Evening journal., 1894-03-28
Miss Pollard's Letter.
WrsLrYAN CoLLEar. JnlY b

NJ EeiIhAN lOLLLlE. July - 1851
DEAR COLONEL BRECKINRDGE-Nour letter
came 20 me saturday. ] am glad you told me
10 would be inclnveniont tu come out here 90
the college for il you had gone to ever such
litilo trouble 90 listen to what sometimes over
burdens a schoolgirls mind you might DE in-
clinel 10 be provoked with Yourself a preach-
ers opinion of little affairs of mime would cause
premature gray hairs. where your opinion
might clear away all doubts and fears and let
me be quite free hearted again. / think have
prepared you for a divorce case; but, listen, II
is worse than that
| III certain person should advance funds tot
| my tuition here al school for three years under
| tho promise that marry him al the expiration
of tho time. could he do anything II ! would
not marry him. but teach and refund all he had
adynced7 / know you think. why the &c
ccpuonY'
But on no other terms will he agree. When
! u girl wants nothing but good education and
means To obtain such are denied her what 's
she TO do but take the only chance she is ever
likely 90 have. ] liked your face, and am sure
! would like you. and If at any future time you
are in the city and would care TO come around
| remember that home faces are always welcome
| 1 am very respectfully yours,
MADELINE b. POLLARD.
For the first time the keen cross eXamin
ing power of Judge Jere Wilson. whose
work has been awaited with interest 10y his
fellow lawyers, was brought into play II
was first exercised on Major Moore the
/ chief of police. who was called back to dis
l pute some of Miss pollard's statements re
| gardng the two interviews i'm his olic,
/ during which Colonel Breckenridge repeat
ed his promises TO marry her.
| Major Moore denied that i'm either Of tht
/ two interviews Colonel Breckenridge had
said, "This is one of life's tragedies ol
/ that he had said anything about Miss Pol
lard bearing two children or being preg
nant In neither interview had Colone
/ Brcckinridge said, 'She knew was mar
ried man when it occurred, nor had Mis-
| Pollard said, "Yes, gave myself 20 him.
Glow long did that interview lasty
| asked Judge Wilson in cross examination
Fifteen or 20 minutes"
"A great deal was said that you dom
| remember
ayes. sir"
Answering further questions, the maiol
| said that he had only made notes Of wha
impressed his mind after the interview wa
| concluded: that Miss Pollard and Colone
Breckinridge had talked all the time, Mis-
Pollard seeming excited and doing most O
the talking, while Colonel Breckinridgi
seemed cool. He would not pretend tha
he recalled everything Much had beei
snid which he could not remember, as tina
part of the conversation he had recorde,
| I'm his notes would not have occupied NOR
than half minute. His attention had no
been called to the conversation for three
months afterward.
Judge Wilson aud Major Moore.
The second interview, il was develope,
under cross examination, had lasted nesrl,
AN hour, had been less excited than th
irst. Miss Pollard doing most of the talk
ing
"This was the interview of the 18th o
May, when Miss Pollard narrated that sh
Law ON the sofa, Colonel Breckenridge sa
beside her. and afterward he took he
hand i'm his aud your hand and promise'
TO marry herg" repeated Judge Wilson
aiming to emphasize an old score.
Yes sir
: Then when Judge Wilson asked if any
thing had been said or done TO indicat
that the promise of marriage was merel
a scheme between the two parties mo
made in good faith the defense was strer
uous in It's objections, protesting that
called for an opinion which should be th
province of the jury, not of witness
Judge Bradley admitted IL, however
and the major said nothing had been don
Of the sort to indicate scheme such d
had been described.
. After some minor points had been di
cussed DR.. Schaetfer was called. Mr. Wi
son stirred up such "a cloud of verbal du'
around the experts testimony that tf
spectators hardly knew whether the lett
purported TO have come from the plainti
to the defendant or the reverse.
During the cross examination Mr.. WI
son endeayored unsuccessfully 20 mai
DR.. Sohaeffer assent TO the proposition thu
from nu..4oer Of letters dissimilar he ha'
drawn the conclusion that the two letter
were written by the same person. He di,
evoke the admission that handwriting wa
sometimes so skillfully forged as to deceiv
experts.
| From the word nLnIv,l in the contestel