Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-28
EXPERTS NOW TESTIFYING.
nREcI<INRfpcE = POLLARD CASE
STILL DRAGGING ALONG.


counsel kept the circuit court waiting
for u quarter OF an hour and then
failed to appear At the first session Of
court today Finally the defense
called to the witness stand the chief
OF police, Maj. Moore, In whose Office
there had been two promises made by
Col Breckenridge TO marry Miss Pol
lard on May - and II. 1893. 1t was
proposed TO contradict some OF Miss
Pollards statements regarding those
interviews.
Mai Moore denied that in either Of
the two interviews Col Breckenridge
had said: This is one of lifes trag-
edies," or that he had said anything
about Ailss Pollard bearing two chill
dren or being pregnant In neither in
terview had Col. Breckinrldge said;
she knew he was a married man when
she took me-" nor had Miss Pollard
said. yes. gave myself to him"
'IIow long did the interview last?'
asked Judge Wilson in cross-examina-
tlon.
Fifteen or twenty minutes"
"a great deal was said that you
don't remember2"
Yes, sir"
Answering further question, the
major said that lie only made notes Of
what impressed his mind after the In
terview was concluded; that Miss Pol
lard seeming excited and did most OF
the talking. while Col breckenridge
seemed cool. lie would not pretend
that he recalled everything. Much had
been SAID which he could not remem-
Der. That part Of the conversation he
had recorded Ia his notes could not
have occupied more than half min-
ute His attention had not been called
10 the conversation Tor three months
afterward
The second interview. it was devel-
opsd under discrimination, had
lasted nearly an hour and had been
less excited than the first. Miss Pol
lard doing most OF the talking.
This was the interview OF the 18th
OF May when Miss Pollard mar
rated that she lay on the SOFA,
col. Breckenridge sat beside her, and
afterward he took her hand in his and
promised to marry her" repeated Judge
Wilson, aiming to emphasize an old
score.
yes. SIR"
When Judge Wilson asked IL any
thing had been said or done in that
Interview to Indicate that the prom
between the two parties not made in
good faith, the defense was strenuous
In Us objections, protesting that It
called Tor an opinion which should be
the province Of the jury, not wit
ness.
Judge Bradley admitted 1t, however.
and The major said nothing had been
done Of the sort to indicate a scheme
such as had been described. There
was tint between the attorneys over
the latitude which was permissible In
the cross-exnmination, and Judge
Bradley decided that since the defense
had made the chief It's own Witness
the rosa-questioning oould cover the
whole held OF the interviews. There
upon In response TO Judge Wilson'S
last question, the witness said that
Miss pollard's manner had Indicated
qualification when the colonel prom
lhed to marry her.
The redirect question from Mr. Shell
by, whether when Col, Breckenridge had
said that MISS Pollard bore him two
children he would have made note OF
IT, was oVerruled as was a question
ua 10 his urst becoming aware that tho
plRintlf had borne two chill
dren by the defendant This ended
the second appearance Of Mai. Moore,
after some clever questioning by both
Sides and several exceptions on the
part of the defense.
Major" Hay was called, but no one
recognized by that title p. b Hay.
the chief officer Of the order of Elks
ana well known local attorney and
ufter-dinner speaker. Major Hay fall
ing To appear DR., IL. NJ. Schaefer, dep
uty coroner OF the District OF Columbia,
a tail, slender, bearded specialized man,
was called as an expert upon hand
writing, After stating his qualllioa-
tlonH and his experience, Mr.. Butter-
10 Ia ID
ter diselaimed by Miss Pollard, when
Mr.. Wilson coolly remarked: Well
don't think he IS an expert at an"
which stirred laugh. Mr.. Wilson pro-
| ceeded 20 put more questions to ascer-
tain the claims of the witness expert
knowledge, Microscopic and chemical
| analysis had been made n study by the
| doctor for seventeen years In the gov
ernment medical museum.
You were examining tho lungs and
lights and livers," repeated Judge Will
son.
Lights are ilvers, Judge" remarked
the witness.
Continuing, he explained that he had
| been brought writings Of various sorts
| by doctors. several Wills among them
! TO determine the quality and character
OF the ink and the age OF the writing
! The examination WAS protrnnted and
| az its close Judge Wilson objected that
| DIT, Schacfcr dld not show the quali-
| fcatioua ~ an expert ON handwriting.
but Mr. Dutterworth retorted that he
| could not conceive OF any possible quail
| incation lacking.
| Judge Bradley decided that the doc
tor had good claims To expert eNperi.
enee and the jury could decide what
weight should be given HIS testimony
phcreuppn. the bundle OF letters niI-
mltted TO have beon written by Afiss
i Pollard was handed up to the nxport
who asserted that he had studied thcm
| carefully the day before. THE black
hordcrsd letter, dcnied by Miss Pollard,
wpa given him Tor comparison lie and
Major Butterworth Put their heads To-
gcthcr for q few minutes. and finally
10 answer 10 a direct question. pr
| Sohaefcr declared that he felt certain
| tho black bordercd letter had been writ
ten by the same person who penned the
others IN evidence.
| The Chris.mas card. said to have
been pressed for nlnc years IN the VOL
umc Of Washington irving, FOUND in
the Norwood convent. and which bnre
the words; "ComplimentH of ". S.
u" was examined by tho expert. who
averred that from thc apuearauce 81
the Ink the Inscription had not been
on Il more than three or four years.
II assume "a my answer. " he explain
Cd, that u had been subjected 60 COM
| dNions which have boon described.
| Had II been exposed 90 the air I
l Mould auV TINT tho iuanrirtlor, hod