Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-06
POLAR D-BR ECKINRlDGE TRIAL.


in.ton closed Yesterday, Charles Saw
v.r. of Louisville took the stand and
testified that he had resided with his
aunt. Mrs. keene, five miles from Lex
ington, from 1880 TO 1883. He was a
frs cousin of Madeline Pollard, who
had also lived with Mrs. heene at
that time. Miss Pollard had occasion
ally visited Lexington with members
of the family, never remaining over
night. and had but once been absent
from the house over night. On that
occasion she visited her uncle in Guth-
enburg for ten days in the winter OF
1882.
He was followed by George II.
Keene, also cousin of Miss Pollard.
He had always lived at Fort Springs,
Ky: remembered that Miss Pollard
had lived with them from the fall Of
1880 to the fall of 1888, and had been
absent but once, when she visited an
aunt for ten days. Miss Pollard had
visited Lexington seldom, and then
with members of the family.
Next came to the witness-stand a
middle-aged lady, Mrs. Mcclellan
Brown, wife Of the former principal OF
the Wesleyan Seminary. Mrs. Brown
said that Miss Pollard had entered
Wesleyan November 20, 1888. AS she
referred to volume she had brought
with her, stating that it was the
school record, Mrs. Brown explained
that the book had been found last
week.
Mr.. Carlisle urged, in offering the
book, that he did not propose to prove
BY it more than that she had represent
ed her age in 1883 at certain years.
"Did you ever see Rankin Resell at
the college 2" Mr.. Carlisle asked.
II have"
WAS it possible for young man to
hold young lady in his lap there for
an hour and half in the evening""
The answer of Mrs. Brown was lost
in a hurried objection fran Mr.. Shelby.
"Young ladies were not permitted to
see young men alone at all, and never
to see them but once week. said the
witness.
'.Do YOU remember the last visit OF
Mr.. Resell to the school -
Mrs. Brown did not know of that OF
ner own knowledge, but remembered
the last time she had seen him.
She said: 81 last saw him on the oc-
casion of the literary contest when Miss
Pollard won the great victory for her
society"
When asked to tell what manner Of
man Mr. Rhodes was. she said "a
country gentleman, of honest face, OF
green habit and manner, of pure at
mosphere and language, and reverential
towards ladies. He was an admirer OF
Miss Pollard's intellectual attainments,
anxious for her best development"
Judge Bradley took hand in ques-
tioning, elicting the information that
on Friday nights there usually had
been from fifteen to twenty-five callars
in the parlois Of the school.
Mrs. Louise Lowell was recalled and,
over the objections of the defense, per-
United to tell the substance of the let
tiers to my Dear Sister Louise"
There was much difficulty in getting
the statement in proper form.
Finally, when pinned down to telling
the substance Of the letters, she related
''IIe spoke OF the great disparity be-
tween their ages, of his great love fol
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 ten
or Of the whole letter, and OF similar
ones which followed it. In one he spoke
highly of.some manuscript which had
heen sent him for criticism, and told
how proud he was of the person to
whom the letter was addressed. He tolc
how patient he was TO get away
from the duties which kept him
from her, and described in glowing
terms the meeting they would have
when he returned He cautioned hel
in one not to leave her letters around
as people might look into bureau.
drawers. Once he called her little
spitire' or Dear Miss Spitlire, and
told her to stand before the looking glass
and give herselfa scolding for him.
''IIe told her that the letters mailed
on certain train reached him i'll the
morning; those mailed at another train
reached him at night, and requested
her to mail them so that they would
arrive in the morning. In one letter
he expressed doubt whether his letters
reached her, aud requested her, if she
received that one, to send him postal
card asking for civil service report,
and sign it Smith"
During her cross-examination Mrs.
Lowell said that she had told friends in
a general way that Congressman Brock
inridge had her write love letters for
him, but could not imagine how Miss
Pollard's attorneys had got hold of the
facts. The letters had been handed to
her written in Col Breckinridge's
handwriting she had copied them, and
returned to him the manuscript and
copy.
Mary Yancey, colored, had cooked
in the house of Mrs. Thomas, at 1919 H
street, last May. Mary knew Miss Pol
lard also Col. Breckenridge, "who Wis
tied Miss Pollard there. "
Ibid you ever see that basket,
Mary 2" Mr.. Carlisle inquired, handing
up the work basket, once the property
of the late Mrs. Breckenridge.
"On, yes" was the ready answer,
seen it thousands Of times. That's
Miss Pollard's work basket"
Objections, but overruled, and Mary
proceeded to tell how on day in May
Col. Breckinridge had lunched with
Miss Pollard how she had seen Col.
Breckenridge sittin' on the sofa with
Miss Pollard, and she SEWN from the
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