kill Edward A. Pollard. Accordingly, at that hour, the Mayor returned to the Court room, and the case proceeded substantially as follows: A. K. Hicks deposed.--Mr. Hagan came to my stable some day last week to see me about some free negroes. I observed that he had a bowie knife, and remarked to him-- "you gover, make threats against Edward Pollard.The veracity of that witness had not been impeached. It was afterwards mentioned to him that Mr. Bargamin had said that Mr. Hicks heard. Hagan make similar threats; but it turns out from Hicks's testimony that he heard none. There is a witness, however, who swears most positively that, onHicks's testimony that he heard none. There is a witness, however, who swears most positively that, on Thursday or Friday of last week, he did hear John Hagan make violent threats against Edward Pollard. That of itself, if not a breach of the peace, is a breach of good behavior. No man who is bound over to keep the peace has any right to threaten the life of another, whether he wears arms or not. He would, therefore, require John