The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-04

10 doubt about tho admissability OF tho
letter II 1t was In existence MS basis oil
cross.examination. Although n novel
case confronted the court tho author.
itics seemed to DO that whero n paper
had been destroyed or lost proof OF ita
previous existence could DO intorjected.
II seemed TO DO proper since tho cross.
examining counsel said tho paper was
not In his possession, and the witness
denied knowledge Of II, to ~intorject
proof OF Its existence as q basis OF OK.
animation.
Thcroupon Mrs. Louise Lowell took q
seat In tho witness box. She said tina,
sho had known Colonel Breckenridge
since February, 1856, having become nc.
quaintcd with him ut tho house Of rep
resentativos, whore sho had MI Office to
carry on business rs n st%enographcr and
typewriter in the corridor by tho CON.
mitteo on postoiIices.
WROTE LETTERS ron IIlM.
"Did you do work for Colonel Brock.
inridgo?" Mr.. Wilson inquired.
~ did,"
.Did he bring man uscript OF a letter
10 your"
"lio did. and l copied 1t in type.
writer"
"How was that letter addressod?"
u object" interrupted two or three
OF the breckenridge attorneys, who pro.
tested that there was no proof OF the
letter having boon mailed, but Judge
Bradley said to sustain tho objection
would be to nullify tho purpose OF adj
hitting tho witness. The manuscript
aud copy had been returned to tho colo.
mel. Mira. Lowell continued. From
1885 to 1890 she had copied manuscript.
addressed envelopes and done Colonel
Breckinridgo's private correspondence
and congressional work, always return.
ing the manuscript.
Nov, what was on those cnvelopes?'
continued Mr.. Wilson.
"Miss Pollard, 76 Upper street, Lex.
ineton, KY"
"And how do you remember that2'
VI kept memorandum book, IN which
l noted the address"
Have you the book?"
II have" she said, and the book was
passed around for the inspection OF the
lawyers.
Feeling cure that sooner or later |
would lear more OF Miss Pollard. and
not wishing to trust my memory, l
made that memorandum" she cx-
planned, and continuing. said: "He
(Dreckinridgc) brought mo two or three
envelopes separately, then a package OF
n dozen small ones yellowed with age,
and not such envelopes MS d business
man would use."s
The question OF the substance OF
those letters was objected to and tho
objection sustained ior the present. Tho
first communication, said the witness,
was addressed TO "Nly dear Sister
Louise" and when Dir. Wilson urged
that testimony OF its countents should
be admitted. Mr.. Buttcrworth returned
That there was no proof that it had ever
been mailed or received, reminding
Mr.. Wilson that it was the ground
taken by him regarding the alleged
forged letter OF Miss Pollard.
Il now give you notice II you have
that letter to produce it." said Mr.. Will
son to the defense.
"Howcan l produce the letterif1 sent
it to the plaintiff" Colonel Breckin.
ridge inquired in reply, whereupon Mr.,
Wilson remarked in his inimitable way
"You and l will have a little CONVERSE
ton after n while"
The witness, continuing, recollected
that she had copied the letters for
Colonel Breckenridge nearly every
week; but said she could only prove hay
ing done fifteen or sixteen.
The judge having ruled out the exam.
nation concerninSthe contents OF the
letter, Mr.. Butterworth made q brief
cross.cxamination asking Mrs. Lowell
where she had worked and for how
long. She had kept n record of tho
work she did for congressman. with the
amounts received, in an account book.
She had an independent recollection OF
the address OF Miss Pollard, since the
matter had made a very deep impress
sion on her mind.
"Are you acquainted with Miss Pol.
lard?" was asked.
II never saw Miss Pollard until this
morning."
In her books she had merely entered
the amounts OF work done, the name OF
the party and the amounts charged, sc
that no congressman need waste worry
Tor fear that the ledger will rise up to
get them into trouble.
MORE DESIALs.
Colonel Breckenridge was recalled and
gave emphatic denial to the previou;
witness statement thas he had carried
to her tho manuscript addressed to "My
Dear Sister Louise" Mrs. Lowell had
done typewriting for him. He would
not swear he had never given her manu-
script letters to copy.
Colonel Breckenridge made other ON.
phatic denials covering many OF the
statements OF Mrs. Lowell.
After recess Miss Pollard was placed
on the stand to prove that the. letters in
question had been received by hor and
destroyed. The defense objected to this
line OF testimony at this stage, butt
was admitted by tho court, exception
being noted.
Miss Pollard described these letters
as beginning "Ny Dear Sister Louise"
and4"My Little Spitiire.n and addressed
by a typewriter, and all signed in lead
pencil.
Then Colonel breckenridge was back