The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-30
BRECKENRIDGE SPEAKS
The Congressman Tells How He
T. Was Led Astray
BY HISS MADELINE POLLARD.
Tho Acquaintance Was Forced on Him by
the Plainiin, and Their subsequsn:
Meetings wcro Brought About at Her
Solicitation.

might nave received lie impression thHt
the benevolent, elderly looking gentleman
with ruddy face and waves of snowy hair
aud heard, who held the open mouthed
attention of 300 men while he discoursed
in slow, mellow tones, was preaching a
sermon from the gospel Of peace. The
mistake would have been u natural one,
but II would have been mistake. for the
elderly gentleman with the scriptural
head was the silver tongucd orator of
kentucky, Congressman W. c. p. Brcck
inridge, and he was telling to twelve oi
his peers, and incidentally 10 the Wurld at
large, the story OF his intrigue with Made
line Pollard.
The colonel smiled occasionally ns he
spoke Once he glanced down at the
slender young woman in the iist row OF
seats before him. That was when he was
assuring the couit that her manner to
wards him hgd been perfectly respectful
and very diherentisl, but for the most
part he addres sed himself to his attorney,
Major Ben Butterworth, who did the
questioning. As for Madeline Pollard,
khe never took her eyes from his face.
when Colonel Brrckinridpe was telling
how he made her accept ten dollar bill!
after their fret interview she shut her
nps tightly. aud would have M ade mo-
aon to rise but for the restraining words
Of Attorney Carlisle, who sat beside her.
The Kentucky congressman got no fur
ther IN his story than the first meeting
with Miss Pollard. Hehtl that the young
woman had lurrd him to had met
him more than hall way in thcirintimacy,
and the ground Of kts excuse is found in
his words: II was iuan with passion; She
was woman with passion. We were hu-
man"
The commntiOn which ensured when
Colonel Rrtchinrtdge WAS called 10 the
stand required all the Efforts of tho bail
iffs to quiet H. After answering number
less questions as 10 his antrcedrnts he was
led up to his fret meeting with Miss Pol
lard.
When did YOU first meet herr was
asked.
"ln the Spyihx of 1854 II was Il cool
morning on 3 train between Lexington and
Frankfort. She accustrd me in n perfectly
proper way. / said i suppose ought TO
know you. but young people grow UP so
su lis We forget their faces Shp said i
am Madeline Brrckinridgc Pollard that
her fat her admired my father; that il she
had been boy he would have named hcr
John r. As il was he gave her the
middle name of breckenridge. She said She
Sas going to a sister, Who was dying OF
consumption. ! expressed my sympathy
and passed on.
Nhen did ynu next meet herr
II do not re member exactly, received
letter from her. ! have ln.t hat letter
but the substance OF il " aH Il request ihn,
wuuid call On her at the college on sOiuv
business OF great imporan 10 her The
substance Of my replS WAS that it would
he incouyenlent for me to call at tht col
legc, but il could give her any advice |
would he GLAD to do so and ii She was in
Lexington sht might call. ~
Then he vas asked il he had received
Fuother letter. lo " hich ne answered. al
ImatiNviy Thsu he famous black bpr.
dered letter wa- lassCd up rHd he is!auti-
fed it a- lie letter in qICstion. Whsn h.,
visited Miss Pollard at thc seminary il
was on II day that he happened 10 he III
CogingtOu Oh business After dluneg, re
Dsmharing the ettero Miss Pollard, no
kt,pllpd 40 10 ne college.
~ .ent my name up lie said twas In
yitcd to room, and in few mGmeut-
the plaint Il csnie down. We shorb / handi
She said Size sapiNusrd she had ist OH he'd
me hg he niihstHuce al her letter. TINT il
was wofse thar a divorce cnsc. We tool
seats, she on a diyRn, ! on Il chair in thu
rg5r of ihr ruGin, She narrated tie cir
Cumeisuces under which she had made
tItH with T. l,tin, tf.4 B IA,
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as sue zen Inv CRY ing to'R Gu.
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sa'' she "ush' 10 marry INN any "hA
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hand SHE shid, ! have tet my heart on he
coming hh anth'ft IS. saIe, H9h see
why you can 90 lhul, blt Nph must re-
member thnt this double HE here he as.
sumsd 'he sttrn lone OF mgi"tistl may
cone up against you any TING lie has
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s"Ie "a 'His POM J. thht we h!!HhN flae'
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SAID sat "tS sumni:r htanltr. and hht
Knew "' u" rue hsallH' IL lEth Young
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fur Us to So Then / took dinner at iht
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