Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-20
4 ORA MATIC DAY.
Miss Pollard Continues the Sad Story OI
Her Life.
COURTROOM CROWDED,
A. one Point There Is Laughter, which
l. Promptly suppressc,i-Cross-E -Exami-
nation by ButterwoYth.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March IA
Madeline Pollard was taken through the
..xe. Of her life to-day under the
...iancc OF Major Butterworth, who. in
..e absence through Illness OF Mr.. Tot
t... has taken HIS place as leading coun-
. f5r Colonel Breokinridge Sometimes
.Ie broke away from where he wanted
rr and would make a telling remark
...rst the silver-haired defendant She
,t how her alleged ruin was accom-
.nri how she gave herself up-heart.
body. and mind-to Colonel Breckin-
-e. how she loved him. and how she
.+1 the dccciver az ais instigatiop.
-...r once allowing a hint OF their rela-
..- 10 fan from her lips during all the
wars preceding his marriage to Mrs.
prr
a Pollard made q good impression
S was fearful at times but at Other
her voice rose until IL sounded
l.H above the protests OF the attorneys.
... ~ The most dramatic features Of the
... dramatic day was when Miss Pol
f.ff detailed a conversation with Sister
t.r,. az the Founding Asylum. where
r.- grst child was born. She had gone
r.r. last summer with her brother 10
-.r evidence and the sister had asked
.r Why she wanted 10 ruin Colonei
r.... tnrldcc N his old age. ''Iic must
t..-l.s share" she said. "as | must bear
,,. Hc ruined my life and l will have
uce.'
r.. courtroom was crowded through
M ,hc day. and Miss Pollard's answers
,-. frequently the cause Of laughrT
..I Iulc. Bradley administered Sc
..r. r,lukc e. the spectators. There was
... curious slip in her letters which she
.t.I in her oral testimony without
..-r..tou. and which indicated that her
literary studies had not made her text
..-t..t in Biblical matters. She referred
.. r.. than once to one Of her early as
....tes. Of whom she said she was
.-anorai bat who did not return her af-
f.er1n. as her blind Barnabas," obvious
lt meaning The "blind Bariimeus." son
~ Tim-us." who sat hy the wayside beg
r.--. as recorded in -. Mark.
NEITHER NERVOUS nor CONCERN
Ed.
She dil not appear TO be nervous or
concerned over the prospect when she ar
rived 20 the courtroom this morning
f.,v minutes before 10 o'clock. Her ex>
reri,nce Of Friday had evidently given
boy confidence In her ability 70 cope with
the nlmble- minded Major Ben Butter
worth. whose usually equabIe temp -
was somewhat rufiel by the covert irony
Of Miss Pollard in her meek and lowly
answers 10 the Majors pertinent ques-
tions
Miss pollard's repartec on Friday gave
such promise Of an interesting day with
the plaintiff on the stand that the
courtroom was crowded long before thu
hour when the court convened. Judge
IraIlcy's Instructions to the bailiifs that
only members Of the bar newspaper
men. ana persons concerned in the trial
should he admitted to the court had evI-
IDENTIFY little effect.
As soon a. the court had been formally
called o. order Miss Pollard took the
stand and Colonel Breckenridge laid
down the paper he was reading
There was some surprise when Mr.. Car
uslc. her own attorney, b. gan to exam
iae her. instead Of Major Butterworth.
QUESTIONED by CARLISLE.
Nlr Carlisies questions brought from
sn-s Pollard statements that she had
never been married; that Mr.. Breckin-
rN!c. was the father If her child born In
L rfrtVf n hri1
taken h.r 20 house In Cincinnati hut
-h1t sh- had successfully resisted him
there. and that this was prior 10 her go
inr with Rreckiuridge 10 Lexington.
,..rsfi0urd as To why she went with
fr.ckinrilge to Lexington after her eXpe>
...uc- az tho Cincinnati house. she said;
81 lp not know-I cannot explain the
1.u.a wonderful power OF persuasion
could not resist him. | was completely
b. ils power. He said he wanted me To
.. to lexington with him that evening.
..I suggested that he send telegram TO
OIL. principal Of the college signed 10y
rs mother and calling me home lie
nt that telegram. and | left for Lexing>
..n ou the afternoon train and met him
lI. took me 10 the house Of Sarah
t. ..-'
-h. also said that she continued her
relations with him up to May H. 1875
4.IN IS UibIlU dlAfi i'i'Nhi'Ai iN't,' - ''''' 'NN
i.lrriage 90 Mrs. Wing.
rir Rutt,rworth then took Miss Pollard
fr accumulation and continued the
s-t1us begun Friday, inquirlng minute
t into her early life; what she dld; what
read what she thought.
She said IN answer to these questions
trnt she was an Episcopaiian-she had
i.,a brought up that way. once an
.ri-r,oaHan. always an EpiscOpalian,
.. .aii She had an ambition TO be "A
teacher. she said. and had not given Up
r.af ambition. She admitted In response
O. Mr. Uutterworth's questions that she
..lrcciatcl the value Of the character and
uutatlDa that teacher must have only
. we'll Indeed. / 90. MIR. Butter
..rfh." she said. In answer 10 another
question. Indeed. ] do know what IL
..ans go have reputation and then have
- .wept away at one blow.
SCHOOLGIRL LETTER.
Wr Butterworth read from letter writ
O.. bv Miss Pollard 10 her schoOlmate.
Nrss.e Brown. her account Of how she
m.t Alr Rhodes. who paid for her edu-
D.fo. on condition that she should
.iry hm Miss Pollard was not salts
with Mr Butterworth's emphasis on
tf. Of this letter. and she asked him
l, HtNe SIR Carlisle read IT, Il don't
TO i' fuAir Alfs PukAtt n'it tif Sir
...l but ! am terribly In earnest about
..- and want II right"
$50 Io !" said MIR Butterworth.
Hr Uutterworth read the Wessie Brown
.,.r u s-gmcnts. asking the witness
90. explanation on certain points. and'
et Pollard explained them quietly. but
..l juei q suspicion Of trernor in her
t..e IN r. were tears In her eyes. too,
..l rtc was not nearly 50 bright and
.. ls she was on Friday. Her man
l.r Naa courteous In the extreme. When
1.l E4tt,rworth read certain parts OF
'. letter. OF all eXtrayagant schoolgirl
character Miss Pollard hung her head.
It.s was the letter IN which she re-
frfel 10 her blind sweetheart as my
modern Barnabas" The recollcctions
brought up by AR. Butterworth's ques-
i.,ns concerning passages in IL over
came Miss Pollard. and she broke into
t.ars. and Mr. Butterworth dropped the
l.ffrfa.
Continuing on his line Of cross-exami-
nl'Ju. Sir. Butterworth asked about
What Mss Pollard had read~referring to
h.r answers on this subject Friday, and
hr wanted 10 know particularly about
whether she had read any impure BOOKS.
OBJECTION FROM WILSON.
Here Judge Wilson. OF Miss Pollards