The evening world., 1894-04-05
MISS POLLARD AGAIN.
Recalled to Tell More About Her
Second Child.
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Says She Found It's Name in a
Book She Was Reading.
She Held the Little One Only Two
Hours In Her Arms.
Uy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Iudge Brad
ley's adrnonitions of the night before had
the effect of reducing the attendance at
the Pollard case this morning to the
thinnest audience yet gathered, and
some of the men present wore a sheep
ish air.
The defense made an unexpected move
by calling Miss Pollard to the stand and
questioning her about the birth of her
second child. which she said was born at
noon on Feb. -. 1888. Il only held it in
my arms two hours according to my
promise to him." she began.
Now. now. Miss Pollard" Mr.. But
terworth began nervously, warning Miss
Pollard with great solicitude to confne
herself to answering his questions. Mr..
Wilson also admonished her.
The child had been taken to the Prot
estant Founding Asylum on Fourteenth
street, in Washington, where she had
visited it with DR.. Mary Parsons once.
She continued: Il gave II a little German
name. / pinned IA note on its clothing so
they could name II. ] was reading Car
lyle, and l named 1t from a character of
his. Dietz Downing,a name as far as pos
sible from that of Col. breckenridge or
my own"
was on the 81 OF May at an u~ndertaker's
establishment CWright's) before 1t was
buried. Then Mr.. Butterworth asked
how the funeral expenses had been
paid, she said that Mrs. Parsons had
looked after that. She supposed Col.
breckenridge paid them, but when Mrs.
could ask her. That's all, Miss, Pol
lard" said Mr.. Butterworth. Diminishing
her, and then he called for DR.. Mary
Parsons. who was not forthcoming.
Miss Pollard had been perfectly self
possessed while she was being ques-
toned about her child. and had spoken
in a low, almost plaintive tone. "Idon't
know, Mr.. Butterworth," she had said
when he was asking her about the reg
ulations of the Founding Asylum.
Some time was passed waiting for DIR.
Parsons, and when the Judge inquired
the cause of the delay he was told by
Mr.. Shelby that the defense wished to
and which they had omitted to ask her
about. The plaintiffs lawyers thought
this was II rather unusual procedure,
but We're not disposed to press objections.
Pending the arrival of DR.. Parsons. a
middle-aged lady with ~spectacles, who
had beer sitting IN court, was called.
She announced her name as Mrs. Liddie,
Bureau, n in 1883 had been matron of
the Washington Founding Asylum on
Fourteenth street. The record of the
asylum for that year being shown her,
she identified the record of a child
brought there by a large colored oma
which had a paper pinned on its clothing.
A slip of paper which she thought had
come on the clothing was pasted in the
book.
After prolonged wrangling, the matron
was permitted to testify that the child
Miss Pollard forthwith began to shed
tears and to receive the attentions OF her
attorneys. The slip pasted in the asylum
record was psnned in q feminine, deli
my baby 'Dietz Downing and beneath
1t was written in red ink, "Died, April
Is, lsSS,' The slip had been pinned to
something.
The first witness called by the plain
tins attorneys in rebuttal was DIR. Will
lam a. Co"an, n young man who is
Superintendent OF the Western Asylum
in Pittsburg. He announced himself, as
the first cousin of Miss Pollard on her
mothers side. He testified that the
plaintiff had been n member of his fam
deposition of Mrs. Miller, nee Mollie
Shinglebower, a woman admittedly of i'll,
fame, averred that Miss Pollard had
certain improprieties in her sight.
The first witness after the noon recees
was a tall, slender. young man from
Louisville, aged t~wenty-six, Charles Saw,
yer by name, who testified that he had
resided with his aunt, Mrs, keene, five
miles from Lexington, from 1850 to 1883
He vas a first, cousin Of Mad line Pol
Keene at that time. Miss Pollard haG
occasionally visited Lexington with mem,
bcrs of the family, never remaining Ov"l
from the house over night. on that occa.
sion she visited her uncle In GIthenburl
for ten days in the Winter OF 1852.
This young man was followed by an
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