Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29

ihC LAoSI Sc-Sluuly ludl IL i WOuIu not
do so and would leave the child at the
asylum, and if he were ever free to
do so, he would marry me and give
me his protection and his name and
III some proper Way care for his Off
spring. During this time my brothers,
who We're both younger than 1, were
small boys, and my sister, who was
married. was helplessly i'll for many
months, requiring the constant attend
darce of my mother at her bedside
During this period, and up to some
weeks after my baby's birth, at Col.
Rreclinl1dge'S suggestion, sometimes
at his dictation, and always under his
supervision, l wrote numerous letters
to my mother, telling her all manner
of falSehoOdS to conceal my conduct,
condition and whereabouts. Before |
went to Norwood he had me write
partly ut his dictation il number OF let
tiers to my mother, with blank dates,
which he told me he would sill in from
time 20 time and send to my mother,
and which he afterwards told me he
had done. l was i'll there longer than
was anticipated, and the letters / had
50 written gave out, and he told me
that he wrote other letters purpOrting
to come from me, to my mother, on the
typewriter, and signed my name there
to, telling her, among other things, that
| was learning typewriting. On the LIST
Of August, 1885, l returned to Lex
ingtOn, and finding there was no Sus-
picion about me | re-etered the Sayre
institute, pursuing my studies with dill
gence there the following two years,
until May, 1887. During all this time
Col. Breckenridge wrote me passionate
love letters and | maintained the illicit
relations with him which had followed
my seduction, he having completely won
my love, and l was faithful and ODE
dent to him in all things.
IN May, 1887, / for Il second time be
came pregnant by Col. Breckenridge and
stayed in Lexington until the 10Th of
September, 1887, when | came to
Washington by his invitation. l stay
ed one week at a boarding house up
town and then went to board with Mrs.
Heminway, at the corner of Thirteenth
and + streets, by his direction repre-
senting myself as Il married woman
and named Mrs. Foster, in order that
he might visit me there us my husband
which he did. He was recognized by
persons in the house, however, and we
were required to leave.
Subsequently | went to st. Ann $
founding asylum and stayed there until
the Both of November, 1887, but was
obliged to leave there because Col.
Brecllinridge insisted that | should
come out and meet him, and this hav-
ing been accomplished by subterfuges
and being discovered by the sisters,
subjected me to Il proper rebuke from
them, which so affected my feelings
that | left and engaged 4 room at Il
midWife's, where | stayed until my
baby was born, on the Sd of February,
1888. During my stay there | was at
an expense to Col. Breckinridge of So
per week. Col Breckenridge paid the
bill Of the physician who attended me
at my confinement. 1t WAS my earnest
desire to retain the child in my posses
sion, but Col. Breckenridge would not
permit it, and it was taken to an
asylum. At this time Col Brecllin-
ridge renewed his promise, so many
times made, that if he were ever free
to do 50 he would marry me. SuDSc-
quently through the aid of Col.
Breckenridge, | secured Il position III
the government service i'll the city of
Washington. Afterward and on the
14th day Of July, 1892, Col. Breckin-
ridges wife died. My only explanation
for maintaining for eight years my
guilty relations with Col. Breclhinrdge
was our mutual devotion, for, though
| had reason to suspect his conduct
otherwise, his daily and hourly devO-
ton to me and his consideration for me
never tagged until the spring of 1893.
We were in daily communication Wher-
ever we were during al this time. |
had several times wished to leave him,
not bcauSe l had ceased to love him,
but because | wished to end life of
deception, but he always Ovcrcame
my desire by his protestationS of af
him. In the autumn of 1891 | asked
him to allow me to go 10 Cambridge
and study profession, but lie would
not let me, appealing to my love for
him. In October, 1892, after his wife's
death and after his formal enga cement
to me in August, 1892, 1 had an OPP
pOrtunity to 90 to Berlin, Germany, and
study in the school Of Mrs Willard,
perfecting myself in German and
music, and l suggested to him if he
would allow me to go l would main
tain myself by teaching as soon as |
was able and remain away for two
years, thus better fitting myself for our
future marriage, but he refused to con-
sent OH the ground of his love for me,
his loneliness and the nearncSS of our
approaching marriage.
In the month of March, 1893, / in
formed Mrs Julie G. Blackburn. the
widow of Gov. Luke p. Blackburn of
Kentucky, of my engagement to Col.
the slightest suspicion of the existence
of any improper relations between Col
and myself, and it was
only late in July Of 1898 that / adj
mitted to her without giving any de-
tails, that my honor was involved,
worthy of her protection, and i'm
relieved her of my presence.
l Informed Col. Breckenridge that /