The evening world., 1894-03-15
knew The COLONEL,
A Witness to Whose House Breck-
inridge Took Miss Pollard.
Story Of the Biddings Of Affectionate
Nights.
Another Sensational Day in the Fa-
nous $4,000 Suit.
iny Associated PresAl

WASHINGTON, March IA light
mulatto woman. dressed in mourning
occupied seat next to Miss Pollard s
lawyers in the Circuit Court, this morn
ing, and looked curiously at Col. Breck-
tnridge and Miss Pollard as they en-
tered the courtroom. She was the first
witness called to the stand, and her ex-
animation was conducted by Mr.. Farrell
the young Lexington attorney who had
assisted Messrs. Carlisle and johnson in
taking depositions. in Kentucky.
This woman was Sarah Cess, and ac-
eording to her story. she had been born
slave in Alabama fifty-six years before
ana had lived in Lexington for twenty five
Or twenty-siX years. She was the wom-
an over whose deposition there was
trouble In Kentucky. She had "knowed
Curnel Breckenridge since | was a little
girl"
- When Mr.. Farrell asked II Col. Breck-
inridge had ever visited her house ac-
companied by any person. Attorney
Shelby objected that the question should
connect Col. Breckinridge's companion
with the plaintiff, a point which Judge
Bradley said was well taken.
DO you know Miss Pollard?" inquired
1.-THE attorney.
81 do"
| "Do you see her here?"
Rising, the colored woman pointed out
the ,plalntiff In black, and resumed her
COL Breckenridge had begun to visit
her house on Broad street. In Lexington.
with Miss Pollard. Before the first -vis-t
mer time to ask that Miss Pollard be
kept there from Friday to Monday. a
request WHICH was first refused. because
the witness had no room but was finally
FRIDAY
the pair came, and Col. Breckenridge was
in. in the front ., room room with Miss Pollard
knocked on, the middle door for the
woman 10 let him out when he was
"she was in, the bed with her night;
drets on" said the witness. He kissed
aer and bid her good night. putting his
Saturday night and Sunday night Col.
each night kissing Miss Pollard good
bye In the presence of the eolored
.IR down to the depot early In the morn
Is had overheard him say that she
.< to meet Mr.. Rhodes there.
Lr. Farrell asked the opinion of Sarah
6s as to the age of Miss Pollard at
I time, a question objected to by the
ense, admitted by the Judge, an eX-
tion noted. and the answer given as
ows:
She had dresses up to the tops of her
es, schoolgirl dress. and seemed to
about seventeen or eighteen. Some
s she wore her hair down her back
plait."
ad Miss Pollard ever visited your
before that time she came with
Breckinridge?' asked the attorney.
b, SIR"
"a Col: Breckenridge ever visited
question raised breeze. At
by Shelby was on his feet instantly
w. while sarafssspoke up clearly:
ge Bradley sustained the objection,
the question and answer were or
stricken from the record. Col.
Epson offered the explanation that
fitness had said that Col. Breckin-
had visited her before to make ar
but nevertheless the audience
Ted over the answer.
Miss Pollard ever come there
anyone but Col Breckenridge?
the lawyer
41r." was the answer.
Hir had visited her house about
es. 4 year ago last Fall Col.
idge had come there asking to
Miss Pollard again, but the wit
refused, declaring she was not
Heople any longer, although Col
ridge insisted that witness was
Woman Miss Pollard would
witness created sensation
ig that Col. Breckenridge had
0r last Summer after the suit
IA "a ueen called, had told her he hoped
she would have nothing to do with the
ease, 20 which she had replied that she
must tell the truth