Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-04

Mr.. Wilson then went back to Mr.. Breck-
inridge's return TO Lexington after the
session or Coz gress In 1856 and the re-
sumption OF his relations with Miss Pol
lard in 1887. IL was In the spring OF
1877, he said, that he had a room at AiIss
Hoyts taking his meals at the Phoenix
Hotel On April /, 1857, with hts family.
he took rooms square away from Miss
Hoyts and In the summer. during the
vacation OF Sayre Institute. they took a
house opposite the school.
In September. 1881. he continued, Miss
Pollard returned 10 Washington, but he
himself did not come on til October.
when ne was here but two days. and
could not say where she was staying. he
came back November Sth. and left a Day
or two after, and finally came on the
day before Congress met. After his ar
rival IN December he could not remember
having seen Miss Pollard< but he had
seen her in Washington Circle on Novem-
Der 9th. He met her BY appointment
made in a letter from her. From there
they walked 10 Lafayette Square. where
they took a coupe and had drive about
the city. He LEFT her at the circle. as
she said Il was convenient TO the place
where she was staying-a Catholic ipsti-
tuition where men were not made well
come. lie left Washington for Lexington
that night. There was no particular OBJ
1ect In their meeting at the circle. lie
knew she was in a delicate condition
and desired 20 protect her financially and
otherwise, and the meeting in a general
way was with reference to their relations.
HIS STORY CONTINUED.
Defendant said he was under the i'm
presslon that the institution where Mss
Pollard had been was hospital, and
he was 10 make provision for supplying
her with whatever she might need. He
then went on 10 tell the route over which
they rode on the occasion Of their meet
ing. and arrangements were made 10
send her money through the general de-
livery. He sent her letters with the
money. He could not recall any occasion
when he simply inclosed money in an
envelope without a letter. His recoliec-
ton was that the letters were not type
written. or signed by typewriter. his
IMPRESSION was that he signed them as
was his custom "B'dge." a contraction
for Breckenridge. lie did not conslder
mat this was an obscure signature. as II
was a contraction he frequently used in
iudorsing papers, and 1t was well-known
10 members Of his family.
Mr. Wilson asked If the letters were not
couched I'm such language as to conceal
the purposes for which the money was
sent.
Mr.. Breckinridge thought the letters
without the money would not have dis
closed anything Of their relations but
with the money he thought any reader
would have suspected their relations.
lie did not recall having seen her after
that until the first half Of the month OF
March. 1885. His recollection was That
M. then saw her in the library at the
Capitol The improper relations between
them were not resumed for considerable
period after that His recollection ana
the facts as he had since learned fheni
as To when she went 10 the Academy OF
the Holy Cross, were ut variance.
The facts were he believed, that she
went there in March, 1883. and remained
there two years and six months. She OBJ
tanned employment in the Agricultural
Department. according 10 his recollec-
ton. about the 1st Of June. 1889. During
the period she was in government en-
ployment he did not think there was any
dininutlon in the amount of money he
WAS furnishing her. This amount was
irregular. lie gave her money when she
asked for it, Mr.. Wilson asked II he ana
not know that she became Indebted for
board at the academy. Mr.. Breckln-
ridge said she told him so afterward, ana
that the money he was giving her was
going I'm part to discharge that indebt-
edness.
HER DEBTS.
Mr.. Wilson asked II he did not know
that the allegations made by Mrs. Filette
had grown out of the fact OF Miss Pol
lard's II debtedncss at the Academy of the
Holy Cross. He said that ii was not,
as he understood, entirely true, as Mrs.
Filette said that that was one OF the
things At that time the defendant was
living at the Windsor Hotel. He moved
10 other houses, ana ihaiIy
In 1880. 10 east Capitol street
The plaintiff, he said. informed him of
her Indebtedness at the Academy of the
Holy Cross in February. 1888, about the
time of Mrs Fiettcs cOmmur icatiOn to
Mrs. Blackburn.
Mr.. Wilson asked If the plaintiff had
spoken TO. him of friend who had made
some money by speculation, and ASKED If
she might not in that way make some
money TO pay her Indebtedness.
Mr.. Breckenridge said she had made
such a proposition. and the defendant had
ter notes for her of 800 each
and she sent these notes to the gentleman
who was managing the speculation. Some
man had returned her the ten notes, and
n draft for 500. With this she said she
was going TO pay the Indebtedness Mrs
Filette had mention ed. She showed him
the recelpted bill.
Mr.. Wilson read from the receipt the
date 18th of December, 1892 and Mr..
said his recollection was
that the receipt had been dated back some
weeks.
Mr.. Wilson asked If al a later period she
had mot made other notes which he en-
dorsed and which she signed Madeline
breckenridge Pollard.
The defendant said he recollected the
There were five notes, and
the transaction was the same as the for
mer one, except that the amount was
one half.
Most Of the day was taken up in such
testimony as this. and in argument. There
was nothing sensational. Indeed. the tes-
timony of Colonel Breckenridge in the af-
ternoon dragged at times.
The Colonel will again take the stand to-
and according 10 statement
made by Judge Wilson at adjournment,
he will be examined on a new line.