The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-07
THE CLOSING TESTIMONY.
Miss Polin rd Again on tho Sinnd-NIr. Car.
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Miss Polin rd Again on tho Sinnd-NIr. Car.
Isle Also Has n Word 10 Say.
WAsnISGroy, D. O., April '6.-Male-
line Pollard's friend DR.. Mary Parsons
appeared before q slim house to-day,
the attendance OF the elderly-men with
faucies having fallen of greatly with
the conclusion OF Col, Breckinridge's
cross examination in Judge Bradley's
court. DR.. Parsons was called in rebut.
,al, the desire being to establish the
identity Of the handwriting upon the
slip OF paper alleged to have been at
tarhed to the clothing Of Miss Pollard's
child. Tho defense did not care to have
this evidence, but Judge Bradley over
ruled objections and DR.. Parsons testi.
fled that the slip shown was tho identi-
cal ono which had been pinned TO the
child's clothing and that the words:
please name my baby Dictz Downing"
were in her handwriting.
Mary Mckenzie, middle aged COL
ored woman, was next put upon the
STAND.
"Do you know where this baby that
ms Deeu dpohou VI WuS DoEh aSkcu
MIR. Wilson.
"Tn my house on Seventh street." was
the answer.
"What was its mothers name?"
"Sho was called Mrs. Hail."
.Who attended hcr?'
cdr. Parsons"
Mary Mckenzie had gone with DR..
Parsons to the asylum and given tho
child into the keeping Of the people
there.
"Did Mr.. Hall ever come to visit Mrs.
Hall?'
$50 she claimed"
"Did you ever SEQ him."
.'Not till to-day. l recognize him BY
the child" responded tho colored wo.
man, looking directly Mt tho gray.
haired congressman who sat before her.
The defense did not care 10 cross-ex-
anime Aunt Mary.
Mrs. Lucretia Marc Minear, tho land.
lady OF the fashionable boarding house
at Lafayette square, brought to tho
stand her account book, which showed
that Miss Pollard had arrived ut her
house on August 81, 1892, the day on
which the plaintiff claims Col. Breckin-
ridge first preached the subject OF mar
riage aitor tho death Of his wife.
CARLISLE SETTLES ALL DOUBTS.
Thefour mysterious volumes OF Irving,
which had figured in that part OF tho
case centering about Norwood convent
and in which the disputed Christmas
card had been found were placed on tho
witness stand. Then attorney Carlisle
walked to the stand and took the oath.
Attorneys on the other side objected,
but Judge Bradley ruled that rs the evi.
dence OF Sisters Agnes and Augustine
might have suggested to tho minds Of
the jurynon the possibility tina. the
card had been put in the book by MIR.
Carlisle, 1t was entirely proper that the
latter should be heard upon tho subject,
Mr.. Carlisle proceeded: II am able to
swear that from the time | took that
book from the bookcase until discoy
cred in it tho Christmas card, no other
hand but mine and that OF Sister Apnes
touched It. I was looking for hand
writing in the book or some other
marks OF Identification. While | was
handling it l found between the leave,
this Christmas card which did not have
its edges turned up or curled aud had
on it the handwriting which you have
seen, Compliments OF ". S. b. There
was also the invisible net and tho
pressed ro,e leaves. When found
them my ciont was sitting in an oppo-
site corner OF the room and my col
league, Mr.. Johnson. was some distance
away. No one but myself could have
put those things between tho leaves OF
the hood while our party was there and
l say 10 You, gentlemen, on my oath,
that did not do it,
MISS POLAND AGAIN.
Mr.. Carlisle's evidence was fortified
by the testimo ny of Attornov Job,eou