The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-20

CuurCn,
Are you amombcr now7" was asked.
Once q member OF tho Episcopal
church, always member" came tho
epigrammatic rOply.
"llGr early ambition had boon 10
writo, Miss Pollard declared, and Col.
Brcckinridgo had told her that sho had
wonderful talent in that line. She had
also desired TO teach.
"Do you know tho yaluo OF character
for tcacherH" Mr. But,orworth asked.
"Most assurodly do. Mover so much
as today" came tho prompt repIy, "but
all this was swept away by ono act"
Further OH sho explained that Rho
undorstood tho requirements for good
character III woman were tho aRme as
in a man.
Several timoS Miss pollard's lawyers
demonstrated with hor that shp must
coniino herself to answering the qucs.
lions put to her, rs she manifested n
disposition to oYcrstrp tho limits in her
eagornosG to mako her statements count
against tho other side. Her voice was
somewhat lower than it had been whom
she was last before tho court, Tho
pallOr OF her face had increased except
when 1t flushed ut times, but her words
were as carefully chosen as ever. There
was some interesting sparring when
Mr.. ButtorWorth produced tho high
flown school girl letter to "WGssie"
Brown, daughter OF the principal OF tho
Wesleyan seminary, aud uscd 1t rs Il
basis OF cross-examinution. Tho plain
till admitted that it had been over
drawn and was exaggerated in her pride
at that time. 1t contained references
TO blind lover for whom she had en-
tcrtained the greatest affection, accord
ing to tho illusions, and also TO Rosell.
"Wero you engaged to him?" In.
quired Mr.. Butterworth, referring to
the latter individual.
Not at that time" replied Miss Pol
lard. There wero other references to
the latter person and TO her idea that It
was her duty to break him OF his habit
OF "swilling fire water"
MADELINE wEEPs.
"llavo you corrected all the errora in
this letter." Mr.. Butterworth asked,
rs he finished its reading in his best
clocutionary style, which. being some
what ponderous, hardly accorded with
the sentimental terms with the epistle.
"Not all OF thcm," she replied and
tEon lifting her veil began to wipe her
eyes with her handkerchief. The next
few replies were delivered in tear
broken voice, and she seemed to be on
the point ot breaking down.
As he went on to press her for hcr
reasons for leaving her aunt in Pitts
burgh whom girl. tho crying in
creased She told Mr.. Butterworth she
wanted to answer him satisfactorily, but
he seemed $50 exasperating."
1t seems that she left this aunt for
family reasons, because another aunt
was anxious to take her, and the pur-
pose OF the questions was not made ap-
parent at this stage. In the course OF
tho inquiry about her early aspirations
and her reading, she said that the day
sho had mot Colonel Breckenridge ut
tho seminary she had been reading
The Gates Aiar," by Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps.
Il understand you to say that you had
read no literature which could not be
put in the hands OF modest girl?" the
cross:examiner asked.
Zone moment" intcrposed Mr.. Viii
son, proceeding to argue that this Pc
culiar line OF questioning had been pur-
sued so far, so continuously and'so re-
peatcdiy that it was becoming opprcs-
siyc.
In his reply Mr.. Butterworth said
"the plaintiff has put in her character
hero as tho main point OF issue. She
has surrounded hcrself SO far with IN
atmosphere OF perfect purity.
lilo wanted to learn whether she had
carried on the line OF the reading which
would naturally suggest inquiry about
certain lines OF life which would make
her good or bad, strengthen her to re-
sist temptation or imbue tendency to
compromise with the approaches OF evil
"Therc are three parties to this suit"
he concluded. "the plaintiff, the defend
ant, the public" .
1t was not the line OF questioning but
tho rcpctitions Of it to which he OBJ
ieCted, Mr.. Wilson here argued, and tho
court sustained him. "Were you old
enough to take care OF yourself at the
Wesleyan seminary" was tho next
question.
''fes, sir" was the answer, but after
it had been made Mr.. Wilson proceeded
to object that it was not ago or reading
upon which stress was made, but that
it depended upon "who approached
with silvery tongue"
This allusion to the well known
soubri9uet OF tho Kentucky orator
provoked inaudible laugh, which caused
Judge Bradley to rap on his desk
with sharp reprimand.
II want the public to understand that
this is not a show" hc said. l am
sorry so many think it thcir duty to
come hero. and il thore is any demom-
stration OF approval or snckering l will
order tho room 10 be cleared"
The admonition had its effect.
THE BLIND LOVER
There was much questioning as to
whether she knew certain persons in
Bridgeport, Ky, where she had stopped
in 1882 and 1883. Some OF tho namos
she did not remember, others sho ro-
called, among them Alax Julian, the
blind man with whom the defense will
endcavor 10 prove Miss Pollard retired
at country house after 4 mock mar
riagc. Then Miss Pollard proceeded 10
explain the circumstances OF tho visit
TO Squire Kinsey's house on which the
story OF the mock marriage with Julian
was based, declaring that to tho best OF
her knowledge nothing like mock
marriage had taken place. Her uncle
George, who Is still living, mud with
whom her mother lives, was with her
that day.