The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

her life to day under the guidance of
Major Butterworth, who, in the absence
through illness Of Mr.. Tollen, has
taken the place as leading counsel for
Colonel Breckinridge. Sometimes she
broke away from where he wanted her
and would make o telling remark
against the silver haired defendant.
She told how her alleged ruin was &C.
complished, how she gave herself up,
heart, soul, body and mind, to Colonel
Breckinridge; how she loved him, and
how she acted the deceiver at his insti-
CATION, never onca allowing a hint of
their relations TO fall from her lips
during AL the years preceding his mar
rage to Mrs, Wing
Miss Pollard made good impression
She was fearful at times but at other
periods her voice rose until it resounded
loud above the protests of the attorneys
One OF two most dramatic features of
the very dramatic day was when Miss
Pollard detailed a conversation with
Sister Agnes at the founding asylum
where her first child was born.
She had gone there last summer with
her brother to get evidence, aud the di-
re ctor had asked her why she wanted 20
ruin Colonel Breckenridge in his old
age. He must bear his SHARE" she
said, las 1 must bear mine. He ruined
my life and I will have JUSTICE"
The courtroom was crowded through
out the day and Miss Pollard's answers
were frequently the cause of laughter,
until Judge Bradley administered a So
we're rebuke to the spectators.
AS soon as the court had been form
ally called to order, Miss Pollard took
the stand, and Colonel Breckenridge
laid down the paper he was reading.
There was some surprise whom Mr.. Car
Isle, her own attorney, began to ex
anime her instead of Major Butter
worth.
Mr.. Carlisle's questions brought from
Miss Pollard statements that she had
never been married: that Breckenridge
was the father of her first child, born in
Cincinnati; that he also was the cause
of her pregnancy in May, 1893; that
Breckenridge had taken her to house
OF III fame in Cincinnati and attempted
her ruin there, but that she had sue
cessfully resisted, and that this was
prior to her going with Breckenridge to
Lexington.
Mr.. Butterworth then took Miss Pol
lard for cross-examination and con-
tinued the questions began Friday, In.
curing infinitely into her early life;
what she did, what she read, what she
thought. She said, in answer to these
questions, that she was an Episco-
palian-she had been brought up that
way. "Once an Episcopslian always
an Episcopalian," she said. She had
an am bition to be teacher, she said,
and had not given up that ambition.
Mr.. Butterwoth read the Wessie
Brown letter in segments, asking the
witness for explanation on certain
points, and Miss Pollard explained
them quietly, but with just suspicion
or e tremor in her voice. There were
tears in her eyes, too. and she was not
nearly so bright and quick as she was
on Friday. This WAS the letter in which
she referred to her blind sweetheart as
my modern Barnabas." Tho recole ;
tions brought up by Mr.. Butterworth's
questions concerning passages in it
overcame Miss Pollard and she broke
into tears, and Butterworth dropped the
letters.
Continuing on his line of cross-exam-
ination, Butterworth asked about what
Miss Pollard had read, referring to her
answer on the subject Friday; and he
wanted to know particularly about
whether she had read any impure
books, but the question was ruled out.
Miss Pollard's Blind.Sweetheart.
Mr.. Butterworth asked Miss Pollard
II she know certain persons, Dr. Green,
Mr.. Stout, Aleck Julian and others, in
Bridgeport, Ky. She said she did not
know any OF them except Aleck Julian
and @. Breach. Julian, she said, was
the man she referred to in the Wessie
Brown letter as my blind sweetheart,
my modern Barnabas."
| He was school teacher and she liked
him very much. "But he did not like
me" said Miss Pollard in explanation,
and with note OF surprise in her face.
"He liked my sister very much-I liked
him-he did not like me-"
do you recollect going through the
form OF marriage with Mr.. Julian""
was Mr.. Butterworth's next question.
mot the slightest on earth, Mr.. But
terworth" said Miss Pollard earnestly.
II have not the slightest recollection Of
it,"
Miss Pollard was asked to describe 8
visit to the house of justice OF the
peace at bridgeport, KY, with Aleck
Julian. Miss Pollard did recollect. She
said she went there one Christmas day
while visiting her Uncle George at
Bridgeport. There was quite party
there. OF course l have seen these
| references in the papers to a mock mar
riage at Squire Kinsey's house." said
Miss Pollard, "but assure you know
| nothing OF it,
She and her uncle's family were in
vited to como there and drink egg nogg
They went there early Christmas morn
ing. She drank too much egg nogg and
1T made her feel sick, so she went home
Julian was there, but she persisted In
her statement that there had been no