The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-03
"LURED TO RUIN"
Chapter Three of the Most Sensa-
tionnI Story of the Age.

Washington, April 2--Colonel Brock
inridge was today on the stand. He
denied the carriage ride in August,
1892, and that he asked plaintiff to give
up her child. He never spoke of mar
riage before the death of his late wife.
He denied the Hoffman house CONVEX
sation about representing Whitney and
Fairchild in Europe.
Breckenridge described as correct the
impression Major Moore had given that
the conversation had lasted a much
longer time. He went over the CONVEX
Sation heretofore given. There was no
attempt to keep the interview from
the newspapers. Witness detailed an
interview with the plaintiff prior to
the one with Major Moore The inter
views were friendly; the plaintiff ex-
pressing regret for her conduct on the
street and at Moore's office.
On May 18th the witness took plain
tiff to Mrs. Blackburn's for the night.
Later he had an interview with Mrs.
Blackburn, who said she had washed
her hands of the whole matter. The
following day plaintiff again came to
the hotel and a conversation ensued
as to the further conference which
should be held with Major Moore prior
to her gong away. AS he described
how he waived her off, Colonel Breck-
inridge gesticulated impressively with
both hands, and gave a tragic infec-
ton to his tones as he closed the ac-
count of the visit of Mrs. Thomas with
a "Then I left her.
Grasping ut straws.
There was constant reiteration in the
defendants denials. He would frame
them in every possible form of mega
ton of time, place and manner.
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Moore 1 was the only man who had
ever been intimate with her 1 de-
clined. She then refused to go. She
turned her jacket back and I saw The
CLEAN of a pistol in her bosom. [ said
YOU'RE sitting too close to me-" She
said: well, 1 will use that on myself
if on anybody" made statement
about not seducing her with consider
able force, even with temper.
Breckenridge read the kilograms sent
by him to plaintiff. and offered by her.
He seemed amused when he spoke of
a Cincinnati paper containing the an
nouncement of his engagement to
plaintiff. To a friend he had denied
the rumor. Plaintiff wrote inquirine if
he denied the report. threatening to
publish their past relations. Butter
worth asked if he had any relation
with plaintiff after April 10Th. the date
of"the secret marriage with Mrs. Wing.
He answered he had had no relations
with her after April 18th
At noon Butterworsil announced that
the direct examination was finished
after Breckinridge had stated that he
was absent from Washington when the
plaintiff was discharged from the cen
sus office because she expressed salts
faction at Sherman's death.
Wilson'S Fins Work.
Jere MI yV;Isor took Colonel r,,.oa1-;
ridge in hand for REORGANIZATION,
after recess. The first questions were
directed towards eliciting from the de-
| PENDANT an admission that in his early
law practice his friends were Obliged
to make good sums of money improp-
erly appropriated from his clients.
Colonel Breckenridge was compelled
to explain his connection with the Pres
| byterian church, which had been pas.