The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-30
chow WAS LURED.n
Chapter One of the Thrilling Serial
Story.


Washington, March 29.-In the Pol
case today, after
some evidence of minor Importance,
counsel for the defense read the depo-
sition of Mrs w. J. Miller, of New
York, claiming she and Miss Pollard
were inmates of Lena Singletons as
signation. house in Lexington.
Breckenridge Takes the Stand.
At the afternoon session, Breckin-
own behalf. After detailing the facts
of his life, in answer to questions, he
testified that he met Miss Pollard first
in the spring of 1884 on train be
tween Lexington and Frankfort Miss
Pollard accosted him in a perfectly
proper way, he supposing her some
young person who had grown out of
his knowledge. She gave him her
name, told of her fathers admiration
for his father, and he had named her
after him-Madeline Breckenridge Pol
lard.
Later, he received q. letter from her
asking him to call at the college on
business of Importance to her He re-
piled it was inconvenient to fall, but
if she would call on him in Lexington,
he would be glad to give ,Ier advice.
Later he received another letter, and
Butterworth handing up a b,ack-bor-
dered epistle, asked if that was it, He
identified it as the letter in question.
A few days later, he called at the
college, and was received by Miss Pol
lard
Here Butterworth offered the letter
in evidence.
Plaintiffs attorneys objected on the
ground that the letter vas not Miss
PoIard'S and arguments as to it's ad-
instability were began.
For What it is Worth.
Judge Bradley, at the conclusion of
the arguments, decided to admit the
letter to be shown to the jury, on the
ground that as appeared a denial of
the authorship by the plaintiff, the de-
PENDANT declared he had received it in
due course of mail and afterwards.
when he called at the college, talked
with the plaintiff about it's contents.
she remarking he was probably sur
prised at receiving such missive
from a schoolgirl The jury could ex-
ercise their powers of observation on
mems of plaintiffs handwriting. More
over, the matter was unimportant as
the letter had beer already published
and probably rea( ~ the jury. Its
publication, however in advance of
presentation to the jury, was contempt
of court, though probably unintentional
contempt
The letter was then read
This finished, Colonel Breckenridge
rose again and described what had be-
come of the letters. He had kept
three files, one at his house, one at his
office and one partnership file 1t was
his recollection the two had been
placed on the file in his Office
Returning to the visit to the Yves
lleyan seminary, the defendant ex-
planned it had been made while on a
business trip to Covington, on Friday
| the first of August. There being nc
/ hotel accommodations in Covington
| he had gone to Cincinnati to stay over
might. After dinner, remembering the
letter of Miss Pollard, he strolled up tc
the college.
That Fatal Call.
81 sent my name up" he said, IVA.
! invited into a room and in a few no
ments the plaintiff came down w,
shook hands She said she supposed
she had astonished me by the sub
stance OF her letters; that it was wors,
than divorce case. We took seats
she on a divan, | ON a chair, in thu
reading room. She narrated the cir
lcumstances under which she had snad'