The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07

win Mr.. Rhodes
mo. Mr.. Carlisle. No. no. no." each
negative as distinct as could be in its
emphasis
Did you tell the defendant that you
had been once to the gate OF Sarah
Cess house with Rhodes as stated by
the defendant?"
NO, l did not. 7 never knew Sarah
Cess, nor went to her house. nor saw
her gate until | went with my arm In
his through that gate: let me say that"
she cried. raising her hand as Major
Shelby tried to interrupt.
MORE FMpHATIc NoEs.
'"The defendant says your improper in
timacy with him began on August lst
the day he came TO see you at the col
lege"
1T did not and It was not until Sun
day night, when he took me TO Sarah
Cess" said Miss Pollard fairly Kissing
the last words
"He says that during the carriage
ride on August 1st he took you on his
lap"
Indeed he did not" was the emphatic
answer.
He also says you mentioned the name
OF George Eliot as your ideal the night
OF that carriage rde-is that so?"
Her name was not mentioned. / did
not even speak OF George Eliot until
| was there in that miserable den over
mattress store before my baby was
born, when he brought me a set of George
Eliots works. | thank him for it now:
IT has been a great benefit to me-" with
bow to the defendant.
"The defendant says he put a $40 bin
into your hand at the conclusion of the
! carriage ride"
That's as false a statement as ever he
made" said Miss Pollard AT no time
could any man put so bill in my hand"
once Miss Pollard was interrupted by
the Court. who told her TO stick to di-
rect statements.
THAT ENGAGEMENT TO WOOD.
In reference to the deposition Of Mr..
Wood the old Lexington carpenter who
said he became engaged TO the painum
while she was staying at her aunts, and
that she broke her engagement because
he would not take her TO Europe, Miss
Pollard said that her aunt informed her
Wood wanted to marry her, and uged
her to accept She finally accepted. She
thought over the matter for several days,
and when Wood came the following Sun
day she told him she could not marry
! him.
Il could not speak unkindly to that
| poor old man." said Miss Pollard I'm de-
nying Woods statement that she had
thrown his ring az him. II never wore
| his ring
After recess a question by Mr. Carlisle
whether, when Colonel Breckenridge was
away from Lexington and Miss Pollard
| In Lexington in 1856 correspondence pass
| ed between them, was answered by Miss
/ Pollard: "He wrote to me all the time.
| He called me My dear sister Louise
and he did use terms loving, kind and
| tender"
"The defendant says he did not have
any relations with you in 1851
THAT is not true. ! spent three weeks
with him I'm his rooms al Mrs. Hoyts.'
Miss Pollard also denied the statement
of Colonel Breckenridge that he did not
know of her condition IN 1881. why, Of
course he knew" she said. He did
know"
SHE DENIES EVERYTHING.
The statement Of the defendant that
she prese nted a pistol at his head at
Mrs. Thomas house, pIior TO March l3.
1893. was denied by the plaintiff only
once at Mrs. Thomas did she have a
pistol in his presence. and then she
gave II TO him. There was no drawing
Of pistol" she said.
The plaintiff was particularly emphatic
in denying that sne had told the defend
ant that her mother attended her in her
first confinement. Indeed / did not,
said Miss Pollard. land She never knew
of it until this suit was filled. Nor had
the defendant told her at any time She
said. that a MAJ riage between them was
impossible; and no. indeed. quite the
contrary" was her answer 10 a question
whether she had ever agreed with the
defendant that there should be no mar
riage between them. Mr.. Carlisle asked
| if there was any agreement between
them to pretend they were engaged TO de-
ceive Mrs. Blackburn, and Miss Pollard
answered: "No, indeed. That was made
in solemn good faith, and l believed
| him. and '
1--WE object" said Major Shelby, and
| Miss Pollard did not answer.
Then. as TO the defendants statement
that she had gone with him 10 Major
Moore's Office under an agreement 70
have herself set right with Major Moore,
she said:
NO. no, no. There was no such an
agreement, and l never heard OF it be
fore the defendant told Of it on the stand.
| There could not have been such an agree
ment. No, no, no" each negative more
emphatic than the preceding one; there
never was
Miss Pollard insisted that the little
work basket that had belonged TO the
| late Mrs. Breckinridge had been given
her by the defendant, and that despite
his denials he had seen it in her hands
many times. "and he was glad to see
me have IT," she added.
PLAINTIFF CROSS EXAMINED.
Cross-examined by Major Shelby, she
denied any knowledge of the alleged
mock-marriage at Squire Tinsley's. She
proceeded TO explain at such length that
Major Shelby interrupted with art is
| long, but time is heeting." Please con-
fine yourself TO the question.
But / must 80 on" and Miss Pollard
tried to resume and for a few seconds
there was constant interchange be
| tween Major Shelby and herself. Miss
| Pollard talking very rapidly
"'You must let me tell about these
| dreadful things she cried. almost on the
verge OF tears. Don't interrupt me
| but she was interrupted
In telling Of how she managed 10 so to
Colonel Breckinridges room every night
during his residence at Miss HOyts, pass
ing through Miss Hoyt's room down the
stairway. through another room and up
a stairway. Miss Pollard saw Colonel
Brecxinridge lean over and say some
thing to Colonel Shelby. Don't inter
rupt please" she said imperiously. She
would 90 to Colonel Breckinridge's room
every night. "He would always slam the
door to let me know" she said.
ExAMiNFn Eon TIKI DEFENcy.
This concluded Miss Pollard's testi-
mony. and Mr. Carlisle announced, III
your Honor please, the plaintif submits
ber rebuttal" The defence Immediately
called Mrs Susan Lydie, the eX-matroh