The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-29

doubly sure, the cx.hance was intro
duced in pOrson, and no sooner had no
taken the stand than Madeline Pollard
glided in for tho first timo this week
from the office Of her attorneys across
tho stroct, wherc che waits to be scnt
for when hor presence Ia needed. Proba-
bly, she will be in court tomorrow to
face her silver-harcd accusor, for tho at.
tornGys declare that there will bo posi-.
lively no longer postponcment OF the
testimony OF the principal in the case,
and that Col. Breckenridge will take tho
stand without tail In the course OF tho
day.
Most of tho testimony to-day was in
tho form Of depositions and much Of it
was OF 4 character which cau only be
published in expurgated form. These
deposltions, regarding which Judge
Bradley had expressed his regrets that
they could not be excluded on general
principles, were recited, and the justifi-
cation for the scathing comments on
them was self evident. Some OF the
language employed by Hiram Kaufman,
a Lexington butcher, and John Brandt,
n janitor from the same place, would
hardly be tolerated in well regulated
bar room. These gentlemen admitted
in matter OF fact way their tendencies
toward habitual drunkenness and mar-
ital infdelity and the court admitted
their statements unexpurga.ed, as ho
remarked in conversation, that tho jury
might judge OF the character OF the wit
neSses.
EXPERT HAX.
No sooner had the circuit court met
for the Pollard-Brecl;inridge case to-day
when Judge Wilson, OF tho plaintiff 8
counsel, requested that the disputed
letter which has been in the hands Of
the Breckinridges be placed in the cus-
rody OF the clerk OF the court. He also
requested that Colonel" L. B. Hay, the
expert on handwriting, be recalled for
further cross-examination. Mr.. Wilson
asked him some questions about his
method OF judging handwritings, where
at Mr.. Hay gave snecimen OF charac.
terissics, MS he called them, illuming
his remarks by illustration drawn OIL
hand on the blackboard. When Mr..
Wilson inquired upon what character
is.ic the expert laid greatest stress, Mr..
Hay replied with an impressive genu.
nexion, "the tout ensemble"
The spectators snickered, Judge Brad.
ley smiled. some OF tho Jurors looked
puzzled, ms though they suspected there
was improperly lurking in the words,
and Mr.. Wilson requested that the ex-
preston be rendered into English.
From this point Alr. Wilson turned TO
inquire il Mr.. Hay remembered having
testified as m expert before n conSres.
sional committee upon letter supposed
TO have been wtitten to Congressman
Springer by one FindIey. Mr.. Hay re-
called tho case and Mr.. Butterworth
recollected also that he had been q
member OF the committee.
"Yes, You wrote tho report" remark
cd Mr.. Wilson.
mo, but it was good report" Mr..
Butterworth replied, "and l signed it."
$50 it was good report" Mr.. Will
son repeated, and the object OF his ref
eronce TO the case was shown when he
proceeded 10 read extracts from Mr..
Hays testimony at that investigation to
show he had said at different times that
he place., greatest weight upon general
characteristics. Cool as the traditional
cucumber, expert Hay explained how
he reconciled his statements. Asked il
ho had not testified that Findley did
not write tho Springer letter when it
had been proved ne did. Mr.. Hay re.
piled that his belief remained un-
changed, that Fiudley was not the
writer
HADN'T BEEN PAID.
"Did YOU not testify in this court re-
Gently that will was forgery when it
was proved undoubtedly gcnuine?"
MIR. hay denied that this was the fact,
and Mr. Butterworth insisted that the
case referred to should be named.
MIR. Hay, who is an export penman
himself, asserted that he could initiate
any individual letters in the DISPUTED
document, but would no, be able to
combine them into n plausible imita-
ton oil the handwriting He did not rc-
member case involvin. the genuine
ness OF some naval vouchers in which
the experts had picked out the original
vouchers as iorgeries. tic had never
known case in which the experts had
dillcrad rs widely rs over the Findley
letter, and incidentally remarked that
Congress had never paid him ior the
twenty-five days OF hard work upon the
case. Mr.. Butterworth added that the
government never paid anything it
could avoid paying except its bonds, an
observation which would please General
Coxey, OF the Commonwcal. After Civ
ing on explanation OF the methods of
tracing, the expert averrcd that none OF
them could have been employed in
making the letter before him. LAWYERS
Wilson anu Butterworth INDUCED in Il
dispute over the reading OF the report OF
the congressional committee on the
Findley letter. Mr.. Butterworth ex.
planned that the Republicans and Dem.
ocrats OF the com mittee had taken par
tisan positions regarding the authorship
OF the case, and their conclusions we're
not read; When Mr. Hay was finally
dismissed the whole field of expert evi-
dence had been threshed over to weari.
ness.
now THE LETTER WAS FOUND.
He was followed by Colonel Breckin.
ridges stenocrapher and clerk, q young
blonde.mous.achcd man named Worth.
in1gson, who until recently had been EN-.
ployed in the Office OF Breckenridge and
CoutinIrd nm S;rih PAM y