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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

HON. CHARLES R. POLLARD.

   In the largest and best sense of the term, Charles R. Pollard is
distinctively one of the notable men of his day in Indiana, his reputation
extending far beyond the bounds of his county and state; therefore his life
record is entitled to a conspicuous place in the annals of his county. It is
scarce less than supererogation in outlining the leading facts in his life to
refer to him as a lawyer in the ordinary phraseology which meets requirements
when dealing with the average member of the legal profession. A master of his
profession, he has for many years been a leader among men distinguished for the
high order of their legal talent, and has been identified as counsel with many
of the most important cases tried in the courts of the middle West.

   Charles R. Pollard was born on August 9, 1845, in the city of Mobile,
Alabama, and is a son of Robert and Lydia (Garrett) Pollard, the former a native
of Virginia and the latter of Ireland. Robert Pollard died when the subject of
this review was but twelve years old. Charles R. Pollard received his education
in the common schools of Mobile and the State University of Alabama, at
Tuscaloosa. In November, 1865, with his mother, two sisters and a brother, he
came to Delphi, Indiana, where he entered the employ of his uncle, Dr. Anthony
Garrett, in the county clerk's office. Soon afterward he took up the study of
law and, in January, 1869, he was admitted to the Carroll county bar. For
several years he was associated in the practice with Hon. Barnard B. Daily, and
then maintained a partnership with Judson Applegate until the latter moved to
the state of Washington, about twenty years ago, since which time Mr. Pollard
has remained alone in the practice. For over two decades he has had his office
in the Centennial block, Delphi, and possesses the largest and most complete law
library in the city, numbering over three thousand volumes.

   Mr. Pollard commands a large practice in Indiana and other states, and is
widely known as a successful criminal lawyer, having appeared for either the
prosecution or defense in twenty-eight murder cases alone, besides many others
of scarcely less importance. A few of the most important of these cases are the
following: Associated in the prosecution of W. H. Lee, charged with the murder
of Benjamin Tea in Tippecanoe county, resulting in conviction and a life
sentence for the defendant; defended Minnie Babbitt, of Marion county, on a
charge of murdering her child, the trial resulting in acquittal; her two
brothers, charged as accomplices, took a change of venue to Boone county, where
they were acquitted; assisted the state in the trial of Brooks and Carr, charged
with the murder of Slater in Cass county; the case was brought to Carroll county
on a change of venue and the trial resulted in conviction, Brooks being hung and
Can* receiving a life sentence; in this case, which occurred in 1871, Senator
David Turpie was attorney for the defendants. Mr. Pollard was associated with
Daniel W. Voorhees, at Annapolis, Maryland, in the defense of Johnson, charged
with the killing of his wife, and secured an acquittal. In the case of Alexander
Keys, charged with the killing of his father-in-law, Benjamin Stewart, at Flora,
and which case was venued to Tippecanoe county, Mr. Pollard assisted in the
prosecution and secured a conviction, the defendant receiving a life sentence.
Mr. Pollard defended Riley Mullendore, who was charged with the first degree
murder of Grover C. Cook in Tippecanoe county in 1913. In the trial in that
county, the jury disagreed and the case was sent to Carroll county on a change
of venue and tried there in January, 1915. After a bitterly contested trial,
which lasted six weeks, the defendant was acquitted. In his long and busy career
as a lawyer, Mr. Pollard has exhibited a weight of character, a native sagacity,
a far-seeing judgment and a fidelity of purpose that has commanded the respect
of all. Indomitable perseverance has been one of the keynotes to his success,
and yet, hard fighter as he has been, he has always adhered so closely to the
professional code of ethics that he has enjoyed the fullest confidence of his
brethren at the bar.

   In 1873 Governor Thomas A. Hendricks appointed Mr. Pollard prosecuting
attorney for the eleventh judicial circuit, comprising Cass and Carroll
counties, and in the following year he was elected to that office. During
President Cleveland's first administration Mr. Pollard was appointed judge of
the federal court of Montana. In 1888 he was the delegate from the ninth
congressional district to the Democratic national convention,, which renominated
Mr. Cleveland for the presidency. Judge Pollard served a number of years as
county attorney and city attorney, and rendered efficient service to his
community in these capacities.

   In 1869 Judge Pollard married Lillie M. Pigman, the daughter of G. W. Pigman,
and to" them were born three children, two sons, George and William, deceased,
and Mrs. Mabel Isherwood, of Lafayette.

   Politically, Judge Pollard has given his earnest support to the Democratic
party and has been influential in the councils of that organization.
Unostentatious, open-hearted and candid in manner, the judge has, nevertheless,
made a definite impress on the life of the community and has contributed to its
progress and development.


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HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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