The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-06
ALL OF THE TESTIMONY FOR COL.
BRECKINRIDGE IN.
Miss Pollard Put on rhe stand for the De-
fence-The acknowledgement OF
Counsel Tomorrow.


The most interesting and perhaps the
most important testimony Of the day was
that given by Mrs. Louise Lowell, the
typewriter who had done copying for
Colonel Breckenridge at the Capitol, and
Mary Yancey, a 'colored cook at the house
Of Mrs Thomas. with whom Miss Pol
lard lived from February to May of last
year. Mrs. Lowell swOre that she had
copied for Colonel Breckenridge letters
I'm his handwriting TO ''Ny Dear Sister
Louise" and MY Dear Spitnre." and
her synopsis OF these showed that the
letters Were OF an amatory character.
The defendant in his testimony had denied
that he had maintained any communica-
tion with Miss Pollard during 1856, when
the letters were written, while the plain
tiff asserted that she received letters
from him in that year addressed My
Dear Sister Louise" My Dear Spitlrc."
and other terms of intimacy. Mary
Nancey, the cOlored cook. swore positive
Iy 20 an acknowledgment by Colonel
Breckenridge of his intention 10 marry
the plaintiff According TO the witness.
Colonel Breckenridge complmented her
on her cookery, and after mentioning
the plaintiffs name, said. I'VE want
YOU to come with us when We 30 To
housekeeping in the fan
ALL TESTIMONY WILL BE N TO-DAY.
Tomorrow more rcbuttal testimony
will be submitted and then the defence
viii probably introduce a few witnesses
I'm sur-rebuttal II is probable that all
the testimony will be in when the court
adjourns tomorrow night, unless the
day should be taken up by arguments
over the admissibility Of evidence.
Judge Bradley's remarks yesterday at
adjournment about human buzzards"
watching the carrion "of sensatonalism"
had their effect on the attendance. for
not one-thrd Of the seats in the court
room were occupied Miss Pollard came
in about five minutes after Judge Brad
ley took his seat. She was closely fol-
lowed by Colonel Breckinridge and his
attorneys.
1t was supposed when Colonel Breckin-
ridge finished his testimony yesterday
that the defence would rest its case, al
though Major Shelby announced that
more tstimony might be introduced.
There was some surprise. therefore. when
Miss Pollard was called TO the stand this
morning. instead of a witness for the
defence.
MISS POLLARD EXAMINED AGAIN,
Miss Pollard. what time was your
baby born I'm 1882" asked Major Butter
worth.
MY baby was born on the Sd Of Febru-
airy. as l had promised Mr. Mr.Breckinridge-"
She started to say something more, but
Major Butterworth interrupted her, and
said she must confne herself.tO the ques-
tiOns asked.
Miss Pollard said she gave her baby
up two hours after it was born. and IL
was taken TO an asylum on Fourteenth
street, a Protestant Founding Asylum
by an old colOred midwife named Aunt
Mary 1t was at her house the baby
was born.
"Do you know whether the child was
christened?'
Il pinned a little note on my baby's
clothing with the name of 'Diest Carlyle
on it. l was reading Thomas Carlyle at
the time, and one Of his heroes was called
Diest' The name was selected because
it was different from BreckinrIdge's or
mine"
Did you see the child when it was
living at the asylum"
"As soon as / was able TO go / went 20
the asylum with DR.. Parsons l don't
remember whether 1t was before or after
/ went to the convent, on the Sth Of
March"
Other questions were asked by Major
Butterworth as 10 her visit 10 the asylum
that visit the child died; VINO the under
taker was; who nursed the baby in its
illness, and other Inquiries evidently made
to secure information that will enable the
defence TO investigate the whole truth
about the little founding.
Miss Pollard said she had gone 10 thr
asylum only once, because she pledged
her word not TO 20 again"
THE FORMER MATRos's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Lydie. who was matron of the
Washington Founding Asylum in 1Sss
was called and produced a record book
Of the asylum for the time during which
Miss Pollard's baby was born. The book
contained a slip Of paper under the date
February 3. 1885, which the witness said
was pinned to a child brought 10 the
asylum on that day by an Old colored
woman.
Mrs. Lyde said i'm answer to a ques-
tion that the name on the slip was
'Dietz Downing" and not "Diest Car
lyle" on the slip was written in a
feminine hand, please name my baby
Dietz Downing
at DR.. Parsons she could say that the
latter had never been TO the asylum to
the knowledge OF the witness.
Mr.. VIM. b. Moore, who was Chief Of
the Vital Statistics office of the Health
Department of the District of Columbia, In
February, 1883, testified that he had ex-
amined the records and found that there
was no return made by DR.. Parsons
OF a birth occurring on February 3D.
I'VE rest, if your Honor please" said
Major Butterworth, when Mr.. Moore had
stepped down. and the case Of the defence
was closed at 1853 A. NJ.
FIRsT WITNESS N REBUTTAL.
The first witness called in rebuttal by
the plaintiff was DR.. VIM. A. COWan.
superintendent Of the Western Pennsyl-
yania Hospital. at Plttsburg.
He said he resided al Pittsburg from
1876 TO 1850.
Are you related to this plaintiff?'
asked Mr.. Carlisle.
''Yes. sir; first cousin through her
mother"
Objection was made by the defence TO
the admission of DR.. Cowans testimony
upon mere technical grounds. but. after
a long argument. Judge Bradley decided
that the testimony was admissible 10 re-
but the evidence of the woman M0llie
Miller. as TO the plaintiffs alleged i'm
moral conduct between the years 1876 and
1878.
DIR Coyan said Miss Pollard resided
continuously with his family, near Pitts
burg. from 1876 TO 1880 and attended
school during that time with his sisters
ON cross examination DR.. Cowan fixed
the time of Miss Pollard's coming to his
home by the fact that her father had
died Just after returning TO Kentucky
from the Democratic National Convention
OF 1876, TO which he was a delegate, and
the witness remembered that his mother
had gone TO Kentucky and brought Miss