Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-29

the Congressional committee on the Find
lev letter Mr. BuJtervOrtb explained
that The Republicans and Democrats or the
committee had taken partisan positions re-
garding the authorship or the tlndley case
and their conCll llsious were not read When
MIR. Hav was finally dismissed the whole
teld Of expert evidence had been
rHEEsHED OVER TO WEAKNESS.
He was followed by Col Brecllinridge's s
steuographer and clerk, young olond
mustached man named WOrthinEton, who
until recently bad been employed IN the
ofico OF 8reckinr.dge Is Shelby IN LeXlng-
ton. Being requested TO tell what be knew
ot the questioned letter he explained tnat
last SeDtemo Der Mr.. Shelby had received a
reruest from Col BreCkiuridge, then in
Washington. Co make a search for letters
from Miss Pollard % him. The search nad
extended over three of four days and mn
ally this letter was found on the top OF an
old unused desk where "a lot Of correspond
ence, part of it belonging 20 the hrm, part
Col BrecSuridge's private correspond
euce. was stored away 10 pasteOOarl MES,
alphabetically arranged. This was the
only letter from Miss Pollard found. On
crOss-eXamuau0u, the clerk sald
chat the Office of Breckinrldge
N Shelby had bseu moved in September.
$50 that lIr. Wilson said, "Ol all the
letters YOU found in that once this is the
ouIv one in Miss Pollard handwriting.
The CLERK asseutet, and Mr. Wilson ask
ed m the package lat seemed 70 consist or
private correspondence, 20 which the Wit
ness replied thai they had seemed 10 oe
mostly business letters. Between the
leaves of that pssreU08rd 6le, he exp ain
10. had been only letters from persons
whose names began with i. his r2couec-
ton was that 'LS,4' was stamped upon the
package.
There was o STIR fin court when Mr..
Shelby said, "Now, Mr.. BoselL' and q
tall. slender. sGnOurned man, whose dress
OaJ1klued tlat
BE WAS FROM rHE COUNTRY
came forward and kissed the Bible.
Rankin G. B0sel, TO VIII be boremembered,
was one of Miss PUulri's lovers. lie au-
u0uncei that he was O school teacher la
Nicholas county, KY, had recently been
elected suueruLeudeLt OF the county
schools. had been deputy county clerk for
six years, and was Master of the local Ma
sonic I0d-e From March, loSl, 20 March,
IS~4. he was enD.0veG with dry goods
firm iu Cincinnati, going from there 20
Chicar1. where 1e remained until August
ISs4. rauru.r-to Cincinnati and remaining
there unit. january, 1850.
500 y0u know tle plaintiff, Madeline
P0Uarjt'
Th's was the frs, important question
asked bv lLr SHELBY who conducted the
examination, and the reply was, 'l do
estate when YOU became acquainted
with her aud under what circumstances.
Nr Bose.l was evidently embarrassed.
He spoke slowly and his command or
..... .......1s rrrre H.-H rHar vTIrTF eN-
peCte5 of sch10. teacher.
"It was either iu October or November,
1S>5." bee said "Tbera was "a Lady came
into the store looking for me-
just at this l0c-lre occurred one OF
the most dramatic episodes of the trial,
for as E1sel said these words the door
between tle jury and the witness swung
omen and for tle drst time this week the
h.act.r1oei plaintiff followed by her
faithful attendant, sister Ellis, of the
austere features, entered. Miss Pollard
w0Hs NEW bonnet
more becoming than the little affair which
has covered her head heretofore. she
glanced toward Resell and Resell to-
ward her. To was their drsl meeting
since lS~j. The young woman's face lush
r0vc5 uervCus.v with the bto.e on the
stand. Miss Pollard took seat beside
SIR Wilson, nearly ln front of the witness.
There was g. ..'o deep and EN- Oarrasslu ug,
finally broken cy Mr. Shelby as ne said:
"pr1.eaI. Nr. kOsall'
Mr. Resell proceeded, somewhat paler
than before a1I more embarrassed.
''I was at the time ON tle fifth floor. A
messenger D0v came aud announced that a
lads wanted % see me. / went out TO see
VINO she was. TO was Madeline Pollard.
d. . e.. si LID Dr. .
heard of me O..el and wanted 70 sea me.
SIZE said she desired TO 90 10 Wesleyan
CoucEe and as la1 me lf / would 20 with
her. t0 waic1 F. consented and did,
"Dit she tell YOU bow she happened 20
know you.'
.She had heard her cousin, Nellie Oil
yer. speak of me- often. i knew Nellie Oil
yer We were received no the Office OF the
college by Or. Brown. i was not acquaint
el with him, but introduced myself and
Miss Pollard. She stated her Intention OF
entering scloo. there, said she had guar.
dilu. AIR. Rhodes, VINO would oe along the
next day tO complete the arrangements.
She stated 90 DR. Brown that was a per-
sonal friend of hers, and asked MIN 90
Eraut me- the privilege OF calling there
whenever L wanted 90. From that time on
called very regularly Tor the purpose of
seeing her. sometimes twice a week, some
times three tnes.'
"Did YOU see her alone, or with other
pers1ns
"Nos, frequently alone. Sometimes
other young ladies' came in
"Did your visits lead 90 frieudship''
Eosel .0r.ss.vI vI-''At first had an ad-
H.ratCc for tha EOulg lady.
NrY ADMIRATION LED To LOVE,
aud love 10 au engagement We became
. D. .. "a.
Iu answer 20 Quest Ous Hrs-L said:
"lUss Pollard stated first that AIR. Rhodes
was her guardian; afterwards that she
was DESTROYS OF getting an education, and
having no ono CD help her. Nlr. Rhodes
having prop u.eel ultruouy, she became
eU-sEed TO him on condition that he
would pay for her schooling. She said
from rla start that she did not intend 20
carry out the contract she was ambitious
t1 secure al education. I saw her at the
school. some times iu the reception room
al dining tra p5r.or, some uues ln the
pa-.0r; generally alone from % I'D in the
evening
Bo>s5ll testified that during their en-
gacem1ut Miss Pollard eXni 0ited great at-
lection for him; that she frequently kissed
and Carressel him, ana often sat in his lap
Sle hal asked hlm 90 aC~ when Rhodes
was present as though he was not ac-
Qulinte1 with her. When ne had told her
bee was gollE to Chicago, she expressed "a
wish Co accompany him; be told her she
uigtt do So and she pa, on aer cloak and
haJ saying her tvuCS was packed. He was
obliged tC tel. her "tlat under the Clrcum-
stances we had better not go until June. -
Miss Pollard Csd told him that she was
three years younger than be- and he was
bora in 1850. Miss Pollard mad once men
UCued 90 him mocz marriage
BETWEEN uEESEIT AND JULIAN.
Between whom ' asked Judge Brad
lev. perhaps remembering the ahdav.t in
which Julian had sworn that the mock
marriage was between Owen Tius.ey and
81 ss Pollard, and was performed by HIM