The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-21

your letters and ssnd them - mamma .nd she ~
bon, IN Jsss snd vii s. siss 70 ssv. yos vi.,,
@siSsis % @ e.. ~: sT. ~ ..i,
3 sssS sS:s 1:Ts .S SS
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red snd g 20! ssov .ayihiSs NOR: Of ths' seam
Yours. with lovs and kisssa NAprLrE
one letter was TO the Rev. DR.. Brown. IN,
had learned that NJ. Rodss was In DR. Brown,
this amount be destroyed on her promis. e
Pollard VS.. s n S: v S4of to y sn
after the birth Of her first baby In 1895. In all
mis- Miss Poilsrd herself brought out that she
had practlsed deception IN writing the letters.
s.S r.Sns .Ss% s s ss . aR he. Ss w.Fe
EgGs ::a esFR:i. 3 :'i.. .esed s
Butter1orth asked about letter d lated At LssG
Sn .R to %ss Pos2a :v
No. That letter was dated New Orleans"
Wsrc you at New Orleans at the time p
asked the lawyer
4 sy ssd h. 1 AZ Encw!
.s s. n OF s9s:G'%.Issa S:S 5yi.ss. But sss
'f3 oa :. ny as S' n tinei S etTa mem
Rodes 'O sstsd i Major e B1tt.rvoftS ' with
suspicion Of sarcasm IN his voice. Miss Pollard
sSswsr was at her i tongues end. ''' ~ ''''
Whenever there. was any cause for sus-
sSssl hs.e etsrs wrs not
obtain money from Mr.. Rodes, but because we
e vtaG %"nG 10. .f R% and %RSIG
mymoney to live on came from"
Did Col Breckenridge supervise these LETT
Not exactly. except that one dated New
SrlesGe snew nothing e New b oTle .,,s and
written In Cincinnati in the room over the
mattress factory"
e SIins thsn s pss phrase
zee. sir. they are" said Mas PoliaLd. with
snrso %se .n. to E.sS from .t:
'.,, S,d FOL Bfssfinfidss write an, of these
The main letters I wro.e pyself to my
A. the Mr. Sr sS.tn
III tGC pis %S y ssSdYss fh.s S.S. e E.sp
Afterwsrd my mother thought had a position
70 nGinnst SSmf Of them we're wri,..n on
The typeVritsr. Then Miss Pollsrd's voice
letter. to doH. % Rd TG e Sa ihS Ss
plan; he arranged 1t all He told me what to
~" Misc Pollard" said Major Butterworth.
please answer my questions pest and DO not en-
Pollard with III disni,g &sjcr susteSwSrts
started to read -. letter which Miss Pollard
his mind and asked for a recess. as 1t was near
VIII. &. :ssr ss Ssss Fl; sss' but
was packed with men whom the Sensational
d foS ,ocS ssa
hcass q Mercy Tho1 were t the s." only ' Wo%sn
Now Miss Pollard" said Major Buttervorth
S6sk noshs % t d,a not s1ow
..Bpt she aid EnSx wa. The reply.
Did she know the reason 2"
No. there were several stories told her to
and S NJ; .I: f y S sSs
% %sss p Sna %. With S.I t. .D
knew j. was not in New Orleans or In Jack SON.
Fu.ni u sG' 70 %
her %Othsr was party 70 The deception and
nS, Know sngthlne about Why wanted my my
wherea bouIs kept secret. She supposed there
dc You say" Major Buttorworth asked.
st. {}S.eggh' sl Es0SpndlinG Asylum
mark. abrupt as il may seem. Miss Pollard Is
What Was in those ietters?"
ee5nedly. bu. I'm sure Mr.. BreckinrldGe can
.sl ses ss.n ne wr0's ''hem and he knows all
% no, How were the letters sent By your mother
They were Addressed in my mama car. n,
ever to me e p given to The person to whom
Now Miss Pollard, what was the nature OF
the. contract you had with Mr.. Rodes-whst
understanding was there In connection with
,,., object to that your Honor" said Mr.. Car.
ior itself what il contahs Il seems to me THAT that
shs ,b IL e many letters
ihst thsS have the soatr.et !. veil
defence did not have the contract. and Mr..
The. undsrstsn dinK with references to the |
contract. said Miss Pollard, in sIpianatio9 Of
which would amount tuition and board to
100 will Ale aaS P sSat 0 Gn liz
10 the letters suppressed to have been
Sonss letter. .Sppossa ss xsd bee. .Ss
TrstsP rem NsY Orleans and those from Gin.
to support myself"
Miss Pollard told OF the Official place she had
In Washington. She was six months In the
AgricultuTal DepaFtm emit and aiterwar9 In the
By Col Breck inrtdge. she said.
Oh. yes. remember very well when Mr..
MAS Ill In Florida" she said In
Worried that 0 6sssm. aiiiu %1s. Ys. w1' diS
claim to BIO writing for various Journals az the
time, but 1t was not true. IL was one OF
bis plans e cover ~ any slsplci3n as to how
supported myself sometines / was asked
her vas was no suspicion about our relations
!, Were yOu not studying for the stage at this
"Why,. no SIR" said Miss Pollard In amaze
msnt never even thought OF It, Plain
girls don't think Of such things; only pretty
girls do"
OF course everybody laughed at this. and
sven Judge Bradley thought IL was so good
hat he delivered no lecture 70 the crowd.
!, The next question q Major Butterw9rth mi
lated the ssnsStional episode with which the
Miss Pollard" asked Major Butterworth. did
Iou have Of the relations between Col Breck-
nIidgs and Mrs. Wing after their MARRIAGE"
:, After their secret marriage" corrected