Omaha daily bee., 1894-04-03

mNolNlng another person and In his capacity
as attorney. | had met her on the street
we had shaken hands and she knew I knew
certain things about her which | had obtained
professionally, and she gave me her card"
when was that" Mr.. Wilson inquired.
About eighteen months before"
And you kept her card all that timer"
NO. | knew her name and looked 1t up
in the directory"
How long were you there that day?'
Perhaps half an hour; maybe an hour"
there"
Guess not" Il
How many times?"
Perhaps four or six times during the two
years.
Later, in speaking of the visit to Sarah
Guess, he said: Every arrangement. as | re-
member 1t, was accidentally made. When
we went TO Sarah Guess there was never any
agreement to meet there at any future time,
but we would meet on the street, and from
these accidental meetings would come ar
rangements to visit Sarah Guess"
From whom would the solicitations to
visit there Gomez Mr.. Wilson asked.
There were no solicitations; we would
meet, walk along together, and the matter
would be arranged"
Did you have a sister in Lexington by
the name of Louise?" asked Mr.. Wilson,
after Mr.. Breckinridge had declared he had
not correspondent with Miss Pollard in 1886.
l never had a sister by the name of
Louise, was the reply.
DO you know a woman in Washington nv
the name of Louise Lowell?"
HIS MEMORY FAILED.
Colonel Breckenridge looked puzzled and
declared he knew no such person.
Then to Mr.. Wilson's question whether he
remembered a typewritist, whose machine
was In the corridor of the capitol between
the rooms of the house committee on post
offices and the committee on printing, he
said there had always been a %typewritist
and stenographer there, but he could not
remember her name; If she was produced
he might not recognize her.
You have said you wrote no letters TO
her in 1886. Now did you dictate to that
lady in 1885 a manuscript letter, beginning
My Dear Sister, and ask her to render it
into typewriting?"
II decline to answer that unless you
show me the paper you are asking the
question from. ! have given you notice to
produce all the letters you have from me
and you have said you had none"
The colonel was for the first time getting
somewhat excited. 1t will be remembered
he had denied the statement of Miss Pol
lard that he had addressed letters to her
under the name of Louise Wilson. His at
torneys, Major Butterworth and Colonel
Phil Thompson, backed him up in his re-
fusal, but Judge Bradley decided the ques-
ton was a fair one.
Since | have no recollection of a woman
named Louise Lowell l cannot remember
having sent any letter to her" was the
reply. "Of course l have a very large
correspondence. I have a sister-in-law
named Louise, the wife of General Breckin-
ridge, but since she is called Lou in the
family | don't think l could have written
her in that way"
The sparring then became warm.
Let me see the letter" persisted Colonel
Breckenridge.
BOTHERED THE COLONEL.
That will come out in due time re-
marked Mr.. Wilson, coolly.
Now, to refresh your memory. did you
not in that communication refer to the dis
parity of ages between yourself and your
dear sister Louise %
More protests that the letter should be
produced, to which Mr.. Wilson said: For
the comfort of yourself and your attorney l
will say the manuscript was returned to
me-"
well, now, you need not make state
ments. for l don't know anything about it,
interposed Colonel Breckenridge,
visibly nettled.
Mr.. Wilson, did you not say
how anxious you were to get back and meet
your dearest sister once more?'
Il have not the faintest recollccsion of
a letter and l don't care to discuss it.
If you will bring the Lowell woman here, if
there is such a woman. and let me see
whether I have known her, or her testimony
is a fabrication like that Of Sarah Guess, l
tell you"
THAT will be something for the Jury TO
pass upon" remarked Mr.. Wilson. and then
he asked him If he had not, after two or
three months of this correspondence, cdu-
toned his dear sister Louise not TO leave
the letters around, as curious persons might
search bureau drawers.
II never, under any circumstances, wrote
any such letter." replied the colonel, and
hen he tapped the witness box sharply, as he
"If any such letter is in evidence
Il is a forgery; If there are any more such
hey are forgeries.
More objections were made by Messrs.
Butterworth and Shelby against the right of
Wilson to catechize the witness, line
Upon line. upon a letter not in evidence, to
Mr.. Wilson replied that since the
has denied ever having written to
Miss Pollard he had a right to test his
on shat point. and added: Il will
,ay frankly, we have not the manuscript
lere and | don't tell the court upon what
| base questions"
Now, my brother Wilson is getting to
as he always does" said Mr..
3utterworth.'
well, if you object, I will drop IT, said
Mr.. Wilson.
Now, that is not a fair way of putting
t., l insist" continued Mr.. Butterworth,
to say that ] object"
81 will pass it until tomorrow morning."
Judge Wilson turning from the point.
And | will ask whether that lady addressed
in the year 1852
Il can only say, IL you bring the lady here
can tell you whether she ever did work
or me. Several women, or females, have
lone typewriting in Washington, but |
lon't remember this particular one"
II will ask you whether you did not bring
o her in the spring of 1886 a packange
t a dozen envelopes, somewhat yellowed
" age and of different dates, and having
Ter address Miss Pollard, No. Upper
treet, Lexington, Ky"
rolnpnl Rrnrkinridpp was very strenuous
. his denial. II never, under any cir
had any such envelopes adj
ressed and l do not know the woman
Tho says So" he asserted positively. The
curt here nodded for an adjournment.
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