Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.
Miss Pollard said TO Have a Good Case
MRS BreosenrIdEe Frustrated.

Miss Pollard said TO Have Good Case.
MRS. breckenridge Frustrated.
WAsHINGToN, August 15.-No silver
bill nor tariff reform measure ever calleo
together so many excited groups before
as those which gathered everywhere to
discuss the Breckenridge breach
of promise suit. The slver-tongued
orator, with his long, white hair, has been
such a familiar figure at the capital
that every cabmsn, porter and loalef
about town seems interested In the story
by an acquaintance with its chief char
acter.
"Poor, foolish woman" was the
phrase caught to-day on approaching
circle of women who have grown old
and grav In honorable service In one OF
the departments. "Miss Pollard" the
sneaker went on 10 say, docs not know
what she is doing when she undertakes
TO down United States Representative.
We who have lived here for twenty-five
wears have seen many a good and vlrtu-
ous woman absolutely destroyed In such
an effort.
Hundreds of perfectly pure and love-
lv women in our remembrance have
come TO Washington upon receiving
promises from the Representatives at
home of good positions in store for them,
only TO be cruelty wronged, and In most
cases they have carried their secret 10
the grave, realizing their perfect help
fulness 10 secure redress Of any kind"
HER ACTION COMMENDED.
bo1 rod anFniDn
feature in the fact that she is the pos
SCISSOR OF a moderate fortune which may
work finally in her favor by providing
a livelihood after her opponents may
get in their deadly work. Those who
have attempted TO expose Congressman
have, heretofore, been poor women,
and have finally become outcasts
through inability 10 live other
wise. There is one bright side to the
frightful scandal and that is that women
who have been Miss Polard's friends
and companions have rallied TO her sup
port, and she has been receiving mes
sages commencing her action In taking
the case into the courts and personally
assuring her Of their sympathy in her
misfortune.
The circumstance brings out the pop
ular love for saying Al told you so, " and
for dumping on a man when be Is
down." Hundreds of stories Of the past
life OF the Representative are freely re-
peated which no one would have dared
to utter two months ago.
Mr.. Breckenridge and Miss Pollard
both refused 10 be interviewed. The
II, Aag 4N1A his fria pns fbg Z
it Is a case OF blackmaii, which the
complainant's friends Indignantly deny,
stating that no one knows better than
she that Mr.. Breckenridge is not worth
a dollar.
A prominent lawyer said to-day that
he thinks Miss Pollard has very strong
case, as he happened 10 know that every
noint alleged in the bill Is backed up
with documents in Miss Phllard's pos
session, which are all-convincing. In
addition TO these papers, valuable wit
nesses are at hand, who, it is said, viii
tell thrilling story in connection with
the birth Of the children.
1t is this side of the story which has
touched womankind so that they have
rallied to Miss Pollard's support.
MRS. BRECKENRIDGE FRUSTRATED.
Miss Pollard is a brunette Of medium
size, very slender and has rather heavy
features. Her hair is very beautiful,
being most abundant and Of a dark
chestnut color. Her eyes are dark
brown. She has never been considered
a beauty, but her face lights up won
derfully when in conversation, wherein
she eXces.
Her figure is very slender, and her
movements were rather awkward.
When she first came to Washington
she seemed q school girl, almost countri-
fed, wearing quite short dresses.
Those who knew her best ut that time
remember that she complained con-
stantly Of suffering from insomnia, and
at times desperate look came on her
face, which was attributed TO the ef-
feet of sleeplessness. Miss Pollard has
always been very friendly with the
members Of the Breckenridge family,
and was often at their home.
1t was popularity supposed at that
time, and, indeed, until she fled her
bill, that the Representative was her
guardian, an impression which seems to
have been encouraged on both sides.
Miss Pollard is now in dreadfal state
mentally, and 1t is feared by her friends
that her mind is permanently unbal-
anced. Mrs. Breckenridg &c is prostrated
to-day and the Representative has not
laft his rOOm