Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-27
POLLARD-BR BCEINRIDGE TRIAL.

Pollard Breckenridge case in Washing
ton closed yesterday the deposition of
William G. Wood, of Lexington, car
penter, was one of those admitted by
the court subject to specific objections.
In the fall of 1882, while at the house of
Mrs. Keen, who pastured some stock for
him, he had been introduced to Made
line Pollard, who played for him on
the piano. When he started to leave
the young lady called him back. AT
terward he called on her nearly every
Sunday for some time. Two months
after they were engaged to be married.
"She told me she loved me and all
that" was the remark of the depo-
nent.n "When we came to fix the time,
l told her I could not take her to
Europe, as I had promised her, because
l was broke. She went mad, threw my
ring at me and ran upstairs. She said
that was rich, insinuating that had
not told the truth when l said l was
poor. ] went back the next Sunday,
but she would not see me-"
''How old was she 2" was the ques-
ton.
"Well, l couldn't say"
"Was she child or woman ?"
II should say she was q young
woman. She would never tell her
age"
The engagement ring had the initials
OF himself and Miss Pollard engraved
upon it. The question whether he bad
ever talked about Miss Pollard with
James Rhodes was objected to, and
all that conversation was ruled out.
In the cross examination the depo-
nent said that Miss Pollard had seemed
at that time to be nice, virtuous girl,
and he had heard nothing against her.
His brothers had objected to the pro-
posed marriage, threatening to keep
property away from him, and he had
gone to see her that night in question
intending to break the engagement.
"You were in love with the girl, were
YOU not 2" he had been asked.
Eyes, sir" was the answer.
:'And would have married her but
for the interference OF your brothers ?"
yes, sir"
The announcement by Attorney Stoll
that he would read the deposition OF
Aleck Julian created sensation. Julian
stated that he was 40 years old had
always lived in Bridgeport, KY; became
blind in August, 1882, and had known
Miss Pollard three or four years before
that. He said: "She was young lady
the first time met her, and must have
beeu Is Or 16 years old ; was receiving
visits from young men that's how |
came to know her."
"Where did you spend the night OF
December a, 1882 2"
"At Squire Tinsley's, about quar-
ter Of mile from Graffensburg."
christmas morning, did they have
anything to drink 2"
"All that they asked me to have was
Tom and Jerry. l understand that
they had cgg-nogg."
"Who were they ?n
esquire Tinsley and his family and
Made Madeline Pollard"
Continuing, Julian testified "After
breakfast we were talking about matr-
mony, and somebody suggested that l
should marry Madio Owen Tinsley,
ne was pretty hilarious, the 'Squire's
brother, and they stood up and l mar
ried them. After awhile he left, saying
he would leave her in my charge. We
were talking and then one of US sug-
gested that when people were married
they usually retired. The other one
consented; we went up. She had been
drinking and l had not"
Squire Tinsley's eldest daughter had
discovered the absence of the two, and
came bounding upstairs. While relat-
ing how he had once before that kissed
Madeline Pollard, the witness had been
asked if he put his hands on her, and
replied: II suppose if 1 was kissing her
I must have just naturally had my
hands on her. l suppose l did,
At the time of the mock marriage, he
thought, Miss Pollard was about eight
cen years old.
The reading of q question whether he
had ever taken ride with Mr.. Roche
to Lexington was objected to by Mr..
Wilson as immaterial, but was permit
ted While counsel were sparring over
it, a sensation was created by the en-
trance of Gov. Matthews, of Indiana,
and several of his staff who were given
conspicuous seats in the court room.
Judge Bradley remarked that there
were several passages of the deposition
which seemed incompetent and irrele-
want, but the plaintiffs attorneys re-
piled that the easiest way to get rid of
them was to read them. 1t developed
that Julian had driven up to see Miss
Pollard at her request, but the bearing
of his visit upon the case did not APP
pear.
Here came questions about the con-
tents Of q letter received by Julian from
Miss Pollard, which were ruled out on
the grounds stated by Judge Bradley,
that blind man could only know by
hearsay the substance of a letter sent
him.
Mr.. Julian. on cross-examination,
had manifested decided Discrimination
to explain how he had lost his eye
sight. A friend who was going to take
his girl TO the fair requested Julian to
carry his revolver, which he had done,
he finally explained. Had gone to
Shelbyville to the fair, took several
drinks before dinner, bought pint of
whisky, took more drinks after dinner,
bought another pint of whisky, broke
the shaft of his buggy against tree,
and when niger" offered to fix it,
accepted the offer, but, thinking to
have some fun with the ''nigger," drew
the pistol and pointed it at him. The