The herald., 1894-04-04

by typewriter and all signed in lead
pencil.
Then Colonel Breckinridge was put
back on the stand, making fiat denials
concerning the letters.
Having fnished this branch OF the
subject the defendant referred to the
time when he and the plaintiff met in
Washington in 1887, as a woman in her
condition and as a man supposing him
self to be the author of it would meet"
''Do you wish to be understood that
you supported her il whole Or in part
during the two years she was at the
Academy Of the Holy Cross on Masss-
chuHetts avenue?" was the question, to
which the Colonel responded: II wou Id
not wish to. be understood as saying
anything about it If l could, but as a
matter OF fact my contributions we're in
irregular amounts, and l understood
they were to pay her board at the
academy"
FIVE 500 NOTES.
Referring to five notes OF $100 drawn
by the plaintiff and endorsed by the
defendant late in 1892, to pay Miss Pol
lard's expenses at the school OF the
Holy Gross, Colonel Breckinridge stated
AC uiu hnOW Wuhh nhu DcCulho VI bn6
notes; he did not know whether they
had been protested. He was sure that
he had not received notice that two OF
them went to protest.
NOW, to refresh your memory" said
MI. Wilson, "this testimony having
been ELECTED by a succession OF ques-
tions, do you not know a notice of pro-
test was sent to YOU both in Lexington
and Washington ?"
He did not, and the attorney asked /:
"Do you know the particular object for
which those last notes were drawn?"
81 do, very we'll"
"Was il not to enable her to pure hase
her wedding trosseRu?"
Nothing like that. There is not a
bit OF truth in it," was the colonel's g
answer, and he wanted to tell about it.,
but Mr.. Wilson choked him off with a
reminder that his council would exam
inc him tomorrow.
A BAD EXPERIMENT..
The cross-examination having drifted
to a renewal of the relations in 1889 in
Washington, the defendant was asked +:
"Did you ever have room in the north
west section?''
"We did try that experiment, but OF
all the unsatisfactory experiments that
was the worst ever tried. We had not
been there more than three or four
times before il seemed that every win
dow in the block had eyes on US when
We went in there, and | was sure people
were standing on their doorsteps watch
ing US every time we went. l am Pc
culiEr looking man, SO people remem Der
me; so we gave that up, y
Now" card Mr.. Wilson little later,
alluding to the Defendants criticism oil
Miss Pollard's falsehoods in saying she
had been to dinner at his house, to ac-
count for her absences. ''you are faith
erly-looking man and she young girl,
both of you from Kentucky; can you
conceive OF a better excuse for her to
give for her absence than that she had
been to dinner with a respectable elder
ly man like yourself?"
mo, | cannot conceive OF keener
one to be used afterward for a suit like
this" was the reply.
ANOTHER PHASE OF THE CASE.
During a part of March and April,
1899, Breckinridge said. when his atten.
tion was called to another phase OF
the case, he had seen Miss Pollard
two or three times a week and one dav
several times. He remem bered time
when he took lunch with her and thev
had had STRAW berries, but it was GER
tain that this was before the first OF
April and not on the 10th OF MAY, after
the secret marriage, as Mr.. Wilson
would have it. He had frequently met
the plaintiff in the houe OF Mrs. Thomas
on II street, but had never seen her
sewing in his life.
did you not meet her there when she
was using this basket that had belonged
to your wife?" Mr.. Wilson inquired.
'Never, never under heaven" said
the colonel, striking the witness box.
did servant come in while you
were with her and she was using that
basket?"
mo servant ever did, for never
knew for moment until it was brought
here that she had that basket"
He had met Miss Pollard in New
York in September, 1892, but not lin
properly" and met her "improperlyn
there in February, 1891.
Where did you go then ?" Mr.. Will
son inquired.
II can't tell the place; simply hired
a coupe; she got in and told the driver
to take US 10 some safe place. He took
us close to tue elevated road, up tt ward
Fifty third street. It was large build
ing that looked like hotel"
Here Mr.. Wilson suggested, as 1t was
near the hour fox adjournment and he
desired to take up an entirely different
line of examination, it was hardly
worth while TO proceed further, and the
court adiourned