The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-06

defense would rest Its case, although
Major Shelby announced that more
testimony might be introduced. There
was some surprise, therefore. when Miss
Pollard was called to the stand this
morning, not as witness for herself,
but for the defense.
miss Pollard, what time was your
child born in 1882" asked Mr.. Butter
worth.
"At noon on the third of February, and
I had promised Mr.. Breckenridge" She
started to say something more, but Mr.
Butterworth interrupted her and SAID
she must confne herself tt. the questions
ask ed.
where was it taken?"
sit was taken to an asylum on l4th
street. Protestant Founding Asylum.
by an old colored midwife named
Aunt Mary. It was at her house the
baby was born"
aDo you know whether the child was
christened?"
Il pinned little note on
the baby's clothing with the name of
"Diest Carlyle" on it. was. reading
Thomas Carlyle at the time and one of
his heroes was called Die1t Ihe name
was selected because it was very different
from Col. Breckinridge's or mine" :
Other questions were asked by Major
Butterworth as to her visit to the asylum
to see the child, as to how soon aIter
that visit the child died, who the under
taker was, who nursed the baby in its
illness and other inquiries evidently
made to secure information that will
enable the defense to investigate the
whole truth about the little founding.
Miss Pollard sa id she had gone to the
asylum only once because she pledged
her word not to go again.
DIR. Mary Parson, the physician who
attended Miss Pollard at the birth of the
child, was called next by the defense.
but she did not respond.
Mrs. Lidie, who had been matron OF
the Washington Founding Asylum IN
1888, testified concerning the admission
to the asylum of baby on February 8,
1883.
William B. Moore, who was chief of the
vital statistics office of the health de-
partment of the District of Colum bia, in
February, 1883, testified that he had ex-
amin.d the records and found that there
was no return made by DR.. Parsons of
a birth occurring February 3.
"We rest, if Your Honor please" said
Major Butterworth, when Mr.. Moore had
stepped down, and the case of thesdefense
was closed.
The first witness called in rebuttal by
the plaintiff was DR.. VIM. A. Cowan,
superintendent of the Western Pennsyl-
va1ia hospital at Pittsburg. He is first
cousin of Miss Pollard, and resided in
Pittsburg from 1876 to 1880. Major
Shelby objected to his testimony on the
ground that it was testimony In chief
and not rebuttal.
Mr.. Carlisle said the defendant had
tried to show that the.ss plaintiff was in
Kentucky doing and saying certain
things in 1877 and '7s. The plaintiff
wanted to show the contrary, as she had
stated IN her testimony.
Judge Bradley decided that the testi-
mony was admissible to re lutte the
evidence of the woman Mollie Miller as
to the plaintiffs alleged immorala con-
duct between the years 1876 and 1878.
DR.. Cowan said Miss Pollard resided
continuously with his family near Pitts
burg from 1876 to 1880, and attended
school during that time with his sisters.
He cited numerous instances to sub
stantiate his statements.
Recess was ordered.
Mrs. Brown, vice president. of Wesleyan
college, Cincinnati. produced the record
of the college for 1888, showing that
Miss Pollard was student there. Mrs.
Brown contradicted Rankin Rowell. She
said pupils, even if engaged, could re-
oeive gentlemen only Friday evenings
and then publicly. The callers were re-
ceived exclusively in four big communi-
eating rooms on the hrst hoor. whlch
were always open and the teachers and
pupils were constantly passing through
them. She said the rules of the college
did not permit student to entertain a
guest an hour and half to two hours in
q reception room. She said Mr.. Rodes
was gentleman of pure habit, and pure
tongue, whose manner toward Miss
Pollard was in every way unohJection-
able
Mrs. Louise Lowell, the typewriter
who swore to copying the my Dear
Sister Louise" letter, was called. She
said: "The writer of that letter spoke
of the great love between the two. the
disparity in their ages and that 10 per-
sons in the same family with SO great a
difference in ages. could love each other
dearly. The general tenor of the several
letters was that he was Impatient of the
duties that kept him from the person to
whom the letters were addressed. The
person written to was cautioned about
leaving things where people could see
them.
.s" One letter was addressed My Dear
Spiufire, or My Dear Miss Spitfre
One letter said: eff you receive this
write me postal card asking for a re,
port OF, the civil service commission and
sign il Mary Smith,"
Mary Yancey, a negro servant girl at
Mrs. Thomas's, testified that she saw
Miss Pollard with the decorated BASKET
in her lap while Col. Breckenridge sat
beside her.
The defendant swore he did not give
the basket to the plaintiff and had not
seen it since it was taken from his
house.
Mary said that after the plaintiff and
defendant had had luncheon the defend
asked her to come and live with them
when they went to housekeeping in the
fall. This was last May. When the
defendant came to the house he always
put his arms about Miss Pollard and
kissed her. He began to come to the