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

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 0.-Thore
was variation OF tho order Of tcs.i.
mony in tho Pollard. Breckenridge trial
to-day to permit the introduction OF
evidence that Colonel Breckinridge had
carried on typowritten correspond.
ence with Madeline Pollard from tho
house OF representatives in 1886.
Accordingly Mrs. Louise Lowell, who
conducted business in typcwritins
and stenography at the capitol in the
year OF 1885, and had been discovered
by tho plaintiff last Sunday, stated that
ahe had copied the mysterious letters
upon typewriter for tho colonel, and
had also addressed for him package Of
envelopes TO Miss Pollard. 70 North
Upper street, Lexington, KY" Miss
Pollard also appeared in a speaking
part onco more to testify that sho had
received the letters in question.
Thereafter tho programme was con-
tinuance OF tho fencing be.ween tho
congressman from Kontucky and the
en-conGressman from Indiana. Both
Colonel Breckenridge and ex.Judgo
Wilson nre lawyers OF brilliant parts
and no exhibition Of its kind approach
ing the thrust and parry Of the two
when pitted rs an examiner and wit
ness has been heard for years.
Colonel Brcckinridge made iron.clad
denials OF the testimony OF Mrs. Lowell,
beside contradictng Miss Pollard at
many points. Judge Wilson was dis
posed to drop into vein OF sarcasm at
times speaking OF tho defendant us "a
fatherly-looking and perfectly respected
gentleman, like yourself" He laid the
foundation for more testimony in re-
buttal By obtaining denial that SER
want at the fashionable boarding house
where Miss Pollard had lived had ever
seen her using in his presence that work
basket formerly belonging to his dead
wife, which tho colonel swears he did
not give the plaintiff
Everybody is guessing tonight the
nature Of the new line OF examination
which Mr.. Wilson announced that ho
would take up in the morning.
CONCERNING MRS. LowELL's TESTIMONY.
Interest in the great trial was intensi-
fed to-day by the presence OF two ladies'
in the court whose faces had not been
seen before, sitting at the tabIe with tho
Pollard forces and from the passage
which had closed tho examination OF
the day before it was surmised that one
OF them must be Louise Lowell, the
s,enographcr and typewriter who had
desk in tho capitol in 1886 and to
whom letters were dictated by Col.
breckinridgc, il tho claims of the plain
tiir be true. Mrs. Lowell is at present
clerk in tho treasury department aud is
woman Of short stature with hair
beginning to turn gray.
Judge Bradley does not seem to relish
tho testimony which Col. Breckenridge
is giving. The judge occupies tho
chair beside the witness box, but on the
raised platform behind ponderous
desk. Whenever Col. Breckenridge be-
gins TO talk tho judge wheels his chair
around go that the heavy upholstered
back is turned toward the witness box
and directs his gazo toward far corner
window, reads legal documents, or
c'oses MS eyes. me same posltlon was
assumed by his honor soon after Col.
Breckinridge stepped into tho box this
morning. Mr.. Butterworth at onco
opened the question OF the admissability
Of the correspondence alleged to have
been held with Madeline Pollard in 1886.
Judge Wilson, in reply. assured tho
court that tho evidence had not been
discovered until Sunday and asserted
that he proposed to put the witness on
tho stand at once, that Col. Breckin-
ridge might not be taken by surprise
and that he might have ample timc to
make explanations. The question was
raised by Mr.. Buttcrworth whether tho
discussion Of the proposed testimony
should be had before the jury.
Half au hour had been consumed bv
argument when Judge Bradley decided
tho point bv saving that thcro could be