The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-06
WASHINGTON. April 5.
FUDGE BRADLEY'S admouition

OF the night Delore n2u the effect
n of reducing tho attendance at the
W district court this morning to the
thlnnest audience yet gathered, and
some Of the men present wore sheep
isb air.
The defense made an unexpected
move by calling Miss Pollard to the
stand questioning her about the birth
of her second child. which she SAYS was
born at noon on February 8. 1888, Il
only held it in my arms two hours,
according to my promise to him" she
began.
Now, now, Miss Pollard" Mr.. But.
terworth began nervously, warning
Miss Pollard with great sollcitude to
coufne herself to answering his ques-
tons. Mr.. Wilson also admonish0d
her.
The child had been taken to the
Protestant Founding asylum on Four
tsenth street in Washington, where
she had visited it with DR.. Mary Par.
sons once.
The second time she saw the child
was on May 3 at the undertaker's
establishment (Wright's) before it was
buried. When Mr. Butterworth asked
how the funeral expenses had been paid
she said that Mrs. Parsons had looked
after that.
Miss Pollard had been perfectly self
possessed while she was being ques-
toned about her child and had spoken
in low, almost plaintive tone II
don't know much about those things.
you know, Mr.. Butterworth," she had
said when he was asking her about the
regulations of the Founding asylum.
WITNESSES FOR The PLAINTIFF.
After recess tho plaintiff called
Charles Sawyer, nephew Of Mrs.
Kean, Miss Pollard's aunt H4 WAS
examined to prove that during the
period from 1880 to 1888 with the ex-
ception of ons brief ten days visit to
her uncle vt Graitonsburg, Christm as
1882. Miss Pollard had nsver been abb
sent from her aunt's at night Another
relative of Miss Pollard's, George II.
Kean, corroborated Sawyer's testi-
mony.
Mrs. Brown, who was vice president
of Wesleyan college in Cincinnati when
Atioo L OlA6ht was q Sluutub b1acIc, Mdo
the next witness. When the inter
course between the plaintiff and de-
fendant began Mrs. Brown produced
the record of the college for the year
1883, and identified the entry under
Miss Pollard's name.
Guided by Mr.. Carlisle, Mrs. Brown
proceeded to contradict NJ. Rankin Ro g.
h, who had testified he broke his en-
gagement with the plaintiff because
she allowed him to kiss her and hug
her" IN the reception rooms Of the COL
lege.
Certainly not, said Mrs. Brown to
question whether the rules OF the col .
lege permitted a student to entertain q
guest for an hour and a half to two
hours in the reception rooms Mrs.
Brown added that even girls who were
engaged were not permitted to see
their tiances except on Friday evening
and then pub icly.
STORY OF THE TYPEWRITER.
Mrs. Louise Lowell. the typewriter
who had testified that Colonel Breckin
ridge had brought her n letter to CODY,
beginning my Dear Sister Louise, u
and had also employed her to address
envelopes to Miss Pollard, was recalled
by the plaintiff and asked by Judge
Wilson to tell what was in the "Sister
Louise" letter. Mrs. Lowell said: "Ths
writer spoke of great love between the
two and the disparity in their ages
that no two persons in the same family
with so great difference in their ages
could love each other 80 dearly"
DO you remember any communi-
cation that had peculiar address ia
itG'
"One letter was addressed NY Dear
Spitfire' or My Dear Miss Spitfire.'
do you remember anything that
was Said in the letters2"
In one OF the letters that remem-
ber very distinctly much doubt wal
expressed as to the letters having
reached their destination, and said L
you receive this letter write me posta
card. asking me for report of tn,
civil service commission and sign i
Mary Smith
MARY WAS ENGAGED.
Mary Yancey, the servant girl a
Mrs, Thomas, where Miss Polart
boarded and where Colonel Breckin
ridge said she attempted to take hi,
life, took the stand to tell that Colone
Breckenridge said to her that he want
ed her to live with him when "he ant
Madeline went to housekeeping"
Mary was shown the little decora.
tive basket that belonged to the late
Mrs. Breckinridge. which Miss Pollard
said was given her by the defendant
and which Colonel Breckinridgs sale
he had not seen since it was taken from
his home. Have you ever seen tha
basket asked Judge Wilson.
Thousands Of times, said Mary.
ibid you see it one day when Colone
Breckenridge took lunch at Mrs
Thomas'2"
Yes, sir l saw Miss Madeline sit
ting in the parlor on the sofa with th
basket in her lap and Colonel Breckin
ridge sitting beside her. She used thu
basket for work basket, and it had
blue bow and blue silk lining"
Mary said that from the kitchen sh
could see Colone! Breckenridge ant
Miss Pollard in the parlor "He woul
throw hig arms abOut her and lxias ha