The Portland daily press., 1894-03-29
MORE ABOUT MADELINE.
Stories Told in the DISPOSITIONS to
Which Objection Was Made.
ROSELL APPEARS IN COURT AND
TELLS OF HIS ENGAGEMENT.

Him on Fifteen minutes Notlce-de
Asserts that Some Statements of Suspi-
cious Appearance Are True-The De-
quented D1sreputable Houses.
Washington, March 28.-The Pollard
Breckenridge trial began today with
more expert testimony as to the letter
dated July 20, 1884, signed with Miss
Pollard's name and which she claims
was forgery.
When the court was convened this
morning. Mr.. f. B. Hay, who was on the
stand at adjournment yesterday, was re-
called and his cross-exainination as an
expert in hand writing was continued by
Judge Wilson.
"Now, Mr.. Hay" said Judge Wilson,
Ibid you testify before an Investigating
committee of Congress as to the author
ship of the letter addressed to Congress
man Springer of Illinois?"
Eyes, SIR" said Mr.. Hay.
Il was on that committee said Mr..
Butterwcrth. r.,
II know you were,n said Mr.. Wilson.
The reason for the introduction of
this investigation ints the trial was ap.
parent from what followed. Judge Will
SON wanted to show that the expert on
the stand, Mr.. Hay, had given an opinion
directly opposite to that given this
Congressional investigating committees
report, which he said was appointed to
determine among other things whether
the letter written to Mr.. Springer was
genuine or forged. 1t was supposed said
Mr.. Wilson, that man named Findlay
had written the letter. / Judge Wilson
read the following question and answer
from the report:
"Do you rely more on general charact-
eristics than on scientific comparisons"
II do"
This was apparently direct contra
diction of what Mr.. Hay had said this
morning. The printed copy of the testi-
mony in the Springer investigation
showed that Mr.. Hay had said that a
test by general Characterization was the
explanation tending to reconcile the two
diverse statements made by him.
Mr.. Wilson asked Mr.. Hay if it were not
fact that experts were brought from
all parts of the country to testify con-
corning the Findlay letter before the
Congressional committee and that they
differed greatly as to it's authenticity.
NIL lldy duuluUCd uudu uAIo w ao SOs
Mr.. Worthington, private secretary to
Col. BrecKinridge, testified that he first
saw the alleged forged letter in a bunch
of correspondence in an old file case in
Col. Breckinridge's Office.
He found no other letters purporting
to be written by Miss Pollard. The
search Worthington said extended over
three or four days.
Mr.. Wilson cross-examined the witness
carefully as to his search for the letter
and after the witness had stuck to his
testimony Mr.. Wilson half asked, half
asserted, $50 that in all this search the
only thing you found in the office bear
ing Miss Pollard's sinature was this
scrap of writing?"
"Yes, sir,n said Mr.. Worthinton.
The defence introduced yeritable sur
prise, almost sensation, when it
Called Renkin R. Rosseu.
This is the young man who said in his
deposition that Miss Pollard wanted him
to take her to Chicago when they were
engaged. Miss Pollard admitted the en-
gagement.
Mr.. Resell said he was 81 years old and
lived in Nicholsville, Ky. He was supera
intendent of schools in his county and
deputy county clerk, and also held offices
in Masonic circles. Mr.. Resell said he
became acquainted with Miss Pollard in
Cincinnati in October or November
1883. He told of going to Wesleyan
college with Miss Pollard on the same
day that she had introduced herself to
witness while he was at work in dry
goods store. He called twice week on
an average to see Miss Pollard and most
frequently saw her alone. He at first
ho1 Cd irafInn for fho
lady, he said, which developed into love
and from love they became engaged.
Miss Pollard had told him, Mr.. Rosell
said, that she had engaged herself to an
old man, Rodes, to get money from him
to secure an education, and thar was how
she became pupil in Wesleyan college.
Her manner was very affectionate, and
there were many demonstrations of
affection between them.
7 In answer to other questions witness
said Miss Pollard told him if he ever
met Mr.. Rodes at the college to pretend
there was nothing between them. He
met Rodes there one Sunday evening.
He and Miss Pollard greeted each other
as strangers before Mr.. Rodes according
decided to go to Chicago, and when he
went to say goodbye to Miss Pollard
she expressed regret that he was going
and asked why he did not take her with
him. He said. "Well, if you want to go
under the circumstances. come along"
and she went up stairs and came down
with her hat and cloak. That put him
in hole, he said, and he told her that
it was inconvenient to take her then and
that they had better wait until June.
"Were you joking when you spoke
about going away"
ayes, sir"
"Did she say she had her trunk
packed?"
eyes. sir, she said that"
"How old was she at that time"
"She always represented herself to be
three years my junior. l was born in
1860 and she said she was born i'll
November, 1862"
Miss Pollard testified that she was
born November 80, 1866.
After going to Chicago Miss Pollard
had written him only o2ce, and the en-
gagement had been allowed to drop.
Major Shelby asked witness if there was
ANYTHING in Miss Pollard's conduct that
had Influenced him to let the engage
ment drop.
II lost confidence in the woman" said
Mr.. Resell, II did not like the way she
allowed ME to kiss her."
Mr.. Resell was asked whether Miss
Pollard was mature or immature physi
calIy or mentally w hen the witness