The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-06


animation DR.. COwan fixed the time Of
Miss Pollard's coming TO his home by the
fact that her father had died Just after
returning 10 Kentucky from the demo-
cratic national convention of 1876. TO
which he was delegate, and the witness
remembered that his mother had gone to
Kentucky and brought Miss Pollard back
to Pittsburg.
The witness said he knew also that Miss
Pollard was with his family in 1878, be-
cause her brother. a telegraph operator
had volunteered TO 20 south during the
yellow fever epidemic, and had died from
the disease while Miss Pollard was with
the Cowan family. The witness said he
had taken a trip west in 1876, and the
plaintiff was at his house when he re-
turned.
HER LIFE AT WESLEYAN.
Mrs. Brown of Cincinnati, took the
stand. She was vice-president of the
Wesleyan college in Cincinnati. when
Miss Pollard was a student there, when
the intercourse between the plaintiff and
defendant began. Mrs. Brown produced
the records of the college for the year
1883, and Identified the entry under Miss
Pollard's name. Objection was made,
but Judge Bradley admitted the record
on the ground that it was newly discov-
cred evidence.
WHERE THE RECORD WAS FOUND.
how she found this important piece of
evidence. She had put it in an old side
board, locked it up there and forgetting
al about it, had given the sideboard to
friend. The key to the drawer in which
the book lay was lost, and nobody thought
of breaking open the drawer to see if the
book was there. Last week, the key
turned up accidentally and the drawer
was opened. Mrs. Brown testified
that the entries were made by her son,
Prof Orrin Brown. Judge Bradley de-
cided that the record could not be pro-
duced as evidence Of Miss Pollard S age,
but he allowed Mrs. Brown to read the
rest Of the entry, as follows: Eighty
third session, beginning Sept. 10, 1888,
Pollard, Madeline Vivian, entered Nov.
20 Name of parent or guardian Mrs. j.
j. Pollard; residence, Frankfort, Ky,
French, Latin, rhetoric, elocution. Not
classified
RULES AS TO CALLERS.
Guided by Mr. Carlisle. Mrs Brown
proceeded to contradict Rankin Resell,
who had testified that he broke his en-
g1Fement with the plaintiff because she
allowed him to kiss her and hug her. in
the reception rooms Of the college. Mrs
Brown said the rules of the institution
provided that gentlemen could be received
by pupils on Friday evenings only. They
were received exclusively in the four big
communicating rooms on the first floor.
Mrs. Brown remem bered Rankin Resell
as visitor at the college.
Certainly not, said Mrs. Brown to a
question whether the rules of the college
permitted a student to entertain guest
for an hour and half to two hours in the
reception room. Mrs. Brown added that
even girls who were engaged were not
permitted to see their fanCes except on
Friday evenings, and then publicly.
The last time saw Mr.. Resell per-
sonally," said the witness, was on the
occasion of the literary contest between
the two societies at college, when Miss
Pollard won a noted victory for her so
Getty in the presence of 800 people"
GOOD WORD FOR RHODES.
Mrs. Brown said she had known Mr.
Rhodes, Miss Pollard's ostensible
guardian, and she described him as "a
country gentleman, of pure habit, of pure
tongue, and as reverential in the presence
of lady as it were possible to be. lie
seemed to think great deal of Miss Pol
lard in the purest way His manner to-
ward her was unobjectionable in every
way, and he had a great admiration for
her intellect, as many others had "
The court also examined Mrs. Brown
and to Judge Bradley's question she said
the reception rooms at the college were
always open and pupils and teachers We're
constantly going through them. There
were no especial privileges granted Mr.
Il osell.
Mrs. Brown left the stand without be-
ing allowed to tell about the manner in
which Mr. Resell was forbidden the
privileges of the college
MISS LOWELL RECALLED.
Miss Louise To well, the typewriter,
who had testified that Col Breckenridge
had brought her a letter to copy begin
ming My Dear Sister Louise and had
also pmnlOVpd her tn addraes vaIonac
to Miss Pollard, was recalled by the
plaintiff and asked by Judge Wilson to
tell what was in the "Sister Louise" let
ter Miss Lowell said: The express
sions of affection in the letter
were much stronger" but here Mai
Shelby objected, and Miss Lowell was
held down to what she remembered of
the letter. The writer" she said,
spoke of the great love between the two
and the disparity in their ages; that no
two persons in the same family with
so great a difference in their ages could
love each other SO dearly"
Was that the substance2"
teri"
Miss Lowell had a tolerably clear recol- !
lection of other letters she had copied for
Col. Breckenridge. They were familiar
affectionate and enjoned caution. One
was addressed My Dear Spitfire" All
the letters handed her by Col Breczin-
ridge to be copied were in manuscript
which was taken away when she had fin
ished copying it.
MRS BRECKTNRIDGE's BASKET.
Very much out of breath Mary Yam
cey, the servant girl at Mrs. Thomas,
where Miss Pollard boarded, and where
Col. Breckenridge said she attempted to
take his life, took the stand. Mary was
shown the little decorative basket that
belonged to the late Mrs Breckinridge,
which Miss Pollard said was given her by
the defendant. and which Col Breckin-
ridge said he had not seen since it was
taken from his house
Have YOU ever seen that basket?n
asked Judge Wilson.
thousands of times, ., said Mary.
Did you see 1t one day when Col Brock
lnridge took lunch at Mrs. Thomas'l"
Yes, sir. ] saw Miss Madeline sitting
IN the parlor on the sofa with the basket
in her lap and Col. Breckenridge sitting
beside her She used the basket for a
work basket, and it had a blue bow and
blue silk lining"
Mary was allowed to tell Of what hap
pened when Col Breckenridge called on
Miss Pollard the day after the lunch
con. II Opened de doah feb him, - she
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