Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-15
MISS POLLARD AS A GIRL
SOME DAMAGING TESTIMONY
BROUGHT OUT.
An Episode In BrecklE ridges
Career That Does Him Harm
N0w-Unsav0ry Evidence From
An UnsavOrv source

An Uuo8vOrV oOuTCe.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Sarah Guest
a light mulatto woman from Lexington,
Ky, dressed in deep mourning, was the
first witness in the Pollard Breckenridge
case this morning. She is the woman
whose deposition was objected to by
the defence few days ago and not ad.
mitted to evidence by Judge Bradley.
Her examination was conducted by Z.
Farrell, who was attorney for Miss Pol
lard in Lexington. She was questioned
minutelv concerning her life and antecc-
dents; how long she had lived in Lexing.
ton and other questions of personal
character. She knew Breckinridge, she
said, ever since she was a little girl. She
had lived at house on Shirley street,
Lexington, for 20 years. Witness identi-
fled Col. Breckenridge and Miss Pollard
who were present in court room. She
testified that Breckenridge, about 10
years ago, came to her house and said
he wanted her to keep a young lady from
Friday until Monday. She told him that
she could not stay that long. Breckin-
ridge said she must let her come and she
came. Breckinridge brought her, stayed
about half an hour, went away and
came back about dark, stayed until II
and kissed Miss Pollard when he lett.
She saw them in the room together.
Breckinridge was dressed at the time.
lie came again Saturday and Sunday
night.
Witness said she had heard Brcckin.
ridge tell Miss Madeline that she must
get breakfast carly and "get down
there to meet RhOadcs on Monday morn
ing.
Farrell asked the witness if there was
anything about Miss Pollard's appear.
ance that indicated her age, and after
an objection by Shelby had been over.
ruled the witness answered that her
dress came to her shoe tops; she looked
like school girl between II and Is
Led by Farrell, the witness said Col.
Breckinridge had come to the witness a
year ago last summer and asked her to
take Miss Pollard, but she had refused,
saying "she didn't keep no company
now" Col. Breckenridge had come to
her again last fall after the suit was
filed, and asked her not to testify against
him, and also to keep Mary Scott and
Mary Wilson who had lived at her
house, out of the way, because he
didn't want them to get them"
did he ever mention the name OF any
man in connection with Miss Pollard?"
asked MIR. Farrell.
"Yes, sir; he asked ME if Miss Pollard
had ever come to my house with Col
Swope, told him she had never been
there with Swope." (Col. Swope was
killed by Col. Cassius Goodlow in Lex
ington some years ago, and story was
circulated a few months since that con-
nected his name with that of Miss Pol
lard. This story was Indignantly de-
MED by Col. Swope's relatives and no
evidence to support it was ever brought
to light.)
How many times was Col. Brcckin-
ridge at your house with MISS Pollard ?"
asked Farrell.
About fifty times"
"Over how many years did these visits
extend1"
"Over about three or tour years
Shelby conducted the cross examina-
tion of Sarah Guest. lie waded right in
without preliminaries.
Sarah" he said. "how many years
have you been keeping an assigllation
house in Lexington
Sarah hesitated and appeared cmbar-
rassed, but finally said. "About eight or
nine years"
How long have you known Farrell"
Ever since he was Young mangrow.
ing up"
A smile went round the court room at
Farrell's expense.
Mrs. Kate W. Burt, clerk in the gem
eral land office recognized Miss Pollard
as having lived at 18th and l. street
about 1887 under the name of Mrs. Fos-
ter. She had seen Breckenridge there
once. but merely at the door. Miss Pol
lard was about to become mother. The
deposition Of Mrs. M. A. Ketchem OF
Lexington, ky, was opened and this
was signal for anexodus from the court
room