Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-06

ing Day, Although There Was
Nothing Smutty.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 5.-Judge
Bradleg's admonltions Of the night
before had the effect OF reducing
the attendance Al the Circuit Court to-
day.to the thinnest audience yet gath
cred and Some OF those present wore
sbseplsh air.
The defense made an unexpected
move by calling Miss Pollard TO the
stand and questioning her about the
birth Of her second child. which she
said was born February 3rd, lSSS.
"1 ONLY HELD 1T N MY ARMS
two hours according TO my promise to
HIM" she began.
"Now, now, Miss Pollard" Mr.. Bu t-
terworth began, neryously warning Miss
Pollard with great sOlicitude 20 conhne
herself 10 answering his questions.
Mr.. Wilson also admOnished her.
Tue child had been taken 20 the
Protestant fOundling Asylum on Four
Pteenth street in Washington, where she
had visited 10 with DR.. Mary Parsons
once She continued:
"I gave 10 little German name.
pinned a note on its clothing so they
could name tt 1 was reading Carlyle
and I named Ia from a character OF his,
Deitz Downing, q name as far as possible
from that of Colonel Breckinridge or
my own"
The second time she saw the child
was on the third of May, al Nrights
undertaking establishment before IL
was buried When Mr.. Butterworth
asked how the funeral expenses had
been paid, she said that Mrs. Parsons
had looked after it, and she supposed
Col. Breckinridge paid them, but when
Mrs Parsons was recalled 20 the stand
they could ask her.
..Thars all, Miss Pollard" said Mr..
Butterworth dismiSsing her, and then be
CALLED FOR DIR. MARY PARSONS,
who was not forthcoming, however.
Some time was passed waiting FOR
Dr. Parsons and when the Judge In
CURED the cause Of the delay he was
told D. Mr.. Shelby that the defense
wished 90 further crOsS-eXamine her
about matters she had testified upon for
the plaintiff aud which they had omit
ted 70 ask her about The plaintiffs
lawyer thought this was rather un-
usual procedure, but were not disposed
10 press objections.
Pending the arrival OF DR. Parsons, a
middie-aged lady with Spectacles, who
had been sitting ia court, was called.
She announced her name SIS Mrs Lid
die. said she was employed in the Cen
sus Bureau and in lSSS had been matron
of the Washington Founding Asylum,
ON Fourteenth street. The record of
the ASYLUM for that year being shown
her. she identified the record of a child
brought there by large colOred woman
which had
PAPER PINNED on ITS CLOTHING,
A slip of paper which she thought had
come on the clothing was pasted 10 the
book.
The objection to the Introduction of
the book was sustained without eXplana-
tOn.
Finally after prolonged wrangling
the matron was permitted 90 testify
that the child mad been christened
"Dowping." AT this Miss Pollard be-
gan Co shed tears and received the at
tentions Of her attorneys.
The Slip pasted in the asylum record
was uenned 10 a feminine delicate hand
with the words: please name my baby
.Dietz Downing and beneath 10 10 red
ink Died April is, lSSS.'
WIN. b. Moore, OF the Cincinnati
Health Office, testified that no return
of a birth attended by DR.. Mary Par
sons in February Of 1SsS, had been
made. He testified and was not cross
examined Here the defense
ABRUPTLY RESTED ITS CASE.
The first witness called by the plain
tff7s attorneys in rebuttal was Or. VIM.
A Cowan, a Young man who is Superin-
teDdent of the Western Asylum at
Prttsburg. He announced himself >
the first cousin Of Miss Pollard on her
mothers side. AS soon as Mr.. Carlisle
asked whether the plaintiff had been a
member OF his family from 1876 70 1850,
Mr.. Shelby objected, arguing that such
testimony was not properly rebuttal.
He was reminded by Mr.. CarliSe Of the
deposition Of Mrs. Miller, nee Snindle-
bower. a woman admittedly Of ill-tame,
who had testified that Miss Pollard had
lived ia Kentucky 10 the years 1877
and 1875, and had com mitted certain
improprieties 10 her sight. Mr.. wilson !
also cast reflections upon the character
Of Mrs. Miller, declaring her deposition /
70 be an Infamous lie. In overruling
the objection Judge Bradley remarked
that 1.-THE defendant put on the stand an |
Infamous woman, ] say Infamous ad- |
Visedly from her own testimony
Continuing the Judge referred 70 the |
testimony Of Mrs. Miller as disgusting, |
referred 10 the fact that Mrs. Miller /
had testified that she mad become
A WOMAN OF THE TOWN
at the age or IA and said the plaintiff /
should be allowed 70 purge herself Of |
the contamination which would ineyjts- |
bly, come from association with such q /
woman. II also spoke OF the conten- /
tlon of the defense that Miss Pollsrd /
could not disprove the affidavit by the /
surest means by showing that she was
not at the place where the specific acts I
Of immortality were said to have been
committed.
Or Cowan testified that Miss Pollard
had beena member or his family con-