The Washington times., 1894-04-03

not seduction"
"Do you not know that married woman can
be seduced?
II suppose In q moral sense that is possible"
:, NOW you went there as her attorneyr asked
ME- Wilson, ts after m % gong over the giving oil the
''Oh. no, there was no thought Of my going in
the capacity OF attorney There Is the letter;
it speaks for itself 1 expected no fee. / sup.
posed she wanted to talk 10 me about some little
childish trouble which she had gotten into which
she greatly exaggerated when she said 1t was
worse than divorce suit"
"You had never seen her but once before and
you came at her request"
"Tho letter speaks for itself"
When they met on the train to Lexington
the next day Colonel Breckinridge said he
had not known Miss Pollard was to be ON the
train, and supposed she could not know he
was there While this was being related Miss
Pollard and Mrs. Ellis rose and threaded
their way from the courtroom.
Describing the interview on the train, the
colonel said: II suggested to her that If she
stayed over in Lexington wouldn't she meet
me, and asked If there was any place she
could go. She said she could 20 to Sarah
Guess house, and with some surprise asked:
What do you know about Sarah Guess?'
She said that Mr.. Rhodes had once tried to
get her to so there with him. and she had
gone as far as the gate, but refused to go in"
Nothing had been said about your meeting
the night before"
.'No,hing had been really said, only when we
met there was some sort Of indefinite look,
something more than a formal recognition"
''You knew of places IN Lexington where you
could go?"
II knew of no particular place where I could
take this person"
.sHow many places did you know of"
"Do you mean in the sense Of having been
there" returned the colonel
mo; that you knew OFF
Lexington was place of $1,000 Inhabitants
There were such places, but / would not have
put such girl as supposed the plaintiff TO be
In the power OF such q woman as supposed
Sarah Guess TO be-"
Miss Pollard had known the way of the house,
the colonel continued. and then, in response to
turning to the assgnation house, he responded
continuously, Il did, / did" with bowed head.
1.-THE next morning did you go TO church?' Mr..
Wilson persisted
40 Sunday SCHOOL,"
"To Bible class,-
~ was not a member of any Bible Glass; re-
sponded the Colonel, lifting his head and tossing
back his silvery name After going over again
the visit to the house OF Sarah Cess Sunday
night, when he was uncertain whether he would
ind the plaintiff there, his payment Of money TO
her at the close of the evening before his depar-
ture, the conversation with Rhodes on election
day, Monday, was tonched upon and he declared
that he had not considered that he was acting In
the capacity Of attorney in that talk Afterward
the lawyer asked If Breckinridge had taken
natl when they went there. He replied:
II want to be candid and will saw frankly
that / did not take her in the sense Of going on
the same train. but we had made the arrange
ment TO GO in Lexington This was in October.
The colonel had known Mrs. Rose in Louisville,
when she kept cigar store, but not in 'an I'M
proper way" and under circumstances involy-
ing another person, in his capacity attorney.
Il had met her on the street, we had shaken
hands. and she knew that knew certain things
about her which had obtained professionally,
and she gave me her card"
when was that" Mr.. Wilson inquired
about eighteen months before"
"And YOU had kept her card all that time"
mo. knew her name and looked it up In
the directory"
..How long were you there that day?7
perhaps half an hour, perhaps an hour"
''Was that the only time you two were there:'
.Guess not"
.How many times?"
perhaps four or six times during the two
years"
Later in speaking of their visits to Sarah Guess,
he said: livery arrangement. as remember it.
for us TO meet was accidentally made. When we
went TO Sarah Guess there was never any agree
ment TO meet there at any future time, but We
would meet on the street, and from these acci-
dental meetings would come arrangements to
From whom would the solicitations TO meet
there come" Mr.. Wilson asked; from you or the
PLAINTIFF
There were no solicitations. We would meet,
walk along the street together, and the matter
would be arranged"
Ibid you have a sister in Lexington by the
name of Louise,r asked Mr.. Wilson, after Mr.
Breckinridge declared that he had not CORE
sponded with Miss Pollard in 1856
Il never had sister by the name Of Louise"
was the reply
"Do you know a woman in Washington by the
name of Louise Lowell?'
Col Breckinridge looked puzzled, and do
clared that he knew no such person Then to
Mr.. Wilson's inquiry whether he remembered a
typewriter whose machine was in the corridor
of the Capitol, between the rooms of the House
Committee on Post Offices and the Committee on
Printing. he said that there had always been
typewriter and stenographet there, but he could
not remember her name. II she was produced
he might recognize her.
1886, continued Mr.. Wilson Now did not you
take TO that lady in February of 1886 manu-
script letter beginning, My dear sister Louise
and ask her 10 render it into typewriting?'
q II decline TO answer that unless you show me
the paper you are asking the questions from. /
have given you notice to produce all the letters
you have from me, and you have said you have
none"
The colonel was for the first time getting
somewhat excited. 1t will be remembered
that he had denied the statement Of Miss Pol
lard that he had addressed letters to her
under the name of Louise Wilson. His at
torneys. Major Butterworth and Col. Phil
Thompson. backed him up 10 his refusal, but
Judge Bradley decided that the question was
a fair one.
s.Since 1 have no recollection Of q woman
named Louise Lowell. I cannot remember
having sent any letter to her." was the reply.
.Of course 1 have a very large correspond
ence. l have sister-in-law named Louise,
the wife of Gen. Breckinridge, but since she
is called Lou in the family do not think
could have written her in that way"
The sparring became warm. LET me see
the letter" persisted Col. Breckinridge.
.That will come out in time, remarked Mr..
Wilson. coolly. "Now, to refresh your mem
ory. did you not in that communication refer