The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-23
Observation-Disclosures.
What is Said About Defendant and
Plaintiff in the Notorious Suit.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.


From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Lexington Aug. 13.-Miss Pollard told
! prominent attorney of this city several
years ago some things about herself Said
this man: ...
81 have known Miss Pollard ever since
she was girl of about 16 or II years. She
was raised in this county, on the Parker's
Mill road, her family being renters and
people in quite humble circumstances,
About this time she became acquainted
with James ROdes, the farmer and gar
dener at the Eastern lunatic asylum, and
| he was greatly interested in her by reason
of her unusual brightness. She besought
him to educate her. saying that if he
would send her to school for year she
would then teach school and support him.
| She also promised to marry him, which
he believed she would do, and he enthusi-
astically complied with her request.
Rodes was drawing a salary of 5000, and
most Of this he spent on her. He was
very plain, uneducated and unattractive
man personally, but honest, reliable and
! Straightforward He seemed to be per-
| fectly infatuated with the girl, and talked
a great deal about her.
He first sent herto a Catholic seminary
| near Cincinnati, where she was dismissed
| from the institution for violation of some
of the rules. She then prevailed upon
| him to let her go to the Wesleyan college
at the same place, where she remained
| two years, he paying all expenses, she
urging him from time to time to continue
| her little longer, and he complying. She
! induced him by constant -entreaties to let
her remain. Eodes lost his position. at
| the asylum, and she, having no means of
her own, quit schooland returned to Lex
| ington, He paid her regular visits, treat
ing her with the most fatherly affection.
She began to receive a great deal of at
tentlon from others. and secured posi-
ton on the Kentucky Gazette. Seeing
that he had no more money she set about
getting rid of him. He became very in
dignant with her conduct. He begged
her to pay back the money he had ex-
pended on her, about $500 or $500, but she
ignored his appeals
"She then secured position in one of
the departments in Washington, but lost
it by making a remark when Gen. Sher-
man died She then restored to her wits
for living. She constantantly claimed
to have in the, press, ready for publica-
ton, various books, the characters of
which she would outline to her friends.
with her antecedents, and consider
ing her pass schemes and methods, which
are known to many people here, do not
see how her claims can be recognized in
the court in which she has brought suit
for damages. Certainly Col Breckin-
| ridges character and standing should not
be destroyed by the schemes of a woman
who has long been recognized by those
who have best known her as daring
Poor Jim Rodes died broken hearted over
her perfdy, as one of his sisters said,
| and never recovered a cent of his
| money"
Probably the most interesting of the
circulating talk yesterday was that re-
garding Miss Pollard's career in this city
1t was in 1884 that she entered the educa-
| tional institution presided over by the
sisters at Reading. Her stay there was
brief. She had informed the sisters that
her expenses were provided for by an old
gentleman named Rodes, who was her
guardian. Rodes visited her frequently
during her short stay there. Unfortu-
nately as it developed from the subSe-
quent explanation of Miss, Pollard, he
was not familiar with the supervision the
sisters exercised over the correspondence
of the pupils. His letters were opened,
and the sisters discovered that R)des
was not her guardian, but her lover and
intended husband.
This precipitated trouble and the hasty
flight of Miss Pollard. She at once enterd
Wesleyan college, in this city.
Rodes was not the only elderly admirer
that called upon her. There were several.
and she termed all Of them ''old fools"
She also had a number of young men in
her train, and was, in fact, highly success
full as social favorite.
NOBODY TOOK THE CIGARS.
Washington, Aug. IA number of
people can now be found who are ready to
relate stories about the defendant playing
the part of gay Lothario for many years.
One story is told of his last election to
congress-.
1t seems that the masses of the people
in his district had been informed as to
the character of his private life, and
there was, consequently, reaction
against him. His supporters, fearing
that he would lose the election, called up
on him to defend himself and make pub
lie denial of the charges The represent
alive assented, and great mass meeting
was called On the evening in question
the hall was packed, as the object Of the
meeting had been pretty well understood !
Selling the splendid opportunity to i'm
press, his audience, Mr. Breckenridge
made one of the most brilliant political
speeches of his career, fairly electrlfying
his hearers by his eloquence. Just at the
conclusion in the quickest and coolest
manner he picked up box lying on the
table. and said: MY friends, you are &C
quainted with some faults OF mine.
should like to present this box OF cigars
to any man who will come forward and
state that he has never been guilty OF the
same offense. :"
No one claimed the prize but rumor
SAYS that a person present feebly shouted:
II don't smoke" The nerve displayed at
that time was so much admired that his
election by a large majority was tne re-
suit.
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