Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-10
THE POLLARD-LYON AFFAIR.
THIRD DAY OF THE ISLANDER SUIT.

THIRD DAY OF THE ISLANDER SUIT
Z Iase Of the TssiimauJ W Illnesses 10 rs
tabII,h aIsz. PoIiard'- RrpHtRtieh-ke-
bnttiI- Arguments w Mtsses, bradley
Cox aad chandler.
The case Of Mrs Pollard against Jacob Lyon
for slaDder, was resumed at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. The witnesses hrst called we're all IL.
reeteL 10 establish the good reputation of Mrs
Pollard.
TAR rEaTiN0yY OF CHARACTER.
W. T., DJoy had known Mrs. Pollard fog four.
teen yearsieyet since 1850; Is relative VI Dowel,
her former husbandi her reputation was good.
On REORGANIZATION witness said he had known
little VI Mrs. Pollard since 1901. ,.,,-,
Air. I.lpsJOmb sworn: Witness resided In Rich
m0nd ten years. the first year Of the war he was
10 the army, and subsequently In the revenue
bureau; woman OF bad reputation 10 Rich.
nidnd passed as the wife Of Rlves Pollard the
plaintlh IL not the woman,
John n. King sworn Witness was 10 Rich
mOnd during the war as IN officer In the reNc.
nue. department, and one ut his duiles was To
500 that biockade-runnefs dbl not infringe the
laws; had q large fOrre II lnf0rmers Or deteo'
tlves. Recoilccts female who passed az Mr..
Pollard, whose chafacter was mt gOOd Tor chhs.
tlty. the plaintiff Il not the party. Plnlntihs
6ross.sSamipeJ by Mr.. Chandler Tho plain.
tins character was spoken OF IN Rlchnond-
some speaking we'll and others III u her. Per.
sonS we're ia tho habit Of commenting "a what
they saw IN the papers about her. ,
Redirect; Was she arrested tor her supplsed
loyaltyf
6iecIed to and question ruled out.
Capt. W. n. Daniel sworn; Her character IN
H,gr,sSS Snmiasd HAD heard her reputation
questioned, but the conclusion arrived at was
that nhe was ABOVE ,e Pf1ss,eh; p.,..,
10 no round the house during the night.
Mckenzie Wilson recalled. Has knogn Mrs
Pollard 70 ,ass toan W ., eN .h, 'hroush
Juixo !, W Moore sworn. Witness was a
member OF the Cnniederae OonKrehs; became
aequalsed with the plalntia, than Mr.. Dowsll,
| (tOllap) IN lsoE hefpt hearu ~ lnumauoh
against her chastity until the bill for divorce
VS. Med, In which alnltery ras chatHed.
Gross exlmined Wines, heara hgr fepn i.h
Ton ~ snasg noa ~ la pe n,t hg H nsrs
| mond' 10 the spring OF 1900, TOT hahlaA, Nhsts
ne remainel gnti ats, we sat,eH's'' AH'
/ public opinion was then divided on u. -, N,
Geo. NJ. Plant sworn. wl.nes, saw Mr,; POI
lari on excursions on the LAdy o, ths l.aas.
Mr. bradley 0uefel 70 prove thht het SOnnu.'
"aSsxsmpary' oa, ths ny ~ Ia, "a, U Dse;
Mr., chandler objected, Ne aiy the point to
| which MT. bradley va, Ieailhx the witness anu
u .es one rot aliosaois H., to,.,,io.,.
NJ bfadisy. O1a ySs " un M " ~ MIMI
saw through Y.
| Mr., Riddle. Your hOnnr,Wc Niu close our case
here ru,sun.nr.urr,So rrsr,uoSy
Mt. Cox. We have now uttle surrohut ing
| testimony when We Mli lnttoduce'
Mr q aeeordinFiy oalied I'M, A..
| w, r. Breu Are yOu aequalntei win ths
| position OF the stairs AZ the ~ CLOUD hotel
Answer L2oked At them this morning VIII
MT. GOV aud AT. l.yoni witness went to the TOP
| o, she aupe, ami could Al no point soc anything
~ All at he point Maggie sullivan sall she stS
Lyor and Dentyi these u but one OF two lnche'
In ne turn u the stairs In going from the second
10 me thru story; there u hrst one night, thet
another, which turns, then anothsr, which turn
again, TO 70 70 her garroti a. that the gtrtel
.,r was I 1ss above S me q S
to the second ioOr.
