The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-03-16

my = w 'idbOIdllIB ilt IndlH points
already marked out by them in their
case. There were no sensational in.
cidents nor was there any display Of
belligerence among the legal gentle
men. Since his encounter of Monday
evening with Attorney Shelby of Lex
ington, Mr.. johnson of Miss Pollard's
counsel has appeared in court but
twice, not that he anticipated any
trouble, but because he was en-
gagged outside in working up the
testimony. Miss Pollard was in
court during the morning, but left
when her friend, DR.. Belle Buchanan
of Cincinnati, began to testify con-
cerning the birth of her first child.
Colonel Breckenridge was there, also,
and SO were some of his Kentucky
constituents, one of whom secured
admission TO the court room on the
represe rtation that he holds member
ship in the same Presbyterian church
in which the congressman is enrolled.
Most of the day was occupied by the
reading of dispositions from a Cincin-
natl physician and one of Miss Pol
lards school friends, and there was
some conflicting testimony regarding
her age, which is disputed point, the
plaintiff asserting that she was but
IL when Colonel Breckenridge met her.
Her identification by Sister Cecilia
was not complete and remains To be
fastened, il il can be. by the writing
found in the volumes of Irving, said
to have been presented by Miss Pol
lard to the convent.
The identity of the friend who sat
beside Miss Pollard throughout the
trial was dvulged when Mr.. Carlisle
called DIR. Belle Buchanan and that
lady walked around to the witness
stand and took the oath. She stated
that she first made Miss Pollard's ac-
quaintance under the name of Louise
Wilson in June, 1855, when Miss Pol
lard came from the Founding asylum
at Norwood in a carriage, her coming
having been arranged by DIR. Mary
Street, now Mrs. Logan. Miss Pollard
had evidently given birth to a child.
"Are you married or single, asked
Mr.. Stoll, beginning the cross-eXami-
nation.
Il have been married" responded
the witness, with emphasis on the
verb.
al married James s. Scherer in 1874,
but afterward secured divorce and
resumed my maiden name"
The crosse xamination OF DR.
Buchanan was completed after the
noon recess, the doctor inclining oc-
casionaliy toward sarcasm in her re-
plies TO Mr. Stoll
An affidavit by Mrs. Wesleyan Rob
ertson. wife of William L. Robertson
of Cincinnati and daughter of DR.
Brown, the president of Wesleyan
seminary in 1883 and 1854. was read by
Mr. Carli l.. The depodent had been
a student at the seminary when Mad
cline Pollard was there; had been
given by Miss Pollard a letter to be
opened on the night of her graduation
in June, 1855. She had last seen the
letter when her husband gave it to
Colonel Breckenridge without her con
sent. Here Mr.. Stoll had said before
the notary that he had the letter:
wanted the court to protect him in
the possession of it, and intended to
offer it to the witness for identified
tion.
"But you did not get it honestly,
the witness replied.
The letter was identified by her.
In the correspondence the witness had
once, in August, 1854, addressed Miss
Pollard as "Madaline Lillian Breclin-
ridge Pollard"
Miss Pollard had said that her
father was great admirer OF Mr..
Breclinridge's father, that she her
self admired w. c. p. breckenridge
greatly, as he was the star OF Ken
tucky"-a statement, which even
when read by Mr.. Carlisle at second
hand stirred laugh. In one letter
Miss Pollard had spoken of her deep
debt of gratitude TO Mr.. Rhodes and
wrote How can | ever marry the
old wretch" The witness had under
stood that Rhodes was Miss Pollard
guardian and wanted to marry her.
Miss Pollard had told of her visi
home on account of the death Of he
sister, and of meeting Colonel BreclS
inridge on the train.
II remember very distinctly tina
she was very much elated that . maI
of his standing should come to he
and address her" said the witness
ave heard a great deal of this in
cident ! thought Miss Pollard a
pure minded girl as | ever met, will
considerably less experience OF th'
ways of the world than the average
Young woman who came TO the col
lege. My first impressions were tha
she had been taken advantage Of, AM
i
of Mr. breckenridge as kind. fatherl
old man" The time referred to il
this testimony was in the holidays O
1883 and 1854. The witness was the
Is years old, and Miss Pollard wa
younger.
There was also literary produc
tion, prophecy entitled, Destiny,
written by Miss Pollard in school
which Mr.. Stoll read. While ther
was some literary merit in the Pre-
duction its relevancy TO the case wa
not apparent, except as an evidenc
that Miss Pollard had been an eXceT
tionally bright school girl 1t wa
particularly sentimental in its strain
After Miss Pollard's attorneys had eN
pressed desire for copies Of the lei
ter and prophecy for purposes of thei
own
HE KISSED HER.
A light mulatto woman, dressed
mourning, occupied the seat next
Miss Pollard's lawyers. She WI
Sarah Goss, and witness in the cas-
"Do you know Miss Pollard?' i
quired the attorney.
lido"
"Do you see her here?"
The colored woman pointed out u
plaintiff. "Ten years ago." she co
tinued, breckenridge began to Wis
my house on Broad street in Lexin
ton with Miss Pollard. Before b
first visit he had called on Thursdi
in the summer time to ask that Mi
Pollard be kept there from Friday
Monday. a request which was final