The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-06

Significant Conversation.
WASHINGTON. d. G., April 5.-This
was red Iettcr day for Madeline Pol.
lard. Tho testimony in rcbuttal was
begun md was Of an interesting char.
Rctcr
Judge Bradley's admonitions OF tho
night before had tho effect OF reducing
the attendance at tho circuit court to.
day TO the thinest audience yet gathered
and some Of them present wore sheep.
i:h air.
The defense made m unexpected
move by calling Miss Pollard t, tho
stand aud questioning her about tho
birth OF her second child, which she
said was born at noon on February 3,
1855.
a only held It in my arms two hours
according to my promise 20 him." she
began.
wow. now, Miss Pollard" Mr.. But.
terworth began, nGrvouSly, warning
Miss Pollard with great solicltudeto con.
tine herself to answering his questions.
Mr. Wilson also admonished her.
The child had boon taken to the Pro.
teStant Founding Asylum, on Four.
tenth street. in Washington, whore
she had visited it with DR.. Mary Par
sons once. She continued:
81 gave it little German name. !
pinned 4 note on its clothing, so they
could name 1t. was reading CARLYLE,
and named it from q character OF his,
DIetz Carlyle, name as far as , ossibic
from that OF Colonel Breckenridge or
ny own.
The second time she saw tho child
was on the third Of May, at Wright's
undertaking establishment, before 1t
was buried. When Mr.. But,erworth
asked how the funeral expenses had
been paid, she said that Mrs. Parsons
had looked after 1t. She supposed Col.
One Breckenridge paid them, but when
Mrs. Parsons was recalled to tho stand
they could ask her.
That's all, Miss Pollard" said Mr..
Bu,tcrworth, Diminishing her. and then
he called for DR.. Mary Parsons, who
was not forthcoming, however.
Tending the arrival OF DR.. Parsons, n
middle aged lady with spectac.es, who
had been sitting in court, was called.
Size announced her name as Mrs. Liddic;
said she was employed in the census
bureau, and in 1883 had been matron OF
the Washington Founding Asylum on
Fourteenth street. The record OF the.
asylum for that year being shown her.
she identified the record OF child
brought there by large colored woman
which hnd paper pinned OIL its cloth
ing. A slip OF paper which she thought
had come on the clothing was pasted
in the book.
The objection to the introduction OF
the book wa, sustained without expla-
nation.
Finally, after prolonged wrangling.
the matron was permitted to testify
that the child had been christcned
Downing" At this Miss Pollard began
to shed tears and received the attention
OF her attorneys.
The slip pasted in the asylum record
was penned in delicate feminine hand
with tho words: please name my baby
'Die,z Downing" and beneath it in red
ink-"Dicd April is, 1855"
William B. Moore, OF the Cincinnati
health office, testified that no return OF
birth attended by DR.. Mary Parsons
in February Of 1855 had been made. He
testified and was not cross-examincd.
Here the defense abruptly rested its
Gaze.
JUICE BRADLEY DECIDES FOR THE PLAIN
TIFF.
The first witness callod by the plain
tits attorneys in rebuttal was DR..
William A. Cowan, n young man who
superintendent OF the Western Asy-
lum in Pittsburgh. lie announced
himself as the first cousin OF Miss Pol
iard on her mothers side. As soon us
Mr.. Carlisle asked whether the plaintiff
had been member OF his family from
1876 10 lSSJ Mr.. Shelby objected, argu-
Ing that such testimony was not prop
crIy reOuttal. lie was reminded by Mr..
Carlisle OF the deposition OF Mrs. Miller,
nee Sn!agIebOwer, u woman admittedly
/ !lI.talne. who had testified that Miss
Po,iard had lived in Kentucky IN the
years OF 1877 and 1878 and had commit
"a certain improprie.ics in her sight.
'.r Wilson also reflected upon the
character Vi Mrs. Miller. declaring her
deposition 10 be an infamous lie. In
"EerrililnS the objection Judge Bradley
remarked that The defendant put on
the stand an Infamous woman. say
infamous ndvIsediy from her own tGs.l-
!npnY.'
Continuing, the Judge referred to the
testimony Of Mrs. Miller rs disgusting,
rc'ettcI 10 the fact that Mrs. Miller had
testified that she had become woman
u' NO town At the age Of fourteen, and
SAID the plaintiff should be allowed TO
purge herself Of the contamination
winch "out! inevitably come from rs.
soclatIon with such woman. He also
SPOKE Of thr contention oil tho defense
ihat Ms Pollard couId not disprovc
'he AFFIDAVIT by the surcst means by
showing tHAt she was not ut the place
"""fc the specific acts OF immortality
"trr aaiu 20 nave been committed.
W, 'o"an testified That Aliss Pollard
idi been n member OF hia family con.
'hh1n-lY from August, 1876, to 1850.
""' hai attended school With his lis.
."t7 ino3t Of the time. Tho cross-eXnin-
'Hhtion showed that he had made a TIP
'e't IN 1876 and another IN 1873. but
d" Vas certain that the plaintiff had not
'""n awaT IRON Pittsburgh at those
INC Tho testimony Of Mile Shin
E''h'""rr hal been that Alias Pollard
was hysn- In 1877 and 1878 five miles
nom Lexington. Ky. During tho legal
"snN1"is which had preceded the tcs'
'H1hy. MIS- Pollard, whU had been en-