The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-22

Miss Poliard's Loose Charnctcr.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2l.-Thia
was field day for tho colleagues OF
Representative Breckenridge, Of Ken
tucky. Congress had taken n recess
ostensibly to sail down the Potomac on
an excursion and witness the trial OF
some big guns at Indian Head, but the
trial progressing in tho circuit court
held greater charms for many than tho
junket on n government gunboat Gray
heads aud bald heads were in n major
ity In Judge BradIcy's court, but tho
spectators were disappointed bv one OF
the least sensational days Of the triul,
although they heard the defense OF
Colonel Breckenridge outlined by his
law partner and attorney, Col. ] ohm J..
Shelby, and the last words Of Madeline
Pollard's story. Then they slumbercd
through the reading Of a long depos-
ition.
Tho dctenac will be partly denial and
partly an explanation, denial the. Col
one. Breckenridge betrayed Madeline
Pollard, and that she gavo birth to n
fSAild at the Norwood Convent; IN ex-
planation that she trapped him into a
promise to marry her on tho mutual
understanding that tho promise was
only a device by which she was to with
draw from his life and be able to break
off her relations with Mira. Blackburn.
The lon continued Illicit relations bo.
tween tho Two are admitted without eS-
cuse or palliation, except reference to
tho inherent weakness OF human ma.
ture, but tho orators spokesman rcprc-
sents that he was often anxious to
break them Of, but was always in.
weighed into continuance blythe young
woman; thnt she followed him, demand.
ed money from him and compelled him
to promise to marry her under threats,
several times repea ted, and emphasized
BY display OF pistols. Moreover, it is
promised 10 be shown that Miss Pol
lard's carly life had not been ono Of vir-
tue before the silyer-tongued orator
crossed her path. This, In substance, is
the defense, but it has many branches
and side issues.
CRoss-ExAMISATIoS RESUMED.
Colonel breckenridge and his righ:
hand man, Attorney Ben Buttcrworth,
were late in arriving in the circui.
court not appearing until after tho
roll call OF Jurors, and until after Miss
Pollard, with face very pale but appar.
emily composed, had waited several
minutes in her seat.
The two gray heads Of the defendant
and his leading lawyer were bent TO-
gether in brief consultation as Miss
Pollard walked around to the witness
stand. Her face showed lines OF worry
aud q slcepless night as che faced the
audience for tho fourth day. Then Mr..
Bu,terworth began by inquiring ii Miss
Rhodes, to which she replied that tho
contract had been given to Rhodes.
There never had been settlement, but
in 1855 she had given him motto for
three times the amount he had ad-
vanced for her schooling. ri had never
paid Mr.. Rhodes, because mover had
any money to pay anybody anything"
she said. Their correspondence had
continued after she came to Washing.
ton.
Mrs. Or. Mary Logan had not recog-
nized her when thoy first mot in Gin.
cinnati. but had before they had parted.
Miss Pollard was going on to explain
about tho meeting when Mr.. Batter.
worth cautioned hor that she must not
wander from the subject; protesting
that he was anxious 10 treat her with
perfect iairneas. Il beg your pardon,
Mr.. Butterworth," she replied, II know
you treated mo fairly anu | am very
grateful. | am so full OF things wan,
to tell you l can't keep them back"
There was short tilt betwoon law
yers Buttorworth and Wilson over the
answering oil questions after this, which
Judge Bradley answered by declaring
that tho witness was not Obliged to
answer q question just in the form dc.
sired BY the examiner. Back 10 the
autobiography in tho Now York World
came Mr.. Buttcrworth. Objection was
made by Mr.. Wilson that it had been
threshed over wearily and the same
opinion was hold by tho judge
"What was tho fact about your adopt.
ing the name Of Brcckiuridco?" asked
Mr.. Butterworth.
"When l first used tho name Mr..
Breckenridge and talked it over lie
said might use the name, and had
my card plate with it In 1889 or go"
was tho answer in explanation of tho
statement in tho newspaper article. "a
am worry weary this morning and hard,
" able TO go on" Nevertheless the
plaintiff continued to be mistress oil the
si,ua,ion, for when she had been asked
about tho trunl; shc had Il. DR.. Streets
in Cincinnati, and Mr.. Dut,crworth
re- ! from his manuscript, sho insisted
that be should give her undivided nj,
teh.ion before she would continue
Great stress has been laid by the do.
fsnsrj upon tho description OF this
trunI, which seers to DO important tc
their case.
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