The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-17

were uuuSudllN uuuclOAc ahA
distinguished in appearance They
were able to get an early sight Of the
principals in the ease. for Miss Pollard
and Colonel Brsckiuridge appeared
earlier than has been their custom.
After the lawyers had rustled their
papers for y quarter Of an hour there
was ripple Of great surprise. for no
less 3 personage than the plaintiff her
self walked around to the witness
stand. took seat directly facing
Colonel Brackiuridgs and the whole
roomful of man.
The plaintiff gave the details of her
acquaintance with Colonel Breckin-
ridge and their intimacy up to the
time Of separation in 1892
THE LOVE LETTERS APPEAR.
Such case is not complete without
the conventional package of love let
ters, and they were produced for Miss
Pollard's examination. She Identified
the letters and twalve kilograms as
from Colonel Breckenridge. The let
tSrs were not all of the amorouS kind.
they were friendly but not too much
so. They were signed Yours" or
Yours truly and sincerely. and hal
no headings. Some of the letters were
read at the trial the other day. The
next question came near bringing on a
scenA.
Miss Pollard" said Mr. Carlisle.
what were the conversations you had
with Colonel Brackinrid ye about going
to a sanitarum2"
"Oh, Mr.. Carlisle, | hardly know
how to say these things bsfore so many
men, said Miss Pollard plaintivelv. in
rather high voice. Il can't say them
There was a suspicion of tears in Miss
Pollard's eyes.
Never mind-don't say anything
don't answer" said Judgs Wilson, her
principal counsel.
Colonel Brechinriige made refer
ence in some of his letters to sending
some papers and Miss Pollard ex
planned that some papers" meant
money-they did not like to refer to
money in their letters.
After recess letter was read from
Miss Pollard to Colonel Brsckinridge
acknowledging that she had published
the announcement of their Angagement
and that she was sorry for it. This was
evidently in answer to n letter from
Colonel Breckenridge taking her to ia ak
for the publication The letter began
"My dear Willie and was signed
Your loving Madeline"
The question asksd by Mr.. Carlisle
was as to how long the illicit relation,
ship existing between Colonel Breclcn-
ridge and the plaintiff and Miss Pollard
answered, loudly and distinctly en-
phasizing every syllable: From that
night when he took me to Sarah Cess
in 1894, there never was any sugges
tions Of the discountenance of that
miserable sin, until Colonel Breckn.
ridge. with all his protestations and
promises and VOWS OF affection, left me
on the 18th day of May, 1893
FUN on THE CRoss-EXAMINATIoN
Major Butterworth began tho cross
examination He persisted in saying
that Miss Pollard was 70 when her
father died, and Miss Pollard became
annoyed She had said she was 10
then. II wish you would not repeat
that, Mr. Butterworth, she sail, ITS
very annoying" Her father had told
her fairy stories. he had read her
Shakespeare history and pretty little
poems, She was fond Of all these
things.
You say your father taught YOU
history" said Mr. Buttsrwortn. Ibid
he teach you much historyY
Not 80 much as Colonel Brsckin-
ridge told me afterwards" was the an
swer, and it took the crier nearly
twenty minutes tho stop the laugh.
Miss Pollard's answers were bright
and somewhat witty and kept pace
with the keen minded Major Butter
worth Nearly all her answers began
with Now, Mr.. Butterworth
1t was while at Frankford tha
James c. Rodes asked her to marry
him after having seen her two or three
times, and Miss Pollard told of the
bargain through which her education
was obtained. "Mr Rodss. she said.
was not conventional man" This
caused laugh.
"Was this your frat offer of mar.
riage2"
mo, tad one the year before from
Mr.. Woods but had no more to do
with that than you had, Mr.. Butter
worth" Colonel Breckenridge Joined
10 the laughter over this sally.
Miss Pollard admitted that she wa
engaged to n Mr. Roseli while she was
at tbe Wesleyan college in Cincinnati
during the continuance OF her con-
tract with Rodes. Mr.. Butterworth
spoke of her contract with Rodes as
the engagement" and Miss Pollard
objected to having it put that way
Mr.. Rodes had loaned her the money
to get her education on condition that
she should pay him back OF marry him.
There was one sally that created
roar Mr.. Butterworth asked Mis-
Pollard il Colonel Breckenridge bat
recognized her on the train at thei
first meeting, and Miss Pollard said
He crossed the aisle and asked if h
did not recognize me-and by the way
that's a common trick Of his, recogniz
ing people he does not know"
Mr. Butterworth tried to make tn
witness say that on the first night Col
onel Breckenridge came to see her, h
had brought a carriage at her suggest
ion, but Miss Pollard met it with
NOW, Mr.. Butterworth, you know