The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-08-17
BRECKENRIDGE SUED.
A BREACH or PROMISE ACTION
FILED AGAINST THE CON-
GRESHAM.
Madeline V. POddard Charges the
KentuekIan With Seduction.

A great sensation, which has been
brewing for weeks and which has been
quietly been gong the rounds OF So
ciety for some time, was made public
Saturday when Judge Jere NJ. Wilson
and Calderon Carlisle, acting for Miss
Madeline V. Pollard, filed suit in the
Supreme court Of the District of Col
umbia against Congressman W. @. P
Breckenridge for breach OF promise,
suing for $4,000 damages.
The plaintiff charges that in April,
1884, when she was II years old and a
student at Wesleyan Female Semi
nary at Cincinnati, she was met on
the train travelling from school to
Frankfort, KY, where she had been
called on account OF the grave illness
OF her sister, by Mr.. Breckenridge,
who made the acquaintance on the
plea of his knowing her family, and
that she was lattered by his atten-
tions, knowing who be was and re-
garding him as very prominent
man. On August 3, 1884, he came to
see her at the seminary and got per.
mission from the president for her to
dine with him, and began by wies and
articles and protestaton oi affection
to take advantage OF her youth and
inexperience and to gain her affection,
but later in the same month he ac-
complished her seduction.
UNDER HIS CONTROL.
She also charges that by series OF
deliberately laid plots he succeeded in
getting her completely under his CON
troll about the time of her 18th birth
day, and that she at that time had q
child, and the relations continuing, an.
other child was born, and after Their
death she came to Washington.
She says that after the death OF his
wife she was again in delicate con-
dition, and that she continued Their
relations to that time only with the
solemn vow from him that he would
make her his wife as early-a decency
would permit. She also alleges tina
the date OF the marriage was from
time to time p stponed up to the dat
when he "wrongfully and injurious
ly" married another woman, Mrs
Louisa Wing, then residing in ST
Louis.
The story told by the plaintiff doe
not exactly correspond with the many
rumors that have been circulating 10
weeks past, when it was considere,
that Miss Pollard's project for reveng
had fallen through or that the matte
had been quietly compromised.
"WHAT HAVE I TO LIVE FoRW
Miss Pollard is well-born Ker
lucky woman, with all the fire an,
mette OF . thoroughbred When ad
vised by her friends to let the matte
drop she replied "Nhat have t
live forf That man has fascinate
me to such an extent and for &
many years that he is my very exil
tence. Why, have scarcely mad
the acquaintance OF any other man i
my life. my devotion to him as 8
complete
The many friends and acquair
tances OF both parties, never suspec
ing the relations existing betwee
them, supposing that as they wer
both from the same State the old gel
tIeman had fatherly interest in he
until last winter, when his attention
became marked after the death
his wife, and it was commonly under
stood in at the house where Miss Pc
lard boarded that they were soon
be married. There are old faml
firiendswho 60 so far as to say th
Mr.. Breckenridge has occasional
spoken of his contemplated marrial
in, their presence and they fully b
lieve that he intended to carry out IL