The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-31
MR.BRECKINRIDGE:....
slcon.inued from Firs. Pagt.l
few minutes he arose, and ho and tho
plaintiff had left tho house together
and he walked with her 10 her house
without a word. N. F ~ JGiHNg'

plaintiff had left tho house together
and he walked with her 10 her house
without a word. Z. "a
4 THE HOFFMAN, HOUSE AFFAIR.
Colonel Breckenridge went on to tell
Of his meeting with Miss Pollard at the
Hoffman House May lst. Ho was sur
priaed on entering his room TO iind tho
door to tho adjoining room open and
walking In found Miss Pollard there
\ and but partly dressed. Ho said: tt
"Sho demanded to know where l had
Z! been tho past two days; said Bho had
been looking NIL over Now York for me.
! responded, probably with a little more
!, rudenoss than I should, that 1t was
Z nothing to her." &. I,
"Thenl ! went back to my. room
through tho short entry between the
two. heard noise and then l turned
around she stood In tho door with n
pistol pointed at me. I shut tho door
quickly, turned down tho catch and
touched the electric button. / said ]
4 had sentfor tho police and was going to
Z, hayo her put In tho Tombs. She aaid
she was going to shoot through tho
door. 1'said, shoot away and you will
only onlyigive mo more justification for
having you put in tho Tombs. She was
,rattling tho door and begged mo not to
have her put in tho Tombs. I said,
you put tho pistol down, 20 in aud
fasten your door, and Twill 500 what l
Z, ought to do When tho bell boy knock
cd l opened the door. Whether no saw
thnt was excited, I don't know, but l
said to bring pitcher of leo water. I
don't know whether was us cool Us !
might hayo been" II n Fl
This WAS said SO curiously that every.
body laughed. b
yg'is, THE VISIT TO MOORE.
Colonel Breckenridge then told OF his
secret marriage to Mrs. Wing and the
circumstances Of tho visit to Major
'Moore's office. Ho said the plaintiff
called at the house and took him away.
Z When they got into Lafayette Park she
told him that sho was going to shoot
him and horaelf. He then took her TO
Major Moore's Office and told him he
wanted his protection, rs she had
threatened to shoot him. Hc started to
tell Major Moore the whole story, and
she began to cry and plead with him
not TO do so. On her promise to do as
no said he refrained and they left the
office. Il l,i222
AFTER leaving tho office with Miss
Pollard he had told her that there could
be no more terms between them; that
she would have to look to some one
else for support and that no did not in
tend to give her another dollar. They
had talked together OF the child that
was to be born. He said sho wanted to
get rid Of tho child, but said no, il il
is my child l have the greatest interest
in it and when it is born I can tell
J; whether it is mine or whether it is not"
Then the witness told OF Miss Pol
lard's last attempt to shoot him. He
had been to see her Mt the house Of Mrs.
Thomas. in Latay square, u few days
after the scene in the Office OF the chief
OF police, He had suspected her inten-
tons and as he stepped into the room
he threw both arms around her, clasp.
!. ing her tightly around the shoulders,
slipped his arms down until he could
grasp her hands and caught the weapon.
This. episode the colonel narrated
! graphically. stopping 10 remark jocose-
ly, "and have the pistol in my posses.
) sion now one OF the mementoes OF my
engagement, to marry the plaintiff"
When be iloosened his arms, he con-
tinued, she had tainted, or pretended 10
faint, so be laid her on diyan, but the
pistol in his pocket, closed the door and
walked out. This seemed good climax
10 the end of the chapter and SO court
adjourned until Monday.