Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-16

lard's lawyers in the Circuit Court this
morning, and looked curious,y at COL
Brec Kenridge aud Miss Pollard as they
entered the court room. She was the
FIRST witness called 20 the stand, and
her examination was conducted by Mr.
Farrell, the young Lexington attorney
who assisted Messrs. Carlisle and John
son in taking depositions in Kentucky.
According 60 the woman's story she
had been born a slave in Alabama So
years before, had lived in Lexington
'sence durIn' the wah," for 25 or 26
years. slight discrepancy in the mat
ter of time. Sarah Cess, for she was
the woman over whose deposition there
was trouble in Kentucky, had "knowed
Curoel Breckenridge since I was little
girl"
When 1lr. Farrell asked IF Colonel
Breckenridge had ever visited her house
accompanied by any person Attorney
Shelby objected 21d said that the Quss-
tion should connect Co'one, Brecken-
ridges companion With tha plaintiff, a
point which Judge Bradley said was
well taken.
'Do you know Miss Polard?" in-
Quired ths attorney.
''l do.
"Do you see her here?'
Rising ths colored woman pointed out
and resumed her seat. Ten years ago,
She continued. Col. BreckearIdge had
begun 10 visit her house ON Broad street
iu Lexington with Miss Pollard. Be-
fore tte FIRST visit be had called on
Thursday i'm the summer tfme. 10 ask
that Miss Pollard be kept there from
Friday 90 Monday. q request which was
first refused because the witness had no
room. but was finally agreed upon.
Friday night, just at dark, the pair
came and Col. Breckenridge was in the
front room with Miss Pollard until
eleven o'clocS. Coll Breckenridge
knocked on the middle ooof' Tot IAe
woman 20 '7t n'm ol- "Ieu l' was
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dress on ,a.l .ue u" '.ls5' ,5. -. me $50 .l
her alu o'I u7I -ooi N'--'' p~-''N7 -''
arm afoenI nei. ., o.-s-- -i-b.
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.-5 tbe ,,.+-sss had over
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So 5.5 d-ssses mn ~ tbe tons of
her shoes.
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and seemed lo pc ~o'ut D. UT 81 o'tle-
times sne wore neI uaiI Uo"l 1eI o~oN
in p.a'..
'had AisS io''a'u ''sI1eu our mouse
before thar time sne came "i,n Ooionel
BrecSenrdEet asAed 1ne lawyer
''No, sir.'
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"D.d Miss Pollard ever come there
with any one out COL hrecSeur'dge'
asked Jne lawyer
''No, sir, " was the answer
The pair bad visited her house about
City times. A year ago last tau Col
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