The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-22

ter 70 anythi1g c9nesynine msILiasS p.h
abroad, and that he would ALLOW her SIPS
siford 10 DO at hat time an Col. brecfinrids g
This ofisr, eaid Major Shelby, vas refused b
the D.IrtG bssnu;e she spSd Mt e ~. h ra
Col Disadvantages enhanced wife. After, thu
tine the I'm proper relation. we're rssumsd,
were the eircumetssces in the case lasts prinf
when the ALLEGED sngaeemsnt existed Ne hst
that Sor Brsssisfids. bad ssFsG her to be H,
While had become. sc?g.intsd WIN iMIs
ree sss SSs ars Biaofsurn Sessn 70 suspect
ss. .nd h N: FO.fG ss
nj Mt' b pSsTS ssSu' that Wis. B Sa
F Rstfs ' ss. ss and etcS Brstnrds.
s.id he s would 90 10 Mrs. BisctsuTn and make
q frank ayowal Of the Illicit relations between
nYS Sss H1 6m .p not 70 20 Expose said
Major shelby. "shs begged him to give her
another sh,scs He iinsy su.ss sss "a a. "a
dror out Of his lie. he paving her ex;
I sd Mrs snG blsesburn would be fcrsettsO
There was nothing done about what Mrs.
hs o Gs:P told sos n he s s.. Mr. vS .s e:
He E,p io T her that Miss Pollard was foolish
to doing foolish things Soon after that Mics
Pollard tried 10 shoot him In Mrs. Thomas's
sq SsP Ss t G HI Ss as
was engaged .ta Miss Pollard. Major Shelby
Iiuencs when. such women have over m en- to
fall into her plan and to go to Mrs. Blackburn
Sha hald taFr0rizinR infiuanra oyar him.
than THAT she had Il In her power to ruin him
he was weak enough to .iali Into the trap. Be
BrecEinridge called on Miss blackburn to-
ridge, went to KENTUCKY, h. saw Mrs. Black
until April "a. and during that time Col Breck-
Wing. for whom he had an admiration and an
affection. and whom he had known for'many
- And want to say here said Major Shelby.
that the intlmation that Col. BreckinridRe
sustained improper relations with the plaintiff
Wing is absolutely false. and 10 a piece OF bar
barity that should not be introduced here. IL
Is 40 !, unneess:ary; Eanton attack on pure
Major shelby told the reasons that induced
Col. Breckinridge to marry Mrs. Wing on April
York. She was goinr East: he Was going
West. There were reason. that induced them
Win to MS ms 81. s9 rssn H. ana
they parted. 4 wa; a mlstaks 70 keep It secret
the affections Of bis children before they knew
he had married her. They were married then
comm nnicated to three intimate friends OF
% Hsi S'ns Shelby denied II tina, Col B,.et!n.
tending Miss Pollard. knew that a child had
been born. The plaintiff, he said was in
various ways. coming to his rooms when he
was there and when he was not there. She
SSo SrSs took things away
Ss,k owned ~ the ist: Mrs: gIeeklnridee.
had given her. Major Shelby said that. basket
was taken from his rooms; and no had not
IL. until Il was produced in court
:, As to tbs visit to New York. during which
c Ss Go s ds h sS SSy
lowing two days AFTER FL; marriage. went to
the Hoffman House where he had registered.
Ihere that Mss Pollard had registered at tho
hotel as n, dIanrht,es and he'd secured room
his roo% the pislnt adsancsd rom the ns' aa
i him and sttempssd to shoot him. He saved
Col. Breckenridge asked her TO lay the pistol
ns YOU'D ssa sg heard Ssn
ay the pistol down. and he said he would ring
o pSs G m ss ss Ssst n n
,ured the pistol. Major Shelby said he would
show that this wa. the same pistol with which
Miss Pollard had threatened his life In Wash
After telling how penitent Miss Pollard was.
o 60 out Of Ills lie. and about a eonversation
Pollard. Major shelby gave defendants version
Mrs Wing to Sc. Col s1 .G snd aG tSst
tide from her behind some curtains. when she
MS SnsSF r sAs sest hd Mss a rSd
ma nded that Col. BreckinridRe come with her
z attend to some important business. Major
10 referred TO the visit to the Chief OF Polics.
md to the ALLEGED sitemnt Miss Pollard made
Thomas. when. Col, preckin,idss took the
'isto! from or The frsp zied young women; NJ
o do what he could TO make Miss Pollard com
ortable. He tried to do what he could for her
ordAnce with her promise to 20 out OF
lis lie under the arrangement proposed.
s S9s a,Css
he letters about sending her, TO ssni-
arium or 70 some place whore she might be
line that the desperate woman. said MAJOR
'helby, took further means to force him 10
marry her by causing the publication OF an
announcement OF their engagement.
s s9 s saS ,s shO Gs
oudone" said Major shelby, and / have |
zen frank and We will be frank in all We have |
o say here and on the stand. We wish 10 con- |
cal nothing Anu will not do %" |
There was another aspect OF this case. said |
ialor Shelby, No matter what sort OF action |
his plaintiff had instituted. the question ofthe |
laintins moral character should be taken |
nto consideration. She claimed she had never |
cen intimate with AnJ one but the defendant |
ase lie sketched various eyenis that would
hat she went through the form OF 9 |
lock marriage with Aleck Julian, and that |
he had ever wanted to 90 to Chicago |
nth SIR Resell DISPOSITIONS from these per-
ons would be introduced to show the con-
rAIy. IL would also be shown that she had |
isited Improper places with other persons
In the defendant. and that she maintained |
ONE sort OF intimate relations with Mr. Iiodes
n hosel. and Prof Obermeyer. IL would be
hown that she was not a young innocent
chooigtrl OF seventeen. but an experienced
oman OF Twenty or twenty-five.
j Judge Wilson objected to a reference OF
IaloI Shelby to what had been disclos Ell by
llss IollArd's moHy, saying Major Shelby
AS going beyond the bounds OF an opening
and Judge IFadlaV fold MatoF |