The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-29

n the unforeseen should happen, 10
W tSetify in his own behalf against
the accusations Of Madeline Pollard.
Today several witnesses for the de-
fenss were examined and nearly all the
remaining dispositions were read, leav-
ing only few OF the latter to be die
posed Of. When the reading Of tho de.
positions is concluded, Colonel Breck-
inridgc, his attorneys say, will take
the stand aud they are confident that
he will make good impression.
The Testimony introduced by the de-
feAse today was sensational. Part OF
it was very vulgar. Rankin Rosell, the
young man to whom Miss Pollard was
engaged while at Wesleyan col
lsge during the period of her Illicit re %
latiOns with Colonel Breckinridge and
while the contract to marry or pay
back old man Rodes was in existence,
was placed on the witness stand and
testified that he had held Miss Pollard
on his lap for hours at time in the
parlor and the library or the college
after they became engaged, and that
she asked him to taxi her to Chicago
with him and she actually packed her
trunk for that purpose.
ONE OF THE ELITE WITNESSES.
Rosels was the last verbal testi
mony given and when he had stepped
down Mr. Stoll began to read the depO
sition of Hiram Kaufman, Miss Pol
lard and Miss Ellis left the court room
as the reading began. Kaufman is Il
butcher 80 years of age and lives in
Lexington. He said when he came to
Lexington, twelve years ago, he went
to "a house in Lexington which was
half assignation house, half bawdy
house kept by Lena Singleton and in
May and June. 1888, he had seen Made.
line Pollard there.
This was a year before Miss Pollard
met Colonel Breckenridge, He had
seen Madeline Pollard and James C.
Rodes at the house of Lsna Singleton
where she sat in his lap and acted Just
like any womsn of the town He had
also seen Madeline Pollard, he said,
enter private room IN this house with
lOha Brant and at another time she
went in this room with another man.
Rodes referred to Miss Pollard as his
girl. The witness deposed that Miss
Pollard had made advances toward
him. but he rejected them on account
of his friendship toward Rodes, with
whom he was associated at the insane
asylum near Lexington.
The witness said be had not gone
back to Lena Singletons house because
he had a quarrel with "the Pollard
woman" as she was called by the at
torney taking the deposition, and he
went on to tell in all its disgusting de.
tails conversation between them that
out -billingsgated billingsgate and in
which Miss Pollard is represented as
using language that is hard to credit
when compared to her refined manner
aud appearance. Kaufman said he
had seen the Pollard womSn frequently
at the house of Lena Singleton.
TESTIMONY OF ANOTHER BEAUTY.
John A. Brant deposed that he met
Madeline Pollard at the houee of Jim
Rodes, where Lena Singleton acted a,
his houpekeeper. The house was III
assignation house. He went to the
house with Rodes and Miss Pollard
lodged him, said the deponeut, mean
ing that she would not meet him. She
appsNred then in 1888 to ho a full grown
woman Lena Singleton, said Brant,
was Jim Rodes mistress Brant tesl
fed that he had taken Miss Pollard
riding three or four times
He was q married man at the time
Brant said tue woman he knew at Lena
Singleton's as Madeline Pollard was
about feet high or less, Miss Pollard
is much taller than this Miss Pollard
seemed to be visiting Mt Lena Single.
toms when he visited there in the sum.
mer of 1888 Brant said when he met
Miss Pollard in 1883 his suppoSiticr
was that she was attending school,
either at Sayre institute in Lexington,
or in Cincinnati. The last time he had
taken her riding was in July or August,
1885 Brant was asked il he had had
immoral relations with the young wo.
man, but he said he thought he
shouldn't be compelled to answer that
question, and he was not forced to an
| aver It,