The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-29

WASHINGTON, Marcn oo-Ane
IF the PolIard-Breckinridge trial today
was the unexpected appearance OF one Oh
Miss Pollard's old lovers, RANKIN hoSei.'
/. Kentucky school master. His deposi-
tion had been read in the case, but 10
mako his testimony doubly sure, the ex-
6ancs was addressed in person, ana no
.ooner had he taken the stand than Made
line Pollard glided in for the first time
his week from the Office of her attorney
across the street, where she waits To pe
rent for when her presence Is oesireu-
Probably she will be in court tomorro" 10
face her silver haired accuser, for the aU-
,ornevs declare there will be positively no
,onoer nostponement of the testimony OF
the principal in toe case and that Coiohei
Rreckinridge will take the STAND WITHOUT
fail in the course of the day.
Most of the testimony today was In the
form of depositions and much OF lt was OF
a character which can only ne pupi.sheo
in eynnrpation. Those depositions re-
garding which Judge Bradley had ex-
pressed his regret that they coulo not pe
excluded on general principles were fe-
rited and the justification for the scathin2
comments on them WAS self evident Some
NJ the language employed by Hiram
Kaufman. a Lexington butcher, ana John
Srandt. a ianitor from the same place,
would hardly be tolerated III Wen
regulated bar room. These men admitted
In a matter of fact way their tenuehcieS
toward babitual drunkenness ana inaritaI
infidelity, and the court admitted tnelr
statements unexpurgated, as he remarked
In conversation that the jury might Judge
of the characters of Witnesses
Colonel Breckinridge's private secretary
was one OF the day, and another was
Colonel HAY. the best known man III
Washington and incidentally an expert
on penmanship, who was suoJectea 70
further cross examination upon the pTInci-
niles employ ed in detecting forgerles under
The sucpestions of another expert who sat
at ATTORNEY Wilson's side. From the
addition of this new expert INTO
the case IL looks as though q
hard fight had been .precipitated over
the authenticatlon of that black bordered
letter which was made public yesterday ex-
eIusiyely by the Associated Press. The
ease of the defense is drawing to close
with the appearance of Colonel Breckin-
ridge. whose testimony is expected to oc-
cupy at least three days, as long time as
Miss Pollard was on the stsnG. linen
there will be rebuttal for an INDEFINITE pc
Rod. as Miss Pollard will take the stand
again, and witnesses nave peeu sunnione"
from Kentucky.
Mr. kaufman, another one OF Colonel
Breckinridge's Kentucky friends, testified
that he had known Miss Pollard when she
lived in Lexington in 1883. he said he
was living between an asSlgnatlon mouse
and bawdy house. There were some words
not customarily heard in the best society
In this statement, but with the consent OF
Judge Bradley the lawyer substituted
milder term. Once he had visited the
designation house with Jim Rhodes. Jim
had said: ~ 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 a room In that house with
one John Brandt. and had remained three
puarters of an hour, and when they came
out she had returned there with another
fellow. Miss Pollard had once asked him
to go into the room with her but he had
refused because be was friend OF Rhodes.
Rhodes had borrowed money from him
for his girl, and he had insisted upon see
ing her. Rhodes had introduced him, say
ing: Jim, let me introduce you TO my
girl, Miss Pollard"
Rhodes had taken liberties with Miss
Pollard in the presence of other people and
witness frankly admitted having been in
Innate with another girl in the house,
called Little Lena.
Miss Pollard had on some of this gauze
stuff, kind o. mother hubbard" WAS the
lucid description of her attire by the de-
ponent. The witness was pretty fulP'
that evening. He visited the house two
or three times week after the first call
and always found Miss Pollard; thought
she remained there six weeks in May or
June OF 1883. The witness had INDUCED
in some profanity and obscenity, part OF
which he credited TO Miss Pollard as quo
tations of her remarks. Had seen her
drunk as the devil" and had been obliged
to help her to bed.
The deposition of John A. Brandt. a
school janItor OF Lexington, followed. He
said he had first met Miss Pollard in 1885
at house kept by Lena Singleton who
was reputed TO he the mistress of james
Rhodes. The plaintiff had sesmed then
about Il years of age. Brandt had often
taken Miss Pollard riding according to hi:
story: had often picked her up AMI drop
ped her somewhere in the street, as be was
n married man. When asked for whai
purpose he had visited Lena Singleton
Brandt said the law did not com
pei a man to answer such questions
The commissioner had urged him, saying
it WAS so long ago 1t would do no harm K