St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-06

| language and reverential towards ladies.
He was an admirer of Miss Pollard's in
! tellectual attainmentS, anxious for her
best development"
bright, but not deep" was the de-
scription she gave of Miss PolIaId's
+; mind on croSseXamination.
You would hardly expect school
| girl of that age to be deep"
"Judging her youth from her repre-
sentatlOns." interposed Col. Phil
| Thompson.
'No, from her appearance" declared
Mrs. Brown.
Judge Bradley took a hand in the
questioning, eliciting tile information
that on Friday nlg hts there usually had
been from fifteen to twenty-five callers
ij the parloSs OF the school. Mrs. Louise
J Lowell was recalled. and. over the OBJ
Jections of the defense, permitted to tell
the substance of the letter to My dear
Sister Louise" There was much
difficulty In getting the statement i'll
proper form. Mrs. Lowell began:
IL thought from the beginning of my
dear, dear sister Louise but was halted
by storm of objections, being informed
that her thoughts were not wanted.
Starting on a new tack, she said:
Naturally from the tenor of the
letters" to be again waylaid by the
protests of the defense.
Finally, when pinned down to telling
the substance of the letters, she re-
lated:
HE spoke of the great disparity be-
tween their ages, Of his great love for
her, and. think, used the expression
that he never knew two OF the same
family of such different ages who loved
each other so well. That was the tenor
of the whole letter. and of other similar
ones which followed it. In one he spoke
highly of some manuscript which had
been
SENT HIM FOR CRITICISM,
and told how proud he was of the person
to whom the letter was addressed. lie
told how impatient he was to get away
from the duties which kept him from
her, and described in glowing terms
the meeting that they would have when
he returned.
Enter plump colored woman of ex-
ceedingly duSky hue, with a wealth of
flaming scarlet flowers in her bonnet.
Mary Yancey, as her name was, had
cooked in the house of Mrs Thomas at
1919 Ii street last May. Mary did not
know the meaning OF the word plaintiff,
but did know Miss Pollard; she also
knew Col. Breckinridge, who "yisited''
Miss Pollard there.
did you ever see that basket, Mary?"
MIR. Carlisle inquired, handing up the
basket once the property of the late
Mrs. Breckenridge.
"Oh, yes" was the nctuous answer,
''seen it thousands of times. That's
Miss Pollard's work basket"
Objec tions, but oyerruled, and Mary
proceeded to tell how on day in May
Col. Breckinridge had lunched with
md hn,u chn hnI C1t
Breckenridge asserting on the sofa with
Miss Pollard, and she a-sewing from
the basket. 1t had a blue bow on it and
a blue silk lining.''
"Now, Mary, what, if anything, did
Col. Breckenridge say about that lunch
to you?" was the next question of Mr..
Carlisle.
More objections on grounds of mate
rlality and others, that this was pure ly
direct testimony. Another ruling adj
verse to the defense, more protests from
Mr.. Shelby based on authority, and
Mary continued:
the parlor. He said to me, Mary, that
was an excellent lunch. one of
THE INCEST LUNCHES
/ ever eat in all the days of nv life.
Miss Pollard said to me that you cooked
bldI way Oil dliu L WOulu ike
to have you come and cook for us when
we go to housekeeping next fall Says
l, Il have been livin' with my people
for six years, aud l has no cause TO
leave them.'"
All this was said very slowly and with
great impressiveness,t the colored women
evidently realizing that she was taking
part in drama of Importance.
did you see Col. Breckenridge call
on Miss Pollard at the house, and what
was the manner of their greeting in
April and May" was the next admit |
over objections.
.'He would often throw his arms
around her when she would come"
said Mary, latter l had taken up his |
card. and he would always bring !
bunch of flowers to her."
ibid Col. Breckinridge call often?''
Mr.. Butterworth inquired.
"Often, very often"
''How often?
sometimes every day, sometimes
twice day, sometime three times a
day."
"Mr. Breckenridge called to see Miss |
Pollard two or three times a day, except |
when he was out of the city, He was |
absent from the city two or three times. |
and them times telegrams would COME"
Col. Breckinridge had Said they were
going to housekeeping in the early fall.
He had kissed Miss Pollard and put his
arms around her When hs called DURING