Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-06


and Miss Pollard were sitting on the
sof. with the worlZ-basket; mad gone
into the room because she did not think
it twas proper to stand and hoiler TO y
lady and gentleman to come out
Did Col. Breckenridge call often q
Mr.. Butterworth inquired.
''Olten, very often"
Mrs. Minear. who had testified be-
fore, the landlady of the Lafayette
Square house, was called, was asked
if Miss Pollard had been there during
the month of August, 1892, and the
question WAS objected TO- Mr. Carlisle
explained that Colonel Breckenridge
had testified that Miss Pollard was not
in town that month, but Mr.. Shelby
returned that he had only testified that
he did not see her in that month. The
question being admitted, Mrs. Minear
asserted that from her books she learn
ed that Miss Pollard was there on the
3lst of August, staying for few days
This was the time when Miss Pollard
asserts Col. Breckenridge met her al
the depot on her arrival in the city land
proposed to marry her formally for the
first time.
Here the court adjourned.
TO-DAE'S PROCEEDINGS.
DR.. Mary Parsons. the physician who
SAYS she attended Miss Pollard at the
birth of her child on February 3, 1883,
was the first witness called by the
plaintiff this morning. She said that
she went to the foundling asylum in a
cab, and that Aunt Mary Mckenzie, a
colored midwife, carried the baby into
the asylum. The baby, said the wit
ness, was the one born TO the plaintiff.
1t will be remembered that Miss Pol
lard says she wrote the name "Diest
Carlyle" on the paper, while the paper
itself has on it "DietZ Downing.
Maj. Shelby for the defense made a
fight against testimony as to the iden.
LITIGATION of the handwriting on the slip
of paper pinned TO the child's dress, but
Judge Bradley decided to admit the
evidence Of Mrs. Parsons, and Mr.. Car
Isle showed to the witness the slip OF
paper pasted in the founding asylum
book with the name "Dietz Downing
written on it.
"Do you recognize that handwrt-
ing?" asked Mr.. Carlisle.
THAT is my handwriting" said DR.
Parsons. To Major Shelby she said
that she had given the slip to "Aunt
Mary" to pin on the child.
"Aunt" Mary Mckenzie, al old col
ored woman. testified that she knew
the plaintiff in February, lSSS, as
Mrs. Hall" when she gave birth to Q
child at the house Of the witness on "a
street, Washington. Aunt Mary said
that Dr. Parsons attended "Mrs. Hall
in her confinement and described tax
ing the child to the asylum.
"Did you ever see Mr.. Hall p asked
Mr.. Carlisle.
"Never until now, but I recogniz,
him by the child" said Aunt Mary
She was looking straight ahead and did
not indicate Col. Breckenridge or any
other person present.
Mrs Minear was then recalled to dis
prove the testimony Of Col. Breckin'
ridge that Miss Pollard was not in
Washington on lone of the last days il
August, 1892" the time fixed by the
plaintiff when the first alleged promise
of marriage was made. Mrs. Mineal
produced her boarding house account
book which showed that Miss Pollard
had returned to Washington on August
81, 1892.
Much to the surprise of everybody
the next witness was Mr.. Calderon Car
isle Miss Pollard's junior counsel. He
described the discovery by himself oil
the Christmas card which it is claimed
was found by Miss Pollard in books she
had given 10 the Norwood Founding
ASYLUM. Mr.. Carlisle said 81 swear
to YOU on oath that these words, Com
pliments of w. 5. D., were written on
this card when | took it from that book
and that no one but myself could have
put the writing there during the time
we were in the library.
Mr.. VIM. G.. Johnson, Mr.. Carlisle :
law partner, who was ut the asylum
when the card was found. corroboratcd
the testimony of Mr.. Carlisle
Miss Pollard took the stand again
and said she never knew and had never
seen the woman named Mollie Single
bauer or Miller, nor Brant and kaut-
man. the two men who testified that
they had known the plaintiff as an in
mate of house of illfame in Lexington.
Miss Pollard also denied knowing Lcua
Singleton, the keeper of Il II xington
designation house in which MollIe Shin
slebaur, Kaufman and Brant sworc
they saw her. She also positively de-
MED having told Col. Breckenridge the
day he called that she had been impro-
perlv intimate with Mr.. Rhodes and de-
MED numerous other accusations that
had been made.