Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-09
The F.Ilara.Lye. slanaer Case.


tain Denly" in which $4,000 damages are
claimed was continued; Mess 3. A. G.. Riddle ana
j. II. Bradley, jr.. for planti n, and w. s. Cox,
PENDANT
Mrs. Pollard was cross examined as follows:
Witness was not in Denty's room that night
told an eficer that he saw her (witness}6vC Capt
Denty;s bed and he denied it She then sent to
ths harkesper and he said the Pcloenea had
Lyon said at first that he made the statemen
whom he was drunk and he refracted 1t in the
presence OF Maggie, the servant, and the bar
keeper. Witness saw two men ON the floor OF
Denty's room as she went into Curtis room.
Question.-Did You ask Lyon to come int
your room?
witness.-'swhy, sir, would take rattle
snake to NV room? No, sirl" Continuing she
said that when in her sober senses she would not
ask him to come to her room; but had been told
had asked him to come to her room when she
was suffering from the effects Of drugs BY which
he wss trying TO make her insane, and thereby
get rid Of her. Lyon wished her serv ant to leave
at the time be retracted, but she wanted him to
make the retraction before witness so that they
could stop any reports which might be injurious
TO the house; she was not thinking Of herself.
DR.. J. Harry 7k0p.pson testified to having at
tended Mrs. Pollard before and after she took
charge of the hotel.
Mr.. Cox.-For what purpose is DR.. Thompson
called?
Mr.. Bradley--To show that the act charged
was physically impossible.
Mr.. Cox objected, and the Court sustained the
objection, remarking that such evidence was
unbeaTd of in q SANDER suit The plaintiff ex-
cepted.
Maggie Salliran.-witness was Mrs. P.'s maid
at the time Of the disturbance; recollects that
she rubbed Mrs. IS ANGLE that night; witness
had the preparation with her [laughterl; knew
that Denly was there that night; the room first
assigned to him was II, in the top of the house;
the house after the guests had retired; witness
rubbed Mrs. P.'s ANGLE until she went to sleep,
and then went to another room, over the Denty
room; witness was not well; heard Mrs. p.
making the rounds; heard the scuffie and looked
down; saw Mrs. p. when she came up,
called the night Waterman; saw her
Curtis voice to Mrs Pollard; heard Lyon call
Mrs. Pollard and tell her to 60 to her rosm or
parlor, and saw them 60 down. Next heard
on the piazza; saw Hook and Lyon run out, and
Mrs. p. run after them; thinks she returned by
the gentlemen's entrance. Witness met her,
and Mrs. Pollard went to Mrs. Curtis room.
Next morning Mr.. Scanlon asked witness what
was the matter the night before, and said that
the policeman had told him that Lyon had told
him that he caught Mrs. Pollard in bed with
Capt. Denty. Lyon said 1t was lie, and said
he would take it back, for he was drunk at the
time.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Cox-witness was at
the top OF the stairway, and by leaning over
could see who passed up and down; could see
Mrs. Pollard's door by stepping down two steps.
When she looked down Capt. Denty and LYON
were on the floor on one another.
Mr.. Martin (recalled. WAS not positive that
Mrs. Pollard made nightly rounds through the
hotel. On the 18th Lyon gave witness keys Of
cigar case and billiard room, saying he was CO.
ing to New York for ten days. At 1l:30 witness
by cry of "murder;" ran to the passage, and
saw a woman going up the second fight of stairs
Witness went up, and on the third floor in the
passage saw Denly and Lyon locked in each
loving he could not tell; then went to Stewards
room, awOke him, and told him there was diff
Guilty; then came down stairs. Shortly after
Denfy came down and went out. Witness then
laid down again, but soon heard another cry of
"murder, !" as IL from the back part of the house;
saw man, with his collar turned up and his hat
lowed by Lyon, and he followed by Mrs. Pollard.
Mrs. p. said, earnest that man; he has tried to
murder me-" Witness seized Lyon about mid
way to Masonic Hall. Lyon said, "You know
me; am after that man." and witness let him
J. G Coldreu sworn.-Has known Mrs. Pollard
for twenty years; first met her in Petersburg,
Va; knew her well; her general reputation there
for chastity was good; witness knew the hand
writing OF her first husband, Diapers shown;)
that is DOwell's, her first husband, Handwriting
and his signature. Mr.. Bradley offered to read
the letter, in which Dowell takes back all the
charges brought against her ON the divorce.
Judge Macarthur ruled out the letter. Wit
mess knew nothing Of her reputation for chastity
Richmond, and heard him speak of her; he was
the only one he heard speak unexpectedly of
her; Dowen said he loved the ground she walked
on; that she was the mother of his children; that
he had received information that she had been
married twice, but that he did not believe she
was married at all.
THIRD DAY.
The trial was resumed this morning.
Mr.. w. E. Julian was called for plaintiff.
Witness has known Mrs. Pollard since iS56; her
reputation for chastity was good; witness is
relative Of Mr.. Dowell, her former husband.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Chandler:-Had not
known her reputation since 1861 except through
the papers.
mond ten years: the first year of the war he was
in the army, and subsequently in the revenue
bureau; a woman Of bad reputation i'm Rich
mond passed as the wife Of Hives Pollard the
John H. King sworn.-Witness was in Rich
mond during the war an officer in the rev.
enue department, and one of his duties was to
laws; had a large force of informers or detec-
tves. kecollects a female who passed as Mrs.
Pollard, whose character was not good for chas-
tity. The plaintiff is not the party. Plaintiffs
Cross-examined by Mr.. Chandler The plain
tits character was spoken of in Richmond
some speaking well and others i'll Of her. Per-
sons were in the habit of commenting on what
they saw in the papers about her.
Re.direct:-Was she arrested for her supposed
loyalty?
Capt. w. n. Daniel swern:-Her character i'm
Richmond was good.
Cross-examined Had heard her reputation
questioned, but the conclusion arrived at was
that she was above reproach.
G. G. Smith recalled Witness has known
Mrs. Pollard to 60 round the house during the
night
Mckenzie Wilson recalled.-witpessh has known
Mrs. Pollard to take q round Of examination
through the house to see that all was right.
Judge J. w. Moore sworn.-Witness was q
member of the confederate congress; became
acquainted with the plaintiff, then Mrs Dowell,
(Pollardl In 1852; never heard an intimation
against her chastity until the bill for divorce
was filed, in which adultery was charged.
Cross-examined:-Witnes heard her reputa-
ton for chastity discussed before he left Rich
mond in the spring Of 1865 for Halifax, where he
remained until after the surrender, and public
opinion was then divided on it.
George H. Plant swOrn.-Witness saw Mrs.
Pollard on excursions on the Lady of the Lake.
Mr.. Bradley offered to prove that her conduct
was exemplary.
The question was ruled out.
Witness never heard her conduct commented
on.
Mr.. Cox said he had some sur rebutting testi-
mony, and called
w. r. Brett, sworn:-Witness went to the top
of the steps of the fourth floor and stepped down
one, two and three steps, and even then could
not see anybody leaving the door of Mrs. Pol
lards room, as testified by Maggie Sullivan