Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-27

ground was the usual mixed audience,
with select sprinkling of congressman,
who come and go with every day of the
trial
There were no ladies, because the sex is
Outlawed from the room, but after the
eourt had adjourned two fashionably at
tired women slipped in at a side door under
the guidance of bailiff and stood for five
minutes staring at Colonel Breckenridge,
as he sat in consultation with his lawyers,
as children are accustomed to stare at the
animals in menagerie
Several Dispositions Excluded.
These little accessories were the most
striking features of the day, for there were
hours devoted to arid dispositions intended
to prove an alibi on certain dates when
Miss Pollard had testified that the colonel
was with her at night in Lexington, and
others casting a shadow of suspicion upon
her maiden character
In the objections to the dispositions for
defense both sides were even. Judge Brad
ley excluded several and expressed regret
that he had not power to quash them all
because of their needless Obscenity. Being
a stanch Presbyterian. moreover, he sug-
gested that the newspaper correspondents
should eXpurgate their reports in the in
terest of public morality.
The deposition of Sister Marie Hyacinthe
who was "a years old and said that her
memory was very bad, showed that she
could not remem Der that Madeline Pollard
had attended the Notre Dame convent at
Reading. O.. of which the sister had been
superior in 1888.
From the records of the convent shown
to her she recollected Miss Pollard S pres
ence there. The present sister superior,
Agnes, had identified the records showing
the attendance of Miss Pollard.
The deposition of William G. Wood of
Lexington, carpenter, was one of those
admitted by the court. subject to specific
objections. In the fall of 1882, while at
the house of Mrs. Keen, who pastured
some stock for him, he had been intro
duced to Madeline Pollard. who played
for him on the piano. When he started to
leave, the young lady called him back.
Afterward he called on her nearly every
Sunday for some time. Two months after
they were engaged to be married.
Her Engagement to Wood.
She told me she loved me and all that, !"
was the remark of the deponent When
we came to fix the time, told her could
not take her on a trip to Europe, as l had
promised, because l was broke. She got
mad, threw my ring at me and ran up
ing that had not told the truth when
said l was poor. l went back the next
Sunday, but she would not see me-"
How old was she:" was the question.
well | could not say"
WAS she child or woman:"
II should say she was a young woman.
She never would tell her age"
The engagement ring had the initials of
himself and Miss Pollard engraved on it..
The question whether he had ever talked
about Miss Pollard with James Rhodes
was objected to, and all that conversation
was ruled out.
In the cross examination the dependent
said that Miss Pollard had seemed at that
time to be nice. virtuous girl, and he had
heard nothing against her. His brothers
had objected to the proposed marriage,
threatening to keep property away from
him. and he had gone to see her on the
night in question, intending to break the
engagement.
You were in love with the girl. were
you not?' he had been asked.
Yes. sir was the answer.
And would have married her but for
the interference of your brothers."
Yes, sir.
Madeline's Blind Lover.
Perhaps the most interesting of the depo-
sitions was that from Alec Julian, the
blind lover of Madeline Pollard, who fig
ured as substitute husband in the mock
marriage at Squire Tinsleys house on the
Christmas of 1888 The announcement by
Attorney Stoll that he would read this dep
osition created sensation.
Julian stated that he was 10 years old;
had always lived in Bridgeport, Ky; be
came blind in August, 1882, and had known
Miss Pollard three or four years before
that. He said:
She was young lady the first time
met her: must have been Is or 10 years old
was receiving visits from young men.
That how l came to know her. d"
Where did you spend the night of Dec
d, 1882"
''At Squire Tinsley's, about a quarter OF
mile from Graffensburg."
ION Christmas morning did they have
anything to drink
"All they asked me to have was Tom
and Jerry. l understood that they had
eggnog."
Who were they"
Squire Tinsley and his family and
Madie-Madeline Pollard
Continuing, Julian testified: After
breakfast we were talking about matri
mony, and somebody suggested that
should marry Made. Owen Tinsley, the
squire's brother, was pretty hilarious. He
said he would marry her, and they stood
up, and l married them. After awhile ht
left, saying he would leave her in my
charge. We were talking, and then one o.
US suggested that when people were mar
| ried they usually went somewhere. Tn,
other one consented. We went up stairs
| She had been drinking, and l had not.
| helped her lie down and sat down besid,
| her"
Squire Tinsley's eldest daughter had dis
| covered the absence of the two and cam
bounding up stairs. While relating hoV
he had once before that kissed Madelin
Pollard the witness had been asked if b
put his hands on her and replied: II s'pos
If / was kissing her l must have just nat
rally had my hands on her. 1 s'pose
aid"
At the time of the mock marriage, h
thought, Miss Pollard was about Is year.
| old.
The reading of a question whether Ia
| had ever taken a ride with Mr.. Roche Il
Lexington or not was objected to by Mr.
| Wilson as immaterial, but was permitted
| While counsel were sparring over 1t a sen
sotion was created by the entrance of Gov
ernor Matthews of Indiana and several o
his staff, who were given conspicuous seat
| in the courtroom.
| She Sent For Julian.
| Judge Bradley remarked that there wer
several passages in the deposition whicl
seemed Incompetent and irrelevant, bu
the plaintiffs attorneys replied that tn
easiest way to get rid of them was to reat
them. 1t developed that Julian had driver
| up to see Miss Pollard at her request, bu
that the bearing Of his visit upon the cas-
did not appear.
Here came questions about the content
| Of . letter received by Julian from Mis-
Pollard, which was ruled out on tn
! grounds. ~ stated ~ Judge Bradley, tina