The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

against Congressman Breckinridge.
The congressman was publicly
married to Mrs. Wing last July, but
since the trial OF the present suit, 1t lie
limited that the defense would prove
that there was former secret marri-
age. which would show that the de-
| PENDANT was not legally In a position
to agree to marry Miss Pollard at the
same time when, according TO wit
nesses for the plaintiff, he did so con-
| tract. Oue of the chi witnesses Tor
the plaintiff, Colonel Moore, chiet-of.
police of Washington, testified that
| Colonel Breckenridge and Miss
| Pollard went to his Office
on May Is of last year, and that in his
presence the congressman declared he
would marry Miss Pollard on May 81.
Before that time, as is now shown, he
Was married in this city to his pres-
ent wife. Under the rules OF the
bureau of vital statistics marriage GER
titicates should be filed tor entry in
the books within 80 days. but they
may be legally recorded at any time
within a year and then formally reg
istered,
1t now appears that the certificate
was not correctly made out. In it the
name of the groom is given as e. p.
Breckenridge, while the age OF the
bride is omitted. DR.. Maggie, register
of the health department, has written
Rev. DR.. Paxton notifying him of the
defects IN the certificate and demand
ing an explanation of the failu to
report 1t within 10 days after therper-
formance of the ceremony, such TAIL
ure being in violation OF law and
subjecting DR.. Paxton to penalty
of $40.
BRECKINRIDGE's LAST MARRIAGE.
CHICAGO, March l6.-The Post says:
DR.. Preston Scott, brother of Mrs.
Scott Wing BIeck enridge, was asked
today if the statement was true that
he had forced Mr.. Breckenridge TO wed
his sster Immediately after the death
of the colouePs former wife. The
question, even though less brut-
ally put than expressed above
was not evidently pleasant one, for
the DOCTORS face flushed perceptibly
as he declined to answer it or to dis
cuss in ally way "affairs that should
concern only the members of the two
families"
The day preceding the Rreckinridge.
Wing wedding in Louisville, DR..
Scott visited the newspaper offices
ard announced that the. wedding
would take place at his home on the
following day. He was told that Col
onel Breckenridge had already denied
q previous announcement to the same
effect DR.. Scott rather testify replied
that the marriage would take place
and insisted upon publication to that
effect. subsequent events showed
that he knew what he was talking
about, although it does not necessa
rily follow that the marriage was a
forced one. 1t cannot be learned
whether or not DR.. Scott and his sister
will testify in the case
DIR. PAXTON OWNS UP.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 16.-The
statement published in the New York
Evening Post today that Colonel
Breckinridge and Mrs. Louis E.
Wing had been secretly married by
Rev DR.. Paxton on April 20, 1883, was
by the latter in an inter-
view tonight He stated that the mar
riage had taken place on the date
stated and he had suppressed the fact
to Obiige Colonel Breckenridge and |
the bride. In response to frequent |
kilograms he had kept putting off
recording and only did it last night to
obviate a journey in the present un
state of his health as
witness in this scandal suit.
HONEST WITH NEWSPAPERS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 16.-Two
weeks before the marriage of Col. w.
@, p. Breckenridge to Mrs. Wing in
this city, The Commercial learned, on
what was considered good authority,
that they were hetrothed. A reporter
was sent to DR.. Scott's residence,
where Mr., Breckenridge was Stopping,
and Colonel Breckinridge pleaded
with him that the matter should not |
be written up. Colonel Breckenridge |
was then taken to the Commercial
office and there made the following
statement:
81 know that it is always best to be
honest with newspaper man, and /
will say to you that am mere now
with the consent Of DR.. Scott, Mrs.
Wings brother to pay my addresses
to her. She has not yet promised to
accept me; do not know that she
ever will, and 1 believe that any
thing you might say on the subject
would injure me.n They were married
about three weeks later. He denied |
that there had ever been possibility
OF his marrying Miss Pollard. Mrs.
Wings relatives in this city deny any
knowledge of secret marriage.