Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

W 'H4AHhANNAN@Nf -" ~
was variation OF the order OF testi-
meny Ia the Pollard -Breekinridge trial
to-day to permit the introduction OF
evidence that Colonel Breckinridge had
carried on typewritten correspondence
with Madeline Pollard from the House
of Representatives In 1856.
Accordingly, Mrs. Louise Lowell,
who couduc;sd business in typewrit-
ing and stenogfsphy at the Capitol in
the year 1886, and had been discovered
by the plaintiff last sunday, stated that
she had copied the mysterious letters
upon a typewriter for the Colonel and
had also addressed for him package
of envelops to Miss Pollard. &C North
Upper street, Lexington, KentucEy,"
having made an entry OF the
address in note book which
she produced. bet which did not en-
tirely substsntiate her statement, be-
cause IL seemed TO have been used In
1887 and 1855. Miss Pollard also APP
pesred in speaking part once moro to
testify that she had received the let
ters In question.
During her brief appearance the law
yers had their hands full endeaVorlng
70 make her confne herself to answer
ing the questions directed TO her, for
in her untram melled utterances when
on the stand before. she scored some Of
the most telling
POINTS FOX HER SIDE. -
Thereafter the programme was aeon.
tlnuance OF the fencing between the
Congressman from Kentucky and the
ex Congressman from Indiana. Both
| Colonel Breckinridge aud eI-Judge Will
son are lawyers OF brilliant parts and
no exhibition Of It's kind approaching
the thrust and parry OF the two when
pitted as examiner and witness has been
heard for years.
Colonel Breckinridge made iron-clad
denials Of the testimony OF Mrs. Lowell,
beside contradicting Miss Pollard AZ
many points. Judge Wilson was dis
posed to drop into vein OF sarcAsm at
times, speaking OF the defendant as "a
fatherly. looking and perfectly respected
gentleman, like yourself" lie laid the
foundation for more testimony 10 rebut-
tsl by obtaining denial that servant
at the fashionable boarding house where
N - IlwaA Nd
her using In his presence the work oas-
ket formerly belonging TO bis dead vile,
which the Colonel swears no did not
give the plaintiff.
Everybody is guessing tonight the
nature OF the new line OF examination
which Mr.. Wilson announced that be
would take up In the morning.
A BATTLE ROYAL or WITS
between ex.Congressmen Jere Wilson
and ConRressmay w. G. =. Breckinridge
was expected to-day after the interest
ing sparring OF yesterday. Both are
men Of tho greatest ability, and plttsd
against each other as examiner and
witness they manage 10 furnish hns
display OF mental sparring. lntsress
was Intensified too by the presenos or
two ladies' ia the court. whose faces
had not been seen before, sitting az
the table with the Pollard forces, ana
from the passage which had closed the
examination OF the day before u was
surnlsed that one Of them must %
Louise Lowell, the stenographer snc
typsUriter, who had desk in ne
Capltol In 1886, and to whom letters
were dictated by Col Breckinrldge, IL
he claims OF the piaintih be
trne. Mrs. Lowell is AZ present
clerk IN the treasury department. and ts
a woman OF short stature with hair De-
gipiuR TO turn gray. She wore adafk
green gown, trimmed With narraW CIV
braid. Jugde Bradley does not seem 70
relish the testimony which Colonei
Breckinridge is giving. The judge oc-
cup,esa chair beside the witness boz
but on 4 raised platform behind pom
derous desk. Whenever Colonel Brsck-
inrldge begins 20 talk the juoge wheels
his chair around so that the heeyy up-
holstered back is turned toward tbs
witness box and directs his gsIs toward
a far corner window. reads legal docn-
ments. or closes his eyes. This SANE
nosition was assumed by His Honor soon
after Colonel Breckinridgs stopped leto
the box this morning after half an nour
had been consumed 10 sIzmining eandi-
dates for the regular April jury and e1-
cusluE them Until next aoaday.
Mr.. Butterworth al once opened the
aue.tIop Of the admisslbliity OF the cor
respondence alleged 70 have been held
WITH MADELINE PoLLAED
in 1895. Judge Wilson. 70 reply. as
sursd the court that the evidences. bad
no, been discovered until Sunday and
asserted that be proposed 70 p1s the
witness on the stand ~ oace. that Col.
Breckinridze might not be taken by
surprise and that he might have ample
time 10 make explanations. The cues
lion was raised By Mr.. BstterWorth
whether the discussion Of the proposed
testimony should be had before she
jury. ps
seemed 10 be whether evidence teDding
10 show that = paper had AZ ons time
existed should be offered ~ this uns "