The herald., 1894-04-06
THE BRECKENRIDGE CASE.
Miss Pollard Again in the
Witness Box.
The Birth and the Name of Her
Second Baby.
Important Evidence in Rebuttal for
the Plaintiff.
A COlOred Cook Proves to be = Most
Interesting Witness-salutary
Eject of Judge Brad
ley's Rebuke.
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-Judge Brad
ley's admonitions OF the night before
reduced the attendance at the Breckin-
trial today to the thinest audience yet
gathered. The defense made an unex-
pected move by calling Miss Pollard to
the stand and questioning her about the
birth OF her second child, which che
said was born at noon, February 8,
1888.
IL only held it in nay arms two hours.
According to my promise TO him" she
began. Mr.. Butterworth warned her to
confine herself to answerIng questions.
Mr.. Wilson also admonjshed her. She
continued: 81 gave it little German
name. l pinned note on the clothing
80 the could name it. 1 was reading
Carlyle and named 1t from character
of his, q name as far as possible from
that of Colonel Breckinndge or my
own"
The second time she saw the child
was the 3rd OF May at Wrighps under
taking establishment before it was
, buried. Mrs. Parsons had looked after
the funeral expenses; she supposed
Colonel Breckinridge paid them.
Miss Pollard was perfectly selt-pos
Hessed while questioned about the child
and spoke ia a low, almost plaintive
tone.
Some time was passed waiting for Dr..
Parsons, and a middle-aged lady with
spectaces, Mrs. Liddle, was called aud
said she was matron at the Washington
/ Foundlings' asylum. The record OF
the asylum in 1883 being shown her, she
identified the record OF child hropghr
| there by large culoroa Woman, whlch
had paper pinned on its clothing
The clip OF paper which che thought
had come on the clothing was pasted II
the book.
An objection to the ipt59dpstio9 1tlsssvaio9 s, 2
bring out the point aimed at but was de-
feated.
Finally after prolonged wraneling the
matron was permitted to testify
that the child had been christened
downing" At this Miss Pollard
began to shed tears and received
the attention of her ATTORNEYS.
The slip pasted to the record was
penned in a feminine hand with the
words: please name my baby Dietz
Downing" and beneath In red ink read
April l8. 1888"
William b. Moore, Cincinnati health
officer, testified that there was no return
of birth attended by DR.. Mary Par.
sons in February, 1888 Here the de
fense abruptly rested it's case.
The fret witness called by PLAINTIFF
attorney in rebuttal was Dr.. VIM. a. A.
CoSan, superintendent of the Western
asylum at Pittsburg, a first cousin of
Miss Pollard. When Carlisle aaked
whether plaintiff had been a member Of
his family from 1876 to 1880, Shelby oh.
iected. arguing that such testimony was
not properly rebuttal. He was remind.
ed by Mr. Carlisle of the deposition of
Mrs. Miller, nee Shinglebower, a woman
admittedly of ill-iame, who testified
that Miss Pollard lived in Kentucky in
1877 and 1873, and committed impropri.
cites in her sight.
DR.. Cowan testified that Miss Pollard
had been q member OF his family con.
tinuously from August. 1879, to 1880
and attended school with his sisters
moet of the time.
The testimony OF Lottie Shinplebower
bad been that Miss Pollard was living
in 1873 and 1879 five miles from Lexinoe
ton, KY.
During the legal argument which had
preceded the testimony, Miss Pollard
left the court room.
Another relative OF the plaintiff
Charles s. Sawyer, testified that he had
lived in the came house, near Lexinc.
ton, with Miss Pollard from 1880 to
1883, and all that time the plaintiff had
not been from home over night. excent
for period of 10 days in 1883, when she
was visiting at her uncle's in Gothen.
burg.
George FL. Kean, a cousin, gave evil
dence like Charles.
Mrs. McClelland Brown, wife of the
former principal of the Wesleyan sem- |
mary, bearing s large book, took the /
stand, and was about to refer 10 this
volume, stating it was the school record. |
when the defense objected, but Judge
Bradley admitted the book, but finally
Mrs. Brown was limited to rebuttal OF
Roselle's testimony. Mrs. Brown then
detailed the rules OF the school as to
callers. She had seen Roselle
1t the seminary.
MIR. Carlisle asked: "Was 1t possible
or young man to hold young lady in
iis lap there Tor an hour and half in
ho OVOhAAk
Mr.. Shelby shouted an objection. and
t was sustained.
Mrs. Brown stated that ladies were
lot permitted to see gentlemen alone.
'ut once week. When asked to tell OF
'hat manner Mr.. Rhodes was, she said
mpressively, as though delivering an
ration: "A country gentleman of hon
st face; OF green habit. and manner Of
pure atmosphere and language, aud
towards the ladies'. He was
n admirer of Miss Pollard's intellect-
al sttalnments, anxious for her best
evelopment."
"Bright. but not deep" was the de.
'uPtlon she gave Of Miss Pollard's
lind, on crosse examination.
" You would hardly expect school
III OF that age to be Deep"
"Ihe victory she won was notable.v
V witness continued, "hecause Of her