The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-29
MADELINE'S LOVE MAKING.
Resell Has a High Old Time Hug
gilg and Kissing Her.

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Raoy Testimony.
Washington, March 2s.-Col. Breckin-
ridge will take the stand tomorrow to
testify in his own behalf against the ac-
cusations OF Madeline Pollard. To-day
several witnesses for the defense were
examined and nearly all the remaining
dispositions were read, leaving only few
of the latter to be disposed Of When the
reading of the dispositions is concluded,
Col. Breckenridge, his attorneys say, will
take the stand, and they are confident
that he will make good impression.
The testimony introduced by the de-
Tense to-day was sensational Part of ib
was vulgar, even indecent in the language
used by the deponents.
Two men, whose dcposltions were read,
deposed that they met Madeline Pollard
at house Of i'll fame in Lexington year
before Col. Breckenridge became
acquainted with her, and that she was
known as "Jim Rhodes girl "EBoth said
that the alleged Miss Pollard conducted
herself like any woman OF the town, all
though they did not use that term to ex-
press themselves. One of these men is o
butcher, the other a iauitor.
RosELL HELD HER IN HIS LAP.
Rankin Resell, the young man to whom
MISS I Olldiu WIS cuEaEeu WDllt at WeS-
leyan college during the period of her lie
licit relations with Col Breck kinridge,
and while the contract TO marry or pay
back to old man Rhodes was in existence,
was placed on the witness stand and tes-
titled that he had held Miss Pollard on
his lap for hours at time, in the parlor
and library of the college after they be-
came engaged, and that she asked him TO
take her TO Chicago with him and she
actually packed her trunk for that pur-
pose
Altogether it was very sensational
day.
EXPERT HAYS METHODS.
The trial began to-day with more exc
pert testimony as to the alleged forged
letter. +. b. Hay was again on the
stand, and on the defense Of his charac-
ter as an expert. Among other things
Mr.. Hay said to-day that specific com-
parisons Of letters was the best test.
From a report Of an almost forgotten
congressional investigation, in which Hay
testihed as an expert in handwriting,
Judge Wilson read the following from the
report of the congressional committees:
Question-Do you rely more on general
characteristics than on specific compar-
isonsl
Mr.. Hay-I do.
Then MIR Hay entered into an explana-
tion tending TO reconcile the two diverse
statements.
THE FINDING OF THE LETTER.
Mr.. Worthington, private secretary OF
Mr., Breckenridge, took the stand and
testified that he found the letter In
bunch Of correspondence in the old file
case in Col. Breckinridge's Office The
bundle was on top of the desk, which had
been used by Col Breckinridge. The file
had the appearance Of having been on top
of the desk for a long while lie found
no other letters purporting TO be written
by Miss Pollard. The search for the LETT
ter was made during the first or second
week in September last, after the breach
of promise suit had been filed. The
search said Mr.. Worthington, extended
over three or four days.
Judge Wilson cross-eXamined the wit
ness carefully as to his search for the
letter, and after the witness had stuck to
his testimony Judge Wilson half-asked,
half-asserted, $50 that in all this search,
the only thing you found in the office
bearing Miss Pollard's signature was this
scrap Of writingl"
"Yes sir said Mr.. Worthington.
RosELL TAKES THE STAND.
Rankin r. Rosell was the next witness.
He is a young man who said in his depo-
sition that Miss Pollard wanted him to
take her to Chicago when they were en-
gagged. Miss Pollard admitted the en-
gagement Mr. Rosell is a young looking
man. Mr.. Rosell said he was "a years
old, and lived in Nicholasville, KY. He
was superintendent of the schools in his
county and deputy county clerk and also
held Offices in Masonic circles. MIR. Rosell
said he resided in Cincinnati in 1885, and
was employed as a clerk in a large dry
goods house. He knew Miss Pollard, and
became acquainted with her in October
or November. 1888.
Miss Pollard came in Just at this point
with her friend, Miss Ellis and Rosell
stopped and looked at her in a surprised
way. Mics Pollard was dressed in the
same blue gown and Jacket that she has
worn on previous days at the trial, with
the exception of German jaegers hat,
trimmed with big feather and black
satin ribbon.
HOW THEY MET.
81 was employed in this dry goods house
at the time ~ he said, land during one OF
the months named a lady called on me at
the store and introduced herself as Miss
Madeline Pollard, saying she had heard
of me very often She told me she wanted
TO 90 TO the Wesleyan College, and | went
there with her"
''Did she say how she came to know
you2" asked Mai. Shelby.
Yes, sir; she said she had heard of
me through her cousin, Miss Nelly
Oliver"
Mr.. Resell told Of going to the college
with Miss Pollard and how Miss Pollard
told the principal, Mr.. Brown that Mr..
Resell, TO whom she had introduced her
self that day. was a personal friend Of
hers, and asked that permission be
granted for him to call on her at the coll
lege.
The witness saw Miss Pollard three or
four days after that at the college. He
called there about twice a week on an
average to sec Miss Pollard and most
frequently saw her alone.
FELL IN LOVE.
~ at first had great admiration for
the young lady" said the witness, nerv-
ously looking at his finger nails, which
developed into love, and from love we be-
came engaged. Miss Pollard had told
him. " Mr.. Roseil said, that she had en-
gagged herself 10 old man Rhodes TO get
money from him to secure an education,
and that was how she came to be pupil
at Wesleyan College"
During the period of their engagement
the witness saw Miss Pollard more FREE
quently alone at the college than when
others were present Her manner was
very affectionate
I'm what way was that indicatedlr
asked Mai. Shelby.