The morning call., 1894-04-04
IN A SPEAKING PART.
Miss Pollard Appears Once More
on Her Own Behalf.
Her Lawyers Had Hard Work to
Keep Her to the Questions
Asked.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-There was a
variation of the order of testimony to-day
in the Pollard Breckenridge trial to permit
the introduction of evidence that Colonel
Breckin ridge had carried on a type
written correspondence with Madeline
Pollard from the House Of Representatives
In 1885, The demurrer of the defendants
| lawyer against the admission of this EVIL
dence brought delicate case of law before
the Judge. 1t was conceded that docu-
ment might be brought into use and wit
ness questioned upon it in cross-examiDa a.
ton from which to lay the basis for
contradiction, but whether the existence
of a missing document could be asserted
and the defendant asked whether ne
wrote it was another question: question
which Judge Bradley decided in the affir-
native after listening TO the argument and
consulting authorities. He held, however,
that witnesses could not be asked to give
their recollection of the contents of such
letters.
Accordingly, Miss Louise Lowell, who
conducted a business in typewriting and
stenography at the Capitol in the year
| 1886 and who was discovered by the
plaintiff last Sunday, stated that she had
copied the mysterious letters upon type
writer for the colonel. and had also adj
dressed for him a package of envelopes to
miss Pollard. IA Upper street. Lexington,
Ky.," keeping the address in note book,
which she produced, but which did not
entirely substartiate her statement, be-
cause it seemed to have been used in 1887
and 1888.
Miss Pollard appeared in a speaking part
once more to testify that she had received
the letters 10 question. During her brief
appearance the lawyers had their hands
! full endeavoring to make her confne her.
self to their questions. for in her untram-
meled utterances when questioned before
she scorned some of the most telling points
/ for her side.
Thereafter the programme was con-
tinuance of the fencing between the Con-
gresham from Kentucky and ex-Congrsss-
man Wilson of Indiana. Both Colonel
Breckenridge and ex-Judge Wilson are
lawyers of brilliant parts. and no exhibit
ton of its kind approaching the thrust and
parry of the two when pitted as examiner
and witness has been heard for years. II
was enjoyed by an audience worthy of its
merits, for besides the usual varying corps
of Congressional members and lawyers,
there were well-known Methodist clergy.
men in the audience and a retired Judge
of the District Court in seat beside Judge
Bradley.
Colonel Breckenridge made denials Of the
testimony of Miss Lowell. besides contra
dieting Miss Pollard on many points.
Judge Wilson was disposed to drop into
vein of sarcasm at times, speaking of the
! defendant as ''fatherly looking and per-
| fectly respected gentleman" He laid the
foundation for more testimony In rebuttal
| by denial that servant at the fashion
able clearinghouse where Miss Pollard
had lived had ever seen her. in his pres
ence, using the work-basket formerly be-
| longing to his dead wife, which the col.
onel swears he did not give the plaintiff
Everybody is guessing tonight the nature
| of the new line of examination which Mr..
| Wilson announced he would take up in the
morning.
! LOUISVILLE. April 3.-The records oil
the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home
in this city show that Horatio. John and
Rose n. Pollard. children of John d. Pol.
| lard, were admitted to the home ia April,
1877, upon recommendation of Crab Or.
chard Lodge No. 49, These records es.ab.
| ish the fact that Madeline Pollard's father
was Mason.