Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-22

OF trcmOr IN her voice. There were
tears in her eyes. too. and she was
not nearly so bright and quick as she
was Friday. Her manner was courteous
in the extreme.
When Mr.. Butterworth read that
passage saying: L do not love Russell
at all" he asked ''how about that:''
''That is true" said Miss Pollard.
Were you engaged to him.
Not at that time
"Have you corrected all the errors in
this letter.
Miss Pollard shook her bowed head
and sighed. Her answer was not under
stood. Miss Pollard in the letter made
"such handsome man." and how his
praise caused her aunt to dislike her.
WAS that true?" he asked
Il don't-don't know" said the
plaintiff with an effort, tears starting
in her eyes.
Don't you remember it?''
"Oh, Mr.. Butterworth, 1 have no
recollection Of it"
Miss Pollard was crying now and she
had difficulty in answering.
1T was only fancy then"
you said that, Mr.. Butterworth-1
did not. haven't any recollection of
tit might have been So"
ooh, Mr.. Butterworth, this is very
hard-it brings up such a food or rec
objections" cried Miss Pollard, putting
her handkerchief to her eyes.
Its hard for me too," said Mr..
3utterworth, but he did not persist.
Mr.. Butterworth referred to the let
ter which Miss Pollard ayerred Friday
was not written by herself. She asked
him to show it to her again.
81 did not write that letter; I never
did. [ pronounce it a forged letter.
she exclaimed with emphasis. Il
never wrote such things and no one
knows it better than the man who
sits beside you. An expert might
have done it, and did
Mr.. Wilson reproved his client for
her excitement, telling her that she
must not forget herself.
81 know, but they must not begin
that, she replied eXcitedly. Then she
asked to be shown the envelope 1t
came in, but there was none in court
Considerable time was spent in ellie
iting from Miss Pollard the story of
the beginning of the alleged Illicit re-
lations with Breckenridge. When But
terworth asked her if when she first
went there she knew the character OF
the house Of Sarah Goss, in Lexington,
to which Mr.. Breckenridge took her,
Miss Pollard responded almost in a
shrek, No sir; no sir; NO sir" The
trip to Lexington was made under the
pretense on the part of Mr.. Breckin-
ridge that he wished to look over the
school to which he proposed sending
her.
Regarding the deposition of Rosselle
who is said to have been Miss Pol
lard's lover while she was at school
Miss Pollard said significantly that
the statement would not have been
made except for internal revenue .
''What do you mean by that?" asked
ButterWOrth.
You know"
Mr.. Butterworth disavowed knowl
edge upon the point, whereupOn Miss
Pollard said:
'Doselle is a candidate for a gov
eminent office in Mr.. Breckinridge's
district
Recurring to the incidents in the
house of Sarah GOSS, Miss Pollard
said
sit was during that half hour ]
agreed to give myself, soul, body and
life to that man and he knows
Butterworth-''Hol on; that is ar
gument;' and, continuing, he asked:
You agreed then to give yourself
to him.
Miss Pollard-''I did, [ promised, and
up to May, 1898, L was faithful to
him."
Up to that time your life had been
pure:''
1T had"
You knew Col Breckenridge was 4
married man."
He told me So"
You knew he had a wife and child
REM"
He told me so.'
What relation did you propose to
sustain to him in the future?"
Il thought nothing of it. I think
under the circumstances people ordi-
narily would not"
You concluded to give yourself UP
to him entirely; you knew you were
losing your responsibility and stand
ing:
Il did not then"
How soon did you realize it?'
(Weeping) Not until he made me
an cutcast; until he made my life toe
hard to bear. He ruined me but
loved him then. His slightest wish
w&s law to me then"
But you knew your course was al
wrCng?"
breckenridge was a man who could
make anything seem right with his
arguments
During this passage, which seemed
to affect Miss Pollard deeply and Wis
IDLY moved the audience of men before
her, Mr.. Breckenridge sat facing her
with his chin on hist hands no traces
of emotion appearing on his face.
Once when Mr.. Butterworth inquired
how Ions they remained in the assig-
nation house at Cincinnati Miss Pol
lard replied that she could not remem