The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-23

bills had been paid by James c. Rhodes.
One note by Rhodes for SIPS, given in 1885,
ha Po oen vsed RRodes to
for payment, but the latter had begged off
representing that he was hard up. that
pected, etc. Conversations between Brown
and Rhodes, testified TO. were objected 10
by the plalntif's attorneys and the objec-
ton sustained. The answer to the question
concerning his understanding Of the rela-
tiens, between Miss, Pollard and Mr;
that the basis of that understanding was
not given.
An interesting question was raised over
the admission Of the testimony OF Mr.;
Brown, based on the records of the school
kept by others than himself. TO show. the
attendance and absences of Miss Pollard:
exception being noted. Mr.. Brown remem-
bered that I'm the spring of 1884 Miss Pol
lard had left school to visit her home on
account of the death Of her sister, but this
was also excluded on the same grounds:
Witness had been personally acquainted
bered that he had called at the school once.
Miss Pollard had been in the habit of claim
ing relationship or friendship with most
among them Mr.. Breckenridge and Senator
Blackburn. This boasted acquaintance of
hers had grown into ito o ]ORe at the Sch9o
being unexpected had impressed itself upon
him as corroboration of her, claims; Wit
ness remembered that Colonel Breckenridge
had taken Miss Pollard driving that even
ing. The question as to the feeling about
Miss Pollard's return to the school was
Miss Pollard had been jokingly, called
Madeline Vivian Bill Breckenridge Joe
what sort of a looking man was
Rhodes was one Of the questions read by
ION. we don't care what Rhodes looked
like" said the PLAINTIFFS counsel.
"Tsut we do responded Mr.. Stoll.
Mr.: Browns reply as read was that
u HI lyn1 tlyn 70 n
est old farmer. He had never heard any
thing of the relations between Miss Pol
lard and Professor Overmeyer except the
an ana un n i' love for him % Witness testi-
6 ed that b gdn t TO hs
had not visited Miss Pollard Aug. and
had never visited her but once. He had
to go riding with Mr.. Breckenridge.
THE CROSS XAMINATION.
Another interesting point was raised
when Mr.. Carlisle began to read the cross
examination and proposed to omit por-
tons Of 1t. The defense objected to the
omissions and Mr. Carlisle explained that
he only wished to omit that part of the
cross-examination which referred to the
matter in direct examination excluded by
the judge. After a short wrangle Judge
Bradley decided that plaintiff could omit
any part of the deposition, and II relevant
matter was omitted the defense could read
IT. but held that the court could not COM
pei either side TO read aft1davits or parts
of them.
In the cross-examination it developed
that Miss Pollard has been considered at
school "a very nice girl and bright girl.
Mr.. Brown. in redirect examination, de-
clared that Miss Pollard was old enough
when In school and had sufficient general
knowledge TO resist improper advances
from q man. 1t was part of the curr1c-
ulum TO teach girls what sort OF treat
When this matter was to be gone into at
further length Miss Pollard's attorney OBJ
jected, and Judge Bradley excluded IL, re-
marking that's expert testimony" there
by stirring laugh.
had lived in Bridgeport. KY. in 1860. was
objected to, but admitted with the excep-
ton Of one question and answer. In that
year he had attended Mrs. Pollard, who
gave birth 70 a child. There were then
tot called Matte or Made" and the
child born then was also called Made"
The Doctor. Ii appeared on crOss-eXamina-
tom, is a member Of the board OF pension
examiners.
DIR. ]. owen Robinson. OF Lexington.
whose deposition was read, knew Miss
Pollard. He did not consider her beauti-
full girl, but one attractive because OF her
intellectual brilliancy, He first met Made
line at the house OF her aunt and she i'm
pressed him as being between sixteen and
seventeen years old More OF what Judge
Bradley considered expert testimony was
excluded.
Another deposition, from F. NJ. Schofeld,
% Frankfort, formerly a blacksmith OF
Bridgeport, met objection from the plain
tiff's attorney. The blacksmith had known
Miss Pollard's father In 1863. and testified
that he had three children then, the young