Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-05

very relations. said: 4 emit afford to
put Jim Rhodes mistress and my mis-
tress at the head of my table She
threw up the window and said she
would scream. Just then some one
raped at the door, and said that we
were making great deal of noise that
my voice was peculiar, and there was
another member Of Congress in the
house who might recognize it." Laugh
ter
The attorneys had no more witnesses
on hand, the cross-examination having
ended, as Mr.. Shelby said, somewhat
Unexpectedly, so they asked an ad-
journment an hour earlier than usual.
Mr.. Wilson offered to occupy the time
with some of MS witnesses for rebuttal.
but the defense declined the offer, and
the judge said that he would concede
the request not to continue the case
although it had already consumed
more time than it should have done.
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Miss Pollard was called to the stand
this morning not as witness but for
the defense
In response to questions by Maj. But
terworth she said: "My baby was born
at noon on the Sd of February, 1888. I
gave it up after holding it in my arms
for two hours. 1t was taken to an
asylum on l4lh street by an old color
ed midwife named Aunt Mary. 1t was
at her house the baby was born. ] pin
ned little note on my baby's clothing
with the name Diest Carlyle on it. |
was reading Thomas Carlyle at the
time, and one of the heroes was called
'Diest.'" Miss Pollard said she had
gone to the asylum only once because
she pledged her word not to go again.
Mrs. Lidie, who had been matron of
the Washington Founding Asylum in
1883, was called and produced record
book of the asylum for the time during
which Miss Pollard's baby was born.
The book contained "A Slip of paper UNI
derdated February 3, lSSS, which the
witness said was pinned to child
brought to the asylum on that day by
an old colored woman. Mrs. Idle
said she was dependent entirely on the
record concerning the chill brought to
the asylum on February 3, 1855. Mrs
Lidie said the child died on April IS,
lSSS, according to the record. which
was true one Then Mrs. Lidic said
that the name on the slip was "Dietz
Downing" and not ''Diest Carlyle. :
On the slip was written in a feminine
hand, PLEASE name my baby Diclz
Downing
DR.. Mary Parsons was also called 10
give testimony concerning Miss Pol
larl's child, but was excused.
The case Of the defense was closed at
:;jj33 a. m.
The first witness called in rebuttal
by the plaintiff was DR.. William A.
Cowan. Superintendent of the Western
Pennsylvania Hospital at Piusburg,
and Miss Pollard's first cousin, through
her mother
Before the witness could say whether
Miss Pollard had ever resided in his
family, Maj. Shelby objected to his tes-
timony on the ground that it was ties.
timony in chief and not testimony in
rebuttal.
Alter lonH argument, Judge Drau
ley decided that the testimony was adj
missible to rebut the evidence of the
woman Mollie Miller as to plaintiffs
alleged immoral conduct between the
years 1876 and 1873.
Resuming his testimony, Dr. Cowan
said Miss Pollard resided continuously
with his family near Pittsburg from
1876 to 1850 and attended school during
that time with his sisters.