The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-29
TOLD BY HER FORMER FTANCE
RANKIN p. RosELL,s sToRT OF mrs EE-
aheBMENT TO MISS PuLLsRn

ieEs sus Became Eas.gss t. .Hsr-Hs
Broke the Ess.gert-t Rses-ss Size s.s
~ His Lee ..s AIiswsd His. 10 H,..
sas Cares. Her - Dsposi,,s-s Ress
Att.cki.g Miss Pou.rd's Character.
WASHINGTON. March Sit is thought that
Congressman Breckinridee will take the Wit
ness stand In the Criminal Court tomorrow ~
the principal witness for the defence in Miss
Pollard's suit against him for breach Of prom-
Use OF marriage. Col BrecKinrldRe 10 q lawyer
OF good ability and an orator OF national rspu-
tation. and his counsel expect him to tell .
story that will prove the claim made for him
By MIR. Shelby that he Ia the unfortunate VIC
tim OF an adventures Col. Breckenridge
will make no denial Of the rela-
tons alleged to have existed between
him and Miss Pollard for the past ten
years. but he will claim that she consented to
them without q thought Of marriage until re-
Gently. when she compelled him. under threats
OF exposure and death. to promise to make her
his wife Col Breckenridge has been In court
every moment during the trial OF the case. and
lie thoroughly informed on every feature Of Il
He will attack Misc Pollard's reputation be-
fere ho met her. and deny the principal points
Of her testimony. His attorneys depend upon
their client as their strongest witness. aud
will be disappointed IL he does not tell . story
that will improve his reputation In the minds
Of the jury and the public.
To-dsy's proceedings in court were more
interesting and important than those OF res.
terday. The cross-examina alton Of the alleged
experts In handwriting were continued By
judge Wilson. who IL endeavoring to prove
that there IL much nonsense about the claim
OF SO called experts that they can tell whether
a piece Of writing is forgery or not. and the
Judge thinks he has succeeded 30 well a. to
prevent the testimony OF the experts from
breaking down the statemen Of Miss Pollard
that the letter from her to Col. Breckinridge
10 forgery. The letter in itself IL not
important sxcep. as showing that he
called at Wesleyan College to see her at
her own request Two important witnesses
were examined to-day. One was Mr. Worth
ington. Col Breckinridge's clerk. who testified
that the Wesleyan College letter was found in
Col Breckinridge's law office last fall. whore
It had evidently been neolsoted with other
papers for several years. The other was Mr.
Rankin Rozsll who SAYS that he IA superin-
tendent Of schools In Kentucky. although hIs
bad grammar was the most cons picuou. mart
Of his testimony. An important and sensa-
tional document was read as the deposition Of
Hiram kaufman. . Lexington butcher. who
testified that he has known Miss Pollard for
several years as an inmate Of . house Of NJ
Miss Pollard wa. In cour. again to-day. after
q protracted absence. and became verv rast.
les. and excited at some of the statements
msde oy M.. hokelL once or twice she was 80
INDIGNANT 1T, tina. she attempted to arise and In
.eirupt inc ~nness out was auieted py her
s sso, .n MI Carlisle and induced to retain
ER Hay thu ,o,,v .xn.,t IN hsndxr,,,,.
who was on the stand at adjournment yestsr-
day. was the first witness this morning. His
testimony was not very imnort.nt. Judg.
Wilson. who cross.sIanined Mr. Hay With
reference to his reasons for believing that the
letter n, dated July 20 1884. was written by Miss
Pollard. eroush. out that the witness. in
con.iasrsd IN. somnsr,.o u ~ .M msn papsr
.sr,s.I "e eompArisoh OF speeine cnarAc-
irving at a conclusion. Then Judge vii.
.on sprn,e on NJ. h. ,ha rr,a..s
Dor. Ola Congressional eommit.so appointed
to investigate among other things the author
ship Of an ANONYMOUS letter sent to Repre-
sentative Springer of Illinois. Offering him
$50 5000 to ,S vote Of favor Of seating MI: wash
S Soo.. part of Mr. Hay. " s.Dss: '..T,
co mmittss that he relied more on general sp-
spssins compsri.ons, NO MI. 'I Hay answered sr1 cd
Hays TESTING ny before the com M Ittes 10 show
that answers given BIZ Mr. Hay had been di.
OF determinine forgeries told on the Witness
stand yesteTcay. M Hay Was also SsIsd by
time ago In the Criminal Court OF the DIstrIot
that certain writing was q forgery. and thst
genuine. but Mr.. Hay did not remember any
II was ~. on the committee" said Major But
terWorth OF the defensa whan Judge Wilaon
brought up the subisct
Wilson land Won wrote the report
mo. didn't write IL. but X was . good
one I" insWered MAJOR ButterNorth
Yes" said Judge Wilson. iii was a splsn.
did report and II you didn't write 1t you
Mr. Hay was also examined By Major But
Atone with the assistanee OF A bIaes board
as to how he discovered iiS enesses and diner.
eli css In writing, This tsstimony was NOT In
terssting, and there was . general sIDrsssloa
h stsnn sdo ~ nhe spV az Js,.nn wen .iIai