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

I" fou withdrew your application be-
ioIb you made that dcpositionP" he
asked.
"YoS, sir"
GLOW long bctorO2"
well, about
"Was it not tho same day that you
made your deposition, tho morning Of
tho same dRyW
"Hcs, it was"
"And didn't YOU have your Rpplica.
ton IN your pocket when you made the
dcpoaition?'
"lcs, sir, that's fact"
Then MI. Wilson catcchizcd tho wit
ness about tho location OF reception
rooms in tho Wesleyan Institute, etc.
The witness response indicated 4 poor
recollection OF rooms he had, according
to his direct evidence, visited two or
three times week.
A TouGn's TESTIMONY.
The deposition of Hiram kaufman, OF
Lexington, was taken up after the cross.
examination OF Rossell had been con.
cludOd.
MIR. Kaufman had known Miss Pollard
when she lived in Lexington in 1883.
kaufman said that he was living be.
tween an designation house and a bawdy
house. There wore some words not
customarily hoard in tho best society in
this statement, but with tho consent OF
Judge Bradley tho lawyers substituted
milder term. Once he had visited the
nssignntion houac with jim Rhodes.
jim had said:
II want you to see my girl.
"Miss Pollard was there and had sat
on Rhodes lap and Rhodes had Rugged
and kissed her. On another occasion
Miss Pollard had retired to room in
that house with one John Brandt and
had remained there thrcc-1uHrters OF m
hour and when they came ont she had
returned there with another fellow.
Miss Pollard had once asked him to 20
into the room with her, but he had re-
fused because lie was friend Of Rhodes.
Rhodes had borrowed money from him
for his girl, aud he had insisted upon
seeing tho girl. Rhodes had introduced
him saying:
Jim, lot me introduce you TO my
girl, Miss Pollard"
''khodes had taken liberties with Miss
Pollard IN the presence OF other people,
and witness frankly admitted having
been intimate with another girl in tho
house called Little Lena Miss Pol
lard had on somo OF this gauze stuff,
kinder Mother Hubbard was the lucid
description OF her attire by the dopo-
nent. The witness was pretty full
that evening. He had visited the house
two or throe times week after tho first
call and always found Miss Pollard
there; thought sho remained there six
weeks in May and Juno OF 1883.
The witness had INDUCED in some
profanity and obsceuity. part OF which
ho credited to Miss Pollard az quota
lions OF her remarks. Had seen her
drunk US the DEVIL" &C.
A SELF CONFESSED DEuNKAED rEsrIFIEs.
The deposition Of John A. Brandt,
school ianitor, OF Lexington. followed.
Brandt said he had first met Mics
Pollard in 1883. at a house kept by
Lena Singleton, who was reputcd to be
the mistress OF James Rhodes. The
plaintiff had seemed then about seven
teen years old. Brandt mad often taken
Miss Pollard riding, according to his
story, had often picked her up and
dropped her somewhere in the street,
os he was married man.
When asked Tor what purpose he had
visited Lena Singleton, Brandt said the
law did not compel man to answer
such questions. The commissioner had
urged him, saying it was 80 long ago it
would do no harm to answer, and then
with the observation that he supposed
they had all been there, Brandt told
that he went for immoral purposes.
Brandt had always employed language
which would not bear repetition. lie
described Miss Pollard MS "a spare
made woman" with dark hair, and said
she was then going to school. Brandts
testimony was somewhat contradictory
as to wnonNhc first met Miss Pollard,
saying once that he had met her first in
1881 and again in 1883. He was intro.
duced TO Miss Pollard in Lena Single
toms house by woman he hud met at
house of ill-fame in Cincinnati but could
not remember the namc OF the woman
or tho location OF the house. In ex-
planning one OF his lapses OF memory,
the witness said:
That time must have been pretty
drunk, as generally wus.'
Could no. remember whether he was
drunk on the OCCASION the alleged meet
ing with Madeline Pollard at Lena Sin
Gleton's occurred. Deponent expected
that he had made improper remarks to
Miss Pollard.
The deposition OF Letcner Lusby,
chief OF police OF Lexington for six
years past, revealed that he had known
Lena Singleton, tina. she kept sport
ing house, as lie characterized it, A.
though he was careful to explain that
he had never been there. Mr. Wilson
objected to Il question as TO Lena Single.
tons reputation for chastity, but Judge
Bradley remarked that, considering
what the witness said OF her house, her
character might be inferred. Cues.
tons MS to whether Mr. Rhodes had sent
money by express through an Office in
which Lusby had been employed was
objected to, but admitted, and it M.
pHared that Rhodes had sent money to
q young lady Mt Wesleyan College.
When witness joked HIM about her he
had explained that she was his niece.
The deposition Of W. l. Jones, nm Al.
dorman OF Lexington, showed that he
had been acquainted with the family OF
Prof. Brown, OF Wesleyan College, in
1883 and 1881, had known Miss Pollard
and understood that she was frequently
visited by Rossel. She had told him
that Rhodes was paying her tuition,
that she had promised TO marry him
but did not intend to carry out her con.
tract as he was an ignorant old farmer.
With this tho rnurt od;Ournod -