St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-29

He was followed by Col. Breckin-
ridges stenographer and clerk. young
blonde-mustached man named Wort
lngtOn, who until recently had been
employed in the Office of Breckenridge
q Shelby, in Lexington. Being re-
Quested to tell what he knew of the
questioned letter, he explain ned that last
September Mr.. Shelby had received a
request from Col. Breckenridge. then in
Washington, to make search for let
tiers from Miss Pollard to him. The
search had extended for three or four
days, and finally this letter was found
on top of an old unused desk, where a
lot of correspondence, part of it belong
ing to the nrm. part Col. Breckinrldge's
privately, was slowed away in paste
board files, alphabetically arranged.
This was the only letter from Miss
Pollard found.
On cross-eXaminatiOn, the clerk said
that the office OF Breckenridge Il Shelby
had been moved in September. 1890.
$50 that" MIR. Wilson said. ''of all the
letters you found in that office, this is
the only one i'll Miss Pollard's hand
Writing?'
The clerk assented, and Mr.. Wilson
asked IT that package had seemed to
consist of private correspondence, to
which the witness replied that they had
seemed to be mostly business letters.
Between the leaves of that
PASTEBOARD FILE,
he explained, had been only letters from
persons whose names began with u. His
recollection was that 1884 was stamped
upon the package.
There was a stir in court when Mr..
Shelby said:
Now, Mr.. Roselle," and a tall. slen-
der, sunburned man, whose dress be
tokened that he was from the country,
came forward and kissed the Bible:
Rankin r. RoSelle, it will be remem-
bered, was one of Miss Pollard'S lovers
He announced that he was a school
teacher in Nicholas county, Kentucky;
had recently been elected Superintend-
ent Of the county schools; had been
deputy county clerk for six years, and
was master of the local Masonic lodge.
From March, 1881. to March, 1889, he
was employed with dry goods iirm in
Cincinnati, going from there to Chicago,
where he renamed until August. 1854
returning to Cincinnati and remaining
there until January. 80
DO you know the plaintiff, Madeline
Pollard?'
This was the first important question
asked by Mr.. Shelby, who conducted
the examination, ana the reply was Il
do"
State when you became acquainted
with her, and under what circum-
Stances
Mr.. Roselle was evidently embar-
raised. He spoke slowly and his COM
mand OF grammar was not all that
might be expected of a school teacher.
1T was either in October or Novem-
Der, 1885," he said. There was a lady
came into the store looking for me-"
Just at this juncture occurred one of
the most dramatic epiS odes OF the trial,
for as
RoSELLE SAID THESE WORDS,
the door between the jury and the wit
ness swung open, and for the first time
this week the black -robed plaintiff.
followed by her faithful attendant
Sister Ellis. of the austere features. en-
tered. Miss Pollard wore new bonnet,
more becoming than the little affair
which has covered her head heretofore
She glanced toward Rosele and Roselle
toward her. 1t was their first meeting
since 1885. The young woman's face
flushed slightly. the man dropped his
head and toyed nervously with the Bible
on the stand. Miss Pollard touk a seat
beside Mr.. Wilson, nearly in front of
the witness. There was silence, deep
| and embarrassing, finally broken by
Mr.. Shelby as he said:
Proceed, Mr.. Roselle."
Mr.. RoSelle proceeded, somewhat paler
than before, and more embarrassed.
Il was at that time on the fifth floor.
A messenger boy came and announced
that lady wanted to see me. | went
out 10 see who it was. 1t was Madeline
| Pollard. She introduced herself to me :;
said she had heard Of me often, aud
wanted 10 see me. She said she desired
to go to Wesleyan college. and asked
me if l would 90 with her, to which |
consented. and did,"
''Did she tell you how she happened
| to know you?'
"She had heard her cousin. Nellie
Oliver, speak of me often. | knew
Nellie Oliver. We were received in
the Office of the college by DR.. Brown.
L was not acquainted with bin, but |
introduced myself and Miss Pollard.
She stated her intention OF entering
school there; said
SHE HAD GUARDIAN.
Mr.. Rhodes, who would be along the
next day to complete the arrangements.
She stated to DR.. Brown that | was
personal friend of hers, and asked him
to grant me the privilege of calling
there whenever | wanted. From that
time on called very regularly Tor the
purpose OF seeing her, sometimes twice
week, sometimes three times.
did you see her alone or with other
perSonS?"
Most frequently alone. Some times
other young ladies came In"
did your visits lead to friendShip?''
Roselle (briskly)-At first | had an
admiration for the young lady. My ad-
mlratlon led to love, and love to an en-
gagement. We became engaged about
the Christmas holidays.
In answer to questions. ROselle said:
Miss Pollard stated first that Mr..
Rhodes was her guardian; afterwards
that she was DESTROYS of getting an ed
ucation, and having no one to help her,
MIR. Rhodes having proposed matri-
| mOny, she became engaged to him Oh
condition that he would pay for her
schooling. She said from the start that
she did not intend 10 carry out the con-
tract. She was ambitious to secure an
education. L saw her at the school.
sometimes in the reception room adj
joining the parlor, sometimes in the
parlOr, generally alone, from to 10 in
the evening""
ROselle testified that during their en-
gagement Miss Pollard exhibited great
affection for him: that she frequently
kissed and caressed him and
OFTEN SAT IN HIS LAP.
She had asked him to act when
Rhodes was present as though he was
not acquainted with her. When he had
told her he was going to Cincinnati she
expressed wish to accompany him;
he told her she might do so, and she put
on her cloak aud hat. saying her trunk
was packed. He was then obliged to
tell her that ''under the circumstances
we had better not go until June" Miss
Pollard had told him she was three
years younger than he, and he was born
in 1860. Roselle had presented Miss
Pollard with two rings. He had also
taken her to sit for tin types, and he
identified three pictures which were
shown him. Miss Pollard had once
mentioned to him of a mock marriage
between herself and Julian.
Between whom?" asked Judge
Bradley, perhaps remembering the
affidavit in which Julian had sworn that
the mock marriage was between Owen