Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
MADELINE'S LOVER.
One She Had Before She
"Misled' the Colonel.
EOsSELL TELLS A ROMANTIC TALE

an Affection That BIosson,ed Rapidly and
De" apparently of fOver-Cultivation-
Deposition That Displaced an AppIi-
'a'icn-Rhodes Only n Catspaw From
the stnrt-The Tussle Will! the Expert
ON Vrillng.
WASHINGTON, March a0.-The surprise
Oh the Pollard Breck kinridge trial was the
unexpected appearance of one of Miss
foiiard's old lovers, Rankin Resell, q.
Nehtucky schoolmaster. His deposition
had been read in the case, but to make
MS testimony doubly sure the eX-fance
was introduced in person, and no sooner
hau he taken the stand then Madeline Pol
iard Slided in for the first time this week,
from the Office of her attorney across the
street, where she waits to be sent for when
her presence is needed. Most of the testi-
mony was in the form of depositions, and
much of it was OF Il character which can,
Only he published oxpurgated. Those
dcpositions regarding which Judge
Bradley had expressed his regrets that
| they conld not be excluded on general
principles were recited. and told Il terrible
story OF deprayity on the part Of Madeline
Pollard. Their principal points have been
printed in these dispatches ~ far rs was
possible.
a Struggle of the Experts.
| Colonel Breckinridge's private secretary
was one of the witnesses of the day to
identify the repuliiated letter, and another
! was Colonel Hay, the best known man in
Washington and incidentally an expert on
penmanship, who was subjected to further
cross-examination upon the principles en-
| ployed III detecting fOrCerics, under the
| suggestions of another expert who sat at
Attorney Wilson's elbow. From the addi-
tion of this new expert to the case it
looks as though hard fight had been pre-
cipitated over the authenticityo of the black
bordered letter. Wilson in his cross-eXami-
nation of Hay called his attention to the
fact that in one ease he had declared that
n certain man had not written letter,
while it was proved that lie had Hay said
that the alleged proof to the contrary not
withstanding the said man did not write
| the letter.
| Counsel Wandprs from the Case.
Hay, who is an expert penman himself,
asserted that he could initiate any indi-
vidual letter in the disputed document,
| but woald not be able to combine them
into plausible imiratiun of the hand
| writing. He had never known Il case in
| which experts had differed 50 widely as
over the Findley LETTER, and incidentally
| remarked that congress had never paid
him for the twenty-five days Of hgTd work
upon the case. Butterworth added that
, the government never paid anything it
could avoid paying except its bonds When
Hay was finally dismissed the whole field of
expert evidence had been threshed over to
weariness, and while Wilson's cross-ex-
animation had been sharp, as was expect
ed, he had not made an impression on the
witness to amount to anything.
And Now Here Comes Mr.. Eose!l.
And then, after Mr.. Worthiugton,
Breclinridge's clerk, told how he found
the disputed letter. Mr.. Rosell-one Of
Madeline Pollard's many lovers-was
called. He knew Madeline and he told
over what his deposition said, that Made
line, herself entirely unknown to Rosell
went to him ut the store where he was
employed, introduced herself and asked
him to introduce her to Il man he himself
didn't know, and how he did so with great
pleasure
The date was October or November.
1883, and the man to whom Madeline de-
Slreu 10 De uldte hHONh was Ut. BrOwE,
who was in charge of the Wesleyan col
lege, which Miss Pollard desired to attend
Madeline Was Very Friendly.
did she tell you how she happened to
know you"
'She had heard her cousin Nellie oliver
speak of me often. / knew Nellie OLIVER
We were received in the Office of the
college by DIR. Brown. l was not ac-
uuainted with him, but l introduced my
self and Miss Pollard. She stated her in
tention of entering school there: said she
had n guardian, Mr.. Rhodes, who would
he along the next day to complete the
arrangements. She stated to Dr. Brown
that was a,personal friend of hers and
asked him to grant me the privilege of
calling there whenever | wanted. From
that time on / called very regularly for
the purpose of seeing her, sometimes
twice a week, sometimes three times.