Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

WASHINGTON, d. c.. September "a
Another step has been taken IN tho
BreckenrIdge-Pollard case. Congress-
man W. C. p. Breckenridge this after
noon filed his answer TO the declaration
made by Miss Madeline V. Pollard In
her suit for $50 600 for breach OF prom
ise.
Mr. Breckenridge denies the hrst
count OF Miss Pollard's declaration,
which states that he proposed marriage
to her In August, 1899.
The second count, declaring that the
Congressman made a second proposition
OF marriage on May II, 1898, is also de-
MED.
The answer 10 the third count ia
given with emphasis, as follows
"For plea to the third count Of tho
declaration, the defendant says he
never promised as alleged in the said
third count OF said declaration; that in
the spring Of 1884 the defendant, being
on the train from Lexington TO Frank
fort, was accOsted by young woman
between 20 aud % years Of age, who To-
trod uced herself 70 him a. Madeline
Breckenridge Pollard. saying that her
father was such an admirer Of John G.
Breckenridge that he named her after
said Breckenridge; that subsequently
| the defendant received a letter from
the plaintiff that the was In great dis
tress, and desiring his legal advice, and
asking him to see her At Wesleyan COL
lege In Cincinnati, which the defendant
answered was inconvenIent, upon
which she notified him that the matter
about which
SHE WAS DISTRESSED
was an engagement 10 marry, which
had assumed a condition worse than q
divorce suit and reiterAting her re-
quest TO see him personally; that the
defendant did see the plaintiff a. said
college, and she gave him full recital
OF her relations with one Jane.
c. Rhodes. and hRe deiendanl
/ advised her 20 Eopsumpate
the contract between hdf-''',R Roo
said Rhodes by marriage, and l1t&'A,
ouently, after a full conversation With
/ the said Rhodes, the defendant renewed
his advice. and the defendant denies
that be thinks or at any time or other
time or place, by wlles aud articles and
! protestatlons OF affection, or oy any
other means, attempted 10 take adyan-.
tage Of the youth and ineIpersence OF
the plaintiff.
He denies that he then, or a. aoy
other time, seduced the said plaintiff,
aud be denies that the plaintiff
WAS AT ANY TINE PREGNANT
by the defendant, or that he a. any
! time prevented her from going abroad
or from entering upon any career that
the plaintiff desired 70 enter upon, or
that IL was through any proteslations,
| influence or request OF the defendant
that the plaintiff failed either 20 90
abroad or 20 euter upon aDy career she
/ desired, and be denies that there was AZ
any time any agreement, contract or
understanding OF marriage between
plaintiff aud defendant; the plaintin
knew during her entire acquaintance
with the defendant that marriage be-
tween the plaintiff and the deiendant
was impossible.
The intimstlon yesterday that the
plea Of Congressmaa Breckinfidge, ia
answer to the suit OF Miss Pollard
would be that OF the general issls
which means a simple denial OF the
alleged promise Of contract came from
a source which left no doubt as % such
| aeourse being determioed upon. Hence,
] the extended answer or pies 70 me
third count OF Miss Polard's declars-
ton. was matter Of no little snfpfiso
today to those cognizant Of the sitSA-
ton yesterday.
There Is little pro,pect that the case
/ will be tried this year.