The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-07
WASHINGTON, April

Pollard Breekinridge case to-
u day when the last Of the evil
deuce wac submitted tofthe jury. X
was sort of clearing up day. like the
last act of a play, when explanations
and recOnciliaiions are in order.
The plaintiffs attorneys took the
stand aud testified that there was no
truth in the inference put forward
by the defense that one or the other of
them or the plaintiff had clipped a
Christmas card Of Miss Pohards into a
book at the Norwood Founding aBy-
lum to strength0n her claim
that she had been there in her
confinement and there was more
testimony about the baby born in
Washington on February 8, 1888, to
Miss Pollard, or Mrs. Hall, as she
called herself, and which died two
months later at the Washington
Founding asylum. A sensation was
narrowly averted at the morning ses-
sion when old Aunt Mary, the colored
midwife who attended Mrs Hall !"
said she had never seen Mr.. Hall until
that moment when she recognized
him Ny the child.'
MISS POLLARD AGAIN TRsTIFIEs.
Once more Miss Madeline Pollard
was brought 10 the witness stand.
Did you ever know a woman called
Mollie Shinglebauer2 lnever did
Did you ever know John Brandt?
never heard Of him until his deposition
was taken for this case
Did you ever know Lena Singleton
Never until she was brought into this
! case.
Did you ever meet John Brandt on
the street and 90 riding with him
Most assuredly not
Did you know man named Hiram
Kaufman? Never
Did you ever at Wesleyan College OF
lsewhere tell this defendant that you
had ever had improper relations with
John Rhodes2 There was never word
on my part that could bs construed
into such u lie against the honest old
man.
Did you ever have improper relations
with Mr. Rhodesi Never, never, Mr..
Carlisle.
Did you tell the defendant that you
had been to Sarah Guess with Rhodes? ?
could not have said. l never saw the
place until | walked no to the gate
with my hand on his (Breekinridge's)
arm.
The young woman's face was flushed
and she spoke with tragic air. At
torney Shelby attempted to interrupt
her with an objection, but she raised
nor arm with an imperative gesture,
quieiing bin with, Il must be per
mitted to answer this, Mr.. Shelby"
What was the conduct of Mr.
Rhodes toward your "He loved me-. "
Did you talk with him about G:orce
Eliot that night at Sarah Guess? We
did not; | did not know of George
Eliot then, | had never read her works
or anything about her life until after
my first little baby was born In that
miserable little room in Cincinnati op-
posite the furniture factory Mr.. Breck-
inridRe brought me in paper cover
the first edition OF George Eliots
works | ever read l thank him for it
now; it has been a great benefit to ma
Did you suggest Sarah Guess TO him
as place Of meetiugY Most sssursdly
not, i did not know of such n place.
The defendant has sworn that on
that evening he put $40 bill In your
hand. IL that true2 That ia AS false a
statement as even he ever made, He
could not have done it. No man could
nave put a $40 bill in my hand.
MORE CONTRADICTIONS.
"The defendant says he did not have
any relations with you in 1887 while
he had room at Miss Hoyts while You
were stopping there2'
That is not true, l spent every
night of those 5hree weeks with him
in his room at Miss Aoyts"
Nor had the defendant told her at
any time, she said, that marriage
between them was impossible" ami
mo, indeed, quite to the contrary, was
her answer to \ question whether she
had ever agreed with the defendant
that there should be no marriage be.
tween them.
Mr., Carlisle asked il there was any
agreement with them to pretend they
were engaged, to deceive Mrs Black
burn, and Miss Pollard answered:
mo, indeed. That was made in sol
emu good faith,
Then Colonel Breckinrilge was re-
called aud proceeded to deny state.
ments of Miss Pollard and witnesses in
her behalf. He denied that Mise Pol
lard was ever in his room at Miss Hoyrs
TO his knowledge and also that Miss
Louise Lowell, the capitol typewriter.
had written letter for him. in which
he mads reference to manuscrint
sent him for criticism
That's all, said Major Shelby, and
tie great case of Pollard Va. Breckin-
ridge, 50 far AZ the giving OF evidence
is concerned, was ended.