Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-31
POLLARD OR FINCH.
The Bigamy Prosecution of Eugene Finch
Held for Trial on the Testimony of His
Daughter and Others.


Held for Trial on the Testimony of His
Daughter and Others.
The lawyers took another spin at the
Pollard Finch-Prest alleged bigamy
case in the police court yesterday NOM
ing, when the mystery, the tangled slxien
of which only becomes more complicated
at each stage of the proceedings, came
before Judge McGrorty, on.the prelimi-
nary examination The defendant,
Pollard or Finch, was promptly ON hand,
and at O'Clock Mrs Preston, nee Pollard.
appeared in court accompanied by her
lawyer and grown daughter, Mrs.
Mccarthy Mr. l. " D. Heard appeared
for Finch or Pollard and Mr.. Egan for
the State. The testimony was of mega
tive character, and the developments the
reverse of sensational, the principals TO
the strange action being kept in the
background.
The first witness was M. G. Mcdonald
who testified as follows: BY Mr.. Egan-
In 1866 resided in Washington county,
Wisconsin,; lived there twenty years.
moved away seven years ago; knew
Eugene f. Pollard; he resided at West
Bend, same county; witness recognized
defendant as Pollard; had known him
two years; had been at his house; met
Mrs. Pollard at the same time; think there
were five members in the family.
BY Mr.. Heard-I work in the "a" mill
at Minneapolis; reside on First street near
Third avenue; board with Mr.. Willett;
have resided in Minneapolis three years;
saw Mrs. Pollard in Wisconsin in 1865;
next met her in Minneapolis, at Mrs
Sprague's boarding house on Fifth street;
she remained there three or four weeks
the recognition was mutual; she went by
the name of Preston; had asked her
about Mr.. Pollard; she replied that she
had heard that he was dead.
By Mr.. Egan-Mr. Pollard left Wis
consin first had heard that he had lit
out; he left in the fall of 1866 or 1866.
Mr.. Egan offered in evidence the
marriage return Of Rev. Cobb, showing
the second marriage between Eugene
Finch and Johannah Dwyeron, August
18th, 1867. The date of the license is
July 9th.
|. Mrs. r. j Mccarthy, daughter of COM
plainant, testified as follows: Recollect
residing at West Bend, Wis; resided
there about three years; at that time was
twelve or thirteen years of age; father
and mother are both present in this court
room; my fathers name is Eugene Finch
Pollard; he had recognized and treated
witness as his daughter; he introduced
Mrs. Pollard as his wife; rememb cred
about the sale of the farm, and the fight
of her father; had not seen him again
until in court; soon afterwards the fam
lily removed to Chicago; witness mother
had received letters from defendant in
Chicago; they were dated from Pierce
county; Mrs Pollard visited him in that
county, and returned to Chicago.
BY Mr. Heard-Will be twenty-nine
years old next December; my husband is
living; reside at No IA Ashton place this
city; his name Is r. J. Mccarthy he
works at the Manitoba car shops was
married in 1867; in Michigan; have re-
sided here two years recognize defend
ant as my father; saw him in court; sup
posed he was dead; had heard so while
in Chicago, four or five years ago wit
ness mother had said that Pollard was
dead; after Mrs Pollard had been mar
ried in Chicago, the family resided on
Indiana street; she, Mrs Pollard, kept
boarders; she was in Pierce county five or
six months she took with her the three
youngest children; he sent for her to re-
turn to him, but fled the place before her
arrival The defendant used to abuse
Mrs. Pollard shamefully they had a
great deal of trouble; it was about the
property; my mothers maiden name was
Matilda Green
Richard Hazard-Resided here since
1857; have known Eugene Finch for
thirteen or fourteen years had known
his wife
County Attorney Egan was sworn and
testified to having drawn the complaint
which was signed by Matilda Pollard; as
wife of the defendant the law would not
permit her to testify; the supreme court
had decided that the evidence of wife and
husband against each other was not adj
missable
Mr.. Heard asked to see the statute, and
after examing the same he stated that he
was ready to submit the case.
The court held Finch or Pollard to
the grand jury in bail of $500.