Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-28

BY Associated Press,
Washington, March 27-The defense
In the ollard-Breckinridge trial took
new tack today and ventured upon
the troubled sea OF expert testimony.
Two Witnesses well known in WASH
irston. Or. schaefer the deputy coro-
ner Of the District Of Columbia, and
Mr.. Edwin b. Hay, an attorney who
is something OF local Chauncey De-
Few. appeared for the Kentucky CON
gresham, and their statements We're
directed to the support OF the conten-
ton that the hand of Madeline Pollard
penned the black bordered letter writ
ten In 1884, which she has most emphnt-
icaily disaVowcd twice over on the Wit
ness stand. Great stress is laid by
the defense on the authenticity OF this
letter not because Il runs contrary to
the testimony Of the plaintiff that Col
breckenridge first called upon the Wes-
leyau academy OF lis own volition,
hut because they think N she can be
proven false In one important detail
her whole state ment win be lmpeached
The signature TO the letter also goes
70 support the opening statement of
the defense on n minor detail viz:
Tint Auss Pollard had adopted at that
time the middle name Of Brecllnridre
This letter. which has figured SO corr
gpiououaly In the case. aud which the
defense will fight to get before the
jury, Is as fellows.
Wesleyan College, July 20, 1Ss4-Denr
Col. BreeSlnrldge: Your letter came 10
me Saturday. am glad you told me
u would be ineonvenlent to come out
here to the college, for n you had gone
TO ever such little trouble 10 listen
20 what sometimes overburdens n
school girls mind. you might be pro-
volSed with herself A preachers opln-
ion OF many little affairs Of mine would
cause premature gray hairs, where
your opinion might clear away ali
doubts and fears and let me be quite
tree-heorted again. ] think have
prepared You for divorce case. hut
listen. II IL worse than that. II corr
tain persons had advanced funds FOR
my tuition here at school for three
years, under the promise that I marry
him at the expiration Of that time.
could he do anything ~ would1't
marry him, but teach and refund ali
he had advanced? l know YOU think
why the deception But on no other
terms will he agree. When a Girl
WANTS nothing but good education
and means TO obtain such are denied
her what Is she 10 do but take the
only chance she is ever likely to have9
l liked your face and I am sure l
would Hike you. and II at any future
time you are IN the city and would
care 70 come around. remember that
homo faces are always welcome. / am
very respectfully yours.
"MADELINE II. POLLARD"
For the nrst time today the keen
cross-examinating power OF Judge Jere
Wilson whose work has been
awaited with interest by his fellow
lawyers, WAS brought Into play II was
first exercised on Major Moore, the
chief OF police. who was called back
10 dispute some Of Miss Pollard'H state
ments regarding the two Interviews in
his office, during which Col. BreciSln-
ridge repeated his promises 10 marry
her and afterward Mr.. Wilson stirred
up such cloud Of verbal dust around
the expert testimony of pr. Schaefler
that the spectators hardly knew wheth-
err the letter purported to have come
from the plaintiff TO defendant or the
reverse.
Tomorrow bids fur 10 be the great
day OF the trial. FOR unless the cross
examination Of the two Intervening
witnesses Is too long drawn ont, the
Riiver-tongued defendant himself Will
mount a restrum OF Kind In which
he has not figured before, and win be-
gin his version OF the long intrigue.