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ruary, answering that sho was aud
identifying her signature 10 the deposI.

ruarv, answering that sho was aud
identifying her signature TO tho doposI.
ton.
The crosS.examination OF Dr.. Buch.
anRu was completed after tho noon 70.
cess, the doctor inclining occasionally
toward sarcasm In her replies 10 Mr..
Stoll.
An affidavit by Mira. Wesleyan
Robertson, wiin Of William +. Robert
son, Of Cincinnati, and daughter OF DR..
Brown, tho president OF Wesleyan soml-
nary in 1883 and 1884. was read by Mr..
Carlisle. Tho deponCnt had been n
atudCnt at tho seminary when Madeline
Pollard was there; had been given by
Miss Pollard letter 10 be opened on
the night OF her graduation In June.
1885. Sho had last seen tho letter when
her husband gave 1t 10 Colonel Breckin-
ridge without her consent. Hero Mr..
Stoll had said before tho notary that hc
Ind the letter, wanted tho court to pro-
tcct him in tho possession Of it and in
tended to otIer 1t to tho witness for
Identification.
THE STAR OF KENTUCKY"
"But you did not get It honestly" tho
witness replied. Tho letter was identi.
tled by her. In the correspondence, tho
witnesa had once, in August, 1854, nd
dressed Miss Pollard as Madeline Lii
lian Brockinridge Pollard"
Miss Pollard had said that her father
was groat admirer OF Mr.. Brociiu.
ridges father; that she herself admired
W. G. 7. Brociinridgo greatly. as ho was
then "tho star OF Kentucky" n state.
mont which, even road BY Mr.. Carlisle
at secondhand, stirred n laugh. In ono
letter Miss Pollard had spoken Of nor
deep debt OF gratitude to Mr.. Rhodes
and wrote: "uow can I ever marry the
old wretch"
The witness had understood that
Rhodes was Miss PolIard's guardian and
wanted to marry hcr. In the contested
letter Miss Pollard had spoken OF her
love for n Professor 0verman.
According to the witness Miss Pollard
Ind been an exceptionally bright and
lady-liko girl, smart in her studies, al-
though her education in early life had
been neglected. Sho had naver lived
in city apparently and was very diiii.
dent in the presence OF gentlemen.
Miss Pollard had told Of her rvisit home
on account OF the death OF her sister
and OF meeting Colonel Breckenridge on
the train.
II remember very distinctly that shc
was very much elated that man OF his
standing should come to her and ad-
dress her" said tho witness.
"We heard great deal OF this Incl
dent. l thought Miss Pollard as pure
minded n girl as I ever net with-con.
| slderably less experience OF the ways OF
tho world than the average young wo.
man who came to tho college. Ny first
impressions were that she had been
taken advantage Of and l always retain
ed them. She spoke Of Mr.. Breckin-
ridge rs kind, fatherly old man."
Tho time referred to in this testi-
mony was in tho holidays OF 1883 and
1851. Tho witness wns then eighteen
years old and Miss Pollard was younger.
HATED RHODES.
There had been n controversy be-
tween counsel before the commissi oner
over the possession OF the letter, and
the letter had been attached to the
| deposition. 1t has already been wide
ly published, and Mr.. Carlsle's reading
OF it. since he found some difficulty in
mastering the handwriting, did not add
to the impressiveness Of the school
| girls cpistlc. She told of the offer OF
Rhodes to her, asked how she could
ever marry the old rake and announced
her intention OF telling Mrs. Brown, as
she could not lead q secret life. There
were some verses closing the letter,
which Mr.. stoll read, though Mr.. Stoll
cannot be truthfully called success in
the role OF elocutionist.
There was also q literary production
entitled Destiny" written by Miss
Pollard in school, which Mr.. Stoll read,
while the spectators found entertain.
ment III the attitude OF an elderly and
honest looking juror in the front row
who leaned forward with open mouth
and IN expression OF profound admira-
ton. While there was some literary
merit to tho production its relevancy to
the case was not apparent, except ms an
evidence that Miss Pollard had been an
exceptionally bright school girl. 1t
was particularly sentimental in its
strain. After Miss Pollard's attorneys
had expressed desire for copies OF the
letter and prophecy for purposes OF
their own court adjourned.
DISPUTED POINT.
Miss Pollard was In court during the
morning, but loft whom her friend, DR..
Belle Buchanan, OF Cincinnati, began
TO testify concerning the birth OF her
first child, Colonel Breckenridge was
there also, and so were some OF his Ken
lucky constituents, one OF whom Sc.
cured admission to the court room on
the representation that he holds mem
bership in the same Presbyterian
church in which the congressman is en-.
rolled.
Tho principal conflicting testimony
to-day was regarding Miss Pollard's age,
the plaintiff asserting that she was but
seventeen when Col. Breckenridge met
her, while one of the witnesses thought
she was much older. Her Identification
by Sister Cecilia was not complete, and
remains to be fastened, ii it can, by the
writing found in the volumes OF Irving,
said to have been presented by Miss
Pollard to tho convent.