Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-28
A SHORT-LIVED LOVE
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uon' me case was an altogether different
one.
In answer to q question from Mr. Wilson,
suggested by the gentleman at his right
who had the doubtful letter in his hand, Mr..
Hay wrote the letter 'I'' on the blackboard,
making 1t with a twirl. as Is the case in the
Wessie Brown letter, and said that If a per-
son had the habit Of making It that way the
chances We're he would not make a tall
angular T.. such as appeared in the letter
whose genuineness is in question. Mr.. Hay
then made a careful study of the shading
of the loops in the different letters and gave
the jury the benefit of his work. saying that
In the Wessie Brown letter some were
shaded and some were not, while in the
doubtful letter he also found that some were
shaded and some were not After some
further questions on minor details of hand
writing, Mr.. Hay was excused.
William WOrthingtOn n Witness.
William worthington was then called to
the stand and examined by Mr.. Shelby Mr..
Worthtngton. who Is twenty-five years Of
age. said Lexington was his home, but he
had been here since last December. en-
ployed as clerk to Mr.. Breckenridge Be-
fore that, since December, 1890, he had
been employed In Lexington in the office of
Breckinridge Shelby as stenographer.
witness was shown the letter In DISPUTE
and was asked when and how he first saw
It. He said Mr.. Breckenridge wrote to Mr..
shelby In September last, when Mr. Shelby
was absent at Louisville, and witness opened
me letter. IN pursuance of what was In
mat letter witness searched through the
ofhce for letters from Mss Pollard to Mr..
breckinrldge There are four rooms in the
off1ce. and witness finally found the letter
IN the room occupied by himself
where the Disputed Letter Was Found
IL was on top Of a desk which had been
USED by MI breckenridge, in a sort of file
niaue OF cardboard, containing letters from
persons whose names began with "P" Mr.
brecklnrioSe had not occupied the desk
there. but In the old offices from which they
had removed. There was a good deal Of
COT , there-part of it the firms
ana part OF 1t Mr.. Breckinridge's The file
was tied up and had the appearance of hay-
ing been there a good while 1t was diryy
and dusty; That was the only letter wit
ness round that purported to be from Miss
Pollard. Witness thought 1t was the first
or second week in September Mr. Dreck-
lnridge was then in Washington, having
come here early in August to attend the
special session of Congress. Mr. Breckbl-
ridge returned to Lexington about October
10. Witness gave the letter to Mr.. Shelby.
CrOss-ExaminatiOn.
On cross-examination by Mr. Wilson Mr.
Worthington said the firm had moved their
offices about week after he went into its
employ. They had moved about half
square. The package in which he found the
letter contained also other letters. The file
was designated. he thought, as a file If
ISSi There was a string tied around the
hle. There was quite a bunch of letters in
the package. Witness made search for other
letters from Miss Pollard, but did not find
any others. This was the only one. The
witness impression was that this was a
package containing only Mr.. Breckinridge's
correspondence. His recollection was that
1t was no particular kind of correspondence
but business letters and others from persons
whose names began with ''P." His impress
sion was that the year 1884 was written on
the back of the file. On redirect examina-
ton the witness said that Mr.. Breckenridge
was not at home when the offices were re-
moved, in September. 1898.
Rankin II. ROzelPs Evidence.
Rankin r. Rozell was then called to the
stand. He testified that he was thirty-four
years old. and was at present a common
school teacher in Nicholas county, KY. He
was elected superintendent OF schools at
the last county election. lie was Mason
and master of Orient Lodge. No. 500. In
Nicholas county. He had, in connection
with his school duties. been for the last
six years deputy county clerk. In the fall
of 1883 witness was in Cincinnati with a
wholesale and retail dry goods company as
clerk. He went there in March, 1851, and
left in March. 1854 From there he went to
Chicago. where he remained until July or
back to Cincinnati. He remained there I'M
til January, 1885, and then returned home,
where he had remained ever since.
When He First Met Miss Pollard.
Witness knew Madeline Pollard. In Oc-
tober or November. 1888, a lady came to the
store in Cincinnati and inquired for the wit
ness. Witness was then on the fifth floor.
and a messenger came and told him a lady
wished to see him. Witness went out and
saw the lady, who introduced herself as
Madeline Pollard Of Frankfort, KY, and
that she had heard of him so often she
ought to know him. She said she was alone
In the city and desired to go to the Wesley
lynI stI,
her, and witness did. Miss Pollard told him
she had heard his cousin. Miss Nellie Alden,
speak of him. and that was the way she
knew Of him.
When they went to the Wesleyan College
they were received ir the Office or library.
Witness did not know DR.. Brown, but he
troduced Miss Pollard to him. Miss Pol
lard stated that she desired to enter the
school, and that she had a guardian, Mr..
Rodes, who would come next day to COM
plete the arrangement She told DR.. Brown
tina. witness was a person al friend of hers,
and asked that he (witness) should have
the privilege Of calling on her. and DR..
Brown COT sented Witness had no recoI-
lection that anything was said by Miss
Pollard to DR.. Brown about her mother.
Regular Caller at the College.
Witness thought he next saw Miss Pol
lard two or three days later, when he cali
ed at the college to see her. From that
time urtil he left Circii natl in the follow
ing March witness called on her at the col
lege very regularly, 81 metimes once a week,
sometimes twice and SON etimes three times
When he saw her there he saw her most
frequently alone, though sometimes other
young ladies would come down and remain
with her a while. Witt ess' calls on Miss
Pollard led to the formation of an attach
ment.
AT first" he said, Il had a great admira-
ton for Miss Pollard My admira ton went
to love- and love led to an engagement"
When did you become engaged?' asked
Mr. Shelby.
When He Became Engaged to Her.
II think" said the witness, sit was the
23d day of December. 1t was day or two
before Christmas or thereabouts''
The plaintiff said witness first told him
Mr.. Rodes was her guardian; afterward
she stated that, desiring to receive an edu-
cation and having no one to help her. she
had consented to become Mr.. Rodes wife
If he would educate her. She told witness
frequently that she had not intended from
the start to marry Nr. Rodes. and would
not marry him. During the period from the
time of his engagement until he left Gin
cinnati, in March, he saw Miss Pollard
frequently at the college in the reception
room or in some other apartment He saw
her generally alone. His calls were made
in the evening from to 10. Her manner
toward him after they became engaged
very affectionate. Witness frequently
kissed and caressed her. Miss Pollard.
when they first became friends, would sit
beside him; their friendship increased
and they became intimate, she had sat in
witness lap time and time again.