The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-06

You would hardly expect a school
girl of that age to be deep. The vic
tory she won was notable, the witness
continued, because of her youth. Her
opponents were much older"
Judging her youth from her repre-
sensations ?" interposed Colonel Phil
Thompson.
mo, from her appearance, declared
Mrs. Brown.
Judge Bradley took a hand in the
questioning, elIciting the information
that on Friday nights, there usually
had been from fifteen to twenty-five
callers in the parlors Of the school.
The Letter to "Sister Louise"
Louise Lowell was recalled and over
the objections of the defense, permit
ted to tell the substance of the letter
to My Dear Sister Louise"
There was much difficulty in getting
the statement in proper form.
Finally, when pinnel down to telling
the substance of the letters, she said:
He spoke of the great disparity be-
tween their ages; Of his great love for
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
tenor of the whole letter, and of other
similar ones which followed it. In one
he spoke highly of some manuscript
which had been sent him for criticism.
and told how proud he was of the per
son TO whom the letter was addressed.
He told how impatient 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
Mary Yancey Enters.
Enter, a plump colored woman, of
II; -
Of flaming scarlet flowers in her bon
net. Mary Yancey, as her name is,
had cooked in the house of Mrs.
Thomas at 1919 H street last May.
Mary did not know the meaning of the
word plaintiff, but did know Miss
| Pollard, and also knew Colonel Brock
inridge who visited Miss Pollard
there"
Did you ever see that basket,
Mary?" Mr.. Carlisle inquired, hand
! ing up the basket, once the property of
the late Mrs. Breckenridge.
| oh yes" was the answer. Seen it
thousands of times That's Miss Pol
( lard's work basket
| Objected to, but oveTruled, and Mary
proceeded to tell how on a day in May
| Colonel Breckenridge had lunched with
Miss Pollard; how she had seen Colonel
breckenridge sitting on the sofa with
Miss Pollard, and she sewing from the
basket 1t had a blue silk lining
Now, Mary, what, if anything did
! Colonel Breckenridge say about that
lunch to your was the next question
/ of Mr.. Carlisle.
well, the next day he walked into
/ the parlor He said to me: Mary that
was an excellent lunch; one of the finest
lunches l ever have eat in all the days
OF my life. Miss Pollard said to me
that YOU cook like that way all the
time, and 1 would like to have YOU
come and cook for US when we go to
( house keeping next fall Saws |: Il
! have been Twin with my people for
SIX years and [ has no cause to leave
| Them F"
Did you see Colonel Breckenridge
cali on Miss Pollard at the house, and
what was the manner of their greeting
IN April and Mayo was the next ques-
ton admitted over objections
He would often throw his arms
around her when she would come -
said Mary. After l had taken IN his
card he would always bring a bunch
of flowers to her.
He Called Very often.
Did Colonel Breckenridge call
often?" Mr.. Butterworth inquired.
often, very often"
How often?'
Some times every day; some times
day,
The colonel had said they were going
to housekeeping in the fall. He had
kissed Miss Pollard and put his arms
around her when he called during the
month of May This was after his
marriage to Mrs. Wing.)
Miss Minear who appeared before, the
landlady of the Lafayette Square
House, was called and asked if Miss
Pollard had been there during the
month Of August, 1892, and this was
objected to-
Mr.. Carlisle explained that Colonel
Breckenridge had said Miss Pollard
was in town that month. but Mr..
Shelby said he had only testified he did
not see her that month.
Miss NIinear said that from her books
she learned that Miss Pollard was
there on the 31st of August, staying for
a few days. This was the time when
Miss Pollard asserts Colonel Breckin-
ridge met her at the depot on her ar
rival in the city and proposed to marry
her formally for the first time.
Here court adjourned.