The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-22
THE DEFENSE.


A-H aAAaN ~ - ~
fused hCr suggestion in 1892, that she
so to Miss WiIlnrd's school In Berlin
and upon her return that he should
marry hor. In March, 1898, tho pres.
auro brought to bear upon Colonel
BrecklnridSe BY Miss Pollard was enor.
nous. She was known intimately to
Mrs. Blackburn rs Il young aud agree
able woman from the same state. There
was talk MS to why Miss Pollard was
seen so much with Colonel Brcckin-
ridge. She told him this, aud that she
had explained to Mira. Blackburn that
they were engaged. lie told hor that it
was his purpose to tell Mrs. Blackburn
frankly the relations which had existed
between them. She implorcd him not
to make known their relations, not to
expose her then, but to give her one
more chance to mako n place for herself
IN tho world, protect her so far rs to
admit tho engagement to Mrs. Black.
burn, then sho would 90 to Now York
and gradually die out OF his life. BY
the aid Of his admission in that way shO
could rot out OF his life, out OF Mrs.
Hiackburn's life, ana out Of Wash.
ington.
1t seems MS though my man might
have seen tho danger OF such m ar
rangomont, tho lawyer said. In the
latter part oil March she had told him
that Mrs. Blackburn wanted to soc
him. Ho had COMO, and they had talked
her over, ho telling Mrs. Blackburn, in
his desire to shield her, that she was an
lmprudent girl. During this time, ut
Mrs. Thomas's house, % Lafayette
square, she had attempted TO shoot
hlm, and only by the mcrest Of acct.
dents had hG been able to disarm her.
He went TO kentucky without acceding
to her demands. According TO his best
recollection the interview between him.
self, Mrs. Blackburn and Miss Pollard
occurred the third or fourth OF April.
She then induced him TO ial! into hor
hands.
She had made an attack on his life,
and held ovcr him whut was worse
than death-the happiness OF his fam
lily. In n moment Of weakness, in order
to give this woman a chance to begin
life Tor herself, lie permitted this wo-
man TO assume 4 rotation which never
did exist and could not have boon toll.
Grated by him.
TIE HOFFMAS HOUSE AFFAIR.
Resuming his statement after the
noon recess, Colonel Shelby declared
that Miss Pollard had claimed that her
first confinement had resulted in Il mis-
carriage, ami that she never intimated
TO him that she had q child by him.
The basket which had belonged to the
co!onePs first wife had never been given
to Miss Pollard, but had been taken by
her from his room. Returning to tho
events in New York following Colonel
Breckinridre's marriage. Mr.. Shelby Us.
serted that Miss Pollard had come to
the Hoffman house, found that he vas
stopping there, secured q room next to
his and registered as his daughter.
When Colonel BreckinridCc catered at
noon on Monday, May !, she at
tempted to shoot him, standing
III the passage way between tho
two rooms. lie had slammed
the door. He had threatened to have
her arrested, ringing for 4 bell boy, but
on her entrance had told her to place
the revolver against his door, close her
door, and he would have tho boy take
the revolver. He took the revolver. nj.
ter he heard her Law it down. and in
the interview which followed she had
made all sorts OF prolesta,ions and
promised to leave him. The next day
they lei! the Hoffman house, Mrs.
Blackburn arrived in New York. sent
iorhim for consultation about i law suit
she was interested in, and incidentally
Mrs. Blackburn asked an explanation OF
the presence Of himself and Miss Pollard
in New York, TO which he replied that
he could not give an explanation then.
THE v,s,r To VAN, MOORE
Ill., NJ D.u..n.
INC circumstances Vi MISS io''"'us
visit to the Jefferson Place house where
Colonel Brcckinridge's wife was with
him wns axr,o;,cd II vac doc,orod
tkat Mr. onI Ms RrocLinr;dys wara
~ieayin" rho room boc,rse shc w,s in
nor w,onnor ,rbon ST;sS ballad toiJ
him that sbn wontai ~ 500 him IN i'm.
nortnnt hnsinoss Tbov won't ont r..
rctber Niss PoIlord aoa;n thrcn,ennd
his lie on the street The visit 10
Major Moore iol,owcd Colonol Rreck.
inr;dcc said ,ba o%ttornev was thnn
abont ~ reveal al Tho c;rcnms,arras NJ
their connect,on hnt sho o~a;n dissmoG.
ed MIN, AGAIN at thn house on T.iav.
ctte Souara Hiss poIIard alan nied n
shoot him hut wos io;lod and s,rance
"a il NAV saom avon than CoIoncI
Breckinridca bod boen ornin ;ndncnd
under hor Tennwed nromises to 20 ~
Nav Yort ~ v;s;t Mrs. RIacEhnrn ana
Major NoorO w;,h bor
in thn Wal, 10 ~ I;,coI, bs had
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