The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-07
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
DIR. Parsons. Mr.. Carlisle, Miss Pol
lard and the Colonel Testify.

Madeline Pollard's friend, DR.. Mary Par
sons appeared before a slim house to-day,
the attendance Of elderly men with prurient
fancies having fallen off greatly with the
conclusion Of Colonel Breckinridges cross
examination. Mrs. Parsons was called in
rebuttal, the desire being to establish the
identity of the handwriting upon the slip
of paper alleged to have been attached to
the clothing of Miss Pollards child. The
defense did not care to have this evidence
but Judge Bradley overruled the objections
and DR.. Parsons testified that the slip
shown was the identical one which had been
pinned to the childs clothing, and that the
words, "Please name my baby Dietz Down
ing' were in her handwriting.
Mary Mckenzie. middle-aged colored
woman, was next put upon the stand.
"Do you know where this baby, which
has been spoken of, was born?" asked Mr.
Wilson.
"In my house on Seventh street." was the
answer.
What was its mothers name?"
"She was called Mrs. Hail."
"Who attended her?'
"Dr. Parsons"
Mary Mckenzie had gone with Dr. Par
sons to the asylum and given the child into
the keeping of the people there.
Hall?"
80 she claimed"
Did you ever see him?'
Not till to-day. l recognized him by the
child" responded the colored woman look
man, who sat before her. The defense did
not care to cross-examine Aunt Mary.
oa Mrs LSeretia Se Marie ,Minear, the land
Lafayette square, brought her account
book which showed that Miss Pollard had
ar arrived wed, at her house Aug 81 1892 the day
inridge first broached the subject of mar
riage after the death of his wife
The four mysterious volumes of Irving
which had figured in that part of the case
centering about the Norwood convent, and
in which the disputed Christmas card had
stand. Then attorney Calderon Carlisle
walked to the stand and took the oath.
Attorneys on the other side objected, but
Judge Bradley ruled that, as the evidence
of Sisters Agnes and Augustine might have
suggested to the minds OF the jurymen the
possibility that the card had been put in
the book by Mr.. Carlisle, ii was entirely
proper that the latter should be heard upon
the subject. Mr.. Carlisle proceeded: 81 am
able to swear that from the time 1 took
that book from the bookcase until discov-
cred in it the Christmas card no other hand
but mine and that of Sister Agnes touched
it. L looking for handwriting in the
book, or some other marks of identification.
While L was handling 1t l found between
the leaves this Christmas card, which did
had on it the handwriting which you have
seen, Compliments of W. S. D. There was
also the invisible net and the pressed rose
leaves. When / found them my client was
sitting in an opposite corner of the room,
and my colleague. Mr. Johnson was some
distance away. No one but myself could
have put those things between the leaves
of the book when our party was there and
i say TO you, gentlemen, on my oath, that
did not do it,
Mr. Carlisle's evidence was fortified by
the testimony of attorney Johnson who
had accompanied him to the convent
Then Miss Pollard once more took the
witness stand and made denial that she
had ever known A1illie Shinglebower. Lena
Shingleton, John Brandt or Herman Kauf-
man, all of whom had deposed that she had
been an inmate of house in Lexington
She had never heard of Sarah Guess until
taken to her house by Colonel Breckin-
ridge; never had improper relations with
Rhodes, nor told Breckenridge that such re-
lations had existed. She had not accepted
money from the defendant at the time OF
her alleged betrayal Miss Pollard also de-
MED in all its details the story of the
mock marriage between her and Owen
Tinsley on Christmas day, 1888.
Miss Pollard said: II never was separated
from Mr.. Breckenridge a day during tn,
nine years that / was in his life, but---.'
| At this point she was stopped by objections
| from the defense. She received the letter:
addressed MY Dear Sister Louise" anC
| was In his room every night he was unde
Mrs. Hoyt's roof. She had never, at any
| time, presented pistol at his head. Their,