The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-16
Testimony Which Breckenridge
Tried to Suppress.
HIS VISITS TO MISS POLLARD In
LEXINGTON, KY.

1nfldge~HOllaru case boudS Odrau ouooos
a colored woman. dressed in deep
mourning, was the first witness. She had
known Col. Breckinridge, she said, ever
since she was little girl. She had lived
at a house in Short street in Lexington
for twenty-five years. Ths witness iden-
titled Col. Breckinridge and Miss Pollard.
"Did you ever see the plaiuif, Made
line Pollard, and Mr.. Breckenridge at
your house?" asked Mr.. Farrell.
"Yes, SIR"
"How long ago was it that the plaintiff
and Col. Breckinridge came to your
house the first timer"
About ten years ago.
"Did he bring her there without ar
rangement, or did he make arrangements
in adavnce?"
"He made arrangements. He came to
see me and said he wanted NE to keep
young lady in my mouse from Friday
until Monday. I said: NO, Col.
Breckenridge, she can't stay that long.
I haven't got the room.' He said: You
must let her come, Sarah, 'and she came"
Witness then testified to the different
visits of Col. Breckenridge to plaintiff,
sometimes at unreasonable hours, and to
the affectiouate manner of defendant to-
ward the plaintiff on his coming and his
departure.
thing about Miss Pollard's appearance
that indicated her age, and after an OBJ
lection to this by Mr.. Shelby had been
overruled, the witness answered that
her dress came to her shoe tops She
looked like school girl between seven
teen and eighteen years old. Sometimes
she wore her hair in a plait and some
times on top of her head.
Led by Mr.. Farrell, the witness said
Col. Breckinridge and Miss Pollard came
back to her house a year. later. Col.
Breck kinridge had come to the witness a
wear ago last summer and asked her to
take Miss Pollrd, but she had refused.
saving, "She didn't keep no company
now"
again last fall after the suit was filed
and asked her not to testify against him,
and also TO keep Mary Scott and Mary
Wilson (who had lived at her house) out
of the way "because he didn't want
them to get them"
"Did he ever mention the name OF any
man in connection with Miss Pollard!"
asked Mr.. Farrell.
"Yes. sir; he asked me if Miss Pollard
had ever come to my house with Col.
Swope. 1 told him she had never been
here with Col. Swope.n (Col. Swope was
killed by Col. Cassius Goodlow in Lex
ington some years ago, and story clrcul-
ated few months since connected his
name with that of Miss Pollard. This
story story was denied by Col. Swope's rela-
tives, and no evidence to support it was
ever brought to light.)
"How many Tins was Col. Breckln-
ridge at your house with Miss Pollard?"
said Mr.. Farrell
"a bout so times"
s'Over how long time did those visits
extehd?"
cover three or four years."
Mr.. Shelby conducted the cross examina-
tion of Sarah Guest. SARAH, he said,
How many years have you been keep
ing an assignation house in Lexlngton?"
Sarah hesitated and appeared embar-
rassed and finally said about eight or
nine years.
rell?"
"Since he was a young man growing
mn. y and a smile went round the court
at Mr. Farrell's expense.
Mrs. Lucretia Marie Minear, who keeps
a boarding house at 25 Lafayette square,
testified that Miss Pollard boarded there
during the winter of 1892. Col. Breck-
jnridee called to see her five or six
times
An elegant looking woman who gave
her name as Mrs. Kate Burt, clerk in the
General Land Office, was the next
witness.
"Do you know Miss Mad cline Pollard?'
asked Judge Wilson.
!. II have heard of her," said the wit
ness.
."But do you know her?"
'"Is Miss Pollard here?" asked Mrs.
Burt
Miss Pollard had not returned, so Mr..
Carlisle went for her, and while he was
gone Mrs. Burt said she had boarded IN
house at the corner of Thirtheenth
and L streets, NJ, in this city and while
| there had seen young woman Wnom
she believed to be Miss Pollard, but
| she was not certain on that point.
When Miss Pollard returned to the
court room Mrs. Burt recognized he.
| Miss Pollard had lived at the Thirteenth
street house in 1887 for about, ten days.
! She had been there under the name OF
Mrs. Foster" Mrs. Burt had seen Mr.,
! Breckenridge at the house once, Out
merely at the door.
"Do YOU know what Miss Pollard S
| condition was at that time-that she
was about to become mother?" asked
Judge Wilson, and Mrs. Burt nodded
assent. Cross-examined by Col.
| Thompson for the defence, Mrs. Burt
| SalO when COl. DfGCkluIIoSO Se1Auo ~ oAiS
house She heard him inquire for Sam
Walter of Kentucky, who boarded there.
| but who was absent at the time. Col.
| Breckenridge had gone up stairs to Mrs.
Fosters" room. but she did not know
| how long he remained there.
| The opening of Il deposition which MI.
| Carlisle began to read was the signal for
an exodus from the court room. The
deposition was that of Mrs. N. a. ketch-
am of Lexington, KY, who knew Miss
Pollard during ss4-s5-s6,, when she
boarded at..Mrs. Ketcham's house while
| attending Syre Institute in that town,
| James C. Rodes called regularly every
three weeks at Mrs. Ketcham's house to
| see Miss Pollard, and her mother came
| once or twice while she was there. The
deponent did not see. any signs about
Miss Pollard that indicated that she
was about to become or had become a
mother. Mrs. Ketcham was asked if
Prof. James Lane Allen, the Kentucky
novelist, had called on Miss Pollard at
her house, but the deponent did not
remember having seen him:
1t was shown by Mrs; Ketcham's de-