Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-31

| cumRtances. This was when the pialn'i'
| was at the Academy on MASSACHUSETTS,
| avenue. she came TO him win thc
papers, and he remembered endorsing
| them. The plaintiff failed In that exami-
| nation, and some time thereafter sne
made another application. The Defendant
| looked at the papers made out In the
| winter OF iss7, and he said he knew no.
| thing OF them, and had no recollection OF
! them at all. They did not contain MS
endorsement. The application appeared
10 have been made In Cincinnati inc
| witness recognized his endorsement on
| the papers filed in December. lSss At the
! suggestion of MIR Wilson the defendant
| read all Of the endorsement.
! The defendant said ne had no recol-
| lection Of having noted at all the date
| given as the date Of her birth in the
| papers. He remembered signing at least
two such applications for her. In refer
ence 20 the lssS papers the defendant
: remembered that the plaintiff came 10
| him. fIe did not recolect any special
| conversation about II. He appren'nded
! at tho time that she could not pass. as
| her education was deficient In certain
| rudimentary branches. and he thought
| the examination might reveal h-r deh-
| ciencics.
| TALK WITH RODES.
| The defendant was here taken back 70
the Monday following his first visit with
| the plaintiff 10 Sarah Guests house. He
| said he on that day saw and had con-
versaton with Mr. Rodes. which he
communicated to Miss Pollard some
months aftepyard Tie met Mr. Rodes
iu the elecdon-booths, g. was election
day. Rodes told him he wanted TO have
a conversation with him about Mss Pol
| lard. They went 10 a room in the de-
! fendants office. and there had a full con-
| versation. Mr. Rodcs had been To Ciu-
| cinuati on saturday When be- reached
| Cincinnati he was Informed the p'aintiu
| had let Cincinnati. and that he 0he de-
| fcndanu had been there To- see her.
| lie said hc had gone to consult with
| her and sce If she would remain in Cin-
cinnati. lie told Defendant Of their
| agreement AMI that I'm accordance with
| that agreement he had spent on her a
| good deal Of money. He did not begruige
| IL. but had become very anxious as 10
whether She INTENDED to marry him. lie
was getting behinr and being dunned
! for payments Before making any other
| arrangement he wanted 10 see If she
would not put am end 10 tho matter by
marrying him. H. said be- Was getting
| OH and hal not saved any money, and
| II his married life was % begin, II ought
to begin soon. Defendant told him that
| the plaintiff hal told him the same thing.
| that she felt gratitude To- him and re-
spect for him.
In the course Of the conversation, Mr..
| R0des said he not only wanted 10 marry
| her. but ought 10 marry her-that things
| hal happened that made IL especially de-
| -lrablc that hc should marry her-ani ne
| was anxious To know what be- should do'
| Mr. ButterWorth asked II he said what
it was that made it necessary that he
| should marry her
Mr. Wilson objected.
Mr. Buttcrworth said that he wanted
| him u state what he had communicated
to the plaintiff.
| The defendant said h. could not call
to mind particularly what be- stated to
the plaintiff he had said TO her on seye-
raj occasions that Mr.. Rodes had told
| him that be- wanted 10 marry her; thdt
| he was much in love with her ani thai
hc ought t. marry her on account oi th'
relations that had grown up between
! them
MISS POLLARD EXCITED.
| Miss Pollard here showed much excite
n.rf She rose i'm her chair and tried o.
shake off Mr.. Carlisle when be- attempted
to pull her down. Hen eyes wer" id.l "'
| ,.,t. anil in "a broken voice she said
., 80. l.,.lv but loudly enough 10 %,
- ,,,,,cb.,.,t m. courtroom. "I say
,..,.', .lil " "IIa's NOT tclline the truth
about anything" sh" cried.
.-i,-sb-b " said Mr.. CARLISLE.
"l(..n ouiat. Miss Pollard" sail Judg.
pr,.li.t ..r I'U h.,ya tn send you ont OIL
coi.ral Rr. ckinrtiga watched a.. lttl
e..r. ro.-i, AMI calmly. ana Whe1 Nis.
Pollard hal settl,d down b." repeate.
yyha; he testified h' hal sail 10 fo'es
| Colonel Erccknrilge sIii b. han no
met rlaintn ia August. lA2 and cons-
qu.ntly had not proposed marriage u he'
thau. as She asserted.
| Where db you ufst h'tr or me tN'st
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