Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-22
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rome impoftsnt busisess. Major Shelby
admitted that Col. BreckinYjdee obsyed.
He rsfGs5ed to the yisit 70 the chief Of
police spd he ALLEGED attempt Miss Pollard
| nade on The defendants LIE 1t the house Of
Nm. Thoms, whsn Col. Bseckinridge took
! I p1seol from the fsenxied young woman.
Major Shelly acknowledyed that Col.
| Bftckiayi iae went to DR.. Lincolns and
asked Lin to do what he could to nake
| Miss Pollard comfortable. He tried to do
Whist be could for her comfort, under her
clsim thss she was pregnant by him. an ! il
she had chill he inn nied TO provide for
| the child.
She went TO New York in accordance with
her promise to 60 out of his life under the
arrangement proposed. but came back to
Washington and u this time Col. Breckin-
ridge wrote the letters shout sending her TO
sanitasium or soue place where she might
be comfortable for the summer. At this
| time the desperate woman, sail Major
Shelby, took further means to force him to
marry her BY causine the pub icaiion Of the
announcement Of their engagement.
No matter what sort Of action this plain
| iii had instituted, the question Of the plain
if', moral character should be taken into
consideration. She claimed that she had
| never been intimate with any one but the
defend spt, but il wonl be sno~n that such
was not the case. The plaintiff denied that
she went through the form of mock mar
riaRe with A.eck Julian and she ever
wanted I, go to Chicago with Mr.. Roselle.
Dispositions from these persons would be
ntro1uced to shox the cou,rary. Itwould
also be shown that she visited assignaiion
houses with other persons than the defend-
ant, that she msintained some sort of init
mate relations with Mr.. Rodes. Mr.. Resell
and Prof. Obermeyer, and it you'll be
shown that she was not young, Innocent
sch oolsirl of II, but an experienced woman
Of 20 or 20.
Msjor Shelby raid the action was brou sht
for no other reason but the PLAINTIFF ex-
pressly announced purpose pf breaking
down this man, Of destroying his character
and influence, of diegracing his family. all
because she failed to force him into con-
pliance with her scheme to make him IN airy
her Msjor Shelby maintained that mere
words did not constitute contract, when
the parties to it knew there was to be no
compliance with the contract, and this he
claimed to be the case concerning Col.
Breckenridge and Mis- Pollard.
There Was, in point of fact, no contract
Of marrisge between them, merely SEM
blance Of an engagement, so that Miss
Pollard could 60 away in time to allow
Mrs. Blackburn to have diverted her sus-
p:cions concerning the plaintiff and defen-
dAnt.
When Mpjor Selby sat dom, Mr.. Stoll,
for the defense, offered as bis first evidence
the deposition Of Sister Agnes Regina
Brown, st. Joseph's Founding Asylum,
Norwood, near Cincinnati. Sister Agnes
deposed that during April, May and June,
1885, when Mics Pollard claims she was
there, there were no patients she did not
know, and none of the patients wore wells
all the time, as Miss Pollard testified she
did. One woman was there, she said, who
yelled herself while in confinement, to keep
from being recognized by the doctor, but
she was there in 1884. 4
Sister Agnes deposcd that Mics Pollard
came to the asylum last year with Mr..
Carlisle and Mr.. johnson, attorneys, to get
evidence. Sister Ages did not identify
Miss Pollard, nor did Mics Pollard recog-
nize her, nor could she tell the name of the
superior Sister Cecelis) at the time she
ella my to have been there, nor could she
describe her appearance.
..Nii.s Pollard said, Che deposition con-
tinued), perhaps you do not know me be-
cause have changed my hair and dress,
and said Il have not changed my dres.
DOR my hair, and you do not known me- l
asked her what name she went under at the
asylum, and she sad Louise Wilson
Then l said, There was no Louise
Wilson there at the time We'll, khs
said, Il went under SO many nance
that cannot remember them ALL Then
asked il Miss Burgoyne was one of her
names ard she said. oh, yes. this name.
Sister Agnes said, The records showed that
Miss Burgoyne's baby was born May 30,
1885, Yes she said, that is the date
She asked what became of the baby and
said that it died 10 July following, and then
she went into Mysteries and ran into the
hall"
Sister Agnes toll of further questions
asked Miss Pollard, about incidents in the
asylum in 1889, but Miss Pollard could not
give very good description. Finally Miss
Pollard was told by the Sister: "You were
never in this house at ALL" Miss Pollard
had told the Sister that she had given some
volumes of Washington Irving's books to
the library. II went to the library and
found the volumes of Washington Irving
there. Miss Pollard ssi1 there was . fourth
volume and she, had left Cnristmss card
i, one volume. Mr.. Carlisle said, 'oh, here
i, the fourth volume, and Miss Pollard
said: ooh, here it Isl and produced the
Christmas car L."
Much 10 this part Of Sister Agnes testi-
mony was brought out by Mr.. Stoll when
he took the deposition. and was inten led to
connect Mr.. Carlisle, Mr.. johnson and Miss
Pollard With having placed the card ia the
book " hilc they were in the library. She
sail the card did not look a. # it been in
the book nine years.
Mics Pollard, said Sister Agnes, stated
that che did not expect to get money from
Col. Breckioriige becsuse he had none, but
did expect to disgrace him. Sister Agnes
then said: when this is over be will still
he Mr.. Breckenridge and will hold up his
head among his friends, While you will be
eisgraced fore.er.' She said '.Yes, but be
will not address any more young lsdies'
ssminaries nor open any more prayer meet
ings."
Sister gnes testified thss Sister Angus
tine did not recognize Miss Pollard ~ hav-
ing been At the asylum. Miss Pollard ssi
che was in mourning while at the asy lun,.
| Sister Agnes eaid Miss Bursoyne wore a