The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-04
NY LITTLE SPITFIRE
Old Man Breckinridge's Pet
Name for His Mistress.
PROVING THE LETTERS or 1885.
4ve women Testify Against shs Crater
-Aiss Pollard, . Masesss OrpAas.
Ruined By Mason.


variation Of the order Of testimony to-
ssy in the olisrd-Brsckinridgs trial TO
psrmit the introduction Of evidences that
Col. Breckenridge had carried on ! type
written correspondents with Madeline
Pollard from the house Of representative
5 a lSSa The demurrer Of the dsfsndsnt's
hvyers against the admission Of this evil
tencs brought delicate case Of Law before
che Judge. It was conceded that . docu-
nsnt might be brought into use and q
sitsess questioned upon Il IN cross-exsn-
nation from which to lay the basis for .
eontradiction, but whether the existence
81 missing document could b asserted
end the defendant asked whether he wrote
Il Vas another question, . Ques-
ron which Judge Bradley decided
n the affirmative after listening to
Arguments aud consulting authorities.
Re held, however, that the witnesses
could not Be asked to give their recollec-
non Of the contents Of the letters. Ac-
eordingiy Miss Louise Lowell, who con-
1acted . business In typewriting and
essnography at the capitol in the year Of
1888 and had been discovered by the
plaintiff last Sunday, stated that sine had
copied the mysterious letters upon type
writer for tho colonel and had also adj
dressed for him . package Of envelopes to
miss Pollard. "a North Upper street, Lex
ington. Ky.." keeping the address in q
notebook, which she produced, bat which
did not entirely substantiats her state
ment. because it seemed 70 have been used
In 1887 and 1883
Miss Pollard appeared In Q speaking
part once more. TO testify that she had re-
ceived the letters in question. During her
brief appearances the lawyers had their
hands full endeavorinE to make her con-
tine herself TO the questions directed, for
In her untrammeled utterances when
questioned before she scored some Of the
most telling points for her side.
Thereafter the programme was . contin-
nance OF the fencing between the con-
gressman from Kentucky and the ex-con-
gresham from Indiana. Both Col Breck-
inridge and Judge Wilson are lawyers Of
brilliant parts, and no exhibition of its
kind approaching the thrust and Parry Of
the two when pitted ~ examiner and wit.
ness has been heard for years. II Was en-
joyed by On audience worthy of ito msr-
IL, for, beside the usual varying corps Of
congressional members and lawyers. there
we're well known Methodist clsrgymen In
the audience and . retired judge Of the
district court In seat beside Judge Brad
ley. Col. Breckinridgs made dsnials of
She testimony of Miss Lowell. beside con.
tradicting Mas Pollard on many points.
Judge Wilson was disposed TO drop into .
vein of sarcasm 1t times. speaking of the
defendant N . ''fatherly Cooking and per-
iectiy respected gentlemen" Hslaid the
foundation for more testimony In rsbuttal
BY explaining . denial that . servant at
the fashionable boarding house where Miss
Pollard had lived had ever seen her using
In his presence the work basket formerly
belonging to his dead wife, which the colo
mel swears no did not give TO the plaintiff
Everybody IL guessing tonight the nature
of the new line Of examination which Mr..
Wilson announced he would take Up in
the morning.
After the recess Mics Pollard was
rut on tho stand to prove that
the letters IN question had been re-
ceived by her aud destroyed. The de-
iense objected to this line Of testimony,
but IL was admitted. Miss Pollard de-
scribed these letters a. beginning my
Dear Sister Louise" aud my Little Spit
FIRE" and addressed by the typewriter and
oil signed in lead pencil.
Then Col. Breckenridge was placed back
on the stand. making fiat dcnials concern
ing the letters. Having finished this
branch Of the subject. defendant referred
10 the time when he and the plaintiff met
IN Washington City in 1887. ''as woman
In her condition and q man supposing
himself to be the author would meet"
"Do you wish to DO understood that you
supported her in whole or in part during
the two years she was at the Academy Of
the Holy Cross on Massachusetts avenue %
II would not wish to be understood ~
having anything to do about IL. but - a
matter of fact my contributions were in
Irregular amounts and understood they
we're TO pay her board at the academy"
Referring to five notes Of 800 drawn by
plaintiff and Endorsed by defendant late
In ISM to pay Miss Poliard's expenses at
the school of the Holy Cross, Col. Breck-
insidse stated that hs did not know what
had become OF the notes. He did not
know whether they had been protested.
tee that two of them went to protect.
"Now to refresh your memory" said
NJ. Wilson. this testimony having been
u
you not know that notice of protest was
seat TO you both in Lexington and Wash
layton City7 ?"
He did not. and the attorney asked :
DO you know the particular object for
which these last notes were drawn
II do. very we'll
WAS IL not to enable her to purchase
her wedding clothesf"
Nothing like that. There 10 not q bit
OF truth IN It,, Was the colonies answer,
aud he wanted TO tell about IL, but Mr..
Wilson ehoked him off with q reminder
that bis counsel would examine him to-
morrow.
The concentration having drifted to
TIE renewal of the relations in 1889 in
Washington City. the defendant was
asked: Did YOU ever have . room in the
Northwest sectionr"
We did try that experiment. but of all
tae unsatisfactory experiments that was
'ae worst l ever tried. We had not been
there more than three or four times before
seemed that every window in the block
bad eyes on us when We went Ia there. and
sas sure people were standing on their
searsieps watching us every time We went
asl peeuiiar-iooking man. 50 people re-
AsiAeeF ne. 50 We gave that up
Nos" said Mr.. Wilson . little later.
asasing 60 the defendants criticism Of
xiss Poiisrd's falsehoods in saying she
lad been % dinner At his house TO sccoun;
"a her absences. You are iashersy.
@okias man and she q Young siri; both OF
yoa IRON Kentucky. Can you conceive OF
ase,ieg excuse for her 10 gave for her alb
senee than that she had been 90 dinner