The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-31

the 0eienoent could not tell the truth, ont
Judge Bradley warned her firmly and
kindly that she must exercise control over
herself or leave the room. There il q
wealth OF detail In tho defendants story
he binds It about him with many extrane-
Gus matters, and throws an atmosphere
Of high life over IL. weaving In
with hts meeting with Miss Pollard,
illusions TO the many political events in
which he had taken part: the schools he
has addressed ; the Confederate reunions
he has attended: the bangucts 10 which
Che has been called a. m honorcd guest
the ladies he had taken TO call on Mrs.
Cleveland. even tho dinner Of the Reform
Club In New York. at which, Mr.. Butter
worth observed. Speaker Crisp did not
speak"
Buttsrworth began the examination
this morning by the exhibition Of q work
baskst which belonged TO Breckinridge's
formsr wife. which Miss Pollard asserted
he gsvs her after his wife's death. Breck-
inrides denied absolutely that he gave il
20 her. or even knew she had ii till the
trial opened. The circumstances Of their
FIRST visit to the assign alton house Of
Sarah Guess, the colored woman In Lex
inEton. were then taken up. Witness said
he met Miss Pollard on train to Lexing.
ton. ana IN arrangement was made to
meet at the house mentioned that even
Ing. They went there. but could not
get In. Finally IL was arranged tina,
shc should wait . while for Sarah's
return. while Brcekinridge should
60 home, returning later, and II tho keeper
OF the house returned In q reasonable time
he would find plaintiff there. He re-
turned after taking supper with his wife
and found her there. She made no resist
ance or protestation against what was
done there, carrying out tho arrangements
made on the train. He left her ,here, as
she did not want TO take the risk
of being discovered coming out, with
the understanding that she would
slip cut during the course OF the
day II a favorabls opportunity
offered. II not, she would be there the
next night. lie returned thu NEXT night
aud found her still there. lie remained
tiii 10 p. N. Everything In her appear
anee and cond uct indicated that she Was
fully developed young woman. experienced
In the relations of the sexes. Nothing was
ever said then or until the fling of the
suit about his having sedaeed her, physie-
ally or otherwise. The meeting at
Sarah Guess Was on August ?,
and he did not see her again
til the next October, at the saysr insli.
tnte. Lexington. lie declared If sh. re-
easved any one Ia her room there at night
il was not he. While Miss Pollard was
absent from Lexington In the spring of
1856. when she SAID her hrs. child was
born. witness declared he had no knowl-
edge OF her whereabouts and no communi-
cation 9TH her. lie further denied hay.
ing written the alleged letters 20 Rhodes
and Miss pollard's mother about this
time
Breckenridge then, in response 10 fur.
ther questions, detailed the story Of bis
relations with the plaintiff, declaring they
were frequently interrupted for months a.
. time, once for year. and OF . series Of
visits TO an assignation house ia Cinein-
natl At Sarah Guess house aud else
whore no paid the expenses and gave The
plaintiff money. The frat time hs wa.
ever lnformsd by plaintiff that she was
pregnant by him was in the summer of
1851. The first time that ne ever heard
that her pregnancy called her 10 Cincin-
natl Was in tbs fall OF issss She afterw ard
said her pregnancy of iss- resulted in a
Legitimate nascarrirgc In her mothers
house, with her mothers knowledge.
Daring this evidence Miss ro.lsra's
friends had dilncalty in keeping her silent.
Breckenridge denied that IL vas on sc-
count of bis opportunities that she came
10 Washington City, and declared tha, she
eame in spite Of his efforts to ,iissaaae her
pointing cut the dangers 10 both from
sueh course.
In reply 20 question IS - the sruth of
the statement ny Miss Pollard thar BE had
GA two occasions. after pratsStatious If
love. promised 10 marty her. R-cekinriscs
said: There Is nee scintiliA OF truth IN
that statement. not shred. Under na
circumstances and 81 10 tire vas sh,,~-
such . statement rlaiatsf never alluded
70 the possibility OF L. before tie death
Of my wife not . solitary wor3 that cosf
be distorted Into saea shtnS VAS ss5a
He further deelared she aevsr Sold hiul
she gave birth "a iivsug eAi3a. lfsae
had il might have given him 80 exG3ss i>F
breaking 81 the relations. fer, considering
tie t,ns OF those relations. il wss lrsp,ssss.
he that The child cousd have been his
Fsoua November. 1855. 80 July. lssg. there
we're no fEapEor>r re stiens between thsIp
Tnev we're resumed after that nusip :
the time sac vas IN she Academy 81 the
Visitation he paid he< expenses. even
when nc; sustaining relations. gvcegn =