Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-06
Co.,. 60. Tho whole tenor Of the Jet.

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ter ,o,oi.
lection ~ other letters she had copied tof
Colonel breckenridge. They were ia"'', ni
afYectionate. and enjoined caution, o"v
was addressed. my Dear spith.e, ~"
the letters handed her by Coione, pr..n
taken away when she had finished copy
Ing II. ,,rv
Very much ont OF breath. Mary fancey'
tho servant girl at Mrs. Thomas's. whef.
Misc Pollard boarded. and where toions
Ureckinrielge said she attempted 10 take MS
i,fe took the stand. Mary was shoWa
the little decorative basket that beionge"
10 the late Mrs Breckinridge, whIcn M,sS
Pollard says was given her by the ue
PENDANT. and which Colonel brech'niiuse
said he had not seen since IL WAS '""e"
from his house. ,.,.o,9 -, ,skea
Judge Wilson.
"1'housands OF times" said Mary.
"D,d YOU see IL one day when Coiohe'
breckenridge took lunch at Mrs. Ihon-
ASST ,..,.
"yes sir 7 saw Miss Madeline sitting
in the parlor with the basket III her zap
and Colonel Breckenridge slttlhs aiols
side her She used the basket Tor a VOTE
basket. and IL had blue bow anu oiue
silk Innings .ao
Mary was allowed to tell what nap,
,anod v,bcn Colonel Breckinridge called
on Miss Pollard the day af'er '"e
luncheon. ,otd
II opened de doah for him. An ne salt
tub me. Mary. dat wah one Cd de ,'1on.
lunches ever eat In all de days Oh NY
life. Miss Pollard tells me yum al"ays
puts II up dat way. an when we gus W
housekeepin' In de fail ] wants you "
COMO and Iib wild us | says, NO; cause
! hab been wild my people s'~'e''
de fl oh dis mont.
What month was that
MAY. last yeah"
The defence made repeated objections 10
Mary's testimony. but Judge Bradley al
lowed her TO answer all the questions Tut
TO her She said she remembered very wen
when Colonel Breckinridge and Miss Pol
lard drove away from Mrs. Thomas's In
a cab. 1t was on May is, 1875.
Mary said that when Colonel Breckin-
ridge came to the house he always put
his arms about Miss Pollard and kissed
her.
How often did Colonel Brecklnrldge
call at Mrs. ThOmass?' asked Major
Butterworth. in cross-examnation.
"Vey often" said the witness. Some
times twice a day sometimes three
times"
when In April did Colonel Breckln-
ridge commence TO call on Miss Pollard?'
"April?" said Mary. in evident surprise
AT Major Butterworth's question. April?
He begin 10 come just as soon as she
come there
Mary says February q. 1893 was the
day Miss Pollard came to the house to
live.
And Colonel Brecknrilge came there
nearly every day"
NO. he only come every day wen he
was in de city. An wen ne was not In de
city. den de kilograms begin to come"
order, order" cried the bailin.
Mary said that from her kitchen she
could see Colonel Breckinri1ge and Miss
Pollard in the parlor. He would throw
his arms about her and kiss her almost
uninterrupted" said the witness
In order to show the responsibility Of
Mrs. Thomas. with whom Miss Pollard
lived Judge Wilson brought out the fact
that she was daughter Of the late Ad-
jutant-Gencral Thomas, of the army. and
did not change her name by her mar
riage.
MRS. MINEAR.
Mrs. Lucitle Minear. who keeps a fash
ionable clearinghouse in Lafayette
Square. was called by the defence To
show that Miss Pollard was in Washing
ton during the last days Of August, 1ss"
when Miss Pollard sWears Colonel Breck-
inridge proposed to her just after her
arrival from a trip North. Colonel Brock
inridge on the stand denied that Miss
Pollard was I'm Washington AT the time.
Mrs. Minear said her books showed That
Miss Pollard came to her house on August
81. 1892 and remained not more than a
week. She promised TO look up In her
record-book the date Of her departure.
The court then adjourned for the day.