The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-24

ANSWER TO MISS POLLARD.
Representative Breckenridge Says All
Her Charges Are False.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90. - Con sressman
Breckinridge filed his reply to the charges
made by Miss Madeline V. Pollard, of 80.
duction and breach of promise. with Clerk
Young at the City Hall here to-day. Mr..
Breckinridge denies that he seduced Miss
Pollard. denies that he ever promised to
marry her. and denies that he is the father
of any of her three children. He says that
she accosted him when first they met and
requested that he call on her at the semi
nary which she was attending. She intl.
mated TO him that man named Rhodes
had betrayed her and that she wanted le-
gal advice. He says that the charge
brought against him by Miss Pollard is
wholly false. The answer to the third
count is given with emphasis, as follows:
For plea TO the third count of the declaration,
the defendant says he never promised as
alleged in the said third count of said declara
ton, that. In the spring OF 1884. the defendants
being on the train from Lexington to Frankfort
was accosted 10y young woman between twenty
herself to him as Miss Madaline Breckinridge
Pollard, saying that her father was such
an admirer of John c. Breeknridge that
he named her after said Breckinrdge; that sub
sequently the defendant received a letter from
the plantin. saying that she was In great dis
Iress and desiring his legal advice and asking
natl. which the defendant answered was incOn-
venent, upon which she notified him that the
matter about which she was distressed was an
ENGAGEMENT 10 marry, which had assumed a con-
dition worse than a divorce suit and reiterating
her request to see him personally; that the de-
fendant did see the plalntih at said college
AID ehe gave him O full recital OF her
relations with one James @. Rodes, and
thereupon the defendant advised her to consum-
mate the contract between her and said Rodes
by marriage, and subsequently. after q full con
versation with the said ROdes, the defendant
newed his advice and the defendant denies that
or artitices and protestations of affection. by
any other means. attempted 10 take advantage
OF the youth and inexperience or the plaintiff.
he denies that he then, or at any other time.
seduced the plaintiff. and he denies that the
plaintiff was at any time pregnsnt by the defend
ant, or that he at any time prevented her from
going abroad or from entering upon any career
that the plaintiff desired to enter upon or that
request OF the defendant that the plaintiff failed
either TO 20 abroad or TO enter upon any career
she desired, and he denies that there was at any
time any agreement, contract or understanding
fendant. and the plaintiff knew. during her en-
tire acquaintance with tile defendant, that mar
rage between the plaintiff and defendant was
Impossible.
The Intimaton yesterday that the plea of
Congressman Brackinridge IN answer 10
the snit of Miss Pollard would be that of
the general issne, which means simple de-
NAL OF the alleged promise or contract,
came from q source which left no doubt
that such course had been determined
npon. Hence. the extended answer of plea
to the third count of Miss Pollards decla.
ration WAS matter of no little surprise to-
day to those cogniZant of tho situation
yesterday. There Is little prospect that
the case will be tried this year.