Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-05

ton which deepened into a grave con
versa ton, and afterward became light
again"
Did you speak of going to Lexing
ton the next day."
Nothing was said about going to
Lexington and the next day when l
started for Lexington l was surprised
to find her on the train"
What do you know about any bo-
gus telegrams?"
81 never heard of any such kilograms
until after this suit was brought.
There was no way I could have sent
any bogus telegram. This is entirely
new to me-
what do you know about her going
to the Sayre institute in Lexington?"
II knew nothing of it whatever I'M
til afterward. Nothing whatever in
any way"
''How long were you out driving?"
81 can't say, Mr.. Butterworth, we got
back before school closed. Just before
10 o'clock"
did you have any conversation
about your first wife,"
"None whatever. My first wife was
not alluded to. My dead little boy was
not mentioned. There was no allusion
to my family surroundings in any
way"
did you make any protestations of
love to this woman"
81 did not"
did you go to any concert that
night?"
1--WE did not
what was there in the conversa-
ton, bearing, dress or appearance of
the plaintiff to indicate that she was
not girl of mature years?'
''She seemed to be q young woman
of twenty or twenty-five. She might
have been nineteen. She was a fully
grown young woman, Of perfectly
proper manner" (glancing for the
first time at the PLAINTIFF Every def
erential, very"
Anything to indicate that she was
not a proper young woman? asked
Mr.. Butterworth.
Col. Breckenridge wanted none Of
his hearers to cherish the suspicion
that he would venture forth with an
| improper person. His declarations
were repeated, and in his softest tones,
Not the slightest" he replied, mot the
slightest. Her conduct was entirely
correct. Nothing was said about her
peculiar relations to Rhodes"
There was a marked infection upon
tIn ,.,,
inridge did not wish to speak outright
! of such things as those relations. Re
turning to the drive he continued:
I'VE took the left hand road at the
top Of the hill because she said the
right hand road through the park was
made uncomfortably hot by the gas
lights. SO 1 told the driver to turn to
the left
Were the windows of the carriage
open or Shut?'
"They were OPEN" replied the Col
onel, and then, without prompting, he
came to the heart of his narrative.
after we had driven some dis
tance," he said, land she had been
talking at some length about her de-
sire to so into Journalism. to be an
authoress, and we had spoken of
George Elliott, she took off her hat
and put it on the front seat | put my
arm around her. There We're no pro
testatiOns on my part. No offers of
love. What occurred, occurred in a
natural way
Il put my arm around her ard drew
her to me. | was man with passion.
She was a woman with passion. That
was all. There was no outcry by
her, no resistance. I, man as / was,
took liberties with her person"
Just a case of illicit love-" broke in
Mr. ButterwOrth.
'That was it, Mr.. Butterworth. II
am a man, she is a woman; human,
both of u.s." Continuing, that was
going out. Going back there was
hardly a word spoken until we got
close to the city. Under the gas light |
I took out Of my pocket a stamped en-
velope. She was on. my left hand |
side. 1 put my hand in my pocket
and put something into the envelope.
She refused to accept. l said there
are a great many little things you
need"
What was in the envelope?" Mr.
Butterworth inquired but the con-
gresham ignored the interruption, COLI
tinuing:
"As we got out / put it into her
hand, closed her hand on it, and bid
her goodnight
What was it?''repeated Mr.. Butter
worth
1T was a bill. I think a ten dollar
bill"
Court adjourned at this point.
Washington, March 30.-Col. Brock
nridge fatty denied this morning ever
having given Miss Pollard a basket as
1 keepsake.
Il wish you would give an account,
said Mr.. Butterworth, "of
your trip to Lexington on the after
noon Of August 2, of which you spoke
when the plaintiff was in
he train
Il found the plaintiff in the car
when I got into it. I found the car was ,
crowded and 1 found the plaintiff sit
ing near the door at which | entered ,
spoke to her and the conversation I
esulted in an arrangement by which !
We were to meet that evening in Lex r
ngton.''
In answer to a further question, he !
tated that an arrangement was made
that we should meet at the house of Y
arah CHEST The arrangement was