The Washington times., 1894-04-06
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Several Of Miss Pollard's Cousins Contradict
Testimony Defamatory Of Her Character.
Rankin Rosselrs Story Negatived by Mrs.
Mcclellan Brown.

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Rebutting evidence for Madeline Pollard
was the order Of the day after the case for the
defense had been closed. There was first
some conflicting testimony regarding the
birth, death, name Of Miss Pollard's second
| child. the plaintiff herself being called as a
witness for her opponents to relate how it
had been sent to founding asylum. OF
course the slender woman kept the opposing
attorneys on the anxious bench for fear she
would again get away from them and help
her own case, as she had done under cross
examination.
The rebuttal brought forth several people
from Kentucky, three of them cousins OF Miss
Pollard, TO prove an alibi for her, in reply to
the deposition of Mrs. Miller, nee Shindle-
bower, Hiram Kaufman and John Brandt, the
witnesses for the defense who had attempted
to blacken her character. Mrs. Miller had
sworn that in 1877 and 1878 the plaintiff was
stopping with an aunt five miles from Lex
ington and acting improperly with men in the
neighborhood, John Brandt among them, but
according to her witnesses she lived in Pitts
burg from 1876 to 1880 with an aunt.
Mrs. Mcclellan Brown, wife of the former
principal of Wesleyan Institute, disputed
fiatly the testimony of Rankin Rossell, and
incidentally exhibited a photograph OF Miss
Pollard, taken in 1884, the year in which she
first met the colonel. The photograph cor
rohorated the testimony that Miss Pollard
was at that time school girl, her dress
reaching to the top of her shoes. Another
witness was the colored cook from the house
on H street, where Miss Pollard had lived
with Mrs. Thomas. who declared that Col.
Breckinridge had said to her last April that
he wanted her to come and cook for them
when he and Miss Pollard began housekeep-
ing. The colonel had called at the house two or
three times day during the months OF April
and May, taking Miss Pollard in his arms and
kissing her, even after his secret marriage to
Miss Wing. Although the testimony was i'm
portant, the day was devoid of incident.
Judge Bradley's admonition OF the night
before had the effect of reducing the attend
anee at the circuit court this morning to the
thinnest audience yet gathered. and some OF
the men present wore sheepish air.
The defense made an unexpected move by
calling Miss Pollard TO the stand and ques-
tioning her about the birth of her second
child. which she SAYS was born at noon on
February 8, 1888. Il only held it in my arms
two hours. according to my promise to
him
"Now, now. Miss Pollasd." Mr.. Butter
worth began nervously, warning Miss Pollard
with great solicitude to confine herself TO an
swering his questions. Mr.. Wilson also ad-
monshed her.
The child had been taken to the Protestant
Founding ASYLUM, on Fourteenth street, in
Washington, where she had visited it with
Dr. Mary Pasons once. She continued:
II gave 1t a little German name. pinned
note on its clothing, so they could name IL.
was reading CARLYLE. and l named it from
character OF his. Dictz Carlyle, name as far as
possible from that of Col Breckinridge or my
own."
The second time she saw the child was on
the Sd of May at an undertakers establish
ment. Wright's. before 1t was buried. When
Mr. Butterworth asked how the funeral eX-
penses had been paid. she said that Mrs
Parsons had looked after that; she supposed
Col. Breckenridge paid them, but when Mrs.
Parsons was recalled to the stand they could
ask her
That's all. Miss Pollard" said Mr. Butter
worth. dismissing her: and then he called for
DR.. Mary Parsons, who was not forthcoming,
however.
Some time was passed waiting for Dr. Par
sons, and when the judge inquired the canse
Of the delay he was told by Mr.. Shelby that
the defense wished to further cross-eXami ne
her about the matter she had testified upon
for the plaintiff. and which they had omitted
to ask her about. The Plaintiffs lawyer
thought this was a rather unusual pro-
cedure. but were not disposed to press OBJ
jections.
Pending the arrival Of DR.. Parsons, mid
dle-aged lady with spectacles, who had been
sitting in court, was called.
She announced her name rs Mrs. Lidie,
said that she was employed in the Census
Bureau, and in 1888 had been matron of the
OF the asylum for that year being shown her,
she identified the record of a child brought
there by large colored woman. which had
Iaper pinned on Its clothing. A slip Of paper
which she thought had come on the clothing
was pasted in the book.
Mr. Wilson objected to the admission Of the
book, and it was handed up to Judge Bradley
for examination. The objection was sus-
tanned by the judge without hesitation or ex-
plantations of his grounds and an exception
noted. The matron did not know DIR. Par
sons, nor had Miss Pollard ever visited the
asylum SO far as she knew. Visitors were
admitted on certain days without any red
tape preliminaries.
''What was the name given to the child at
that time?"
1.-The child had been christened Downing"
and Miss Pollard forthwith began TO Shed tears
and TO receive the attention of her attorneys
The slip pasted in the asylum record was penned
In O feminine delicate nanO, Win the WORDS
please name my baby Dietz Downing" and be-
meath it in red ink, "Died April IS, 1883"
The slip of paper had pinholes, showing
that it had once been attached to something
question from Mr.. Shelby as to whether
any other child had died in April of 1888
brought the reply: ''They die so fast and so
rapidly that cannot keep track of them.
The records, however, would show, the wit
ness said.
When Mr. Shelby offered to place the record
in evidence it was ruled out
Mr. Wilson promised that if the records of
the asylum were left in his charge he would
see to it that none OF them were revealed,
calling attention at the same time to the fact
that contents of the memorandum book of
Mrs. Lowell the Capitol typewriter. which
had been left in charge OF attorneys, had