New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
TESTIMONY.

TESTIMONY.
WASHINGTON. March 2i-Miss Pollard did no: show
INV traces Of her collapse Of yesterday afternoon
when she entered TIE Circuit Court room this morn
Ing with her elderly companion. Miss Eiis Coionoi
Breckenridge not as smiling ana dcpohar as
he has been and his features had Il trace OF gray
ity strange 10 them.
Miss Pollard took the stand She was cool, but
no, so strong looking yesterday morning
Major But.erworth's first question was whether
Miss Pollard had the contract with Rolcs by which
he agreed 70 pay for her education on CONDITION
that she should marry him or pay him back
NO haven't; gave It to Mr. Rodo".
..Tbc contract was settled. thcn?' asked Major
Buttorworth.
"Oh no sir; Il was never Settled. Mr. Roces
did rot pay nearly much money for me as nc
said he would pay. but what he did pay-aoou'
s2.iOo-I never able TO pay back.
"Did vci pay him any Of IT.?
.No sir ! never did have any money to pay
ervbo1y anvthing" said Miss Pollard. in a voice
OF rlantve objection.
The Tnockncss OF the witness VahIsheu WIN INC
next question. - -. o,,
Mrs 1ogan formerly DR.. Mary Street,, Of Gin
cinnaU did not recognize you wheh her uepoSi''o'i
was takcu u.d she Miss Pollard?' was the ques-
ton. 49,, -, ,,,.
Not when I was introduced to her said MISS
Pollard. but she would have done so II she had
had an oppor unity in redirect e';o'1inaton' alu
she certainly was ready to that the picture OF
who corod 10 soc me IN 1885 az her house anu -
..t,o,d OH. Miss Pollard" cried Major Butterworth
and Judge Wilson ut once. "You must not tel any
thing but what ask you,' Major Bu''er"o''h
addcl. IT,. o.,
,ba fac.s about her adoption Of the name OF
.rr.ckinridge' She said MIR Ireckinridge 'o!a
her 10 adopt the name
TIE PLAINTIFF RESTS HER CASE
\ few more insignificant questions were asRPu'
oni then Major Butterworth created surprise O'
swing abruptly: That's ALL MISS FO"a'"'
Mss Pollard looked astonished. she stl''ed -
leave the stand but called back by Mr. Gar
us,c lie id not ask her any questions however
but caused another surprise by saying:
~ Won please Your Honor, the p'aintin rests
her case here" 60 .
uaior shelby. Colonel Breck!nr.dges law part
ror hoo,, the opening statement OF the defence
"a me inv which had been reserved wnen 'he
trial opened. ,,.n
While this case technically rests. sai Mao or
marriage. other Considerations enter mo II anu
' Then he ol Of the complaint and the defendants
All an ID sunnored hy his testimony on the vii
~ e,and under solemn oath. that he did not be-
, ,SS n 10 bv Dr. Parsons on the stand that any
Twins child had been horn to her and iuTtherni !r,
defenIani wouM marry hcr: that he never intended
10 make or carry out such eon,f4 conG Ti, anv
SrSncc Of Which he may be guilty, 5ai he dos
wish 10 be judged by the facts and not through
other things.
MISS POLLARD GREETs HIM.
,;ajor sAc.by then told what he said was the
true story Of the meeting between Miss Poiiard
and. Colonel Breckinridge The defendant saw MISS
Pollard on a train when lie was looking LOT DIS
overcoat preparatory 10 leaving "Good-morAlng
Cn,opsl nrccklnridge," she said Colonel Breckin-
ridge supposed IT was some person he had met but
could not place her. so he shid Il suppose ought
{, know you but DO not Then she lntroGuced
herself saving that her father was great ad-
mrer OF John c. breckenridge and he had put
"ErackjrriIg,' in her name. After a few more
words they separated.
Several months later. in 1884, the defendant"
said Mr. shelby. received letter from the plain
tiff asking him to come to Cincinnati and assist
her BY his advice. and We propose TO show by this
letter-a second letter-ln which she urged him to
come 20 the Wesleyan College TO see her.
Hold on" said Judge Wilson Don't read that
letter"
Il won't read It," said Mr.. Shelby. Then he
went on 10 sketch the other points in the defence
In this second letter he said, Miss Pollard had
told him the nature OF her business with him in
reply to one from him saying be could not come
business In Covlnson with Governor Stevenson ami
VIM lngre 1 ne t3ougn' 90 70 nT vV51 Gt
ana did 80 over 10 Cincinnati for that purposo on
Poilari's age at the ,irne Colonei Brccknrdge met
ns md he Sam9 e 42 sn aea n y DID,
tween Miss Pollard ana Colonel Erecnrdee about
the Rhodes case and he contenicl that Miss Pol
lard admitted that she had bad wrong relations
with Mr.. Rhodes. Colonel breckinridge advised
carrying out the aTrangement with Rhodes and in
the of the conversation she. not he sus-
Eested that they so out in closed carriage that
night, and he consented
SHE SUGGESTED THE CARRIAGE RIDE.
II authorized state" said Major Shelby.
THAT there such remark by the defendant
abou. a weak throat which caused him to bring a
bfrh
peeled him to forego the concert. and suggested that
they ride Instead. II she who suggested that
they ride and during that ride Illicit arrangements
Mere established between them without objection.
but with Willingness her part. When he took
the train he found the plaintiff on 1t. They rav-
el.ed 10 Lexington together and she rot he suS-
gested that he take her 10 the house Of Sarah
Cess. tie was surprised that she knew about such
a place. ana she said she knew where it was To-
Gated They stayed there from Saturday until the
following Monday then she returned to Cincinnati"
Major Shelby said he was also authorized TO
safe that there suggestion made by the
defendant that the plaintiff 20 10 Lexington but
that she there and entered Sayre Institute
without his Knowledge. and he DID not even know
she was in Lexington uatll he met her one day on
the street: The defendant did not know when she
Cincinnati. in February, 1885,, 10 give birth
he did " not try to trace her up Major shelby said
the defence was prepared to show ana would show,
TO a child at the Norwood Founding Asylum in
IN the fan OF 1855 and there fell in with the plaintiff
again. just before he 10 Washington he re-
ceived a note from the plaintiff asking him TO
come 10 see her. and as consequence their rela-
tions resumed.
That the defendant responsible for Miss Pol
lard's coming TO Washington Major Shelby denied,
and said that. on the contrary, the defendant ad,
Vlsed She told him tha' she had
talked with Senator Beck ard that the Senator had
advised her TO come and get position.
Major Shelby asked the Judge carefully to con.
slider the statement he hal made thai the plaintiff
and the defendant had maintained relations for
eighteen months prior February 1875 when she
claimed she had given birth 70 a child. Major
Shelby claimed that during Miss Polard's resi-
dtncc IN Washington she came frequently Colonel
HrecknrdGc for assistance. ard that her state
nsnt that she In trouble he accedc6 to her de-
niands.
Her ALLEGED POWER OVER HIM