Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-03

parted Win every 6NluenCe OF BOOu 4eei-
ing and sincerity on the part OF plain
tiff 20 carry out the agreement between
them whereby she was TO go to New
York. That evening a boy came TO the
hotel and said Miss Pollard wanted TO
see him with a message requesting that
he take her 70 Mrs. BlSt1burns where
she wanted 10 stay all night. He took
her to Mrs. Blackburn's house. Monday
she came again 10 the hotel and pre-
sented to him an additional schedule
for clothing. She wanted little more
money 70 make preparations to 90
away. The next day she sent him a
note and they took lunch at the Shore
ham. They talked again OF the trip to
New York and she told MIN the name
OF the physician 10 whose care she was
20 put herself, and witness told her that
this doctor was cOmrade OF his In the
war. The next day after this the plain
till came to see him again and on the
night Of that day
THEY SAW MRS. BLACKBURN,
who, after hearing their explanation,
said she would wash ber hands Of the
whole matter Mrs. Blackburn approv-
ed the agreement for the plaintiff 10 90
TO New York. The following day the
plaintiff came to the hotel and conver-
satIon ensued between them as 10 fur
ther conference, which iJ was proposed
should be held with Major Moore prior
10 her going away. As he described how
he had waived her off Colonel Breckin-
ridge gesticulated very mpresSively with
both hands and explained the whole In
terview in pantOmine. There was a
tragic infection in his tones as he closed
the account Of the visit to Major Moore's
with "Uhen I left her." There was y
constant reiteratioD in the defendants
denials. He would frame them IN every
possible form Of negatlOn Of time, place
and manner.
There was no further explanation TO
give. We could give no further expla-
nation, and Mrs. Blackburn said she
would wash her hands OF uS-wOuld
wash her hands Of people who were en-
gagged and acted In that way and could
give no explanation OF IT," was one OF
the characteristic sentences.
Continuing the description or the sec
ond visit to the Major, be said: I'VE
agreed 10 say that she was going TO
New York to have a child and was the
author OF her pregnancy. We agreed
on all but one point. She insisted, cry
ing several tunes, that l should tell
Major Moore I was the only man who
had ever been intimate with her. l de-
clined 20 do that. Said / had put my
self in the power of her and Major
Moore already aud would refuse to say
TO any man
THAT HAD sEDUCED HER.
Then she said she would not go.
As she turned her jacket back saw
the gleam Of a pistol in her bosom. l
said: "You are sitting too close to me, "
aud she said: 81 Will use that on myself
If 40 anybody"
Then describing the scene at the Office
Of the chief OF police. where they sat on
the sofa, he said: "She seemed TO be
dissatisfied with the form in which l
made the statement. She took out the
pistol and looked at il. l said: You
had better let Major Moore take that
aud make me Christmas present OF IL. "
Then l said that nobody could say
that / had seduced her, because the first
night saw her l took liberties with her
and the second night slept with her.
81 made this statement about seducing
her with considerable force, even tenn
per-"
The account OF this interview in
Major Moore's Office differed from the
version OF it given by that officer and
the plaintiff. Continuing his recital
regarding the arrangements for Miss
P1uard'S visit 90 New York for cOnhne-
meut, Col. Breckinridge said: she
only wanted 10 arrive there with ten
dollars in her pocket, because she was
afraid if she had more she
WOULD COME BACK TO WASHINGTON.
She was to stop at No. z Thirty-6rst
street, where she would have good care;
she was 10 study painting on china, or
in water cui0rS, when her strength
would enable her Co, and TO continue
her studies in English literature.
He said: II considered the problem
settled, so far as Washington was con-
cerued, so far as Mrs. Blackburn was
so far as our sexual relations
were concerned. The only thing left
open was regarding the child. said
70 her that ii 10 was my child, as | only
partially believed il was, l wanted 10
educate it, 60 take care OF il, 10 give il
every chance possible for child born
out Of wedlocK, and in the meantime
she was % have every care and tender
ness. We parted without anger and on
this understanding.
Speaking OF the reasons for leaving
the last Of May, Colonel
said they were not con-
nected with ths case, but we're the most
insuperabls reasons, relating TO his
younger son who attended Washington
and Lee university and was in great
difficulties. He took the dispatches
which be had sent Miss Pollard during
the trip and read them with great elo-
cutionary effect The burden Os most
Of them, which have been already pub
.is6ed, was that she make herself COM
sorJable. That was just what l peant,
he commented, "that she should make
herself as comfortable, as possible.
more. Nothing less"
TWO DISPATCHES RECEIVED
in COvington, be said, he suspected we're
from the plaintiff with the name Of her
landlady as a blind. Miss Pollard had
gone 10 New YOrS on the 18th Of May
and returned the 10Th. After arriving
in Lexington he received a telegram to
the effect that Miss Pollard was coming
there. he returned a message, the
part OF which was "wait, il
will come" referring, be declared, to
This correspondence was re-
viewed at length.
An objection was offered by Mr.. Will
son that II Col Breckenridge had de-
,sroyed she letters from Miss Pollard,
70 which these kilograms were answers,