Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-25
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MISS POLLARD'S CAREER
An Erratic Character with, Traits of
the Adventures

Congressman w. G. l. Brookrnrdre's
SNehdS here unite in saying that the
s''lt filed against him in WASHINGTON by
MISS Madeline Pollard is the result of
spite All of them believe Mr.. Breckin-
ridge innocent of the charges made by
tine woman. One close friend Of Mr..
Breckinridge-a Confederate veteran
said tonight that he believed Miss
Pollard to be an adventures.
She had three sets of visiting
cards." said the man. "nscribed re
sp"ctiyely Madeline Vinton Pollard"
Madeline breckenridge Pollard"
Madeline Blackburn Pollard" She
would use the Vinton cards WHEN visit
ing friends and relatives of the Vintons,
tire blackburn cards when the Black
burns and the Breckinrdge cards when
among the al nrerS OF the Brccken-
! ridges. She impressed Charles Dudley
! Warmer so favorably that lie introduce
R'f her into good New York society. II
row turns out that she promised to
n;lrry the old gardener. james ROdrs
; who spent 81 500 towards educating
I her. After getting her educated SHE re-
old fellow and he died with broken
| heart.-Lexington dispatch TO the New
/ York World.
! Miss Madeline Breckinridgc Pollard
was born in Franklin county, KY, near
Frankfort. about tWcnty-scvcn years
ago. Her parents died WREN she was
quite young, and James R0dcs an en-
ploye Of the Eastern LuTatic asylum
tCCk Il fancy to the child and sent her
TO the best schools in the land and she
graduated with honors at two female
colleges
After her schooldayS were. over she
was given employment by RI. III.
Gr;itz, editor of the Kentucky Gazette,
and she wrote society news and kept
office for the Venerable editor for about
eight or ten months
She then stayed in the notion store Of
Mrs Ketchum but very soon went
on to Washington and took q
clcrkship in the interior department.
She remained there until after the
death of General Sherman. When he
died she remarked in public place:
"NOw the devil has got his own" This
caused her dismissal from the service.
She then went to New York city, where
she devoted her time to literary work.
Rodes wanted to marry Miss Pollard
but his sister prevented the match.
She SAID yesterday: 81 had rather seen
my brother James dead than the hus-
band Of the girl. She was not fit for
any good man to maTy."-I,exfngtOn
United Press DISPATCH
DR.. Brown, ex-president Of the Yves
leyan Female college, of Cincinnati,
gives some interesting information con-
corning Miss Madeline Pollard, who
has sued Congressman Breckenridge.
Miss Pollard is the daughter of har-
ness maker Of Frankfort, KY, now
dead. He was i'm modest circumstances,
but money was provided literally for
his daughters edcation from some
source. When she was about 16 years
old was placed in a convent at Read
ing, a suburb Of this city. She escaped
from the convent, and her eScapade
was the subject of newspaper articles.
She refused to return to the convent,
and then entered Wesleyan college.
That was in 1884. Miss Pollard was
tnen pretty SHl Will d ldHCy loi
somewhat thea trical toilets, Of which
she had several. She told DR.. Brown
that her guardian, wealthy, middle
aged southern man, was paying her
bills. The guardian never communi-
Gated with DR.. Brown. Miss Pollard
paid her bills herself. Miss Pollard
was known at school as Madeline WV
ian Breckenridge Pollard. She said she
was a relative of Congressman Breckin-
ridge and that she had been named for
him. The impression in the school was
that Congressman Breckenridge was
her guardian Miss Pollard, in her Pc
tition, says that her first acquaintance
with Congressman Breckenridge was
made when he accosted her on a train
while she was on her way home from
school in this city. She left the school
here in June, 1SS4.-Cincinnat dis
patch to the New York World.
Miss Ellen Terry has nearly COM
pleted her "reminiscences, but the vol