The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-23

noon until Monday. One Of the queS.,o~@S
put 10 Mr.. Brown was What kind 'i
looking man was RhodesY
Oh, we don't care what ne lvoh.u
Ike said Judge Wilson, as II about ~
object to this part OF the testimony.
we do" said Mr.. Stoll testify We
DO. No objection was made.
Mr. Brown was questioned concerning
the relations of Miss Pollard and Fro-
lessor JOS f. Obermeyer. Of the college
and answered that they sustained the
relations or pupil and teacher. He hah
never heard Of anything between them,
and only recently had seen Miss Pollards
letter to Wessie Brown, saying she was
consumed with an undying love for the
Professor.
Concerning the first visit Of Colonel
Breckenridge 10 the college. Mr. Brown
said he remembered that he was severely
criticised at the time for allowing Miss
Pollard TO 20 out alone with the defcn-
dant.'
Mr. Guy Mallon, who represented Miss
Pollard at the deposition, said at this
point:
II want IL to be stated that the wit
ness answered this question holding
book Ga diary before him"
Mr.. Brown said Miss Pollard was
popular girl al school.
Bills for Miss Pollard's board ana
tuition had not been paid. and when she
left the institute TO go to Lexington
she was not asked to come back for that
reason.
The Bogus Telegram Denied.
Mr.. Brown testified that he was abso-
lutely certain Miss Pollard had received
no telegram summOning her home on
August 3. 1854 for be was i'm charge Of
the college at the time and Miss Pollard
would have come 10 him for per-
mission. Miss Pollard testified that Col.
Breckinridge had sent "a bogus telegram
to her. signed with her mothers name.
summOning her home on the date named.
in order that she might go TO Lexington
with HIM.
Mr.. Brown said Miss Pollard was a
girl perfectly able to take care Of her
self with men. and 10 resist improper adj
vances-she was taught how 10 conduct
herself I'm this way at the college.
Judge Wilson objected TO a question
similar to the one answered by Mr..
Brown, as 10 Miss Pollard's experience
and ability TO protect herself with men.
"On what ground?' asked Judge Brad
ley, smiling. expert testimony"
eyes, sir" said Judge Wilson.
Judge Bradley ruled out the question.
Miss Pollard's Age.
DR.. Hugh D. Williams. a physician who
had lived in Bridgeport, Ky. deposed that
he attended Mrs. Pollard. the mother Of
Madeline at the birth Of a daughter in
October or November, 1860. Mrs Pollard
then had two daughters. One was called
tfATafffa NH a tlftfIo
tot about two or three years Old" He
could not say whether Madeline Pollard
was that little gir-it was more than
twenty years since ne had seen her. The
child born 10 Mrs. Pollard I'm 1850 was
called ROsalind
The purpose Of this deposition was 10
prove that the little tot Matte" was
Madeline Pollard. and that she was TWEEN
ty-one or twenty-five years old. instead
Of seventeen, when she met Colonel Breck-
inridge I'm 1854
The next deposition offered was that
Of Or. j. owen Robinson. Of Bridgeport,
Ky. q physician who had practiced I'm
Bridgeport, Ky, for the past six years
He said he knew Madeline Pollard, a
niece of Mrs Stout. who was mot a beau
tiful girl. but who was attractive for her
attainments.'
owen Robinson is the young man who
gave to the defence letters written him
by Miss Pollard when she was school
girl.
The deponent thought Miss Pollard was
about sixteen or seventeen years old in
1880. A question as 20 her ability to re-
sist advances was objected to on the
ground that it was expert testimony
and the rest Of Mr.. Robinson's deposition
was not read on account Of the excep-
tion taken.
shortly after o'clock the court adj
iourned until Saturday.