Mr.. Riddle-So you went, Lyon and yourself
| 'upstatrr and down stairs
| And in the ladies' chamber"
| Me-. Curtis. Witness had examined tho stair.
| way Of the ST. Ci5ud hOtol tho line Gf vision
from the upper n Jar IL arrested by tbs han rail
on either slie. A hand rut AZ The vsry ba.e 81
| the stairs might 10 aeen from above bat even
that Is doubtful
tho gsfret to the sccIad Story, All wan aim.
Guilty sec down To the third story There IL u,
we'll hole 10 the stairc1ss; the rails cyme close
| together
| D. A. stewart. Did not s,y In te.tIm,ny thai
Lyon had black eve, IL was only little rcl.
Mr Riddle. An Important re6uttal!
Mr. ScanlOn was called 10 Mrl Pollard
room amer the Donty afTiiF; all not hear LYON
say that he was drunk At the time be made the
| charge, and that he Withdrew IL alt
MI. bradley Opened the argument, in which
after excus ng himself fOr the coll which pre-
vented 4 clear enuncla ion, he said 1t vas ns
lig ht thing for lady TO come Into court nj lis
ten To Inquiries into all the petty details OF hot
| life. No Iaty would come unless she had be.n
the subject OF such reproaches as TO renter life
worthless To her unless sho yindIcated herself
The PLAINTIFF counsel thought that they had
made out their case. Even the case made by tn,
defence proved all that tho plaintiff alleged
Tor Mr. Lyon 10 answer 10 the question OF AIR
Rhdle admitted that he said he sew Mrs Pol
lard In bed With Capt, Denly and denie,
| only that he said he saw them over the tran aotn
Martin, Smith and Wilson all proved the cas-
tor the Plalntlh. even bsiore the Policemen yar
placed on the stand; Afterr.rls sergeant Ciay
ton and Oihoer hedway testified TO the words a
| made IN the declaration.
Il MIR. Bradley reviewed. At length the testinOn!
OF each OF tho win sses above named, com
mented on each in turn, and nrgei that they es
tibiished DC case o. the pialntit beyond pcrai
venture. Lyon had told one Of tbs witnesses
mat hls love Tor Mrf r. Wassucn mat ne ~
not wish 10 expose her. ne had, shd ar. u.
| "such love US o beast may nave. 1--we u pur
anal HOLY Out inst, aeiIlous9sSs, ,aeh passlnl
| aS bohst' llOi may nave. mr.. II. continue
70 continent 90 the various aspects q the case
ana SAID thht the case would rouse the ehiNalr,
o. eyery man adding, why, the ehiyalry OF IN,
leslhei Irenu irnm ilfNlhla lMr nhand'et
uoes not Respond 10 hlhvlen' way. blt bs
hete hS " an eNo,l1 plant not nAllve 70 thl
SUI ne ehamlneI tue law OF damages a. y
| pFahlc 70 tue case, SUI contehicd that 10
highest measure OF damages should be given I
TINS case
M Nh; COY orEfs ron Tue pEHEspAnr.
| W, Ia IpN' ior the leiendant uryeI uiat IN
t,Linlony hNl established Facts which, u thej
ih not lustiiy Lyon 10 using the exact word
llh W INC ueelatatloh, Nsofus, We uueranco .
Nhlch ma hnt Deeh pfONeI, ~ least shovel rhoi
Sohll'nn Gi iaeis as would lu'tliy the owner o
we proOi shoWed u TO DO, 10 nj 'erlns mu'i
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