The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-04

flee of the chief of police. where they
sat on the sofa. he said: "She seemed
10 be dissatisfied with the form in which
l made the statement. She took out the
pistol and looked at il. / said: You
had better let Maj. Moore take that
and make me a Christmas present of
it
Then 1 said that nobody could say
that ! had seduced her because the first
night ] saw her I took liberties with her
and the second night slept with her.
made this statement about not seducing
her with considerable force, even tenn
per"
The account of this interview in Maj.
Moore's Office differed from the version
of it given by that officer and the plain
tiff. Continuing his recital regarding the
arrangements for Miss Pollard's visit to
New York for confinement. Col. Breck-
inridge said she only wanted TO arrive
there with $40 in her pocket because she
was afraid If she had more she would
come back to Washington. She was TO
stop at Thirty-frst-st.. where she
would have good care. she was to study
when her strength would enable her to
and TO continue her studies in English
literature. He said: 7 considered the
problem settled so far as Washington
was concerned. so far as Mrs. Blackburn
was concerned SO far as our sexual re-
left open was regarding the child.
said TO her that If it was my child. as 1
only partially believed it was. 1 wanted
to educate it. TO take care Of it, to give
il every chance possible for a child born
out of wedlock. and in the meantime she
was To have every care and tenderness.
We parted without anger and on this I'M
derstanding.'
Why He Left Washington.
l.
Washington the last of May. Col. Brock
inridge said they were not connected
with the case. but were the most urgent
possible reasons. relating to mis- younger
son, who attended washington and Lee
university and was in great difficulties.
He took the dispatches which he had
sent Miss Pollard during the trip and
read them with great evolutionary eff
feet The substance of most' Of which
have been published. was that she
should make herself comfortable
That was just what ] meant. he
commented. that she should make her
self as comfortable as possible. Nothing
more. Nothing less"
Two dispatches received in Coyington
signed by a Mrs. Thomas and inquiring
If he was in Covington. he said he sus-
pected were from the plaintiff. with the
name Of her landlady as a blind. Miss
Pollard had gone TO New York on the
18th OF May and returned the 18th. At
ter arriving in Lexington he received a
telegram to the effect that Miss Pollard
was coming there. He returned a mes
sage. the principal part of which was,
wait. it will come. referring, he de-
clared, to money. This correspondence
was reviewed at length.
An objection was offered by Mr.. VII
son that if Mr.. Breckenridge had de-
stroyed the letters from Miss Pollard TO
which these kilograms were answered
he could not testify regarding their con-
tents.
Destroyed the Letters.
ut was my CUSTOM explained Col
Breckenridge, Ito destroy my letters
from the plaintiff as soon as received. -
Judge Bradley overruled the objection.
Referring to one telegram, which said.
wholly uncertain; possibly by any
train. Wholly certain June the 10th. -
dated May q. he said that he could not
recollect TO what this was a reply but
apprehended that it was sent in reply
to one of many letters inquiring when
he would return TO Washington. His
name William c. p. Breckenridge, at
the end of the telegram. he read with
an impressive infection.
These dispatches had all been put in
evidence by Miss POllard's attorneys.
ana COl. BfeCklnIlOSe was giving eNpla-
nations Of them, although several were
read without comment He seemed to be
amused when he spoke Of a Cincinnati
paper sent by his son containing AN an
nouncement of the engagement between
the plaintiff and myself"
Meeting some lady on the street in
Lexington we spoke of it he went on,
"and I denied that such a marriage was
possible. This was printed in the Ca
zette and, being seen by the plaintiff she
wrote me two or three letters inquiring
if I had made the denial and threaten
ing to publish our relations entirely in
the papers and 10 publish them at Lex
ington."
did YOU" asked Mr. ButterwOrth.
have any sexual relations with the
plaintiff after the 29th of April, 1892
This is the date on which the defend
ant was secretly married to Mrs. Wing.
Mr.. Breckinridge-''I did not after the
29th of April 1881 did not have any
sexual relations with the plaintiff what
ever. 1t is absolutely false. / never had
sexual intercourse with plaintiff after l
returned TO Washington on the 31st day
of March, at any time or any place.
returned on the 31st Of March and had
the conversation with Mrs. Blackburn.
Plaintiff and j had no sexual relations
on that day nor ever after that day.
The arrangement made prior to my GO
ing to Mrs Blackburn's as a condition
as the only reason L would go TO Mrs.
Blackburn's, was that our rela-
lions should terminate, that she
leave the city of Washington and
that the relations between herself and
Mrs Blackburn should be allowed to die
out gradually and 1 should support her
until she would find some honorable Vo-
cation"
Speaking Of the plaintiffs employment
in the census Office. Col. Breckenridge
said that she had lost it during his alb
sence Miss Pollard made a remark eX-
pressing qualification at the death Of
Gen. Sherman, as was published at the
time although Mr.. Breckenridge did not
mention it, He had done everything in
his power to assist her 10 obtain reading
matter, but had never advised her about
her studies except to endeavor to make
her take up rudimentary studies in which
she was peculiarly deficient for woman
of her reading. He had assisted her in
getting books from the congressional Ii
brary, sending a list by the page. He
never furnished her with a translation
of the Odyssey.
1t was II 80 when Mr.. Butterworth an
nounced that the direct examination had
finished, although there might be a few
more questions, and asked for a recess
to enable him to look over his notes, so
the recess was announced earlier than
usual until 1910.
The CrOsS-ExaminatiOn.
Take the witness" said Mr. Butter
worth at the beginning of the afternoon
session, and Mr.. Wilson. reminding Col.
Breckenridge of his early educational ad-
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