Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-03
ON THE RACK NOW.
Jere Wilson Opens His Guns
on Breckenridge.
CLOSE OF TEE DIRECT EXAMINATION

simply Continued Series of Denials of
What the Plaintiff Has said-A Trip to
New York on an \ green to Stay That
Resulted in Return in Twcnty-Four
Hours-The Battle OF the Giants Begins
with Prospects Of Being Hot.
WASHINGTON, April THE whole Of the
last days direct examination OF Colonel
Breckenridge might he summed up rs re-
suiting in the rcitcration OF the defendant
in every possible form Of ncgation of time,
place and manner of denials of the truth
Of Madeline Pollar,l's story. Il never
asked the plaintiff To give up any child;
never knew plaintiff had any living child
never at any time spoke of marriage to
the plaintiff before the death of my last
wife," he said rs to one branch OF the sub
iect. He did not, however, deny that he
told Madeline at Major Moore's office that
he would marry her on the las; day of
May, IF God doesn't Interfere Other
wise his account of that interview differed
both from that of the major and the
plaintiff.
She Wouldn't Let Him Alone.
From the i'th Of May back for a week
or two he had interviews with Madeline
every day, and every time at her request.
she was after him all the time 1t seems.
She got money from him TO 20 to New
York where she was to study painting
ana prepare herself for earning her own
living, the colonel 10 pay the expenses.
Referring to the second visit 70 Major
Moore Breckenridge said: ave agreed to
say that she was going 20 New York to
have child, and that | was the cause Of
it. We agreed on a.! but one point. she
insisted, crying several times, that
should tell Major Moore | was the only
man who had ever been intimate with her.
! declined To do that | said had put
myself in she power of her and Major
Moore already, and would refuse to say
to any man that had scduced her Then
she said she would not 90"
stayed in New York One Day.
She went to New York on May Il.
Breci,inr.dge considered the thing settled.
SO far rs Washington was concerned. so
fa- as Mrs. Blackburn was concerned, So
far a. our sexual relations were concerned.
The only thing left open was regarding
the child. | SAID TO her that If it was NV
child, ~ only partially believed it was,
wanted to educate it, to take care of il. to
give 1t every chance possible for Il child
born out of wedlock, and in the meantime
she was to have every care and tenderness.
We parted without anger on this under
standing" And she stayed in New York
one day, return NJ ON the 18th
That Alleged Company story.
Denying the conversation which Miss
Pollard said took place at the Hoffman
House. April 80 to the effect that COM
pany had been formed 10y Whitney and
Fairchild which he was TO repr, sent. he
said that he had not seen the plaintiff on
the 30th of April; that he had not been al
sent iur "a moment from the side of his
wife that day, ~, he had not been hurried
forty-eight hoIrs Generally ana EN-
phaticallyhe denied anyi!licit relat iouswith
Madeline after April .3,h. the date of his
marriage with Mrs. Wing. The arrange
ment made prior to my going 10 Mrs
Black burns, rs the only condition
OF my going to Mrs. Blackburn :.
rs the only reason / would go
To Mrs. Blgckburn's. was that our re-
latious should terminate. tsat She should
leave the city Of Washington, and that
the relations between herself and Mrs.
Blackburn should I've allowed to die out
gradually, and | should support her until
she should find some honorable vocation"