The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-31
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Washington, March S5.-The Pollard
Breckenridge case was resumed this
morning, with the defendant again on
the stand
His examinatio by Butterworth be-
gan by an exhibition of a work basket
which belonged to his wife, which Miss
Pollard asserted he gave her after the
wife's death. Breckenridge denied alb
solutely that he gave it to her, or even
knew that she had it till the trial was
opened.
The circumstances of their first visit
TO the house of Sarah GoSS, the col
ored designation house keeper at Lex
ington, was then taken up. Witness
said he met her on the train to Lex
ington and an arrangement was made
to meet at the house mentioned that
evening. They went there but could
not get in. Finally it was arranged
that she should wait awhile for Sarah S
return, while Breckenridge should go
home, returning later, and if the keep
er Of the house returned in reason
able time she would find plaintiff
there.
After supper He went Back.
He returned after taking supper
She made no resistance or protesta-
ton there, carrying out the arrange
ment made on the train. He left her
there, as she did not want to take the
risk Of being discovered coming out
with the understanding that she would
slip out during the course of the day
if favorable opportunity was offered
if not she would be there the next
night He returned the next night and
found her still there. He remained
till 10 p. m
Everything in her appearance and
conduct indicated that she was a fully
developed and experienced woman
Nothing was ever said then, or. until
the fling of the suit, about his having
seduced her, physically or otherwise
Ut the meeting at Sarah Goss' on Au-
gust 3, and he did not see her again
till the next October, at the Sayre in
stitute. Lexington. He declared thai
Of she received any one in her room
there at night it was not he. While
Hiss Pollard was absent from Lexing
ton in the spring Of 1885, when she sale
her first child was born, witness de
ciared he had no knowledge of hel
whereabouts and no communicates
with her. He further denied having
written the alleged letters 10 Rhode:
and Miss Pollard's mother about thi:
time.
Tells of n Series of Visits.
Breckenridge then, in response t.
further questions detailed the story o.
his relations with plaintiff, declaring
they were frequently interrupted fol
months at a time, and once for a year
he told eff a series of visits to an as
signation house in Cincinnati A
Sarah Goss' house and elsewhere h,
paid the expenses End gave plaintiff
morey The first time he was in
formed by plaintiff that she was preg
nant by him was in the summer o.
1887. The first time he ever heard O
her pregnancy he called her to Cincin
natl in the fall of 1892. She afterward,
said the pregnancy of 1887 resulted il
legitimate miscarriage in her moth
er's house, with her mothers knowl
edge.
- During this evidence Miss Pollard
friends had difficulty in keeping he
silent.
He denied that it was on account O
his opportunities that she came t,
Washington, and declared that sh
came in spite of his efforts To dissuad
her, pointing out the danger to bot
from such a course.
In reply to a question as to the trutl
of the statement by Miss Pollard tina
he had, on two occasions, after pro
testations of love- promised to MARI
her, Breckenridge said:
There is not scintilla of truth i
that ,Gatement, not a shred. Under n
circumstances at no time, was Their
such a statement. Plaintiff never al
iuded to the possibility OF it. Befor
the death OF my wife there was n
solitary word that could be distorte
into such thing.
He Recognized the Danger.
He further declared that she neve