People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-03-23
SHE UNDERGoES A TRYING
CROSS EXAMINATION.
SHE WEEPS ON THE WITNESS STAND.
She Describes Her Early Meetings VIII
Colonel Breckinridge-The Defendant
Won Her by His Soft Flattery
and PrOmises-Her Attorneys
demonstrate With Her
Her Early Aspirations.

is in progress. was greater this morn
ing than it has been at any time be-
fore because of the expecta ton that
Miss Pollard would return to the wit
ness stand for the continuation of the
cross examination began last Friday.
Crowds pressed against the bailiffs at
the doors and were repealed with
the greatest difficulty.
EMiss Pollard appeared without the
black cloak she had worn before, and
was dressed in black cloth gown. As
soon as court opened she again went
upon the stand and several questions
were asked by Mr.. Carlisle in direct
examination. To the quer, whether
she had ever been married the answer
was, mo, Mr.. Carlisle"
who was the father of your first
child?" was the next question. to
which the witness replied: "Mr
Breckenridge"
Then the plaintiff related in gre" ter
detail than before her first meeting
with the congressman in Cincinnati.
She declared that he had told her
that he would take her to the house
of dear friend whom he had known
in Louisville, but instead took her ia
the house of Mrs. Rose. lie told he
that she had a wonderful intellect t,
that brilliant future was before her.
81 seemed" she said, Ito be COM
pletely under the influence of his
wonderful powers of persuasion.
The first evening they had been
together they had walked ne streets
of Cincinnati, as they HAD done the
next day after meeting in the public
library. Colonel Breckenridge had
told her that he would oversee her ed
ucatiOn, that he would return the
money advanced for her schooling by
Mr.. Rhodes. Before taking her to tho
house of Sarah Goss, at Lexington,
Breckenridge had arranged that he
should send telegram to the school,
purpOrting to come from her mother,
which he did.
NOT TRUE TO HIS SECRET vows.
''Did the relations which you have
testified to with Colonel Breckenridge
continue after the Goth of April, 1892"
inquired Mr.. Carlisle, that being the
date of the secret marriage to Mrs.
Wing.
'They did up to and including the
18th day of May, 1898, which was the
last time | saw Colonel Breckenridge, f"
Miss Pollard replied.
After these passages the sparring
between Mr.. Butterworth and the
young woman was resumed where it
had been Friday. Many detailed ques-
lions concerning her early life, her
studies, amusements, friends and am
billions were asked, to all of which
she returned replies which could have
given no comfort to her opponents.
When asked whether she was mem
Der of the church, she explained that
she had been confirmed in the Episeo-
pal church.
Are yon a member now?" was
asked.
''Once member of the Episcopal
church, always a member" came the
epigramatic reply.
Her early ambition had been to
write, Miss Pollard declared, and
Colonel Breckenridge had told her
that she had wonderful talent in that
line. She had also desired to teach.
''Do you know the value of charac-
ter for teacher?" Mr.. Butterworth
asked.
"MOst assuredly l do. Never so
much as to-day" came the prompt re-
ply. But all this was swept away by
one act"
Further on Miss Pollard explained
that she understood the requirements
for good character in a woman were
the same as in man.
Several times Miss Pollard's law
yers demonstrated with her that she
must confine her answers to the ques-
tons put to her, as she manifested a
disposition to overstep the limits in
her eagerness to make her statements
count against the other side. Her
voice was somewhat lower than it had
been when she was last before the
court and the pallor of her face had
increased, except when it had flushed,
but her words were as carefully cho
sen as ever.
A HIGH FLOWN LETTER CAUSES TEARS
There was some sparring when But.
terworth produced the letter of the
high flown school girl to "Wessie'
Brown, daughter of the professor of
Wesleyan seminary and used it as a
basis of cross examination. The
plaintiff admitted that it had been
overdrawn and that she exaggerated
in her pride at that time. contained
references to a blind lover for whom
she had entertained the greatest af-
fectien, according to the illusions,
and also to Roselle Rhodes.
Were you engaged to him?'' in
quired Mr.. Butterworth, referring to
the latter individual.
"Not at that time" replied Miss
Pollard.
There were other references to the
latter person and to her idea that it
was her duty to break him of his
habit of "swilling fre-water."
Have you corrected all the errors
in this letter." was asked by Mr.. But
terworth as he finished its reading, in
his best elocutionary style, which,
being somewhat ponderous, hardly
accorded with the sentimental terms
of the epistle.
''Not all of them" Miss Pollard re-
piled, and then lifting her veil, began
to wipe her eyes With her handker-
chief.
The next few replies were delivered
in tear broken voice, and she seemed
to be on the point of breaking down.