Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-04

show whether the work done for Breckin-
ridge was lecture or letter or speech.
The number of envelopes addressed to
Miss Pollard was about l2 at one time. and
few scattering ones before that. There
was nothing in her record, she said. to in
dicate the character of the work.
"Were you in the habit of making men,
oranda of your work like this address of
Miss Pollard?"
mo, was not
"Why did you put Miss Pollards name
and address down."
Because of the unusual character of the
work."
Butterworth endeavored to find out how
it was she became known a. the writer of
the Sister Louise letters, but the witness
was unable to tell him. She had mentioned
the facts to friends that she had written
letters for Col. Breckenridge. Mrs. Lowell
examined her notebook again and said in
answer to Butterwort that its earliest date
was January, 1856, nearly year after the
Sister Louise letter is said to have been
written.
The witness said she did not know how it
came that she had put Miss Pollards name
and address on the fly leaf of this book, early
in 1886, when she did not begin to enter
memoranda in it until the next year. The
witness said first the E paper that
Col. Breckenridge had brought her was the
letter beginning, "My Dear Sister Louise ~
This was in March or April, 1856.
Two or three weeks later the witness
backed several envelopes addressed to Miss
Pollard, and it was then the entry was
made. The first charge made against Col.
Breckenridge was March lG, 1886. but prior
to that the witness had done work for him
but had made no entry because she did not
know his name.
This concluded Mrs. Lowells examina-
ton and Breckenridge resumed the stand
for another ordeal of cross examination.
He said he recognized Mrs. Lowell as the
person whom he had seen in typewriting
office at the capitol. She had done some
work, but comparatively little work for
any manuscript to Mrs. Lowell for copy
ing.
"Will you deny that you did?"
II will not"
''Do you know where the manuscript is
that you took to her?"
al don't know. 1t was years ago and it
has probably been destroyed. 1t certainly
never was preserved after being copied
II will ask if in 1886 you delivered to
her manuscript to be copied addressed to
my Dear Sister Louise?"
II did not
Col. Breckinridge denied that he deliv.
cred such manuscript in his own hand
writing to Mrs. Lowell. Wilson asked
Breckinridge if he had not sent Miss Pol
lard letters addressed sc North Uppor
street, Lexington, Ky.
Certainly not in 1885," the witness said
81 believe did send some civil service
papers in 1887, but that 10 an indistinci
memory"
"Did you not write to Miss Pollard in
1886, asking her to write you letter asking
for some agricultural or civil service re-
port, and to sign the name Mary Smith
to it,"
Il do not, never did,"
Breckenridge denied that he had at any
time carried to Mrs. Lowell package OF
envelopes to be addressed separately from
the letters. 81 deny entirely what the
witness said on the subject he said.
This afternoon Mr.. Carlisle asked per-
mission to put Miss Pollard on the stand to
more fully identify the times she received
letters from Col. Breckinridge during the
separations, and how she received and de-
stroyed the letters in 1886. The plaintiff,
he said, testified that during all their sep
aratons she and the defendant correspond
ed; and the defendant denied this.
Major Butterw orth objected, but Judge
Bradley agreed with MIR. Carlisle. and Miss
Pollard took the stand. Mr.. Carlisle
asked:
"Miss Pollard, did you correspond with
the defendant during the session Of
lS85-6?"
eyes" said Miss Pollard.
"Were the letters received from him
typewriter or manuscript"
"All typewriter"
Chow were they addressed?"
"Mlss Pollard, Sc North Upper street,
Lexington, KY"
"Can you identify any Of these letters by
heading or address?"
Eyes, Mr.. Carlisle"
Identify one there?"
Sister,"
mo, no." broke in Major Butterworth,
"that won't do"
"eH, must eXpihiu, L nave 10 eX-
plain"
No" said Mr.. Carlisle, "can you iden-
tify any letter by the address?"
"Yes; remember one addressed, MY
Dear Spitfre."
"Any other letter.
Eyes, sometimes it was MY Dear Sweet
heart or Dear Madeline
In answer to Mr. Carlisle, she said ::
"They were all destroyed-every one
soon as read them. He always asked me
to"
Msjor Butterw orth asked if Miss Pollard
received other letters during the time named
from Washington.
81 don't know exactly" she said. "but l
have q recollection that he addressed me
letters from Massachusetts, at the time, .
letter signed with lead pencil. That was
the only thing in his OWE handwriting he
did put on them"
Miss Pollard was excused and Col.
Breckinridge taking the stand, was again
examined about the alleged letter beginning
'My Dear Sister Louise" Major Butter
worth asked if the "Sister Louise" letter,
a. written by him, why he did not refer
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