The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-20

proceeding to argue that this peculiar line
of questioning had been pursued so far, so
continuously and so repeatedly that 1t was
becoming oppressive.
In his reply, Mr.. Butterworth said: The
plaintiff has put in her character here as the
main point OF issue. She has surrounded
herself, so far, with an atmosphere OF per-
feet purity" He wanted to learn whether
she had carried on the line of reading which
would naturally suggest inquiry about GER
tain lines OF life which would make for
good or bad, strengthen her 10 resist tempta-
the approaches OF evil. There are three
parties TO this suit" he concluded, The
plaintiff. the defendant, the public"
1t was not the line of questioning. but the
repetitions of il to which he objected, Mr.
Wilson here urged. and the court sustained
him.
yourself at the Wesleyan Seminary was
the next question.
Yes, sir" was the answer.
WITH SILVERY TONGUE"
After Miss Pollards reply, Mr.. Wilson OBJ
jected that it was not age or reading upon
which stress was made, but il depended
upon ''who approached with silvery tongue"
This allusion to the well-known sobri-
quet of the Kentucky orator provoked an
audible laugh, which caused Judge Bradley
to rap on his desk with a sharp reprimand.
Il want the public to understand that this
is not a Show" he said. II am sorry so
many think it their duty to come here, and
if there is any demonstration of approval or
Snickering l will order the court to be
cleared" The admonition had its effect.
There was much questioning as to whether
she knew certain persons in Bridgeport, KY,
where she had stopped in 1882 and 1885.
some of the names she did not remember;
others she recalled, among them Alex.
Julian, the blind man. with whom the de-
Tense Will endeaVor TO prove Miss Pollard
retired at a country house after a mock
marriage. Then Miss Pollard proceeded to
explain the circumstances of the visit TO
Squire kinsey's house on which the story
of the mock marriage with Julian was
based, declaring that to the best of her
knowledge nothing like mock marriage
still living, and with whom her mother
lives, was with her that day.
did Mr.. Julian ever conduct himself
toward you as a lover; did he ever attempt
to caress your was asked.
mo, indeed; he would not have dared to-"
came the emphatic reply, supplemented by
been very strict with the girls. and would
not have permitted anything of the sort.
How long did your friendship with Mr..
Julian continue?'
Il thought Mr.. Julian was still my friend.
1 did not know that he was not"
Did you know Owen Robinson?'
Il know Mr.. Robinson"
did you ever correspond with him?'
Il may have written to him. 1 don't re-
member"
Several letters were handed to Miss Pol
lard with an inquiry whether she had writ
ten them. She said that she could best tell
by reading them, to see whether she recog-
customed to use. After a long pause she
handed back the first one. saying, with
smile, II did write that" OF the others
she said she might have written them. One
or them contained a lock of hair.
LETTERS TO DEAR OWEN"
Attorneys Carlisle and Wilson occupied a
quarter of an hour in reading these school,
girl letters, after which Mr.. Butterworth
read them to the jury. The first one, dated
in March, 1888. was begun: Dear Owen"
and said that she had put his last letter
under her pillow and cried herself to sleep,
expressed regret for a letter written on st.
Valentines day as having been unmaidenly,
said that he was the most honorable boy
she had ever known, and that he must
consider her 1.-THE lo.e-sick maiden all for
lorn," assured him that he must not think
her broken hearted because Roache had
married the girl of his choice, as she had
only talked with him that one evening. 1t
also inquired, "Who that George Reddish
is that mamma eulogiZes to the Skies
picture as she would rather have il than
anything else. invited him to come and
stay over Sunday; said she understood that
when the gentle Zephyrs came he and some
one else were to tie the knot with their
tongues they could not unite with their
teeth, with the poetical quotation:
1T is best Tor me TO know, love,
Best for you and best for me-"
Another letter to Owen Robinson which
began: Friend Owen" was howery with
poetical quotations of the character patron
lied by school girls and closed: Your Dear
est friend, Madeline Vivian Pollard" The
lock Of hair was inclosed in this letter,
but Mr.. Butterworth commented that it
was of a rather light shade, inquiring
whether her hair had grown darker. Miss
Pollard said that it might have been hers,
that she probably wrote the letter although
middle name she said that she did not like
her own name of Naleria, so she had often
signed "Vivian." Owen Robinson and an
other young man, alluded to as Henry,
had been students in the Kentucky Mill
tary Institute and had often visited her
house.
WAS Owen Robinson a suitor of yours?'
Mr.. Butterworth asked.
What do you mean by suitor?' Miss
Pollard inquired in return, explaining, Il
liked him extremely well. There was no
love affair between us, no talk of marriage
or anything of that sort. We were very
good friends owen was the son of a poor
woman. but very ambitious and his tuition
was paid by a rich friend.
Mr. Butterworth again referred to the let
ter which Miss Pollard had averred on
asked him to show il to her again, saying
that while the expressions of some of them
seemed familiar, the handwriting did not,
but she did not wish to disclaim any letter
she had ever written. There was IA silence
while the plaintiff read the letter
A FORGED LETTER.
81 did not write that letter; l never did.
I pronounce it a forged letter." she ex-
claimed, with emphasis.
Then you are sure you did not write it?'
81 never wrote such things as are in
that, and no one knows it better than the
man who sits beside you. An expert might
have done it, and did"
Mr.. Wilson reproved his client for her
excitement, telling her that she must not
forget herself.
Il know, but they must not begin that"
she replied, excitedly. Then she asked TO
be shown the envelope in which it came.
but il was not in court.
Returning to the circumstances of Col.
seminary, Mr.. Butterworth asked if he
had told her that he was in town on some
railroad business, which the plaintiff de-
MED, asserting: He said he had come to
see me, and he overshadowed me with a
glance"
She had known Colonel Breckinridge;
having often heard her uncle, who had
fought in Brecknrdges brigade. speak of
him, and, parenthetically, she remarked.
after Mr.. Butterworth had asked whether
she knew much about him: Il don't think
anybody knew very much about Colonel
Breckenridge until lately"
Considerable time was spent in eliciting
from Miss Pollard the story of the begin
ming of her relations with Colonel Breckn-
ridge When Mr.. ButterwOrth asked her
if when she first went there. she knew the
character of the house of Sarah Guess in
Lexington, to which Colonel breckenridge
took her, Miss Pollard responded. almost
The trip to Lexington had been made un-
der the pretenSe, the part of Colonel