Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-27


myself to him." Some other minor
things in reference to the conversations
were also denied by Maj. Moore. In
the cross examination in answer to Il
question whether there was anything
said by Miss Pollard suggesting that
this was O sham and a deception that
was being practiced on Maj. Moore the
witness answered, "There was not"
"What was Breckinridge's manner
when he made these declarations to
you about marrying Miss Pollard?" was
Judge Wilson's next question. "Quiet,"
said Maj. Moore, 'and her manner in
Dictated satisfaction and qualification"
Mr.. E. B. Hay, a lawyer of Washing
ton, was next summoned, but he did
not appear, and DR.. G. B. Shaaffer was
called as an expert in handwriting to
examine the letter which Col. Breckin-
ridge says he received from Miss Pol
lard in 1884, and which caused him to
call on her at the Wesleyan College in
Cincinnati the week their intimate re-
lations began. Miss Pollard had pro-
nounced it a forgery, "and no one
knows better than that man there" she
said, indicating Col. Breckenridge, 'that
/ was not written by me-" This letter
has never been made public.
DR.. Schaeffer was asked many ques-
tons as TO his practice in detecting
forgeries and in running down annoy
nous letter writers. He had been
called as an expert in handwriting, he
said. in several trials, and devoted from
two to six hours a day to the study.
Judge Wilson examined him carefully
as to his expertncss and wanted to
know particularly as to the service OF
the witness in the Army Medical
Museum.
DR.. Shaeffer continually reverted to
his study of handwriting when Judge
Wilson asked him about examining
'lights and livers and lungs" and there
were many amusing answers exchang-
ed.
After examining DR.. SchaefIer for
nearly an hour as to his knowledge Of
handwriting, Judge Wilson said he was
satisfied that DR.. Schaefler did not
have the necessary qualifications of an
expert, but Judge Bradley thought
otherwise, and allowed the witness to
remain on the stand.
Maj. Butterworth handed DR.. Schaef
fer the letter purporting to be to Col.
Breckenridge from Miss Pollard which
she claims is forgery; another letter
signed "W. @. P. b." and bundle OF
Miss Pollard's letters to "old man"
Rhodes.
DIR. Schaeffer said he had examined
all of these yesterday.
"Now, Doctor" said Maj. Butter
worth, "having compared these care
fully as you state, can you say whether
this letter here Zone of Miss Pollard's
acknowledged epistles) was written by
the same person as this (thc letter
claimed to be forgeD?"
eyes, sir; they were written in the
same handwriting"
Now, Doctor, | hand you o Christ
| mas card which was taken from work
of Washington Irving Can you
state whether tho writing en- it, Com
pliments Of w. S. d." has been written
more than five years?"
This is the card the defonse claims
Miss Pollard slipped in q volume of IT.
wing at st. Joseph's Founding Asylum
while she was there getting up evil
dence last December to prove her claim
that she was at the asylum in 1885 and
gave birth to baby there.
Judge Wilson objected to Maj. But
terworth's question, and it was moai-
fed, DR.. Shaeffer being asked how long
ago the writing had been done. The
witness answered that it looked TO have
been written not more than three or four
years ago. That was the utmost limit,
and it might have been written within
three or four months. DR.. Shaefier en-
tered into q technical explanation as 10
how ink is affected by exposure to the
air to prove his assertion, and he was
then turned over for cross-examination
to Judge Wilson.