The evening world., 1894-03-16
PLAINTIFF A WITNESS
Miss Pollard Called to the Stand
in Her $4,000 Suit.
Flashes a Sharp Glance at Col.
Breckenridge as She Talks.
Her Story Of the Congressman's
Proposals OF Marriage.
(By Associated Press.)

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| WASHINGTON, March l6.-The eligl-
| bles who managed to run the gauntlet
of doorkeepers into the Circuit Court
this morning were unusually numerous
and distinguished in appearance. They
were able to get an early sight of the
principals In the case, for Miss Pollard
and Col. Breklnrldge appeared earlier
than has been their custom.
The plaintiff looked somewhat worn
by the strain of the trial. The stalwart
Congressman beamed with his perennial
freshness, and shook hands with the
array of lawyers and relatives around
the tables of the defense, while his slcn-
der antagonist busted herself with her
morning mail, which seemed ii onclude
a great variety of epistles.
Once Miss Pollard turned to flash a
quick glance from her black eyes in the
direction of the Kentucky statesman,
but did not catch his attention, for he
was absorbed in the comments OF the
morning papers upon his case.
| After the lawyers had rustled their
papers for quarter OF an hour there
was a ripple OF great surprise. for no
self walked around to the witness stand
and tok seat directly facing Col. Breck-
inrdge and the whole room full OF men,
NY my father was a a saddler," she said
Did anything impress his death upon
your mind?" inquired Mr.. Carlisle.
MY father was an Odd Fellow and a
the State attended his funeral
| He left no estate" she continued.
Two of my sisters were taken to live
| In the odd Fellows Home. My mamma
| said was born on the 3Oth of November,
| 1885, She had always supposed that TO
be the date of her birth, and had at
tached 1t to all her papers on file in the
Mr.. Breckenridge indorsed all these
papers.' she said, gazing directly at
when did Mr.. Brecplnridge meet you
In one of the last days of August,
1892. He met me at hte Baltimore and
Ohio Depot in Washington. He put bot,
arm through mine and led nj, me to a car. ar
riage. He told me that all his children
had grown up, that he had determined
TO marry me, and l said l would marry
him."
She had stopped at 25 Lafayette Square
for a few days during that visit, had
seen MIR; Breckinridge every day, and
his second wife fourteen months after
the death of his first wife, and q year
after the death of his second wife would
not be too soon to marry me l told hin,
and proposed to go with Miss willard on
q. school trip for young iadies in Europe
He said i must not go and leave him
| living in rooms, thing he had not done
for thirty years He put 1t on the
| / did not"
A letter dated Gray Gables, Buzzards
Bay. Mass, In October. 1872, from Mss
Catherine Willard, ana which referred
to the proposal that Miss Pollard Join
| the European party, was read to the
jury.
Col. Breckenridge had paid the ex.
penses of Miss Pollard on her New York
visit in the Fall Of 1892. When the
Colonel was In Washington she saw
him every few days The question OF
| marriage was resumed at this time, and
although no date was fixed the Colonel
always insisted that a year after his
| wife's death. which would be In the
| spring OF 1888, would be the most suit
| able to him.
Miss Pallard said that once on lee.
turing trip to New England she had
accompanied Mr.. Breckenridge. During
her stay at Mrs. Thomas, at 1918 H.streei
Washington. in 1892 and 1893, she had
seen Col. Breckenridge always once a
| day, sometimes twice a day, aEI often
In the evening. She had spoken OF the
engagement to Mrs Thomas and she re,
peated the circumstances related by wit.
ness Claude de La Roche Francis, pro.
nouncing the name Frawncis, as did the
young man.
Col. Breckinrtdge had expressed regret
that she had met Francis, because he
knew many Kentuckians. and the en-
gagement would be spread all over
Kentucky before they were ready tc
have II known.