The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-29
QUEER TESTIMONY.
All Concerning Assignation
Houses Today in the
Pollard Case.
PLAINTIFFS TWO WITNESSES.
Endeayor to Break the Force Of
Defendants Friend, Miss
Singleton.

Judge Bradley took his seat at the Pollard
Breckenridge trial this morning. Mr.. Car
Isle, for the plaintiff, opened the proceed
Miss Pollard be allowed to testify. They had
been in town week, he said, and their pri-
vate business made it necessary for them to
go home. No consultation on the subject
had been had with the other side, for an
agreement Of this sort would amount to
nothing without the appreciation of the
Court.
Major Butterworth thought this proceed
ing very irregular, but finally consented to
talk the matter over with the plaintiffs at
torney, and accordingly counsel on both
side left the court room for that purpose.
The conference resulted in an agreement by
the defense to hear the two witnesses.
The first OF these was John b.. Benckhart
face, who was examined by Mr. Farrell
and made to tell a great many things
descriptive of buildings at the
northwest corner of Third and
Upper streets in Lexington occupied by his
brother, Matt Benckhart, in 1882. The wit
ness told who lived near and next to it, and
what buildings it overlooked, and he was
borhood. Mr.. Benckhart also told the names
of disreputable women who lived near his
brothers place and of the houses they
occupied. Mr.. Farrell asked the wit
ness if, since his brother took
possession of the property named,
woman Of certain character named Lena
Singleton had occupied cottage near by
on Third, south of Upper street.
ssNo sir, ? said the witness.
LENA SIMPLETON'S RESIDENCE.
ssWhat's that got to do with it, asked Mr..
Stoll.
ssWhy your friend Mr.. Brant, deposed
that Lena Singleton lived on Third, south Of
Upper street"
mo, think he didn't" said Mr.. Stoll.
II think he did, said Mr. Farrell. 81
should be glad to find that he said north of
Upper street."
ssOh we'll, said Mr. Stoll, Kit doesn't mat
ter, but it's a waste of time"
The reason for Mr.. Farrells examination
of the witness in reference to the houses near
Third and Upper streets was made apparent
by his answer to Mr.. Stoll's Interruption.
John Brant, whose deposition was read yes
terday, deposed that he met Madeleine
Pollard frequently at the house
of Lena Singleton on Third street
a few doors south of Upper street. Benck-
hart was placed on the stand to show that
Lena Singleton had never lived at the place
described by Brant
ALL ASSOCIATION HOUSES
Mr.. Stoll cross-examined the witness as to
the character Of the houses on Third street
south ct Upper street, and he said that sew
eral of them were designation houses.
Were you ever indicted down thereg'
asked Mr.. Stoll.
s'No, sir, said the witness.
s'What2p asked Mr.. Stoll.
aDon't answer" said Mr.. Farrell, and
whether the witness had been indicted or not
was in point, when legal controversy that
followed was stopped by Judge Bradley.
Benckhart said he had never seen nor
heard of Lena Singleton, and was positive
she occupied no house near Third and Upper
streets
Mr.. Stoll, in trying to impeach the char
acter of the witness, asked particularly how
often he talked with the attorneys for the