Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-15


that Miss Pollard was anything but
chaste and well-behaved young woman.
Mrs ketcham testified that she kept
ladies' furnishing store, and Miss Pollard
bought goods from her, running up two
bills. The first. for So, was paid, all but So
and the second, something over $50, was
left unpaid. Miss Pollard occasionally bor-
/ rowed money from deponent, but it was al
ways in trlfiing sums, a dollar or SO. When
MISS Pollard first came 10 the house she
wore short dresses, or just TO her shoe-tops.
Deponent has no knowledge of the source
whence Miss Pollard received the money
with which she paid her board bills. Mr..
Rhodes used to come TO the house on
average OF once in two or three weeks and
was always received in the general sit
ting room. Miss POllard's mother came to
see her several times during the time of
her stay, and was with her in 1857 when
she was sick. Deponent never had any idea
of Miss Pollard's going astray. She was
a lively school girl, but was modest, and
spent a great deal of her time over his
books. So far as deponent knew Col.
Swope was never in the house during all
the time Miss Pollard was there. The di-
rect route from the house where he took
his meals to his rooms led by the Ketcham
house, but on the opposite sidewalk.
As to the books that Miss Pollard read
during her stay, deponent stated that she
did not have many books of her own, but
borrowed a number of standard novels.
Thackeray's among the rest. She did own.
however, a set of Irving's works, complete
in three large thick volumes, which she
said Mr.. Rhodes had given her for a Christ
mas present, probably Christmas, 1854.
The impression of deponent was that there
were three volumes, bound. she thought, in
morocco. and rather nicely gotten up At
one time when Miss Pollard left the house
she took the books away with her and did
not bring them back, though she did not
say what she had done with them.
Puzzled Over a. Noman's Bills.
At the conclusion of the reading of Mrs.
Ketcham's deposition and the copies of the
unpaid bills which were attached to it, AIR.
Farrell went to read the deposition of
Miss Mary S. Hoyt taken in Lexington,
February %, 1894 The bills which Miss
Pollard contracted with Mrs. ketcham were
for such articles as ruchinS, ribbon, gloves
and things of that sort. 1t took Mr.. Far
rell. Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Stoll. all three.
to decipher the various items and charges,
which were noted in rather bad nandwrit-
ing, and as they stumbled through the list
of articles more than little amusement
was created. An item, zone hustle, sixty
cents. carried the audience back to the
styles that prevailed several years ago.
Miss HoyI's Deposition.
Miss Hoyt gave her age as sevanty-nine
years, and stated that in company with her
sister, Mrs. ketcham, she kept the lodging
house and the store beneath it. They rent
ed rooms, but Miss Pollard was the only
one who took her meals in the house. Miss
Lexington to go TO school there. giving as
the reason for her change her desire to be
nearer to her mother. Did not say any
thinS TO deponent about having spent the
summer in Cincinnati after leaving IVES
leyan. During the first term of Miss Pol
lards schooling in Lexington deponent I'M
derstood that a wealthy aunt in Pittsburg
was defrayinS her expenses. Miss Pollard
spoke of prospective trip to New Orleans
and the Mardi Gras with another aunt, who
would pay the bills.
The deposition of Miss Hoyt went over
much the same ground that covered by
Mrs. ketcham's, and developed few new
facts. Numerous questions were asked con-
corning the works Of Irving, but the an
swers were about the same those of Mrs.
KetCham.
Mrs. HOyt stated that Miss Pollard spoke
of Mr.. Rhodes. explaining to deponent that
she had promised to marry him in con-
sderat ton of his payment for her education.
Mr.. Rhodes often called upon Miss Pollard.
she receiving him in the general parlor
once she left the house for some time in
1888, and upon her return explained that
she had been travelling with her wealthy
aunt.
Describing the room occupied by Miss
Pollard, Mrs Hoyt stated that the room
Guild have been entered from the street
without observation and without passing
through any other part Of the house. The
depOnent stated that Miss Pollard left the
house upon another occasion to visit a
sister In Kentucky, she explained.
Beside Mr.. Rhodes a number of school
boys visited Miss Pollard, calling to hear
her sing and play. Some elderly men also
called upon her. While IL was possible. il
was not probable. said Mrs. Hoyt for Miss
Pollard to be visited without she or her
sister being aware of 1t.
Reference was made by the deponent to
Mr. and Mrs Morgan. who lived at the
house for a time while Miss Pollard was
there They left the house because a male
friend of Mrs Hoyt informed her that Mrs.
Morgan was not proper person. Col.
for about three weeks while Miss Pollard
was there He stated that he had a case on
hand and that he disiked hotel life De-
ponent observed no intimacy between Miss
Pollard and Col. Breckenridge
Mrs. Hoyt stated that she never observed
any change in Miss Pollard's physical con-
dition Never even suspcioned that she
was in a delicate state. Miss Pollard ex-
cause she felt Inundated that Mr. Rhodes
was paving for her tuition.
Miss Pollard finally left the house about
September !, 1851 saying that she was GO
ing to Washington. Washington Irving's
works again played an important part in
the deposition, but nothing came to light.
Mai. NcClcIInnd's Deposition.
Mr. Farrell then proceeded to read the
deposition of Maj. H. b. McClelland, prin-
cipal of Sayre Female Institute. He stated
that Miss Pollard became a pupil of school
about the 1st of September, 1854, coming to
lHe SCLOOl ALONE SHe Idlleu 10 respond TO
roll call several times in the following
months
On the other days, said the deponant she
answered the roll call twice a day. Miss
Pollard paid in cash for her tuition. He
knew nothing against her character. He
saw nothing wrong about her, and knew
nothing of her acquaintance with Col.
Breckenridge. Mr.. Rhodes told him that he
was providing for her.
Miss Pollard entered the school the next
fall that of 1885, she having left in the
preceding February. DepOnent had no
reason to believe or imagine that she was
in a delicate condition in February. 1885
She finally left the school in the spring of
1856 Had Miss Pollard shown any indica-
ton in February, 1885. of being in a deli
cate condition he would, he said, have OBJ
served 1t.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
deposition Mr.. Carlisle asked for an Rd-
journment, and the court was. at 2:ij, adj
journed until tomorrow morning.