Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-29

WAsHSerov, d. C., March 2S.-The
surprise in the Pollard -Breczicridge case
to-day was the unexpected appearance Of
one OF Miss Pcuard's old lovers, Rankin
Rosseu, a Kentucky scho0lmaster.
His deposition had been read in the case,
but to make bis testimony douo.y sure the
sx-faDce was introduced in person, AID
no sooner had he taken the stand
than Madeline Pollard giided fin for
the hrst time this week, from the ofice Of
her attorneys across the street where she
waits % be sent for when her presence is
needed. Probably she win be- in court to-
morrow to face her silver-haired accuser
for the attorneys declare that there will be
positively no longer postponeueut Of the
testimony OF the principal iu the case, and
that Colonel Breckinridge win take the
stand without fail in the course Of the day.
Most Of the testimony of to-day was i'm
form OF dispositions, and much of it was of
a achsracter which can only be published iu
expurgated form. Those depositions, re-
parding which Judge Bradiey had express
ed his regrets that they could not be exc
cluded on general principles, were recited,
and the justification for the scath.ug com
uents on them was seIf-ev.dsut Some of
the language employed 10y Hiram Kali-
man, a Lexington butcher, and John
Brandt, a ianitor from the same place.
would hardly be tolerated Ira
AwELL REGULATED BtE EooV
These gentlemen admitted iu a matter
of fact way their tendencies toward lau.t-
AMI drunkenness and marital .r11eI.y and
the court admitted their statements uneN-
purgatsd. as be- remarked iu conversation
that the Jury might judge of tle character
OF fhe Witnesses
Colonel BrecSiuri1Ce's private secretary
was one witness OF the DAYS ANA auotltr
was Colonel Hav, tue best >l0wn man iu
Washington, aud, incidentally, an expert
on penWaushIp VINO was subjected 90 Iur-
ther cross-exauiuat.1u upon rne principles
pmpIOvel iu detecting flrger.aS. under -la
suggestions of another expert who
sat at .tlrutY Wilson elbow. tr0D tHe
addition of this new expert into Cue ease DO
looks as though a harl DLht rat been pre-
cfDitated over the authenticity uI the
black b1rdered letter which was made pu1-
lie Yesterday exclusively 10y tle Ass0c.-
arsd Press. The case OF tle defense is
drawing 70 a close with the appearance or
Col BrecEnridge, whose testimony ls exc
uected % occupy at least three d2Fs, as
long time as Madeline to.sr1 was Qu
the stand Then there VIII bee reout.al for
an indefinite length, as Miss Pollard viii
take the stand again and witnesses nave
been summoned from Kentucky.
no sooner had court met to-day than
Jrdye Wilson. of the plaintiff counsel, re-
ouested that the disputed letter which bad
been mo- the hands of Lhe BrecsturT-es. oe
placed in the custody of the clerk OF me
court. He also requested that Colonel
h.. Is. Hay, the expert on handwriting oe
recalled for
FURTHER Cgoss-ENhNINArtoN.
Mr.. Wilson asked him some questions
sb0ut his method of judging hGudwrtiu-s,
yvhereat Mr. Hay gave a specimen or char
acteristics. as he called them, n.um.ug his
remar.,s bv illustration drawn Ofu5ud on
fTe blackboard When Nr. Wilson iu-
ouired up5n what characteristic tho expert
Iaid greatest stress AIr. Hay replied with
an impressive geuulcNon, "tla tout enc
semb.e'
Tne snectators suickered, Judge Brad
lev smiled. some of the jurors looked prf-
zIed as though they suspected there was
fmproprietv lurking iu the words, 4ri Mr.
Wilson requested that t1e expression be
rendered iutO English
T,r,u1 This point Nlr. Wilson turned -C
INQUIRE ~ Mr. Hay remembered having
tasrifed as au expert before lonEres-
si0na. committee upon letter supposed l'
nave been written Co CQuEr5SSma1 Npr.a--
sr bv one FindIcy. Mr. HAY recalled t-e
case aud Mr. Buttsrwortn rec1.e-ted also
ttat hs had been member ol the commit
"Yes. YOU wrote the report remarked
"No. ort ft was good report" Mr.
Burarv1rth replied, 'aud 1 s.-cel ll
$50 ft was a c1od report Mr. Wilson
roreatad. and the object of niS reference %
f7e ,..sa was shown when be proceeded to
r,,ai extracts from Nir. Hay testimony at
ft,ar Investigation 90 show D5 n8l said 8l
different times that Dee placed greatest
weight uron general characteristics and
upou special chdracter.sNcS
cool las the tradit0ua. cucumber, expert
Eav explained how he recoucuet his state
rnerts Asked if he bad ur- testified that
FtrdIev did not write the springer letter
wlen 10
HAD BEEN PROVED UE DID,
Mr. Hav replied that his belief remained
.he same that tlnt.ey was not t1e writer
"Did YOU not testify ln this court re-
Gently that viii was a forgery when lt
was undoubtedly genuue.
Nlr. Hav denied that this was the fact
and Nr. ButterwOrJI insisted that the
case referred 20 should be named
Mr. Hay, who is an expert p5nmln him
self asserted that he could initiate any lu-
dividua letters in the disputed document
but would not De able % combine them
into a plausi 0le imitation of the haudwrlr-
ing. he dad not remember a case involv-
ing the renuiness of some naval vouchers
ir which the experts had picked out the
original vouchers as forgerles. He had
never known a case in which experts had
offered so widely as over the Finley let
ter ana incidentally remarked that con-
rress. mad never paid him for the twenty
hve davs of hard work upon the case.
Mr. ButterW0rth added that the govern
ment never paid anything 10 could avoid
paving except its bonds. an observation
which would please Gex. Coxey Of the
CommOnWeal.
After giving an explanation OF the meth
DDS OF tracing, the expert averred that
none of them could have been employed In
making the letter before hifn. Lawyers
Wilson and Butterw0rth ifdulged in q
dispute over the reading Of the report Of