The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-29
ness. Il put my arms about her and
kissed her"


by some means or other" said the wit
ness, "she made him think she had spoken
TO a young lady"
The witness said he had decided 10 go
TO Chicago. and when he went To say
good bye to Miss Pollard she expressed
regret that he was going and asked why
he did not take her with him.
If said, We'll, If YOU want 10 go. come
along. and she went upstairs and came
down with her hat and cloak. That put
me Ia a mole, and I told her that II was
iaconvenient FOR me to take h.r then ana
that we had better wait until geAt June.
Miss Pollard. Age Again.
Were you joking whom you spoke about
going away?'
"Nes. sir
Did she say she had her trunk pack
ed2'
Eyes. sir: she said that
How old was she at that timeY'
"She always represented herself 10 be
three years my junior. ] was born IN
1860 and she said she was born in Novem-
ber. 1863" Miss Pollard says she was
born on November 20. 1861
She had told him. he said about
mock marriage between herself and Aieck
Julian. This alleged incident Miss Pol
lard denies After going TO Chicago Miss
Pollard had written him only once, and
the engagement had been allowed 10 drop
what were the reasons on your part
why the engagement was allowed to
drop?' asked Major Shelby.
81 object" said Judge Wilson.
objection sustained" said Judge Brad
ley.
Then Major Shelby put a question in
another way asking If there was any
thing i'm Miss Ponards conduct that
caused him to let the engagement drop.
81 lost confidence in the woman" said
Resell u did not like the way she al
lowed me 10 kiss and hug her.
"It was not the way wished 10 love
the woman ] wanted TO marry. and TO
be loved by her"
After recess Resell was again on the
stand. under examination by Mr.. Shelby
Several questions were ruled out, but
others were answered to the point that in
1885 Miss Pollard had the appearance
Of a mature woman.
"In Miss PoDards testimony" said
Major Shelby. "the statement was made
that you were "A candidate for an Office in
the Internal Revenue Service. What were
the facts i'm that matter?
Last April / made application for the
position Of gauger i'm my district, and
sent IL 10 Washington with my endorse
ments. When / ran for superintendent Of
county schools. the application was vir-
tually withdrawn and later l withdrew
it,"
'Was this before you gave your deposit
tion?"
"Yes sir"
'Do you live in Colonel Brecknrdge's
district2'
mo sir: l do not. never knew him
before | made application for the place |
of gauger"
Rosell Cross-Examined.
Mr. Resell was then turned over to the
plaintiffs counsel and the first question |
asked by Judge Wilson was in reference |
to how long before ne made his deposit
ton had Rosen withdrawn his appica-
ton for the gaugership and Resell ad-
mitted he had Withdrawn II only that
day-in fact he had the letter Of with
drawal i'm his pocket on the day he
gave his deposition.
Judge Wilson asked the witness if he
did not know that Wesleyan College stood
very high as an educational institution.
and If he did not know that the wife
of President Hayes and the wife of Con-
gressman Springer had been educated |
there. Then he asked Resell to describe
the location Of the rooms where he said |
he saw Miss Pollard at the college. Ro-
sell had testified that he called on Miss
Pollard two, sometimes three, times
every week. Judge Wilson asked the
witness if he did not know that visitors
were allowed to see pupils only orce a
week. and Resell said he did not. 81 only |
know / told the truth he added.
and YOU mean to say. as testified in
your examination. you sat i'm the parlor
and the rcception-room with Miss Pollard
on your lap for an hour and a half 10
two hours at time and nobody inter
rupted you? That is your statement
Is il not?"
Eyes. sir-that is it-positively." said
Mr. Resell.
The Application for Gusger.
Resell. in answer to other questions.
said he told of his experience with Miss
Pollard to Dr OMahoney who had come
10 him from Colonel Breckenridge He |
also said to DR. O'Mahoney that Miss
Pollard had told him that she and
AIeck Julian had gone through a mock
marriage together. The witness insisted
that he had Withdrawn his application
for the internal revenue position with
out suggestion from Colonel Breckinridge
or anybody else.
How long was Miss Pollard absent
when she went up stairs TO get ready to
20 to Chicago with you?' asked Judge
Wilson.
Fifteen or twenty minutes" said
Rosell.
And in that time she fixed herself and
packed her trunk. did she?"
Eyes. sir"
What time OF night was ito"
Between 8 and 10 o'clock"
"And there was no one there?"
NO, sir"
That's ALL" said Judge Wilson.
Nlr he Ia. f..1 |
given, and WREN he had stepped down
Mr. Stoll began TO read the deposition OF
Hiram Kaufman. Miss Pollard and Miss
Ellis left the courtroom as the reading
began.
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kaufman is butcher thirty years old.
snd lives in Lexington. He said that
when he came to Lexington twelve years
ago he went TO a house IN Lexington,
which was kept by Lena SingletoA and
In May and June. 1883. he had seen Made
line Pollard there.
This was a year before Miss Pollard
met Colonel Breckenridge. He had seen
Madeline Pollard and Jim Rhodes ,James
e. RhOdeS) at the House Of Lena Single
ton, where she sat on his lap and acted
lust Ike any woman of the town. He
had also seen Madeline Pollard, he said.
enter private room in this house with
Iohn Brant. and at another time she
went in this room with another man.
Rhodes referred 10 Miss Pollard as his
;irl The witness deposed that Miss Pol
ard had made advances toward him. but
he rejected them on account Of his friend |
nip toward Rhodes. with whom he was |
with the insane asylum near
Lexington, but on cr0ss-eXamnatiOn Mr.. |
Kaufman said he had seen Rhodes give |
Madeline Pollard S25.
Rhodes had nracented hin, 20 Nj, n, |