The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-16
i WICKED OLD MAN.
Testimony About Congressman
Breckinridge's Amours.
MORE WOMEN ON THE STAND.
Wisessses for Miss PolIsrd-sb~ Wore
short Dresses When Breekinridws
First Took Her 60 Evn Places.

ss:ions .! testimony was given In the Pol.
lard Breckin.idge trial this morning. The
/ I'm. witness called vas Sarah Goss. 4 mn.
isfto woman. She testified that she vas
slave 81 one time. and had lived in Lex
tnrton, Ky, since the late var. She had
known Col. Breckenridge since she was =
little girl. Ten years ago, she continued.
b Gel Breckenridge began TO visit her house
On Broad street. Lexington, with Miss
Pollard. Before the first visit he called
and made arrangements to have Miss
Pollard kept there from Friday till Mon
dsy. Each night during her stay Col.
Breckinridge visited Miss Pollard. re-
naming with her till II at night. When
he was ready 20 60 he would knock on the
middle door for witness Each time she
5 ssw Miss Pollard in ted with her night.
dress on, and the bed giving evidence
Of having been occupied. The witness
| said that in parting Breckinridge kissed
Miss Pollard good night. putting his arms
around her. At tina: time Miss Pollard
Vas school girl Of II or IS, with dresses
70 the top OF her shoes, sometimes wear
ing her hair in plat down her back. A
question as TO whether Breckinridgs haa
ever visited her house before was objected
% and ruled improper. but the witness
answered in the affirmative before she
could be stopped. Miss Pollard had never
come there with any other person. Miss
Pollard came there with Col. Breckinrsdge
shout fifty times. The visits OF Col.
Brsckinridge and Miss Pollard to Sarah s,
the witness testified. extended over a
period of three or four years.
Col. Shelby began the cross-examina alton
BY inquiring: Sarah. how long have you
been keeping an assign alton house in Lex
isgton r whereupon Sarah replied. Nearly
nineteen years" in a matter Of fact way
'Who brought you here7" "Mr. Farrell
tsiegraphed me TO come" How long
have you known Mr.. Farreil?" "0h,
ever since he was lineman." answered
the witness. a reply which drew a visible
bush 10 the cheeks of the attorney. be-
cause the witness persisted in smiling.
The first visit OF the colonel and Miss Pol
lard had been In the latter part of August
aad Sarah understood the girl had been
brought from school. as most of the schools
we're closed from Friday to Monday. Col.
Breckinridge had said the girl came on
train.
The next witness WAS . well-dressed
lady, Lucretia Marie Minear. of Washing
I ton City. whose voice trem bled as she an
nouneed that she had lived at Is Lafayette
Square. the fashionable boarding house
between the Cosmos Club and Senator
Don Cameron's house, and but one door
from the Blame mansion. where Miss Pol
lard had boarded in 1892 and 1898 Col
Breckinridge had often visited Miss Pol
lard at the house. The witness, 1t ap-
peared. was the Iandlaay of the Lafayette
Square house. Mrs. Minear had last seen
Miss Pollard walking in the park with
Col. Breckinridge in April or May of isa3.
On two occasions Col. Breckenridge had
brought Miss Pollard home in the evening
81 or 9 80.
Mrs. Kate w. Burt. a stout, middie-aRed
lady clerk in the land Office, had boarded
ct Thirteenth and 4 streets. When Mr.
Wilson asked If Miss Pollard had lived
there. and under what name. Mrs. Burt
exp -essed q desire to see Miss Pollard
The plaintiff had just left the court room
vith her companion, and Mr.,Car!isle sent
after her, but she did not return. Mr..
Wilson explained that Miss Pollard was
not feeling well. and he had ad vised her
10 go to her room. So the witness was ex-
ensed until O'Clock. Soon. however,
Miss Pollard returned, and Mr.. Wilson
went in search OF the witness and Mr..
Carlisle. Mrs. Burt recognized Miss
Pollard. She said shc had lived at Thir-
tenth and r streets for ten DAYS in Octo-
bar, iss7. under the name of Mrs. Foster.
Witness had seen Col. Breckenridge At the
door twice, and had gone to Mrs. Fosters
room on the third floor
'Do you know what Mrs. Fosters con.
dition was. whether there were indications
ths, she was about to become mother ,"
sked Mr.. Wilson. Yes" was the almost
inaud'hle reply.
did Col. Breckenridge ask If Sam
Waiter, of Kentucky. was living there ?"
asked Col. Thompson on cross-exsmina-
ton. TO which Mrs. Burt said he did, but
tha, Sam Walter was dead.
After this Mr. Carlisle partly emptied
the court room by beginning to read a
deposition by Mrs. NJ. A. ketchum. Of
lexington, with whom Miss Pollard had
boarded in 1884 - ~. during the time che
attended the Sayre institute. Col. Breck-
inridge manifested impotence at the triv-
iai details. urging that the lawyers skip
That and hurry up.
The deposition Of Miss Mary +. Hovt,
'syeaFs OF age. who lived with her sister.
Mrs. ketchum. followed. To her Miss
Pollard hst represented that she had left
TIE Wesleyan institute and had come 10
school N Lexington 10 be nearer her
mother. Miss Pollard had said that her
expenses we're paid by her aunts in Pitts
burg. and when she lett at the time the
tFsi child is said 10 have been born, de-
xtsax AFfaS ia
With al aunt who was IA delicate health.
Rhodes had visited Miss Pollard, and tho
Sri hsd once said be offered 20 pay her
seheo expenses II she would marry him.
TIT DID no, say whether she had agreed or
net fae old lady. had been asked II
James Lane Allen or Col. Swupe had
Visited Mss Pollard. and hsd answered in
we negative. Ii would have been possible
so' Col. SNoVe 20 call without her know
ING II, 60I II was not PROBABLE. Miss POI
ara had occupied a room downstairs
vale the Old Iaiy's room WAS upstairs
deposition by Maj. II. Il. Mcclellan.
Vac hai been principal 81 sayre inss,tu,-
lexington since $50. Was read. The
faacipal testified ,hat Mss Pollard en-
sFed ihe school IN September. lisa: had
sssys cordgcted herself Vel, and had
Assev been suspected Of being other than
pure young woman. Rhodes had once
ssaa the principal ~ his contract to marry
Kiss Pollard
Asia4se Wilson had = headache and
sa''s sere 300 ususe dispositions 10 be read
ne eoag; ad} 4rnei ear. Ter shan usual.
New orleans nzces-
NV ogfEtN March i3-A; the eighty
NtC dAy - weather wa< ptrAxsnt and