The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-16
MISS POLLARD'S DOWNFALL
A School Girl in Short Dresses When
Lured to Her Ruin.

SlkAaC1Ou house at Lexington on
the Witness Stand-Col. Breckin-
ridge Installed the Plaintiff in the
House as His Mistress-The Story
That the Plaintiff Was Intimate
With Col. Swope Denied.
Washington, March 15-Miss Pollard
entered the circuit court room this morn
ing just as the crier raped for order and
began his "Oyez." She was accompanied
by Miss Ellis, an elderly lady, from the
Episcopal House of Mercy. All the at
torneys in the case were present when
Miss Pollard entered. Col Breckinridge
had come in a minute before, and took his
usual seat Immediately behind the plain
tiff. AS usual the court room was well
filed.
Sarah Guest, colored woman from
Lexington, KY, dressed in deep mourn
ing, was the first witness. She is the
woman whose deposition was objected to
by the defense a few days ago, and not
admitted to evidence by Judge Bradley.
Her examination was conducted by E.
Farrell, who was the attorney for Miss
Pollard in Lexington. Sarah Guest was
questioned minutely concerning her life
and antecedents; how long she had lived
in Lexington and other questions of per-
sonal character. She knew Col. Brecl1in-
ridge She said, ever since she was little
girl. She had lived in Lexington for
twenty-five years. The witness identi-
fed Col. Breckenridge and Miss Pollard.
MISS POLLARD AT HER HOUSE.
The substance of her testimony was to
the effect that she kept an assignation
house; that Col. Brecinridge brought
Miss Pollard to her house the first time
about ten years ago to remain from Fri
day until Monday; that Mrs Guest OBJ
iected to so long a stay; that Col. Breck-
inridge overrode her objections and the
girl remained that Col Breckenridge
visited her each day and evening and that
she saw evidence that Col. Breckinridge's
visits to the girl were in keeping with the
business of the house. She had heard
Col. Breckenridge tell Miss Pollard that
she must eat breakfast early and get
down there to meet MIR. Rhodes on
Monday morning.
SCHOOL GIRL IN SHORT DRESSES.
Mr.. Farrell, asked if there was any
thing about Miss Pollard's appearance
that indicated her age, and after an OBJ
lection to this by Mr. Shelby had been
overruled, the witness answered that her
dress came to her shoe tops. She looked
like a school girl between II and IS years
old. Sometimes she wore her hair in a
plat and sometimes on top of her head.
Led by Mr.. Farrell the witness said
Col. Breckenridge and Miss Pollard came
back to her house year later. Col,
Breckinridge had come to the witness a
year ago last summer, and asked her to
take Miss Pollard, but she had refused,
saying "she did not keep company now"
REQUESTED NOT TO TESTIFY.
Col Breckinridge had come to her
again last fall, after the suit was filed,
and asked her not to testify against him,
and also to keep Mary Scott and Mary
Wilson, who had lived at her house, out of
the way, because he did not want them
to get Them
Did he ever mention the name Of any
man in connection with Miss Pollard?"
asked Mr.. Farrell.
''Yes, sir; he asked if Miss Pollard had
ever come to my house with Col SwOpe.
/ told him she had never been there with
Col. Swope."
Col Swope was killed by Col. Cassius
Goodloe in Lexington some years ago, and
story circulated a few months since
connected his name with that of Miss
Pollard. This story was Indignantly
denied by Col Swope's relatives, and no
evidence to support it was ever brought
to light.
How many times was Col. Breckin-
ridge al your house with Miss Pollard2"
asked Mr.. Farrell.
"About fifty times"
cover how many years did these visits
extend?"
"Over about three or four years"
THE CROSS EXAMINATION.
Mr. Shelby conducted the cross examf-
nation of Sarah Guest. He waded right
in without preliminaries. Sarah" a." he
said, "bow many years have you been
keeping an assignation house in Lexing-
TOM"
Sarah hesitated and appeared embar-
rassed, and finally said, "about eight or
nine years"
"How long have you known Mr. Far
relll''
Ever since he was young man grow
ing up, " and a smile went round the court
room at Mr. Ferrell's expense.
When Claude Delaroche was on the
stand a few days ago he stated that he
had met Miss Pollard at No. % Lafayette
square, in this city, where she boarded
Mrs Lucretia Marie Minear who
leases No. % and keeps boarders there,
was the next witness, and she gave testi-
mony concerning Miss Pollard's residence
with her, but there was nothing in the
testimony that was of particular signf-
canoe.
LAND OFFICE CLERK CALLED.
A lady who gave her name as Mrs. Kate
! w Burt, clerk in the general land office,
was the next witness.
DO you know Miss Madeline PollaRd?"
asked Judge Wilson.
II have heard of her, said the witness.
But do you know hero
SIS Miss Pollard here" asked Mrs.
Burt. Miss Pollard had not returned, so
Mr. Carlisle went for her, and while he
was gone Mrs. Burt said she had boarded
in a house at the corner of Thirteenth and
l. streets, in this city. and while there
had seen young woman whom she be-
lieved to be Miss Pollard, but she was not
certain on that point. When Miss Pol
lard returned to the court room, Mrs.
Burt recognized her. Miss Pollard had
lived at the Thirteenth street house,
about 1887, for about ten days. She was
there under the name of Mrs. Foster
Mrs Burt had seen Col. breckenridge at
! the house once, but merely at the door
do you know what Miss Pollard's con
dition was at the time-that she was about
to becOme,a motherin asked Judge Wilson,
and Mrs. Burt nodded assent.
Cross examined by Col. Thompson for
the defense, Mrs Burt said when Col
! Breckenridge came to the house she heard
him inquire for Sam Walter, of Kentucky,
who boarded there, but who was absent
at the time. Col. Breckinridge had gone