Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-23
POLLARD-BR ECKINRIDGE TRIAL.

In the Pollard Breckenridge trial in
Washington yesterday after the GA
zErrE's report closed, the reading of
the deposition OF Owen G. Brow was
continued.
Mr.. Brown deposed that Rhodes look
ed like tarmer-just an honest old
farmer. He had never heard anything
of the relations between Miss Pollard
and Prof. Overmeyer, except the state
lnent in the letter to Wessie Brown
that she Miss Pollard) was consumed
by an undying love for him. Witness
testified that, according to his reeollec-
ton, based on his diary, Col. Breckin-
ridge had not visited Miss Pollard
August .. and had visited her but
once. He had been criticised for per-
hitting Miss Pollard to go riding with
Mr.. Breckenridge by those at the school.
An interesting point was raised when
Mr.. Carlisle began TO read the cross
examination, and proposed to omit por-
tons of it. Tie defense objected to the
omissions, and Mr.. Carlisle explained
that he only wished to omit that part
of the cross-examination which referred
TO matters in the direct examination
excluded by the Judge. After a short
wrangle Judge Bradley decided that
the plaintiff could omit any part of the
deposition, and, if relevant matter was
omitted, the defense could read it, but
held that the court could not compel
either side to read atlidavits or parts of
them.
In the cross-examination it develop
ed that Miss Pollard had been consider
ed at school "a very nice gin" and "a
bright girl"
Mr.. Brown, in redirect examination,
declared that Miss Pollard was old
enough when inscnool and had sufficient
general knowledge to resist i'm
proper advances from a man. 1t was
part of the curriculum what sort of
treatment they should expect from gen.
tlemen. When this matter was to be
gone into at further length Miss Pol
lard's attorneys objected, and Judge
Bradley excluded it, remarking
That's expert testimony" thereby
stirring laugh.
The deposition of DIR. Z. B. Will
liams, who had lived in Bridgeport,
Ky, in 1865, was objected to, but ad-
mitted with the exception of one ques-
ton and answer. In that year he had
attended Mrs. Pollard when she gave
birth to child. There were then three
other children, one of them little tot
called Matte" or Made and the
child born then also was called
"Madie.n The doctor, on cross-exami-
nation, it appeared, is member OF the
board of pension examiners.
DR.. ]. Owen Robinson, of Lexington,
whose deposition was read, knew Miss
Pollard, considered her not beautiful
girl, but one attractive, because of her
intellectual brilliancy. He first met
Madeline at the house Of her aunt, in
Bridgeport, in 1880, and she impressed
him as being between sixteen and
seventeen years old. More of what
Judge Bradley considered expert testi-
mony was excluded.
Another deposition, by F. NJ. Scho-
field, of Frankfort, KY, formerly of
Bridgeport, a blacksmith, met objec
ton from the plaintiff s attorneys: The
blacksmith had known Miss Pollard's
father in 1868. and testified that he had
three children then. the youngest Of
them Madeline. who looked like child
of three years.
Before adjournment Attorney Car
Isle gave notice that there would be
objections inevitable to some of tie
other dispositions, and suggested that
arguments should be heard Saturday.
Judge Wilson added that some of the
questions would make it necessary to
refer to the dispositions themselves, so
that the presence of the jury would not
be proper. With the understanding
that if Mr.. Butterworth is able to at
tend the arguments will be heard Sat
urday morning, the court adjourned.
Judge Bradley announced that the
court would adjourn until Monday
morning, not sitting On Good Friday.
1t is said that Col. Breckenridge will
not be placed on the stand until near
the close of the testimony for the de-
Tense next week.