The herald., 1894-04-03
TORTURE OF THE DAMNED.
fcon,inuea from First ma Ga. !

the hcuse, the colonel continued. and
then, in response to his going home to
dinner and returning to the assignation
house, he responded continuously: II
did did," with bowed head.
AT MISS RosE's HOUSE.
After going over to the house Of Sarah
Goss on Sunday, the lawyer asked If
Breckinridge had taken Miss Pollard to
the house of Miss Rose in Cincinnati
when they went there, he replying: II
want to be candid and will cay frankly
| did not take her in the sense of going
on the same train, but we had made the
arrangements to go At Lexington"
This was in October. The colonel had
known Miss Rose in Louisville when she
kept cigar store, but not in an i'm
proper way and under circumstances in
volving another person in his capacity
as an attorney.
Il had met her on the street, we had
shaken hands and she knew | knew ctr
tain things about her which had OBJ
tanned professionally and she gave me
her card"
"When was that?" Mr.. Wilson aeked.
"About Is months before"
"And you kept her card all that
timer"
'No, I knew her name and looked it
up in the directory"
"How long were you there that day?
"Perhaps a half hour, may be an
hour"
"Was that the only time you two
were there?"
"Guess not"
"How many times?"
Perhaps four or ak times during the
two years."
Later, in speaking of the visits at
Sarah Goss', he said: Every arrange.
ment, as l remember it, for us to meet,
was accidentally made. When we went
to Sarah Gosa' there was never any
agreement to meet there at any future
time, but we had met on the streets and
from these accidental meetings would
come arrangements to visit Sarah
| Goss'."
"From whom would the solicitations
to meet there, conner" Mr.. Wilson
asked.
'There were no solicitations. We
would meet, walk along the street to-
gether and the matter would be ar
ranged"
DEAR SISTER LOUISE.
ibid you have sister iii Lexington by
the name of IoaissP" asked Mr.. Wilson
after Mr.. Breckinridge had declared he
had no correspondence with Miss Pol
lard in 1886.
81 never had sister by the name of
Louise was the reply.
DO you know woman in Washing
ton by the name OF LOUISE Lowell"
Colonel Bseckinridge looked puzzled
and declared he knew no such person.
Then to Mr.. Wilson's inquiry whether
he remembered the typewritist whose
machine was in the corridor of the eapi-
tol between the rooms Of the houae COM
mittee On postoflices and the committee
on printing, he said there had always
been atypewritist or stenographer there,
bat he could not rememb ber her name.
If she was produced he might recognizes
her.
You said you wrote no letters to her
in 1886 ?" continued Mr.. Wilson. Now
did you not take that lady in February,
1856, manuscript letter beginning
My Dear Sister Louiee,' and ask her to
render it in typewriting
II decline to answer that unless you
show me the paper you are asking the
question from. / have given you notice
to produce all the letters you have from
me. and you have said that you had
none"
The colonel was for the first time get
ting somewhat excited. 1t will be re-
Nom bered that he had denied the state
ment OF Miss Pollard that he had
addressed letters to her under the name
OF Louise Wilson.
His attorneys, Mr.. Bntterworth and
Mr.. Thompson, backed him up in his
refusal, but Judge Bradley decided the
question was fair one.
"Since l have no recollection OF a
woman named Louise Lowell, cannot
remember having sent any letter to
her." WAS the reply.
"0f course | have very large COR
respondence. have q sister.in-law, the
wife of General Breckenridge, but since
she is called Lou in the family do
not think l could have written tha t
way"
The sparring became warm.
LET me see the letter." persisted
Colonel Breckinridge.
THAT will come out in due time"
remarked Mr.. Wilson.
'Now, to refresh your memory, did
you not, in that communication. refer to
the disparity of ages between yourself
and your dear sister Louise ?"
More protests that the letter should
be produced, to which Mr.. Wilson said !:
"For the comfort of yourself and your
attorneys, will say the manuscript was
returned to you"
| THE COLONEL NETTLED.
| "Well, now, you need not make such
statements. for 1 don't care anything
about 1t either way" interposed Col
Breckinridge, visibly nettled.
"And to further refresh your mem :
ory," continued Mr.. Wilson, "did you not
say how anxious you were to get back
and meet your dear sister once more ?"
81 have not the fsintest recollection oil
any such words, and do not care to
discuss it," continued the defendant.
"If you will bring the Lowell woman in
here, if there is such person, and le {
me see If have ever known her, or her
testimony is q fabrication like that of
Sarah Goss, can tell you."
THAT will be something for the iurv
to pass upon" remarked Judge Wilson,
and then asked him if he had not, after
two or three months of this correspond.
ence, cautioned his dear sister Louise
not to leave the letters lying around,
las curious persons might search bureau
drawers"
81 never. under any circumstances.
wrote any such letter." replied the
colonel, aud then he tapped the witness-
box sharply as he asserted: ''lt any
such letter 10 in existence it is forgery,
and if notes of any such kind they are
forged also"
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