The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-06

Washington, April 5.-Judge Brad
ley's admonitions of the night before,
reduced the attendance at the Brock
inridge trial today to the thinnest au-
dience yet gathered.
The defense made an unexpected
move by calling Miss Pollard TO the
stand, ard questioning her about the
birth of the second child, which she
said was born at noon on February
3. 1883.
L only held it my arms two hours,
according to my promise made to
him. she began.
MIR. Butterworth began by warning
Pollard to confine herself to answer
ing the questions Mr.. Wilson also
admonished her.
She continued: I gave it a little
German name, which 1 pinned on the
clothing, so they could name it. [ was
reading Carlisle and named ii from
a character of his 'Diest Carlisle, a
name as far as possible from that of
Colonel Breckenridge or my own
The second time she saw the child
was the third of May at Wright's UNI
dertaking establishment, before it was
buried. Mrs. Parsons had looked af-
ter the funeral expenses. She sup
posed Colonel Breckenridge paid them.
Miss Pollard was perfectly self-pos-
sessed, while questioned about the
child, and spoke in low, almost plant
i've tone.
The Child at the Asylum.
Some time was passed waiting for
DR.. Parsons, and a middle-aged lady
WITH sDectacles. Mrs. Liddie, was
called. She said she was matron of
the Washington founding asylum.
The record of the asylum of 1888 be-
ing shown her, she identified the rec
ord. The child was brought there by
large colored woman, which had a
paper pinned on its clothing The slip
of paper which she thought had come
on the clothing, was pasted in book.
Objection to the introduction of the
book was sustained and an exception
taken.
Attorney Shelby endeavored to bring
out the point aimed at, but was de-
feated.
Finally. after prolonged wrangling.
the matron was permitted to testify
that the child had been christened
Downing
At this. Miss Pollard began to shed
tears and received the attention of her
attorneys The slip pasted 20 the
record was peaned in a feminine hand
with the words Please name my baby
Dietz Downing" and beneath in red
ink. Died April IS, 1885,
When Mr.. Shelby offered to place the
record in evidence, he was ruled out.
Inc defense attempted to place Dr.
Mary Parsons upon the stand but
Judge Bradley insisted that counsel for
Colonel Breckenridge must understand
that she was their witness called on
cross-eXamination. The plan was
abandoned and the witness dismissed.
Where Madeline Lived.
William B. Moore, Cincinnati health
officer, testified there was no return of
the birth attended by DR.. Mary Par
sons in February, 1888.
Here the defense .abruptIy rested IFS
case as
The first witness called by the plain
tiff attorney in rebuttal was Dr
William A. A. Cowan, superintendent
OF the Western Asylum, of Pittsburg.
ana hrst cousin of Miss Pollard. When
S Lar SIC, asked whether the plaintiff
mad been member of his family in
1876 TO 1880, Shelby objected, arguing
that such testimony was not Dronerlv
IeDuttal He was reminded bv M,
carlisle Of the deposition of Mrs. NIL
Ter, nee Shinglebower, woman adj
4iiIIeuly OF lll-1ame, who testified that
Pollard lived an Kentucky in 1877 and
1913, and committed improprieties nm
der her sight. 81
Or. Cowan testified that Miss Pol
lard had been member of his family
CONTINUOUSLY from August, 1876. to 1880.
most Of the time.
Inc testimony of Lottie Shingleton
nad been that Miss Pollard was living
IN 1873 and 1879 five miles from I,axing7
ton, XIV.
During the legal argument which had
preceded the testimony, Miss Pollard
LETT the court room.
Another rpla tive of
charles S. Sawyer, estifed that he
mad lived in the same h9l Sc near ley
angton with Pollard from 1880 to 1889
and all that time plaintiff had nor heen
rom nome over night, except for q
period OF ten days in 1883. when She
burg ~ Nullleh-
George H. Kean. cousin rave owl
dence Of like character.
RoHcIIe'S Rank Lies.
Mrs. McClelland Brown. wife If tho
former principal of the wesleyan
seminary, bearing large book tool
the stand and was about to refer -
TINS volume, stating it was the school
record when The defense objected hnt
Judge Bradley admitted the book hui
finally Mrs Brown was limited To Yea,,t
tai of Roselle's testimony Mrs RTot.,,,
then detailed the rules of the school
as 10 gentlemen callers. She mad seen
Roselle at the seminary.
Mr.. Carlisle asked: WAS it possible
for a young man 10 hold a young ladv
in his lap there for an hour and a
half in the EVENING"
Mr. Shelby shouted an objection and
IL was sustained.
Mrs. Brown stated that ladies were
not permitted to see gentlemen alone
and then but once d week.
When asked to tell what manner of
man Mr.. Rhodes was, she said i'm
pressiyely, as though delivering an ora
ton:
A country gentleman. of honest
face; Of green habit and manner of a
pure atmosphere and language. and
an admirer of Miss Poliard's intellec-
tual attachments, anxious for her best
development"
Bright but not Deep was the
description she gave Of Miss Pollard 8
mind over cross-examination.