The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-16

COcdIngs.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March ia
light nulatto woman dressed in mourn
ing occupied a soat next to Miss Pol
lard's lawyers in tho circuit court this
morning and looked curiously at Colo
mel Breckinrldge and Miss Pollard ~
they entered tho court room. She was
the first witness called 10 tho stand and
her examination was conducted by Mr..
Farrell, tho young Lexington attorney
who assisted Messrs. Carlisle and John
son in taking dcpositiOus In kentucky.
According to the woman's story she
had been born slave in Alabama fifty
six years before, had lived in Loxing-
ton "sencc durin' the wah" for twenty
five or twenty-six years. slight dis.
crepancy in tho matter Of time. Sarah
Cess, for sho was tho woman over
whose deposition there was trouble in
Kentucky. mad "knowel kurnel Brock.
inridco senCo was little girl"
When Mr.. Farrall asked il Colonel
Breckinridgo had ever visited her house
accompanied by any person, Attorney
Shelby objected that the question
should connect Colonel Breckinridge's
companion with tho plaintiff, point
which Judge Bradley said was well
taken.
"Do you know Miss Pollard?" in
quircd tho attorney.
~ do"
"Do you see her hcre?"
Rising the colored woman pointed
ou, the plaintiff in black and resumed
her scat. Ten years ago. she continued,
Colonel Brcckiuridgc had begun to visit
her houso on Broad street in Lexington
with Miss Pollard. before the first
visit he had called on Thursday in the
summer time TO ask that Miss Pollard
DO kept there from Friday to Monday,
request which was at first refused be-
cause tho witness had no room, but was
finally agreed upon. Friday night,
just at dark. the pair came and Colonel
Breckenridge was in tho front room
with Miss Pollard until II o'clock.
Colonel Brcckinridge knocked at tho
middle door ior the woman to Let him
out when he was ready TO 20.
"she was In tho bed With her NIGHT
dress on" said tho witness, che kissed
her good night, putting his arm
around her" Saturday night and
Sunday night COL. Breckenridge had
repeated his visits, each night kiss
ins her good bye in the presence
OF tho. colored woman. Tho bed
aavo evidence OF having been occu.
pied each night. Sunday night Col.
Breckinridyo had said that Miss Pollard
must get down to tho depot early in
the morning to take tho first train, and
the witness had overheard him say that
she was to meet MIR. Rhodes there.
MISS roLLARD's AGE.
Mr.. Farrell asked the opinion OF
Sarah Cess as to tho age of Miss Pollard
at that time, question objected to by
tho defence, admitted by the judge, au
exception noted and answered as fol-
lows:
"She had dresses up to the tops OF
hor shoes, u school girl dress, and
seemed to be seventeen or eighteen.
Some times she wore her hair down her
back In q plait."
"lIad Miss Pollard ever visited the
house before that time she came with
Colonel Brcckinridgc?" asked tho
lawyer.
mo, sir"
"llad Colonel Breckinridgo ever Wis
tied there before?"
This question raised n breeze. Attor-
ney Shelby was on his feet instantly OBJ
iecting. The spectators leaned forward
eagerly, while Sarah spoke out clearly,
"Yes, sir"
Judge Bradley sustained the objection
and the question and answer were or
dered stricken from the record. Col.
Thompson offered the explanation that
the witness had said that Colonel
Bteckinridgo had visited her before 10
make arrangements for bringing Miss
Pollard there, but nevertheless the
audience snickercd over the answer.
"Did Miss Pollard ever come there
with any one but Colonel Breckin-
r!dge?" asked the lawyer.
NO, sir" was the anawer.
Tho pair had visited her house about
fifty times. 4 year ago last fall Colonel
breckenridge had come there asking 10
bring Miss Pollard again, but the wit
ness rcfuacd, declaring shc was not tax.
ing people in any longer, although
Colonel Breckenridge Insisted that wit
ness was the only woman Miss Pollard
would busy herself with.
4 SENSATION.
Then the witness created sensation
by relating that Colonel Breckenridge
had visited her last summer after tho
suit had been filed and had told her ho
hoped she would have nothing 10 do
with the case, to which she had replied
that she must tell the truth. Colonel
Breckenridge had inquired where Mary
Scott and Mary Wilson were, saying
that he wanted them kopt out OF tho
way. Ho had also asked ii Mics Pollard
ever came to the house with Colonel
Swope and witness had assured him
that ho was the only man Miss Pollard
had ever met there.
The visits OF Colonel BreckinriGge
and Aladgo Pollard to Sarnh's house, the
witness testified, had extended over a
period OF Three or four years.
Colonel Shelby began the croas-cxami-
nation by iuquirinG: Sarah, how long
have you been Keeping an designation
house in the city OF Lexington
Whereupon Sarah replied: mine.
teen years" in matter OF fact way.
Who brouGh, You hore?'
"Mr; Farrel! ,elssraphcd for mo to
come"
How long have you known Mr.. Far
rell?n
oh, ever since he was young man."
answered the witness. reply which
drew visible blGsh 10 the checks OF the
attorney because the audience per-