Evening star., 1894-03-26
AN ALIB|I
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could travel 1t in an hour and a half in a
buggy.
Judge J. ID. Hunt.
The deposition of Judge j. D. Hunt of
the arbitrators in the trial of Corn VS..
Dooley and remembered the presence of
Mr.. breckenridge there.
Some Other Dispositions.
The deposition of Theo. Lewis of Lexing-
ton KY, clerk of the Fayette county court,
was read, showing that the name of W. c.
P. Breckenridge appeared on the poll5ooks
as voting in Lexington on August !, 1SS4
The deposition OF w. T. Marshall of Lex
ington, clerk of the polls in the precinct
where Mr.. Breckenridge voted, was next
read and was to the effect that Mr. Breck-
inridSe voted in Lexington on August 4,
1851.
The next deposition was that of Nat. L.
Bronaugh, a lawyer of Nicholasville KY
who testified to Mr.. Breckinridge's attend
ance at the Jefferson county court on the
trial of the case of Ashford vs. Holloway
from August "a to August 81, 1854, inclusive
The deposition OF Joseph Skane, a hotel
proprietor OF Lexington, testified that he
was clerk at the Phoenix Hotel in Lex
inSton during the year 1887, and later Mr.
Breckinridge and his family stopped at mat
hotei. he identified the entries in the hotel
books, showing different dates at which the
defendant was at the hotel in Lexington
When the end of this deposition WAS reach
ed, the court took the usual midday recess
OIL three-quarters OF an hour
After Recess.
The very smallest crowd noticed during
the trial was present his afternoon when
the court reconvened after recess court
officials and newspaper men forming the
great majority of those present Every
body was tardy, too, it being nearly 30
o clock before the trial WAS resumed The
scarcity of spectators was due, of course
10 the fact that no witnesses were to be
examined the reading OF the depositions
being OF little, If any, interest to those who
nave from day to day crowded The court
room. indeed, about The only persons pre-
sent VINO dld evince any interest in them
were the members of the jury ana thcy an
Feared as If only sense of sworn duty
heid their attention to the depositlons The
defendant busted himself i'll his CORES
pohuehce, the attorneys rocked bored and al
most ali the rest of those present read news
papers or carried on Whispered conversa-
lions After while many of the SPECTATORS
lett the court room and made their way
man was being tried ;or the alleged as
saulting OF two young girls with intent to
rape. ~
MIR. Skane's Cross-Exnmfnution
Inc nrst business of the afternoon was
the reading of the cross-examination of Mr.
Skane. Mr.. Stoll started to read the ex
tracts from the hotel ledger, which the de-
ponent submitted as an exhibit, but Mr.
wilson objected on the ground that 1t would
consume too much time and was not of the
ieast Importance The matter was not
read. The cross-examination was read nv
MIR. Farrell and simply developed further
facts as to the dates when Mr.. Breckin-
rldge was or was not at the hotel. Deponent
stated that 1t was at Mr.. Desha Breckin-
ridges request that he examined the books
Mr. Breckinridge paid for his meals at the
hotel at the rate OF $50 per month. The
deponent could not, of course undertake to
say from the books that he was or was not
in Lexington, but only with reference to
the hotel. The examination went at amaz-
ing length into each entry in the books, the
amount paid, for what ii was and how long
1t would show Mr.. Breckinrldge stayed at
the hotel each time he was there. On re-
direct examination deponent stated that
Mr.. Rreckinridge always paid his own bills
in person.
Clerk james Ely.
James Ely, clerk of the circuit court of
Fayette county, Kentucky, deposed that he
remembered a case of one Lucretia AIundy
in the court on November 81 1857 Mr.
Breckenridge. was the leading counsel for
the defendant. Lucretia Mundy, and was in
the court actively engaged upon the trial
The case was finally adjourned until jan
Breckin ridge took part in the unveling of
the statue of John e. Breckinridge. which
took place about noon, November 16. 1887.
Dispositions of the sisters.
The deposition of Sister Marie Hyason
seventy one years old, was then read. Was
twenty-six years surerior of Notre Dame
Convent at Cincinnati, Ohio. She was ask
ed if she knew a Miss Pollard, but said she
remembered no such person. Her memory
was very bal The tccks of the convent
were produced. however and showed that
a Madeline Pollard was there for two quar-
terS in 1883. She was charged AT the RI o
of 800 a quarter fo~ beard and tuition and
$40 extra for music. Pupils were not allow
ed to see married men unless they were rel
ativaS.
Sister Agnes Alcysius derosed that she
was sister superior of the convent. Was
not connected with the institution in lSS3
but II was rule of the order not to let
pupils see men ur less they We're related
She read an extract from the books of the
convent to show that Miss Pollard was
there from September, 1883, until after
Christmas
Mr.. wood and His Engagement.
The deposition of VIM. G. Wood of Lex
ington then read Mr.. Wilson said he
would object to all that was immaterial in
the testimony, and this he would do as it
was read. Deponent said he used to be
interested in blooded stock, and knew a.
woman named Miss Keene. Had some
stock pastured there. and on one visit to the
farm. he met Miss Pollard there. Mrs
Keene invited him into the parlor, where
he was introduced to Miss Pollard, and he
latter played on the piano for his entertain
ment. AS he was leaving, Miss Pollard in
vited him to return, and he did so the fol-
lowing Sunday. This was about May, 1882.
He saw Miss Pollard after that almost
every Sunday and couple of months after
meeting her they became engaged. Deponent
offered her trip TO Europe, but when the
time came to name the date he told her
he was broke" and could not go so far.
Miss Pollard flew into a passion, pulled the
ring off her finger and threw it on the floor
and ran upstairs. He picked 1t up and put
it in his pocket. 1t was of gold, made to
order, and cost him $40.
This was the end of the engagement, for
the next Sunday, when he went to see her,
she refused to come down. At this time,
deponent said, he was about forty-two
years old. Miss Pollard would never tell
him her age, but she seemed to be a full
grown woman.
Never Heard Anything Against Plain
tiG.
On cross-examination Mr.. Wood said he
had never heard anything against Miss
Pollard, and regarded her as a nice, virtu-
Gus girl. 1t was developed that there was
considerable opposition to the marriage on
the part of the father and brothers of the
deponent, who offered to help him pay for
a house which he had bought. If he would