The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12
THE POLLARD CASE
TESTIMONY IN THE BRECKINRIDGE
CASE is FINISHED.
Arguments VIII begin Next Monday
with an Address by the Attorney
for the Plaintiff-NisS Pollard on
the Witness stand Again.

Pollard -Breckinridge case was intensified
to-day by the presence of two ladies in
the court room whose faces had not been
seen before, Nitting at the table with the
Pollard forces, and from the passage
which had cloSed the examination of the
day before it was surmised that one of
them must be Louise Lowell, the stenog-
rapher and typewriter who had a desk
in the capitol in 1856, and to whom let
ters were dictated by Col. Breckenridge,
if the claim of the plaintiff be true. Mrs.
Lowell is at present clerk in the treas
ury department, and is a woman of short
stature with hair beginning to turn gray.
Mrs. Lowell took a seat in the witness
box. She said that she had known Col.
Breckenridge since February, 1886, hay
ing become acquainted with him at the
house of representatives, where she had
an office to carry on business as Il
stenographer and typewriter in the cor
ridor by the committee on postofices.
did you do work for Col Breckin-
ridge?" Mr.. Wilson asked.
81 did"
did he bring manuscript of letter to
your
HE did, and copied it in typewriter" "
From 1856 to 1890 she had copied man
uscript, addressed envelopes and done
Col. Breckinridge's private correspond
ence and congressional work, always re-
turning the manuscript.
Now, what was on these envelopes? p
continued Mr.. Wilson.
Miss Pollard, rs Upper street, Lexing-
ton, KY
''And how do you remember that?''
II,
l noted the address"
'Have you the book?"
Il have" she said, and the book was
passed around for inspection of the law
yers.
Feeling sure that sooner or later
would hear more of Miss Pollard, and
not wishing to trust my memory I made
that memorandum" she explained, and,
continuing, said: HE Breckinridge)
Brought me two or three envelopes sep
arately, then package of a dozen small
ones, yellow with age, and not such
envelopes as a business man would use
The first communication, said the wit
ness, was addressed to MY Dear Sister
Louise" and when Mr. Wilson urged
that testimony of it's contents should be
admitted Mr.. Butterworth retorted that
there was no proof that it had ever been
nailed or received, reminding Mr.. Will
son that it was the ground taken by him
regarding the alleged forged letters OF
Miss Pollard's.
Il now give you notice if you have that
letter to produce it," said Mr.. Wilson to
the defense.
"How can produce the letter if I sent
it to the plaintiff?' Col. Breckenridge said
in reply, wher upon Mr.. Wilson remarked
in his inimitable way: ''You and will
have little conversation after a while. u
Mrs. Lowell said she had rot volun.
teered her evidence; did not know how
the lawyers learned the facts.
Col. Breckenridge was recalled and gave
emphatic denial to the previous witness
statements that he had carried to her
the manuscript addressed to my Dear
Sister Louise" Mrs. Lowell had done
typewriting for him. He would not swear
he had never given her manuscript letters
to copy,
Miss Pollard again took the stand and
testified that she bad receiy ed the let
ters said to have been directed by the
tyrewritist. During her brief appearan
the lawyers mad their hands full endeav
oring to make her confine herself to an.
swering the questions directed to her.
Washington, April Sat the opening
of the Pollard-Breckinridge trial to-day
referring to the colonel's statement thai
he had made no protestations of love tt
| Miss Pollard on the occasion of thai
momentous carriage ride, when seduction
is alleged to have occurred, Mr. Wilson
asked him when he first began to talk tt
her affectionately.
Il never did make protestations of love
I talked to her kindly, encoura gingly
when she was depressed; endeavored tt
get her to do something to make place
in the world for herself. I spoke solic
itously to ner, particularly when 1 frs
learned that she was pregnant by me
| having interest in her which a maj
might for a young unmarried woman
who had such circumstances in her life
for which he felt that he was in 6
measure responsible, since their lives haC
| become interviewer"
There were no expression of affec
:ion?'
| There were expressions of affect;onatt
| interest, but not such as could be con
strued into an intimation that our re
lations could be on any different basis
than they were"
"Then it was a result of business inter
est for her welfareY'
Expressions of kindly interest
"Were these expressions which nigh
be understood by her to be expressio IL
of love?'
Col. Breckenridge wished to draw the
distinction carefully between expressions
and demonstrations. He said there wa:
nothing but perfect understanding OF
their part of their relations; that they
went to houses of certain character fol
certain well understood purpose, ant
they stayed there such a time as theil
pleasures and necessities demanded.
| II took her in my arms and kissed her
There were all the accompaniments o.
such a relation, which was carried ou
not coldly or brutally."
There were no expressions of love OF
her part"
II could not say that. She was a
times very demonstrative; at times other
wise"
"Your relations were those of lus
rather than love"
Il would not say that, for we me
often at times when physical intercours
was impossible. She was young womal
of colloquial talents, sprightly and inter
esting."
Again Mr.. Wilson led the colonel to re
peat the distinction he drew between tn
injury to the young man and the destrue
ton of young woman from Illicit rela
tions.
"And do you think" he asked, ''tha
q man is under obligations to prevent th
destruction of young womanw
"Most assuredly I do, and if he doe
not he should be punished. / have ha
my punishment and am trying to tax
it without complaint"
The colonel said that he never agree
to marry Miss Pollard and fatty contra
dicted Mrs Blackburn's testimony.
The cross-examinatio ton was concludes
and the colonel was turned over to hi
lawyers for redirect examination. Be
fore court adjourned the judge permitte
the principals and witnesses to leave an
| then roaStpd thp SnpctatOrS for thai