St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-14
PRETTY MISS POLLARD
HEB BREACH or PROMISE SUIT
AGAINST COL. RREcK INRfDGE.
SOME SPICY DEVELOPMENTS.
How the Colonel and Madeline
Enjoyed Each Others Society
at Mrs. Ketchum's Boarding
House in Lexington Old
James Rhodes Accused Of
Causing the Girls Downfall.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. ia special
from Lexington, KY, says it IS now
said by persons in position to know
something of the intentions of Col. w.
C.P. Breckenridge that in his cross petit
ton in the famous Breckinridge-Pol-
lard seduction and breach of promise
suit he will deny that Miss Pollard
can lay her downfall at his door and
that he is In no way responsible for her
undesirable career; that he had nothing
to do with her until ne knew her char
acter was not good. Some weeks ago
the correspondent stated that he
called upon Mrs. Ketchum, the lady
with whom Miss Pollard boarded most
of the time while i'll Lexington, but
he could not see her. Today. however,
he found her at home. and several points
of interest with which the public has
not been served were the result of
the interview with Miss Hoyt. au elder
ly lady living with Mrs. Ketch-
um, VINO had charge of Miss
Pollard during her stay at
the Ketchum house. Miss Pollard ap-
piled to Mrs. Ketchum for board, stat
ing that she had come to Lexington to
attend Sayre institute. She was given
a room and always paid her board
promptly, having the money on hand
on each pay day. The girl was then
about seventeen years old. and said that
She had been attending school in Gin
cinnati, but that she had
COMPLETED HER STUDIES,
and had now concluded to take a course
at the Lexington institute. She had
been at the house some three mouths
VIXEN Col. Breckenridge applied for a
room. He said he was tired staying at
the hotel, and that he had very i'm
portant case in court that occupied
his entire time ard attention,
, and that he would take his
was furnished and Col. Breckinridge
had been in the house at regular inter-
vais for nearly week before he met,
as far as Miss Hoyt knew, the Young
lady in question. However, it appears
that the colonel took dinner at the
house one day and Miss Pollard was
at the table. Col. Breckenridge took
his seat, speaking to all as he
entered, and hence the formality of an
introduction to Miss Pollard was neg
lected, but to all appearances they were
strangers, except it seemed that they
had possibly been introduced at some
previous occasion, and were, therefore,
barely acquainted. They conversed as
strangers and neither showed signs that
were noticed of having any acquaint
| ance beyond this.
After Miss Pollard had been at Mrs.
Ketchum'S six or eight months the re-.
port came from Cincinnati that she had
gone out driving with Col. Breckenridge
ill closed carriage anu remained away
from school all night. She was told of
this. and asked for explanation. Miss
Pollard said
HER UNCLE,
Mr.. Oliver, who she said resembled'
Col. Breckenridge very much, had called
on her 10 go with him to certain insti-
tute in Cincinnati, where he had child
whose parentage was not known to the
public. No more was thought about
this matter, and not until the publica-
ton of her petition was the Ketchum
household reminded of the CINCINNATI
eScapade.
James Rhodes paid her tuition at
Sayre institute and called as frequently
as he was permitted to see her. She
would never permit him to stay
longer than 8 o'clock when he would
call. and always entertained him
in the parlor with the members of
the family present. She hated
Rhodes and often called him an ''old
fool" Col. Breckenridge occupied his
room at Mrs. Ketchum's from three or
four weeks during the time. Mrs.
ketchum suspected that undue relations
existed between the colonel and the
young woman.
The information comes from close
friend of Col. Breckenridge, who will
return to Lexington within the next
week and give such statement that Will
clear him of the charges made against
him by Miss Madeline Pollard
Through the same channel the CORE
spOndent states that he learns that Col.
Breckenridge will propose to prove that
Miss Pollard confessed to him that she
had been ruined by James Rhodes, who,
at that time, was defraying the expenses
of her schooling, and avowed her inten-
ton of leading the life which she had
pursued.