The evening world., 1894-03-30

was In n Catholic institution at that end
of the town, and gaid there was no doubt
Of her condition / returned to Washing
ton again the first Sunday in December.
but did not see the plaintiff for three
Academy OF the Visitation on Massachu-
setts avenue. but l saw her nj the Cap
ttcl" .,...
ance of your suggestloDs?'
They we're rot. received several
letters from the plaintiff saying that her
health was very bad. | sent her money
at the general delivery, whatever she
wanted She controlled that"
Never Promised Marriage.
''The plaintiff has said that on two oc-
casions. after protestltions of love. you
said YOU would marry her II II was
possible?'
There ia not scintilla of truth in
that statement. not shred. Under no
sirsnmstHnces smss at no time was there
luded to the possibility of It. Before the
death OF my wife there was not solitary
,h3ri, TTrd that could be distorted into such a
The Colonel was very deliberate and
emphatic. and continuing. declared that
she had never told him she gave birth
to q living child. nor did he bel!eve It
until he heard the testimony OF DR. Par.
sons. He said: "If she had told me she
had borne a living child It would have
given me an excuse to break of my re-
that the child could have been my child :"
In paying the expenses OF the second
confinement Col. Breckinridge said at
first he had been represented as Miss
clan. Or. Parsons. sent an additional
bill he had said that she had better come
directly to him. for II she was a reput-
would be safe in her. hands, and II she
was attempting blackmail It would be
best to face her at once.
Miss Pollard had Informed him that, at
the Academy OF the Visitation she had
arranged with the Sisters to teach in re-
turn for her board. and she also would
receive instruction In some of the higher
classics That seemed an eminently de-
sirable arrangement, for 1t afforded her
protection and quiet.
TangIe Began in Washington.
From November, 1885, to July, 1857
tween us, although l was supporting
ment between us really began when she
came to Washington against my WILL
! frequently said to her, AS earnestly as
! knew how. that the relations between
us could only result in public scandal
and perhaps destruction to us both;
that her character, her lack of self
control was such, and her temper that
some day there must come an exposure
! urged her to 20 anywhere where she
could. could study: Offering to pay her eS, x
no greater on me than It was. Several
times / thought she had agreed to go,
once to Cambridge. She was there some
time and left against my will. Then
she told me she had arranged to go
on the paper Of the proprietor of Bread
Loaf Inn. Joseph Battell. in Vermont.
Some OF our interviews were more
unpleasant than any words can describe.
She would come to me at the Capitol. in
my committee-room, declare that she
was not going to leave. that she was
going to have the support l owed her:
l suppose at times ! became angry and
said things that were hard and bitter. !
knew that the only alternative was sub
mission, or the destruction of the lives
o. those who depended upon me, and let
would bring a solution of the problem.
would tell her in every way from gentle
20 the most severe that she was becom-
Ing more and more disinclined and un.
able to care for herself Her manner
was often times extremely disagreeable."
Got No Advice from Plaintiff.
Col Breckinridge testified that he had
never gone to but one lecture with Miss
Pollard, had never submitted manuscript
OF his speeches. lectures or magazine ar
ticles to her, or advised with her on the
There was never but one human be-
ing who ever advised with me in any
way concerning my lectures, from the
time began to speak and lecture down
to eighteen months ago. and that person
was not Miss Pollard"
Col. breckenridge was referring to his
wife, and his manner was most impress
sive.
Was Not an Eavesdropper.
back in their seats after the noon recess
when Mr.. Butterworth quoted the testi.
mony OF Miss Pollard that Col. Brecl<in.
| ridge was concealed in the room wher
| h. lernt anaN y,,tt n,
Col. Breckenridge denied this, explain
Ing that he had never been In Miss
Hoyts house during the Spring in ques
tion. nor had ne known of the existence
or RoSell until he saw the Wessie Brown
| letter. Much of the testimony regarding
the visit to Sarah Guess's house. he de.
clared. was an absolute fabrication. anG
the person who fabricated the CONVERSE
tion which Sarah Guess said the witness
had held with her last September, trying
10 10 ., dissuade her from testifying in the
case was probably unaware that he was
then In Washington in the discharge OF
his official duties.
The applications of Miss Pollard TO,
positions In the Civil Service were den.
for the examination. taken in Cincinnati
In 1857, did not bear his Endorsement
ma, he said, was surprise to him
laeher IheFe was issC another application in De.
iSso, both indorsed by him The SECOND
Endorsement said. that he had been wei
acquainted win the applicant for sever
| years; that she was of good moral char.
acter and reputation. and that she hat
| been resident OF Fayctte County since
he knew her. Her birth was given or
the papers as 1886, but Col. Breckinridgt
said that entry had made mo particular
impression upon him He continued
| MY judgment was that if she couIC
pass the examination 1t would be ol
| great beneN> 20 her. II she could not
as appre h' . d. 1t would impress upor
| her her del, .ency in certain ruiimen
tary branches and spur her to study, a:
l had advised her to do
His Tall, with Rhodes.
| Mr.. Butterworth next referred to ;
conversation between the defendant anc
Mr.. Rhodes, in regard to the plaintiff, anC
| asked the witness to relate the facts ant
circumstances of the conversation.
Il met Mr., Rhodes at an election
| booth said Mr. Breckinrllge. arl Mr.
| Rhodes alluded to the plaintiff and SAT-
he would like to talk with me about he
and We walked to my Office. ] did no
go to Sarah Guess's, where the plain
tiff was. ! did not notify the plaintiff
that I had seen Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes hat
been to Cincinnati on the Saturday after
noon. going down on the north-bount
train corresponding to the south -bount
| train on which we were going 20 Lexing
| ton, so that the trains passed each other
| When he reached Cincinnati he was in
formed that the plaintiff had left Cinctn
natl, and that / had been to see her tn
| day before. He said to me that he wa,
| lintpraStaI In the nlaintIfS tbat hn 40,