The Portland daily press., 1894-03-20

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her head. In the letter she made a refer
| ence to the phrenologist-"s such hand
| some man," and how his praise caused
| her aunt to dislike him. Was that true?"
| he asked.
II don't know" said the plaintiff,
with an effort,
Tears Starting in Her Eyes.
"Don't you remember its"
"Oh, Mr.. Buterworth, / have no recol-
lection of it,"
Miss Pollard was crying now, and she
had difficulty i'll answering.
at was only a fancy, then?"
"You said that, Mr.. Butterworth; I
did not. 1 haven't any recollection of it;
it might have been so."
This was also said with an effort that
made Miss Pollard look and speak
| until-"Oh, Mr.. Butterworth, this is
very hard-it brings up such food OF
recollections," cried Miss Pollard,
putting her handkerchief to her eyes.
"It's hard for me, too said Mr.. Butter
| worth, but he did not persist Contlnu-
| ing on this line of cross-examination.
Mr.. Butterworth asked about what Miss
answers on this subject Friday, and he
| wanted to know particularly about
whether she had read any impure books.
Here Judge Wilson, of Miss Pollard's
counsel, interfered, and said the
| questions being put were so far remote
from the main question involved that he
felt called on to ask discontinuance of
them and return to matters brought
out by the examination in chief.
Il have just one word to say" said
Major Butterworth. "This plaintiff has
in every possible way put forward the
claim of her purity of character. She
has surrounded herself with an atmos-
soul of this issue" Mr.. Butterworth said
other things in the same line and was
finally asked by Judge Bradley whether
he had concluded this line.
h Major Butterworth said he had; but
the next question was SO much like the
others that Judge Wilson arose and pro-
tested.
In the course of his remarks he said
something about young girls character
depending on the individual in whose
way she might have been placed. He
made some reference to "that individual
having silvery tongue" and the audi
ence laughed.
Here came. the sensational incident of
the day Mr.. Butterworth handed Miss
Pollard letter with deep black border
and asked her if she had written it.
She read it carefully and then dramat-
ically pronouncing every word distinctly
said: II did not write that letter. How
ever much it may look like my hand
writing, I did not write it and no one
can knoy it SO we'll as the man who is
sitting there. An expert has done this
letter."
''Now, Miss Pollard don't talk that
way" said Judge Wilson.
Referring to the plaintiffs engagement
to Mr.. Roselle Mr.. Butterworth asked:
"Did Mr.. Roselle ever caress you, kiss
you, or anything like that?"
"I'm very glad You asked me that.
Mr.. Roselle, like every man who came to
the college, was received in the drawing
room, so there was no chance for Mr..
Roselle to show any demonstration of
affection. Once in the hallway he kissed
me. He also kissed me good bye in the
presence of the teacher when he went to
Chicago"
Miss Pollard. in another answer made
some reference to Roselle in reference to
"the internal reveue collector
"What do you mean by that?" asked
Mr.. ButterwOrth.
"You know said Miss Pollard,
smiling for the first time.
81 don't know said the lawyer.
"Well then, he is an applicant for an
officessin Mr.. .Breckinridge's district and
he is Influenced by that to make deposit
tion against me-"
"Then he prevaricated?" said Major
Butterworth.
che Has-Lied''
said Miss Pollard, emphatically.
Recurring to the visit to Lexington
with Col. Breckenridge, Miss Pollard was
asked what arrangements were made be-
fore she left Cincinnati, as to the place
where she-should spend the night. :,
ave spoke of that" said Miss Pollard.
"Mr. Breckinridg ge said was too young
a girl to spend the night alone at the
hotel, so he would take me to a private
house. ....He took me to Sarah Guess,s.
Ibid he explain to you that 1T was an
assignation house before he ran home to
account for himself?"
"No, sir; he did not.n
"Who met you at the door of this
house?"
Sarah"
"Was anything said there in the half
hour before Mr.. breckenridge went home
about the character of the house?"
81 only knew" said Miss Pollard be-
tween her teeth, "that during that half
hour gave myself heart and soul .and
body and life to that man."
what else?"
"I know that gave myself to him."
"Then you were not surprised or dis
appointed when he came back to make
YOU keep your contract?"
"No; 1 never claimed Ito be. gave
myself up to him and he knows that to
the last day"
But here Mr.. Butterworth interrupted.
"Up to that time were you virtuous
girl?"
"Yes, was"
"Did you have any fear for the future
at the timer"
"No, sir; people don't on such
occasions, Mr.. Butterworth.
"Did you have any qualms Of con-
science between the first night at Sarah's
and the following Monday when you
went back to Cincinnati about what you
had done, any remorses"
"Yes, but I was desperately in love
with him. I'loved him as l did not hope
to love. was completely under his con-
troll"
"Did not you know this was wrongs"
"Yes, but Mr.. Breckinridge is such a
man he can make it all seem right to
love in that way"
aDid you not know that he was
married."
"Yes (sadly) he told me that"
"And you loved him?n
"I loved him then with all my heart
and soul, every word of his was q