Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-21
could not understand the delay. ~ pay
day was two days past
This was just before Miss Pollard was
going away for the
RIRTH on HER FIRsT CHILD.

New OrleanS anu pOsbnathou Aeo'os
boro, KY, In which the writer told
Rhodes Of her arrival in New Orleans,
of the weather and other inconseqpen-
tial things. Other letters, some dated
at Cincinnati and others at Lexington,
asked Rhodes for money, the sum vary
ing from $40 to so. Mr.. Butterworth
devoted his questioning principally 10
the New Orleans letters, and the plain
tiff frankly admitted that she had never
been in that city.
"Mr. Brsckinridgs knew very we'll
where | was at that time" she added.
"Bnt / was not asking MIR. Breckln-
ridge" Mr.. Butterworth demonstrated.
Her explanation when again asked
was: always when there was the
slightest suspicion OF questioning took
the first opportunity 10 cover IL up.
Each one of these letters bears the
square mark OF that. MIR. Breckinridge
would have given me money II he had
dared, but l had 10 seem TO be In need
Of money"
"And you got money from Mr.
Rhodes?"
There would have been no use in
seeming 20 need money and then not
take It,"
'Dld n !. Rhodes pay you the $40 you
demande in the letter OF March 26?'
II presume very likely he did, al
though do not recollect."
"Did he pay you the several sums you
asked for In these letterSP"
Il have no recollection or 1t. De
may have done so. Things were pretty
well mixed up then, because my ore
idea was not 10 have Mr.. Rhodes ask
any questions that could not answer
Mr.. Breckenridge planned u all.
"Did be dictate those letters?
"He did the ones dated at New Or
leans. was never In New Orleans aud
did not know there was such q place
as the fish market"
Question-"They were all written
with purpose. They are what you
have spoken OF
AS BLIND OR WOODEN LErTERsT'
Answer-"Yes, they were, as were
all of my letters written to Mr.. Rhodes
because there was q great deception be-
hind them"
"Dld your mother know where you
were when you wrote these letters?"
'Mr Breckinridge planned them all;
dictated them 70 me. Some or them he
wrote on the typewriter when | was I'LL
At the asylum and not able TO write,
saying in explanation that was learn
ing the typewriter. Some OF them be
wrote in advance and dated ahSad. tie
would mail them on the cas- or wher-
ever they would not be postmAlked."
This answer was attempted TO be Gus
of by Mr.. Bulterworth but Miss Pollard
waved him aside with her hand, saying
calmly and imperiously: mo, muet
answer this question" with her bread
| fashionable accent.
The following question in whIcl fiss
! Pollard's mother was referred 70 As an
agent in the deception upon Mr.. Rhodes,
and what she said In regard 10 carry
ing out the scheme" was objected by
the witness who interrupted him again
with the correction 'do not speak OF
mamma as the agent In a deception, or
qualify IL by saying unconscious agent"
This also, was done coolly and with her
customary broad accent upon the last
! syllable OF mamma"
She had thought that Mr. Rhodes
would certainly follow her uD and en-
deayor TO see her had he known she
was near by, Miss Pollard said, after
the scheme had been further explained.
Again came forward the New York
| World article from Miss PollRrd's pen
TO contradict her, according TO Mr.. But
terworth. She persisted In
CORRECTING MR. BUTTERwogTH's STATE
MENTs,
her attorneys sndesVored to dissuads
her, and Col. Phil. Thompson remarked;
| LET her argue the case"
Mr. ButterWorth insisted that Miss
Pollard's story that she had forwarded
her letters from Cincinnati 70 be mailed
J elsewhere under headlines az New Or
leans and other places, was aesurd,
which drew forth reply from br.
Carlisle, who objected TO Mr. Butter
wortt's previous questions, on the
ground that they were hypothetical aud
involved the proceedings ia legal tan
gle from which the defense pulled out
and sailed Of on 4 new tack, showing
the witness another letter, which she
identified as "mamma'S" Leaving the
contents OF this letter unreyealed, the
Court took It's nooa recess.
The erplanaton was resumed after
the noon recess. Miss Pollard repre-.
sentluR that she had deceived heF
mother regarding the cause OF her ae-
seuce from home when the letter 70
Rhodes was written and tho hrst child
was born. Her counsel objected 70
questions designed 20 bring forth the
details Of the deception employed bJ
Miss Pollard.
Judge Bradley said that 10 did aot
seem 10 bO material. and 40 Exception
| was noted. Her mother bed not seen
her ia Cincinnati bat hse known that
she was not in Nav oneans nor In MIS-
sIssi5pI. Miss Pollard. continuing, said;
when lt became necessary for me q
90 70 the Foundllng Asylum, u oecams
necessary also 70 lnyent some story
TO ACCOUNT ron NJ ABsEscE
from home. Just whst the story was.
Mr.. Brecklnridge could probably tell
better than /, since he wrote the let
ters."
Questions ss 10 her employmspt In
Washington brought replies that she
had been in the Agricultural Depart
neut and Census Bureau, both Of them
having been secured By Colonel Breck-
inrldge.
"Did you ever represent that you
wrote for the neWspapers?" Mr. Butter
worth asked.
IL had represented that l wrote for
several. Mr.. Breckenridge and / had
TO make up these decelts 70 account for
ourselves. because was 9 young woman
here under bis projection with no visi-
bic means Of support These tblngs