The evening world., 1894-03-30

broke forth sobbing. and exclaimed
THAT Is not true, why can't he tell the
truth nbuot somethinE?"
Judge Bradley admonished her. III
you can't control yourself you Will have
to leave the room"
No attention was paid by Col. Brock
inridge to this Interruption, but he con.
tinucd: II told her in the Sprlrg Of lSol
that after what Rhodes had told inc
Il would he impossible that any other
relation could ever exist between us"
Then Col. breckenridge passed on to
the Spri"r before the opening of the Co
lumblnI exposition, when he had de-
Clncd to deliver the opening address,
and when Mt her request he had sent
her tickets tn view the parade In New
YORK. His attention being called TO the
abatement OF Miss Pollard that she had
returned to Washington from New York
at his request in August, 1888: that he
had met her at the depot, taken her rid
ing and proposed marriage. he said:
New York incidents Denied.
"The plaintiff was not here in August.
so far as l know. ! reached here on the
2sth from Lexington, where ! had opened
see the plaintiff. She was not here Go
ing to New York on Sept. %. saw her
ut the Hoffman House for the first time
that summer. did not meet her at the
depot. did not put my arms around her
and kiss her, did not say that | had n
communication to make that ! was vain
enough to believe she would be pleased
He did not recollect ever having seen
the letter regarding her proposed trip to
Germany until 1t was shown on the wit
ness stand by the plaintiff. although he
remembered otherwise signed by lady
purportinR to be the secretary of Miss
Willard There had hcen correspondence
between himself and Miss Pollard re-
I'VE want the witness to produce
these letters" said Mr.. Wilson. 1--WE
have, given notice to have them pro-
duCe1."
replied Col. Breckinr!dge.
"She met Inc at the Hoffman House. u
he continued. ''and told me she had an
opportunity to go abroad to study with
go If ] would represent that she was on.
gagel to be married to me in two years
This was the first time the subject OF
marriage had been broaChcd.
Il said | had not enough money. but
would not let that stand in the way
that under no circumstance would
consent 70 any representations of n mar.
riaEe enga!gement. She said that she
could go abroad, study the modern Ian
guages and come back In two years fttet
to be my. wife. | said that could never
De' that l was not open to negotiations
or that sort"
Did Agree to Pny $i.5 Month
Witness and Miss Pollard had looked
over MS offers to deliver lectures. She
had figured that the cost would be SIN
month. but he had expressed his will.
ingness TO give her S125 and her travel.
ling. expenses. The witness added: "HeI
Hoffman House was that she would
| never go except as my atiianced. Sh,
would 20 back to Washington and bt
there when l arrived. We parted witt
our next meeting she said that she die
not want to part in that way; that
| must not think her n devil or Il fiend
! put her into cab; saying: You know
| between us, and this affair II YOU per
sist, can only end in public scandal tina
will iIds. destroy yntsrnosa, us both, u ,, &C.,.
want those letters"
| II have destroyed them" returned tn,
defendant. Il have produced all the let
ters l have from her to my knowledge
There were replies to those that sh,
may have"
First Report of Engagement.
When did you first hear hat tn,
plaintiff claimed you had engaged your
| self to marry herr?
In a communication to that effect II
the Washington Post, which l understand
was inspired by her. and thereafter re
ceived several letters from her to th
same effect"
MIR. Francis Disposed OF.
Mr. Butterworth asked what the wit
ness knew of Claude de la Roche Fran
els, and Col. Breckenridge replied tina
times at Mrs. Thomas's. Mr., Butter
worth asked about the alleged conver
sation between the defendant and Mis-
Pollard. which Mr.. Francis said he ha'
overheard, in which mention was mad
of the engagement between the plaintil
andw itness. "Of course" said Col
Breckinridge, that did not occur be
cause there was no such engagement be
| tween the plaintiff and myself abou
which such a conversation could hap
pen"
| Then witness related conversation
when Miss Pollard had come to him IL
| distress, because Mrs. Fillette and an
other lady had been talking about her
the witness saying. II told her that thi
was what l had always expected: tina
| such affairs always must come to al
had promised so many times, an. to lie
| the scandal blow over. My name wa!
not coupled with that, but said l
would be IL the thing went on. Mrs
| Fillette had not mentioned my name
it was other parties. She said that sh
| could have such scandal against he
name: that she had a revolver. will
which she had intended to Kill hersel
II such stories ever came out. 1 mad
light OF that
Mrs. blackburn Brought In.
"she told me afterwards that she ha.
gone to Mrs. Blackburn, that Mrs
Blackburn had talked with Mrs. Fillett
and found that tine charges did not at
feet the chastity OF the plaintiff that sh
was charged with being an adventures
had no known means of support and di
not pay her debts; she insisted that
must go TO Mrs. Blackburn and tell Mrs
| Blackburn that the relations between II
were. such that Mrs. Blackburn mus
stand by her."