Connecticut western news., 1894-03-22
REACHED A CLIMAX.
DRAMATIC EVIDENCE IN TIRE BRICK
 INRlDGE-PoIlARO TRIAL.

hEdSuLU A SlA1MaA. DRAMATIC EVIDENCE IN TIRE 6REck-
 INRiD6E-POllARO TRIAL Niss Pollard. Afscr Two Days of Cross Ex-
 animation. Breaks Down and weeps-
 Some Stirring Situations Described by
 Her With Telling Enect.
 wAsHINeroS, March sI.-when the shriu voice of the hSiliff cried adjournment in inc bare old circuit court, the yelled face of Madeline Pollard was buried in her arms upon the rough board top of the witness box behind which she had sat for three days The only sound which had broken such a silence as seldom falls on a court room was s sobhing that seemed to come from her inmost heart
 All day she had retained her compoeure up to this close. telling her story with such remarkable clearness of language, such a perception of the strong lights which certain phrases would throw upon her case, that gentlemen experienced at the bar were constrained to comment thas she was either telling the truth or was the most consummste actress who had ever come under their observation
 The Hoffman House Scene
 Miss Pollard reached the most interest ing point of her story when she told how Colonel Breckinridge had come to her at the Hoffman House in New York and said: Madeline, how soon can you get ready to marry mel may have to leave suddenly tomorrow for Europe" 'I said, Willie, I can marry you right away After he had gone again I found a revolver in his tray cling sack. and it awakened my suspicious because he had told me so many lies I had telephoned to Whitney & Fairchild and found that they had not seen him and did not expect tos had found that there was no private car on the track where he said there was one waiting for him. He acted SO queer too"
 MT. Butterworth-Did he act as though he was in his right minds
 "As much so as he has any day since then.n uAughter.l
 Continuing. she said. He acted so .auserly that my suspicious were aroused. I am not surprised now, considering the position he was in saids Are you going to keep your solemn promise to marry mel If not, I am going to shoot you and myself with the revolver'I found in your bag He said. My darling. I am going to marry you on the last of this month. After that he wrote me a solemn letter renewing his promise to marry me"
 MT. Butterworth Cintexruptingl-Haye you that letter.
 Miss Pollard raised her arm impressive ly. while every man in court leaned for ward to catch her reply. He took it away from me- she said, lon the 11th day of May with the vilest. vilest hen Ia rising infection in her voicel.
 A- M the lSth of May, Miss Pollard continued, Colonel Breckinridge had sent her flow CTS; had talked to her of their future mar ried life together. The next Monday she and Mrs Blackburn had seen him driving in Washington, but when we next met him. she said. .'he lied to us and said he had come Tuesday"
 Speaking of this meeting, she said, point ing her finger directly at the white haired congressman sitting with his head bowed on his breast and the eyes of the roomful of men focused upon him: .I think I saw something nearer a look of pity on his face that day than I had ever seen before, II think he had conscience on that day and was really sorry for what he had done" This little desultory shot having proved fruitlcss, MT. Butterworth veered around his croes questioning to the visits of Mis- Pollard and Colonel Breckinridge to the office of the Washington chief of police Miss Pollardss story of these visits differ ed in few minor details from the recital of Major Moore and was in greater elabora- tion- She had gone to the house in Jeffer- son place, where Mir. Breckinridge was stopping with Mrs Wing. She strode into the room where they were. and both of them covered behind the door. Repro ducing the imperative tone in which she had spoken, Miss Pollard continued, 'T said to him, Come with me, Willie and he came"
 This recital evoked shout of laughter, \ although it did not seem to have been in ! tended for that effect, which the bailiffs had trouble in quieting.
 From the Jefferson pl ce house, here they had left the lady, who unknown to Miss Pollard was the wife of her compan- ion. they had gone directly to the office of the chief of police, which was directly oppo- site the courtroom in which Miss Pollard related the story. According to her version of it they had walked in deliberately rather than in chase, as the major had said, and the description she gave of Colonel Breck- inridge's manner and words on that oc- | casion was the choicest bit of comedy ever | given in a courtroom unintentionally. A Melodramatie Incident | Colonel Breckinridge ge had seated himself in chair. removed his hat, and mopping his brow had broached their business with the introduction, Major, this is one of the tragedies of life" Then he had pro ceeded 10 announce; There is a probabili | ty that this young woman will shoot me She threatens to take my life"
 Major Moore remonstrated that it could not be SO bad as that, and Colonel Breck- inridge had told him then that he had been | intimate with her and that she had borne him two children
 She had remonstrated with him, saying, Willie. why is it necessary to tell all these thingsf He had stepped over to her to put his arm around and quiet her and had then repeated his remark to the chief. Major, this is one of the tragedies of life"
 This characteristic remark, reproduced in something of the original manner, raised another irresistible laugh
 Major Moore had said after hearing the story that he hoped it was not so bad as that; that he had known Colonel Breckin- ridge for a long time; that he was a per feet gentleman and would keep his word to marry her.
 MT. Butterworth inquired if she had not threatened to shoot Colonel Breckinridgs on that occasion, and she admitted frank. lythat she had said she would shoot him and herself if he failed to keep his promise to marry her.
 MT. Butterworth asked if she had no, been armed on that day, to which the re ply came, Il had only my parasol, and peo pie do not usually shoot with . parasol you know, Mir. Butterworth."
 After they left the office together Colons Breckinridge had remarked that it was great power to put in the hands of another person-that which they had intrusted tS
 Major Moore-the full knowledge of theil secret
 ] On their second visit Colonel Breckin
 ridge had discovered the revolver she car
 ried when he put his arm around her. H,
 had suggested that the major give it to hel
 as a wedding present (rather & grewsom'
 present, she thoughtl. rather than as ~ n