The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-06


lard was a student there. when the inter-
course between the plaintiff and the de-
fendant began. Airs. brown produced the
record of the college for the year 1888. and
Identified the entry under Miss Pol
iar3's name. Objection was made, but
Judge Bradley admitted the record on
the GROUND that il was newly discovered
evidence.
~ how she had found this important
,to,e Of evidence She had put it in an
ia .side-b0ard. locked It up there. and
fo-osttine all about il, had given the
-,Ienosrd 20 friend The key TO the
drs,ycr En- which the book lay was lost
and nobody thought Of breaking the
i,.,,,,er 10 see If the book was there.
- week the key turned up accidentally
- tho drawer was opened Mrs Brown
aa,tfeo1 that the entries were made by
,,ar SON. Professor Orrin Brown.
i,dce Bradley decided that the record
co,ld not he produced as evidence of
e,iee poNald's age. but he allowed Mrs.
proUn 10 read the rest Of the entry. as
follows:
"t,iobtv-fhird session. beginning Sep
~ ia 1883. Pollard. Madeline vi
,',', entered November ID Name OF
,,srent or Guardian. Mrs. J. ID. Pollard;
rseidence. Frankford, Ky. French. Latin'
pbetoric Elocution. not classified
As TO THE RoseLL AFFAIR.
Guided hy Mr.. Carlisle, Mrs. Brown
rrocoeded lo contradict Mr.. Rankin ho-
sen who had testified that he broke
his engacemcnt with the pialntin Decdrse
she allowed him 10 kiss her and hug
her, i'm the reception room Of the college.
Hfrs brown said the rules of the institu-
10, nroviicd that gentlemen could he
,oceivcd bv pupils on Friday evenings
oniv ,rhey were received exclusively IN
the four big. communicating rooms ON
tho first floor. Mrs. Brown remembered
e.-t,in Ro-ell as a visitor at the college.
"cortaiuiv not" said Mrs. Brown 10
, question whether the rules Of the col
lee permitted "A student TO entertain
,,,,ast for am hour and a half To two
hours in the reception rooms. Mrs. Brown
added that even girls Who were engaged
were not permitted TO see thei, iiances
except on Friday evenings, and then IN
public.
The last time she saw Mr.. Resell per-
sonaly. said the witness. "was on the oc-
casion Of he literary contest between
the two societies at the college, Wheh
Miss Pollard won a noted victory Tor ner
society. I'm The presence OF tO1 people.
Mrs. Brown said she had known Mr'
Rhodes. Miss Pollard's ostensble guard
ian. and she described him as a "couh-
nv gentleman Of pure habit, Of pure
tongue and as reverential in the presence
of a lady as it were possible to be. lie
seemed to think n great deal Of Miss Pol
lard I'm the purest way. His manner To-
ward her vas unohiectlonable in every
way. and he had a great admiration Tor
her intellect. as others bad.
The court also examined Mrs. Brown,
and TO Judge Bradleys questions she SAID
The reception rooms at the college We're
always open, and pupils and teachers
were constantly going through them.
There were no especial privileges granted
any one. Mrs. Brown left the stand with
ont being allowed 10 tell the manner In
which Resell was forbidden the prlVl-
leges Of the college.
THAT TYrEwR1TEE's WONDERFUL MEMORY.
Mrs. Louise Lowell. che typewriter who
had testified that Col. Breckenridge had
brought her "A letter to copy beginning,
INV Dear sister Louise" and had also
en,ploved her to address envelopes TO
Miss Pollard. was recalled by the plain
tiff. and asked by Judge Wilson to tell
what was I'm the "Sister Louise letter.
Mrs Lowell said:
.'The expressions OF affection In the
letter were much stronger but here
Major Shelby objected, and Mrs. Loweil
was held down 70 what she remembered
of the letter The writer, sne sald'
smoke of the great love between the two
and the disparity in their ages; that
two persons In the same family win SO
great Il difference IN their ages could
love each other so dearly
"What was the substancey'
"That was the whole tenor Of the let
ter"
Mrs. Lowell had a tolerably clear recol-
lection OF other letters she had copied
for Breckenridge. They were familiar
affectionate and enjoined caution. one
was addressed. My Dear spitfire." All
the letters handed her b. Colonel Breck-
inrldee were i'm manuscript. which were
taken away when she had finished copy
ing them.
A WITNESS OFT OF BREATH.
Very much out OF breath. Mary Yancey,
The. servant girl az Mrs. Thomas, where
Miss Pollard boarded. and where Colonel
sreckinridee says she attempted TO take
bte life took the stand. Mary was show n
the little decorative basket that belonged
fo the late Mrs. Breckinridge, which
Miss Pollard says was given her by the
defendant. ard which Colonel Breckin-
ridge said he had not seen since 1t was
taken from his house. ,o.,
"Have vou ever seen that basket?'
asked Judce Wilson.
"Did YOU see il one day when Colonel
rrscl,->--5ga took lunch at Mrs
TTihsoSmnliissS" ...,..
"ye. sir. saw Miss Madeline Sitting
tn tbe narlor with the basket in her lap
and Colonel Breckinridge sitting longsid'
ber she used the basket for a work
tasket and il had a blue bow and blue
Warv was allowed to tell Of what hap
pened when Colonel Breckinridge caDeo
on Miss Pollard the day after th'
luncheon. .,,
tuh me, Mary dat wen one % df nices
lunches / ever eat In All de Gays op my
life Miss Pollard tells me yum al"as
nuts II IN dat way, an when we goes tc
bo1saiSaenin' in de fall / wants you tc
come and Ito wild us / says. NO, caus
/ bab been Wild my people sixteen years
de III oh dis mont
what month was thatF
May. last yeah.
q'hs defence made repeated objections
IN Nrorv,s testimony, but Judge Bradley
allowed her answer all the questions pu.
fo her She said she remembered very
well ,vhen Colonel Breckenridge and MISS
Pollard drove away from Mrs. Thomas
In a cab. II was on May l6 lsSS'
ALWAYS KISSED MISS POLLARD.
Mary said that when Colonel Breckln- an
ridge came to the house he always put
his arms about Miss Pollard and Kissed
her. r,-.,so
@Hsw often did Colonel Breckinridge
call al Mrs Thomas p asked Major But