Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-15

that house, and, il So under what name.
/ rms. she said, she could not answer unless
she saw Miss Pollard; and the plaintiff had
LETT the court room only few minutes be-
/ fore. Mr.. Wilson explained that she was
feeling unwell today.
Mrs. Burt said she understood that Miss
Pollard lived at that house at one time. but
thlS answer was excluded, and the witness
was excused until = o'clock. when Miss
Pollard was expected to be back in court
again.
[ II was found after a few minutes waiting
/ that Miss Pollard had not left the court
| house, and she was brought back, and then
Mrs Burt was found and put on the stand
| again.
4 would ask. Mrs. Burt. if you recognize
| the plaintiff sitting heTe?"
Il do"
Was she ever at that house?"
| les sir; in 1881, and remained seven
Under what name?"
Mrs. Foster"
Did you ever see Col Breckenridge
there
Il did. at the doorway"
Where did he so from lhere?'
u pStairS.'
| ters ro0m?'
ION the third floor"
Dd you notice her condition? That is.
did 1t seem as though she was likely to he
come mother?'
Yes, SIR
linen MI thompson on cro5S-eXamina-
! ton asked If there was not a nan at thu [
| house-Sam Walton of Kentucky She an
swered that he did live there but was not
at home at the time She un iars7ood tina :
Col breckenridge asked for Mr.. WALTON.
On redirect examination Mrs Bur- stated
that Col. Breckinridge was in the house
Tor more than quarter of an hour; did
not know how much longer
Deposition of Mrs. Ketcham
Mr.. Carlisle then read the deposition
taken by the defendant in Lexington. XIX,
of Mrs. NJ. A. Ketcnam and offered in evil
dence by the plaintiff
There was considerable confusion and
noise at this point. due to the fact that
many spectators had risen and were MAX
ing their way to the door. Mr.. Wilson
stopped Mr. Carlisle. who was reading the
deposition. asking him to wait until the
noise ended.
1T is fortunate circumstance" said the
{ judge. that the general auditor is not IN
terested in dispositions. 1t gives us better
air"
Miss Pollard ut Sayre Institute.
The deposition Of Mrs. Hetcham Of Lex
! ington was then read by Mr.. Carlisle. Mrs
ketcham stated that in 1884 Miss Pollard
was at her house and was a scholar az the
Sayre Institute. Took drawing and music
lessons at intervals for several years Miss
Pollard was in the house from October.
81, to January, 1885.
Miss Pollard first went to the house Sep
TENDER, 1854, stayed until January lSS5
came back in the summer Of 1885 and re-
maine1 until March, 1856, AMI left the
house finally in the early fall Of 1887. She
was in attendance at school Ill this time
and paid board for the first TWO years the
last years board being unpaid. Deponent
was not very strict with ner, as she al
not seem to have much OF the worlds
goods. The first two years she paid a. the
rate of $50 month.
Rhodes Regular Visitor.
Deponent saw Mr.. RhoCes 1T the house a
number of times as a regular visitor upon
Miss Pollard, but never heard anything of
the relations existing between them She
got the impression that Mr.. Rhodes was as
sisting Miss Pollard to get her education
On one occasion Miss Pollard asked witness
whether if both she and her mother rCt
their names 70 contract both parties
would be responsible. Did not evpllln what
the contract was. nor with whom il was
made. In the latter part of 1881 Miss FOL
lard was seriously ILL., Mrs. Ketcham could
not say how often Mr.. Rhodes called. but
1t was at frequent and rather regular in
tervalS.
Deponent did not know why Miss Pol
lard left school, but her impression was
that Miss Pollard's funds We're running
short. Miss Pollard had a room to herself
on the first floor, and usually spent the
evenings in her own room. IT WAS possible
to enter the room from the side yard with
out going through any other rooms. The
house was a lodging house, and other
rooms on the first floor were occupied.
The deposition went on TO :ay that at
this time Miss Pollard was 4 studioIs. IN
dustrioUs girl, with lots of ambition and the
feeling that her early education had been
neglected.
on the second winter of her stay Miss
Pollard occupied a room ON the second
floor. She came back to the house in July
1hnr Of or i.,l
in the house.
Deponert stated that she did not ut any
time notice anything in Miss Pollards ap-
pearance to indicate that she was likely to
become mother, and there was no change
in the style of her dress that would look
as though she was trying 20 conceal her
appearance. During the first two years Of
her stay with deponent Miss Pollard did
not receive any visits from men other than
those from Mr.. Rhodes. The deposition
went at great length into Miss Pollard's
daily life while at that house. her doings.
her friends, her contributions to news
papers and things of that sort, and Mr..
Carlisle was still deep in the reading of the
bulky document when Judge Bradley ad-
journed court for the noon recess.
The Afternoon Session.
For some reason or other the afternoon
sessions of the trial are coming to be very
poorly attended, and when the court recon-
vened after recess today the newspaper re-
pOEleFS comprised Dy Tar the larger portion
Of those present in court. The plaintiff
was not present and it was stated that she
was too unWel to return. The defendant
however, was, as usual, about the irst Der
son TO enter the court room after recess
being soon followed by his counsel with
the exception of Messrs. Thompson and
Mckinney. Mr.. Carlisle for some time
vas the only one of the plaintiffs counsel
present. and he at once resumed the read
/ ing of Mr.. ketchamS deposition. The con-
tents of the deposition was hardly very IN
teresting to Col Breckenridge, for he paid
little attention to it, occupying himself
with a bundle of correspondence and in
conversation with bis counsel.
Miss POiIard's Movements
From this deposition it appeared that
Hiss Pollard left school in June, 1887, and
Mrs. ketcham's house in September, 1857.
In the meantime she was in an office. and
In the fall left for Washington. Miss Pol
lard's whereabouts during the vacations
and at other times when she was away
fIom Mrs. Ketcham's were went into at
considerable length, but there was little in
the deposition to interest the audience and
| the crowd dwadled about paying but little
attention to the reading, and evidently
| hoping that something would transpire
/ that would be really worth listening TO-
Mrs. hetcham stated that apart from the
Change in her clo(hing incident to leaving
OF short dresses and mourning there was
no change in Miss Pollard's apDcorance
/ " hen Miss Pollard first came i'm 1874 sbe