The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-19

eyes with her handkerchief The ra-
plies were delivered in a tear broken
voice and she seemed TO be on the point
of breaking down. hs he went ON $50
press her for reasons for leaving her
aunt in Pittsburg when girls the crying
Increased She told mr. hutrerucrtn thar
she wanted TO answer him satislactorily.
but he seemed $50 eNasparaunG.
1T seems she had leff this auut f1r
family reasons, because another aunt
was anxious to take har and Che purrqrt
of the question was not made apparent
Ia the course Of the inquiry about her
early aspirations and her reading she
said that the day she had met Col. hrecz-
inridge al the seminary she had been
reading "Ihe Gates Aiar7 by Elizabeth
Stewart Phelps.
Ell understand you Go say that you haze
read no literature which could not aa
put in tine hands OF modest girlf" fna
cross examiner asked.
"One moment intarpoaed Mr Wilson,
proceeding to argue that thfa DecuIfar
line Of questioning had been pursued FAR
enough, SO continuously and 80 repeat
edly that It was becoming oppressive.
In his reply Mr. ButterWorth aafa-
''Ihe plaintiff has put iu her character
here as the main point oi issue. She has
surrounded herself SD far with an atmos-
phere Of perfect purity. He wanted fo
learn whether she had carried GA
the line Of reading which would
naturally suggest inquiry about
certain lines of life which would make
her good or bad. strengthen her CD resist
temptation, or induce tendency to com-
promise with the approached 81 evil
There are three parties % this suif
he concluded "the plaintu, the defend
ant the public" It was not The lime of
questioning, but the repetition f1 If 90
which he objected Mr.. Wilson urged. and
the court sustained him.
sfWere you old enough % take care 81
yourself at the Wesleyan aeminaryf" was
the next questioned asked
eyes sir" was the answer. But after
it had been made. Mr. Wilson proceeded
to object that il was not age on reading
upon which stress was made. bul that NJ
depended upon "who approached with
silvery tongue
This allusion to the we'll known aobri-
Quet of the Kentucky orator provoked am
audible laugh, which caused Judge Brad-
ley TO rap on his desk with p sharp rep
rimand. ~ want the public to uudertand
that this is not show" he said. "l am
sorry SO many think it their duty 90
come here. and if there in amy demon
stration of approval or sniCkerinQ i wil
order the room 60 be cleared"
The adm0nition had It's effect There
was much questioning as 20 whether she
knew certain persons in Bridgeport. itF..
where she had stopped ID 1882 and lse8
Some of the names she did uot remefa
Der. others she recalled. among them
Alex Julian. the blind man, with whom
the defense viii eudeavor to prove Alas
Pollard retired at a country house after
mock marriage.
Then Miss Pollard proceeded to ex-
plain tho circumatancea OF she FIsit ID
Squire kinsey's house cn which tAa
story of the mock marriage wiih lulIuu
was based, declaring that to the lesr ot
I her knowledge. nothing like mock
marriage had taken place. Her LleIa
I George, who is still living and with
whom her mother lives was with her chat
day.
.lDid Mr.. Julian ever conduct himself
toward you as a lover; did he ever al-
tempt TO caress youf" wac asked
"No. indeed, be would not have dared
to-" came the Dramatic reply, supple
mented by the explanation chat her un-
Gle George was very strict with the girls
and would not have permitted anything
of the sort
"How long did your friendsnip with
Mr. Julian cQutinuef
III thought Sir. Julian was stil my
friend / cid not know that he YVES not"
"Did you know owen Robins0ue
sI knew Mr. Robinson.
@Did you ever correspond with him
eI may have written 50 him, do not
remember
Several letters were handed to Niss
Pollard with an inquiry as 10 whether
she had written them. She said shat she
could best tell by reading them to see
whether she recognized any eXprsssIoua
As those she was accustomed to uas.
After a long pause she handed
back the first ones saying wifh
a smile, "I did write that" or the others
she said she might have written them.
One of them contained lock ~ hair.
Attorneys Carlisle and Wilson occupied
a quarter of an hour iu reading these
school girl letters, after which Mr. Eut-
I la a Hrt HF