Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-21

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2o.-
When the shrill voice of the balliff cried
adjournment ia the bare old circuit
court this afternoon the veiled face OF
Madeline Pollard was buried in her
arms upon the rough board top OF the
witness box behind which she had sat
for three days.
The only sound which had broken
such a silence as seldom falls on court
room was q sobbing that seemed to come
from the inmost heart.
Three jurors were fumbling In an un-
certain way with their handkerchiefs.
The Judge was staring toward the
ceiling abstractedly.
Even the lawyer whose cross
examination had led up TO
this passage, wore q look Of uEwonted
gravity on his fatherly benevolent face,
with something remarkably like moiS-
ture about his eyes.
II there was a man among the curious
hundred in the court room unmoved, he
was inconspicuous in the majority oi
sympathetic faces.
Madeline Pollard had been telling the
most tragic episode of her unhappy life.
Tomorrow the cross-examlnation oi
the plaintiff will be completed early and
public expectation. which here in Wash
ington is raised to white heat, turns tc
the Forthcoming version OF the orator
defendant.
"Miss Pollard when did you first meet
Mrs. Blackburn"
WAS THE FIRST QREsTIoN
asked by,exCongressman Benjamin But
terworth to-day TO the plaintiff in the
Pollard Breckenridge breach Of promise
suit.
Miss Pollard said she had met the
widow OF the Ex-Governor OF Kentucky
in the winter OF 1890, when she miss
Pollard) was stopping in Washington
with Mrs. Flllette. Mrs. Blackb urr
had called At the house and the hostess
had presented them.
Next after the question about Mrs.
Blackburn a letter was handed to the
plalntiff which she said had been writ
Z
Rhodes.
After looking at 1t she inquired why
the beading had been torn of, Mr.. But
teworth replying that he did not know,
and her lawyer cautioning her THAI II
was not her place te ask questions. Mr..
Butterworth read the letter to the jury.
IL was dated Lexington, November
20, 1884.
Miss Hoyt has just asked me for the
money for my board" she said.
please, dear. get me that forty dol.
lars before Saturday without fail
know any one with as many friends a'
vou can get it. You can come Satur'
day evening at 7 and stay until half.
past eight. Be careful In talking and
we can have 3 pleasant time. Put the
6,aney In an envelope and hand it 70 me
at the door as yon go.
Yours truly,
"MADELISE."
THERE wAs A REFERENCE
IN the letter to people who lived across
the street and whom she did not want
to know or be made knoTn to. An
other letter was presented 70 the plain
tiff. scrutinized by her lawyers and
read to the jury. 1t was dated Ncysm
her q. aid began: "Dear Mr. RHODES
am so Worried and disappointed that
I bardly NOW what to do. felt Ger.
tain that YOU get that tonight.
i was sure man with as
many rich friends ag you could get IL,
and especisIiy so near pay day. You
ran come three Saturday afternoon
and no one Vii be here. though the
iris NAV cine a. any time. BE sure
md coma 4 the afternoon, as Miss
Bellies frisnt may come 10 the even
|
Yours truly,
MADELINE.
1-h.r. w.s also q references 70 her
,tassn,a a. racsIging so fne birthday
] prssent and a tFonise TO remember him
his hIrtbdav uith explanations that
~ hoa,djng ioDse was not like a
soso,I ~ a. tbev lonld not afford TO wait,
80. ,hsv owsd coal bill for which
49, xsrs hsinz dunned.
4
/ Other letters 1efs iuen'iIs4 4o1 a'
read. One dated bIlosepof., n.y. De'
~ pnoSss .noks - triflng household
.,,.rs .he ve,tbsr, skating. and said;
1T -.ror hafo,e nai 30 fuss a. you for
q long letter." pro niseo 70 Srise 1pu
tell him exactly wa4s e,eninK " CALL
and was signed "YLefs' "isn IoFe.
o.. d.,sd Fsb,u. 4le. 1855, spoke oI
her disappointment not nAvlng re
ceived another reL,ltEanee from MIN
said she would ex 81 nim so-norror :
night; could never 81 over u sne oie
not hear from him v "pat sne aske,
for. as she had been
and needed Il so,much
cone unless be br0ugh