The herald., 1894-04-06
Her opponents we've much

youth. Her opponents were much
older"
Judging her youth from her repre-
sentations," interposed Col. Phil Thomp-
son.
mo, from her appearances" de.
clated Mrs. Brown.
Judge Bradley took q hand in the
questioning. eliciting the information
that on Friday nights there had been
from 20 to % visitors in the parlors OF
the school.
Miss Lowell was called, and over the
objections of the defense, WAS permitted
60 tell the substance of the letter to My
Dear Sister Louise"
There was much difficulty in getting
the statement in proper form. Finally
when pinned down to telling the sub
stance OF the letters che said: "He
spoke of the great disparity between
their ages, Of his great love for her, and
used the expression that he never knew
two OF the same family of such different
ages who loved each other 80 we'll. That
was the tenor OF the whole letter and of
other similar ones which followed. In
one he spoke highly OF come manuscript
which had been sent him for criticism
ana told how proud he was of the person
to whom the letter was addressed. He
told how impatient he was to get away
from the duties which kept him from
her, and described in glowing terms the
meeting they would have when ne re-
turned.
Enter, a plump colored woman OF ex-
ceeding dusky hue, with wealth of
flaming scarlet flowers in her bonnet.
Mary Yancy, as her name is. had cooked
in the house of Mrs Thomas at 1919 ii
street last May. Mary did not know
this meaning of the word plaintiff" but
did know Miss Pollard, and also she
knew Colonel Breckinridge, who Wis
tied Miss Pollard there"
''Did you ever see that basket, Mary Z"
Mr.. Carlisle inquired, handing up the
basket. once the property OF the late
Mrs. Breckinridgs.
"Oh, yes." WAS the answer, "seen IL
thousands of times that's Miss Pollard 8
work basket"
Objections, but overruled, and Mary
proceeded to tell how, on day in May,
Colonel Breckinridge had lunched with
Miss Pollard how che had seen Colonel
Breckenridge sitting on the sofa with
Miss Pollard and she sewing from the
basket. 1t had a blue silk lining.
Now, Mary, what, if anything, did
Colonel Breckinridge cay about that
lunch ?" wac the next question OF MT.
Carlisle.
"Well, the next day he walked into
the parlor. He said to me: Mary,
that was an excellent lunch; one of the
incest lunches ever have eat in Hll,.iss .
dara of. f.ss~s--lss---. MISS Pollard SAID TO
me: You cooks like that all sth@--Aiuaa,
/ = IN
| come and cook for US when We go 70
housekeeping next fall Says l. ]
! have been living with my people tor s3zs
ysars, and | has no cause to
DID you sss UoIoneI BrsckinridRe
call on Miss Pollard at the house, and
what Was the manner of their greeting
in April and May" was the next ques,
tion admitted over objections.
he would often throw his arms
around her when she would come" said
NARY, after | had taken up his card.
ne would always bring a bunch OF
flowers TO her."
Did Colonel Breckenridge call often p"
MT; Butterworth inquired.
Often, very often"
How often ?"
Sometimes every day; sometimes
s."HSo SAN oOMotlLub6 IQr60 times q
day"
The colonel had said they were going
to housekeeping in the fall. He had
kissed Miss Pollard and put his arms
around her when he called during the
month OF MAY. This was after his mar
rage to Mrs. Wing.
MISS Minear, who appeared before.
the landlady of the La Fayette SQUARE
house, was called and asked If Miss Pol
lard had been there during the month
OF August, 1892, and this was ob.
jected TO.
Mr.. Carlisle explained that Colonel
Breckenridge had said Miss Pollard was
not in town that month, but Mr.. Shelby
said he had only teatified he did not see
her that month.
Miss Minear said that from her books
she learned that Miss Pollard was there
on the Slst of August, staying for few
days. This was the time when Miss
Pollard asserts Colonel Breckinridge
met her at the depot on her arrival in
the city and proposed to marry her
formally for the first time.
Here court adjourned.