The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-03

Later, IN speaking of the visits at
Sarah Goss' he said: Every arrange
ment as l remember it, for us to meet,
was accidentally made. When we
went to Sarah Goss there was never
any agreement to meet there at any
future time, but we would meet on the
streets and from these accidental meet
Iings would come arrangements to visit
Sarah Goss'
Prom whom would the solicitations
to meet there Gomez" Mr.. Wilson
asked.
There were no solicitations We
would meet, walk along the street to-
gether and the matter would be
arranged
Did you have sister in Lexington
! by the name of Louise?" asked Mr..
Wilson, after Mr.. Breckenridge had de-
clared he had not correspondent with
Miss Pollard in 1886.
Il never had sister by the name
iof Louise" was the reply.
| do you know a woman in Washing
ton by the name Of Louise Lowell?
Caught in u Corner.
Colonel Breckenridge looked puzzled
and declared he knew no such person.
Then to Mr.. Wilson's inquiry whether
he remembered a typewritist whose
machine was in the corridor of the cap
itol between the rooms of the House
committee on postoffices and the COM
mittee on printing, he said there had
always been typeWritist and stem
Ographer there, but he could not re-
member her name. If she was produc-
ed he might recognize her.
"You said you wrote no letters to her
in 1852" continued Mr. Wilson. Nov
did you not take that lady in February,
1886, manuscript letter beginning My
Dear Sister Louise, and ask her to
render it in typewriting?"
L decline to answer that unless you
show me the paper you are asking the
question from. L have given you notice
to produce all the letters you have
from me and you have said you had
none.''
The colonel was. for the first time,
getting somewhat excited. 1t will be
remembered he had denied the state
ment of Miss Pollard that he had adj
dressed letters to her under the name
of Louise Wilson.
| His attorneys, Mr. ButterWorth and
Colonel Thompson, backed him up in
his refusal, but Judge Bradley decided
the question was a fair one.
Since L have no recollection. of a
woman named Louise Lowell [ can
not remember having sent any letter
to her, was the reply. "Of course l
have a very large correspondence. /
al Breckenridge, but since she is called
Lou in the family l don't think 1 could
have written that way
The sparring Becomes Warm.
Let me see the letter." persisted
| Colonel Breckenridge.
THAT will come out in due time"
remarked Mr.. Wilson.
Now, to refresh your memory, did
you not, in that communication, refer
to the disparity Of ages between your
self and your dear sister Louise?"
There were more protests that the
letter should be produced, to which
Mr. Wilson said: For the comfort of
yourself and your attorneys, l will say
the manuscript was returned to you. )"
Wei, now, you need not make such
statements, for l don't care anything
about it, either way" interposed Colo
mel Breckenridge, visibly nettled.
And to further refresh your mem
DRY, continued Mr.. Wilson. did you
not say how anxious you were to get
back and meet your dear sister once
more?'
4 have not the faintest- recollection
of any such letter, and / don't care to
discuss it, replied the defendant. eff
you will bring the Lowell woman in
here. if there is such az person, and let
me see whether 1 have ever known
IdDrlcdIlOn
like that of Sarah GOss, l can tell
you"
That will be something for the jury
to pass upon" remarked Judge Wilson,
and he then asked him if he had not,
after two or three months of this cor
respondence, cautioned his dear sister
Louise not to leave the letters lying
around, as curious persons might
search bureau drawers?''
81 never, under any circumstances.
wrote any such letter." replied the col
onel, and then he tapped the witness
box sharply as he asserted, eff any
such letter is in existence, it is a for
gerry, and if notes of any such kind are
out they are forged Also
There were more arguments from
Messrs. Butterworth and Shelby
against the right of Judge Wilson to
catechise the witness regarding the
substance of a letter not in evidence.
to which Mr.. Wilson replied that since
the defendant had denied ever writing
to Miss Pollard he had right to test
> his memory on that point
Il will say, frankly, we have not the
manuscript here, and l do not mind
. telling the court on what evidence we
base the questions"
Now, Brother Wilson is getting into
al SulileHl, Dis ue always does, said
Mr.. Butterworth.
We'll, if you object, [ will drop it,
said Mr.. Wilson.
Now, that is not fair way of pre-
senting it. l insist" continued Mr.
. Butterworth, "to say that I object
Il will pass it until tomorrow morn
: ing, said Mr.. Wilson, turning from the
, point, " and L will ask you whether
!, the typewritist addressed envelopes for
the defendant in the year 1852"
Il can only say that if you bring the
lady here, L can tell you whether she
ever did any work for me- Several
! women, or females, have done my type
writing in Washington, but 1 do moi
remember this particular one"
Il will ask you whether you did moi
bring to her in the spring of 1886. a
. package of dozen envelopes, some.
what yellOwed by age, and of different
dates, and have her address them Ia
, Miss Madeline Pollard, No. Z Upper
street, Lexington, KY
Very Strenuous Denial.
Colonel Breckenridge was very siren.
: uous in his denial
Il never, under any circumstances
had any such envelopes addressed, anc
! 1 do not care who the woman is who
! says So" he asserted positively.
The court here adjourned.