Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-29


Pollard. when they first became friends.
would sit beside him: as their friendship
Increased and they became intimate she
had sat In witness's lap time and time
again. ~
Miss Pollard at this point showed much
agitation and anger. and seemed about 10
speak. but Mr. Carlisle spoke TO her and
she remained quiet.
There WERE he said, demonstrations OF
affection between them. "Of course,
would put my arms around her ana KISS
her, said the witness. You would DO the
same"
The witness said he had met Mr. Rhodes
at the college on one occasion. Miss Pol
lard had told him Mr.. Rhodes had heard
of his (witness's) calling at the college TO
see her and had told him II he came
any evening and found Mr.. Rhodes there
witness must pretend not TO know her.
When he called one evening he was toid
at the door That Mr.. Rhodes was there,
and when he went I'm he was introduced
10 Mr. Rhodes and also 20 Miss Pollard,
and they met as strangers. During the
evening one Of Miss Polards friends ard
witness were sitting diagonally across from
Miss Pollard and Mr.. Rhodes. She called
across the room to witness. ION, RANKIN.
This attracted Mr. Rhodes's attention as
curious since they had just been intro
duced. but she induced him TO beneNe
that she was addressing the young lady.
Wher witness was about TO leave for
Chicago he saw Miss Pollard at the col
lege. She expressed her regrets that he
was 10 20. and showed a desire to go WIN
him. Witness told her II she was In earn
est to go to get ready and go. Miss Pol
lard then went to her room, and returned
with her things on ready 70 go. witness
thereupon told her he did not think II best
that they should 20 together then. IL was
not convenient for him. He had not be-
lieved she was I'm earnest about GONE
when she first proposed 1t. she salu she
had her trunk packed.
Witness said Miss Pollard represented
herself to him as three years his JUNIOR
He was born in 1860. and she SAID she
was born in 1868.
Witness had given her two rings-a plali
one. and one with setting. BeioIe he
went TO Chicago witness had her plCtui =
taken. His recollection was that MISS "i'
lard and friend were at a store. som,
reference was made 10 having WC'ui Z,
taken, and witness proposed to her 'uH'
he would go down to "A gallery Win lieii'
50 they all three went together
TINTYPES.
Mr.. Shelby here produced a untype' am
witness said II was a picture OF MISS VI
lard. taken at that time. Ano,htr ,n ~.
type was also shown. which ne ld'htlltu
as one taken at the same time. Anolher
picture was shown Of Miss Pollard ana
another Young woman. and this the WIT
ness said was "A picture of MISS follafd
and a Miss Barnett, Of Pittsburg' which
Miss Pollard sent him when ne was III
Chicago. Another tintype was sho"h'
which witness said was taken at the time
Of the first two. II was picture oi MN :
self Miss Pollard. and Miss Campbell oI
Missouri. the young lady who was with
them hat that appeared on the chalr
in the first picture witness Identified as
her hat. and a ring appearing on her finger
h, identified as one ne had given her.
Mr.. Shelby then offered the tintypes In
evidence, and they were inspected by the
jury.
The witness was asked by Mr.. Shelby
whether. during the time he had been
talking Of. he had been in the habit OF
"swilling iircwater" lie said he was not.
lie had never been in the habit ne sad,
Of drinking liquor, and Miss Pollard hal
never seen him under the influence OF
liouor. lie did not remember Miss Pol
lard's ever mentioning Alex. Julian 10
him but once. She was speaking OF pasi
events in her life. and mentioned mock
marriage ceremony which had taken place
between herself and Julian at some christ
mas gathering. She did not mention any
details OF the ceremony. Miss Pollard
gave witness small, plain gold ring,
which witness gave back 10 her. Miss
Pollard told him ii was treasure Whlch
she priced very highly.
After leaving Cincinnati and going TO
Chicago witness wrote her and received
one Letter from her He thought that
was an he ever received from her Wit
ness had none Of the letters now. The
enlargement between them was never con-
summated by marriage. II was allowed to
drop.
What were the reasons on your part
that it was allowed TO drOp?' asked MIR.
Shelby.
IL object" said Mr.. Wilson.
objection sustained said the Court.
The witness was asked why the en-
ragement was not carri a out, and said
he lost confidence in her because Of the
manner she allowed him 10 kiss and hul
her after they were engaged. II lost con
ndence in the woman" ne said. "as th'
woman whom ] should desire 10 have as
my wife. and my love ceased.
lie thought h. next saw her in LeXing
| ton in February or March. lSN He saw
her at Mrs Kctchums Witness said h'
| asked her for the rings he had given her
and she said they were at her mothers
ana she would get them. He wrote hel
| about a month afterwards for the rings
and I'm reply she wrote that her mother
/ rropcrty had been destroyed boy fire, anl
| The rings with Otlier Of her treasures. hat
! been destroyed. Witness said he saw Mis-
| Pollard in the sitting groom Of Mrs. Pol
| larls house. There was no one else II
! the sitting-rOom He did not know now
| any one else could be concealed In th'
room at the time lie shOIl1 think II was
| not likely.
At this point the usual midday recess
| was taken. .,
AFTER RECESS
The fact that the plaintiff would b
again present in court this Afternoon
! created great pressure on Marshal WI
| CON and his deputies for admission to tn
! courtroom. and before the trial was re
! sumcd after recess every seat in the room
/ ana about all Of the available standing
! room was occupied. As usual, COlOne
! Vr.clinridge was the first Of the inter
| ast.d nartios to enter the courtroom
and was not long afterward followed b'
Nc pollard. escorted by Mrs Ellis, from
,bn House Of Mercy. and her counsel
Both the plaintif and the defendan
/ oui,tlv took their customary rla'es' an-
! arpcarCl wholly obllNiou9 vi 'hr l''9
ence Of the other.
As during the morning session of IN
cour. Miss Pollard paid the closest at
/ tortion to the testimony Of Mr.. I;ozelle
her former admirer. and Frequently M d.
notes Of what he said, handing them 4
! Nr Carlisle. who. in turn, handed then
| over to Mr. Wilson, who made use %
tb,m In his cross-eXamindtion OF the wit
ness. Although she gave him the closes
attention. the plaintiff seldom glanced a
/ tho witness. sitting with do"ncast eyes
and hands folded on her lap when no
[ making notes.
colonel Brcckinridge also closely at
tcrded to what was said by the witness
/ ospccially while Mr.. Wilson was plying
/ AIR Rozelle with questions during tht
+ cross-examination. Now and then how
ever. the defendant turned his eyes To-
ward the plaintiff and was seemingly
much interested in the written sugges
lions 10 her counsel He was apparently
not a little surprised at the brevlty OF
MIR Wilson'S cross-eXamination Of Mr.
Rozele.
After recess Mr.. Rozelle resumed his
Mace upon the wtness-stand, and took
nm his story at the point reached at ad'
journmcnt
He was asked whether Miss Pollard
seemed To him to be a mature woman
when he knew her but the question was
objected TO on the ground that 1t was
a matter of opinion. The objection was