The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-21
DRAMATIC CLIMAX.
Continued from First Page

VuchllOu NltCl huVhtNOh AS1'EHSh W
bring out tho fact Of Colonel BrcCkin.
ridges secret marriage in Now York.
This marriage was admitted by Mr..
Butterworth, who said it was not in
question.
do YOU admit tho secret marriagc?"
inquired Mr.. Wilson stcrnly.
"Wc admit the marriage-loavo out
tho word secret-by Rev. DR.. Paxton OIL
tho Goth OF April"
"You do not deny that 1t was secrGt2"
"That ia immatOrial."
"You do not deny that your client in.
s.ructod Dr.. Paxton TO keep it socret?"
THAT makes nc difference so far as
this shooting is concerned"
Judge Wilson (triumphantly)-"Thcn
it makes no difference II she had cut Oft
his cars"
He proceeded to argue that since tho
secret marriage wns admitted it made
no difference about any threats his
client might have made after that mar
r!Gge, or anything she had done, since
that did not concern tho case, as hO
had already broken tho contract to
marry her, and whatever happened
after tho contract had been broken was
alien TO the case.
Judge Bradley overrulod him, since
tho matter should have been brought
in on direct examination.
Z STONY OF IT.
The story OF tho attempt to shoot
Colone! Breckinridge in New York was
told by Miss Pollard rs follows:
This was the day following his secret
marriage to Mrs. Wing
"0n Sunday night ho came to tell mo
with Il great flush OF triumph that 4
company had been formed to include
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Fairchild and all
the prominent capitalists, with a cap
ital OF $50, 000, 1000. for some sort OF rail
road scheme. lie was to represent
them and might have 10 20 TO Europe
away; went out amt came back
next day near noon saying: Madeline,
how soon can you get ready to marry
me? may have to leave tomorrow for
Europe, suddenly
~ said: Willie, l can marry you
away
after he had gone again, | found 4
revolver in his travelling sack, and it
awakened my suspicious because he
had told me SO many lies. | had tele-
phoned to Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Fair
child and found that they had not seen
him, and did lot expect TO. l found
that there was no private car on the
track where he said there was n
waiting ior him."
Mr.. Buttdrworth-"Did he act as
through lie was in his right mind2"
"As much so Us he has any day since
Laughter.
HE acted SO queerly that my suspi-
cions were aroused. l am not surprised
now, considering the position he was
in. | vas pregnant then. l said, Are
you going TO keep your solemn promise
10 marry me. Ii not, l am goin. to
shoot you and myself with the revolver
l found in your bag
He said: MY darling, I am going to
marry you, and that on the last oil this
After that he wrote me 4
solemn letter renewing his promise to
marry me-"
Mr.. Butterworth, interruptinS-"Have
you that letter."
DRAMATIC SCENE.
Miss Pollard raised her arm impress
sively while every man in court leaned
forward to catch her reply.
"He took it away from me-" she said,
"on the 18th day OF May with the vilcst,
visSt lie."
After the letter was written and be-
lore the 10th day OF May, Miss Pollard
Colonel breckenridge had
sent her flowers and had talked to her
their future married life together.
Speaking OF this meeting, she said,
pointing her finger directly at the white
congressman sitting with his
head bowed on his breast and the eyea
OF the room full OF men iocussed upon
him: Il think | saw something nearer
look OF pity on his face that day than
l had ever seen before. l think he had
4 conscience on that day and WAS really
sorry for what he had done"
did you and he ever have any
scenes before these unfortunate occur
rences?" Mr.. Buttcrworth asked.
Life could not be altogether pleasant
with any n living with Colonel
Breckenridge. People had sent me
anonymous letters telling OF his rela-
tions with colored women" Laughter.
Mr.. Butterworth then veered around
his cross questioning to the visit OF Miss
Pollard and Colonel Breckenridge 10 the
Office OF the Washington chief OF police.
Miss Pol!ard's story OF these visits
differed in 4 few minor details from the
recital OF Major Moore, and was in great
elaboration. She had gone to the house
in Jefferson Place where Mr.. Brechin-
ridge was stopping with Mrs. Wing.
HE CAME.
She strobe into the room where
thcy were and both OF them cow
cred behind the door. Reproducing
the imperative one in which she had
spoken, Miss Pollard continued: 81
said to him Come with me, Willie and
he came"
This recital evoked n shout OF laugh
ter, although it did not seem TO have
been intended for that effect, which
the bailiiIs had trouble in quieting.
Colonel Breckenridge had seated him
sell in IL chair in Colonel Moore's office,
removed his hat and hopping his brow,
preached their business with the intro
duction:
Major this is n OF the tragedies Of
life Then he proceeded 10 announce,
there is 4 probability that this Young
woman will shoot nc. She threatens
to take my life
Major Moore demonstrated that il
could not be so bad as that, and Colonel
Breckenridge had told him then that he