The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-05

NV VIE ana went 10 inc Llbitl
I.ongerau. at Eighteenth street and
Broadway"
Did You register under an assumed
name2'
II did-under the name Of William J.
Campbell and wife"
From what place did you register"
Il think l did not put down any ad-
dress"
TIE INTERVIEW WITH MRS. BLACKBTRN.
Judge Wilson read TO the witness his
account Of the interview ne had with
Mrs. Blackburn about his pretended en-
Rareueut 10 Miss Pollard. and the de
PENDANT said he had endeayOred to tell the
whole truth about IT,
Then judge Wilson read Mrs. Black
burn testimony, in which she said that
Col Breckenridge told her that Il shall
marry Miss Pollard as soon as sutic ent
time has elapsed after the death OF my
wife"
DO you say that you did not say that
to Mrs Blackburn ,'' asked judge Wilson.
81 mean to say earnestly replied Col.
Breckenridge. that the form in which
recollect it, is that when l spoke to Mrs.
Blackburn of our engagement. / said In
substance: i have offered to Miss Pollard
the protection Of my name but did not
put 1t in the form in which Mrs Black
burn gives il. ] expressed my gratitude
TO Mrs Blackburn for the protection she
had given to the plaintiff, but
my recollection of the con-
versation is very indistinct.
have no recollection Of saying | shall
marry Miss Pollard as soon as a sufficient
time has elapsed after the death of my
wife. have no recollection of alluding
To nv wife in that conversation, but
used words to lead Mrs. Blackburn TO he
lieve ] was going TO marry the plaintiff;
and l think Mrs. Blackburn got the con-
versation mixed with subsequent one.
] have not the slightest remembrance Of
it whatever
THE COLONEL UNABLE TO REMEMBER.
DO YOU remember telling Mrs. Black
burn that you supposed she was sur
prised that you were doing a very absurd
thing in marrying woman so much
younger than yourselff'
Col. Breckenridge said Mrs. Blackburn
had gotten this conversation mixed with
another, but Judge Wilson held him down
to the question, and Col. Breckenridge
said he thought Mrs. Blackburn had
confused statements made by the plaintiff
with statements made by himself
DO you mean TO say that YOU said
nothing of that sort to Mrs. Blackburn"
Il merely mean to say that | have not
the slightest recollection of it."
He explained that to his recollection he
had merely left Mrs. Blackburn under
the impression that he intended to marry
Miss Pollard, but he had no remembrance
of the details of the conversation as Mrs.
Blackburn repeated them.
Col. Breckenridge made a long eXplana-
ton as to the statement of Mrs. Black
burn that he told her that he had discov-
cred Miss Pollard's feelings toward him
and as an honorable man he had offered
her his hand. He said part of that CON
versation as told by Mrs Blackburn he
Inn Y,f ba of
Der in that way. He remembered telling
Mrs. Blackburn that Miss Pollard was
young, friendless girl who needed friends
and sympathy, and he had, therefore. de-
cided to offer her the protection of his
name.
MRS. BLACKBURN's PROTECTION.
AS to Mrs Blackburn's statement that
she said to him that as he had placed the
plaintiff under her protection any conduct
on his part that would compromise Miss
Pollard would result in Mrs. Black
burn withdrawing her protection
Col Breckenridge said he thought the
form of Mrs Blackburn's statement was
somewhat different from what she had
really said. Several other statements
made by Mrs Blackburn about tbs
impression Col Breckenridge had
given her that he intended to
marry Miss Pollard were read to
the defendant and he met them
with: II was always leaving Mrs Black
burn under the impression that intended
TO marry the plaintiff, If | used such
words | was honestly endeavoring to
carry out the contract with the plaintiff
TO pretend that we were engaged. "
You were honestly deceiving her,
them"
Eyes. and do not blame Mrs. Black
burn for feeling some acerbity about it,"
BIS TALK ABOUT MRS. WING.
Judge Wilson quoted at length Mrs
Rlackburns statement that the defendant
had told her there was never even a love
passage between Mrs. Wing (his present
wifel and himself and that he did not
have any intention of marrying her, be-
cause she was his cousin.
The defendant replied: Mrs Black
burn has gotten two or three different
conversations mixed, or there was some
thing which might have had the sem blance
of that. which occurred between Mrs
Blackburn and myself"
Well, did YOU nave any such conyersa-
ton with Mrs. Blackburn
Not in that way at all Ii shows that
Mrs. Blackburn does not repeat these CON
Versatlons with entire accuracy. although
she evidently tries to do so"
DO YOU mean to say that YOU did not
tell Mrs. Blackburn that you did not in
tend to marry Mrs Wingi"
II co, most emphatital ally"
DO you deny that you told these things
in conversation with Mrs. Black burn -
mo, do not mean TO deny them. but 1
oh. II was not 10 YOU that the word
was used-it was to Miss Pollard in re-
1erring TO you-now do you think that
word Wr1ngfully used ,"
Il think that Mrs Blackburn did not
use such a word in her own apartments.
II is not nice word for a lady to use
TIE SCENE BEFORE MRS. BLACKBURN.
Mrs. Blackburns description of the
scene in her apartments on MAY IA. be.
tween Col. Breckenridge and Miss Pol
Lard, was read from the stenographic re.
port of her testimony by Judge Wilson
i his is the occasion when Miss Pollard
put her arm about the defendants necR
and said. Willie. Will you name the DAY
before Mrs. Blackburn Pr tCol. Breckin
ridge was married at that time
mean to say that Mrs. Blackburn ha,
gotten several of these con versations com
mingled, and ! have no recollection o
these particular statements made by
her"
DID SHE CALL HIM VILLAIN
Mrs. Blackburn said she used tn,
word villain in referring to your conduc
during your engagement. DO YOU thinl
villain was harsh word if. the circum
stances were as she understood them"