The herald., 1894-03-31


meant to kill him.
He had taken the revolver away from
Miss Pollard and that night she had
come to his house with a Young man
and left note expressing her regret al
what had occurred. When he next saw
her, two or three days afterward. she
proposed again to leave the city and he
again offered to pay her expenses.
In March, 1885, he had met the
plaintiff in Cincinnati in response to a
telegram from her. She then had told
him that she had been Obliged, under
Mrs. Blackburn's cross-examination, to
represent that she was engaged to him.
He told her he would 20 right back and
SAY to Mrs. Blackburn that it was not
true, but under her opportunities pro-
posed to keep his mouth shut till she
could leave the city.
Returning TO Washington March 31st,
he had received call from Miss Pollard
before breakfast. He then agreed that
If she would 90 away he would put him
self out OF the power Of the plaintiff
and Mrs. Blackburn and pretend there
WAS an engagement. He said; you
have placed me where there is no al
tentative but to put myself in your
power and trust to you or to submit to
a scene in the hotel Office or in the
street-perhaps to an attempt on my
| life in the street."
~ said: There must be no misunder-
standing between us, ," continued Col.
onel Breckinridge. 81 reminded her
that from the first l had said there
could be no marriage, but that anything
else she thought could do to save those
who loved me l would do; that she
could trust me, knowing the relations |
had had with her while had such a
happy family. She would always sus-
pect me of familiar relations with other
women. l reminded her that she did
not come to me q maiden, and that l
had not seduced her."
After the Good Friday visit to Mrs.
Blackburn's, where Colonel Breckinridge
was expected to confirm the engage.
msnt, but which he says he did not do,
as was claimed by Miss Pollard, he and
the plaintiff left Mrs. Blackburn's house
together and walked away without
word. He put the key in the door and
said: You must leave Washington
before l do or l will notify Mrs. Black
burn of the relations between u.s." She
said: 81 can't 60 as soon as that"
Witness was going to Boston that night
to speak at a banquet. Miss Pollard
then said: ~ will keep my promise
and go as soon as l csn."
"On account OF a Misunderstanding
regarding the banquet" continued
Breckinridge, 81 did not go. There was
no misunderstanding between us the
next day. We both knew the character
of the representations to Mrs. Black
burn and left Washington April 18th,
with the same confidence in her that
held when l left her on the 10Th of
March. l had at least two interviews
with Mrs. Blackburn before | left for
Kentucky, Several ladies were stopping
with her, and ehe asked me to arrange
for Mrs. Cleveland to receive them.
called with them upon Mrs. Cleveland.
In an interview urged Mrs. Blackburn
to unite with me in urging the plaintiff
TO leave town"
After speaking of visiting Philadelphia
as guest of George W. Childs, the se.
cret marriage to Mrs. Wingi in New York
WAS skipped and Col, Breckinridge went
on to tell OF meeting Miss Pollard at the
Hoffman house on May 1st. He was
surprised on entering his room TO find
the door to the adjoining room open,
and walking in, found Miss Pollard
there but partially dressed.
"She demanded to know where 1 had
/
been looking all over New York for me.
l responded probably with little more
rudeness than necessary that it was
nothing to her.
"Then went back to my room through
the short entry between the two. l
heard noise, and when turned around
she stood in the doorway with pistol
pointed at me. shut the door quickly,
turned down the catch and touched the
electric button. said had sent for the
police and was going to have her put in
the Tombs. She said she was going to
shoot through the door. l said, Shoot
away and you will only give me more
justification for having you put in the
Tombs. She was rattling the door and
begging me not to have her put in the
Tombs. l said: You put the pistcl
down, 90 in and fasten your door and
will see what ought to do When the
bell boy knocked l opened the door.
Whether he sGw that l was excited l
don't know, but l told him to bring a
pitcher OF ice water. / don't know
whether was ae cool as l might have
been"
This was said 80 curiously that every
body laughed. In answer to question
as to the circumstances attending hie
last marriage, Colonel Breckinridge said
he had been married at I'll West Forty
tjith street, about O'Clock in the even
ing on Sunday, April 29th, by Rev. John
s. Paxton, and the marriage WAS wit
messed by Mrs. Paxton and Mrs. Collier
OF Pittsburg. He had married, he said,
his kinswoman, the daughter OF r. W.
Scott of Kentucky, widow of Chauncey
Wing of Kentucky, who died abroad
some time ago. Colonel Breckenridge
related the circumstences attending the
visit to Major Moore, the chief OF police,
giving the following narrative:
my wife and myself, formerly Mrs.
Wing, were in the dining room of the
house when the plaintiff walked in and
said: Excuse me, Mrs. Wing, l want
to see Mr.. Breckinridge alone on a mat
ter OF great Importance l turned to
my wife and said thought l had better
90 with her. As [ walked out by
Lafayette park, she said: II intend to
end this matter; intend to kill you.'
l said All right and she went on: 'Mr.
Breckinridge, this is your last chance
when we got to Major Moore's Office
asked if he was in and being told he
WAS | went in and the plaintiff followed
me. l said to Major Moore: L need
the protection of the law. This lady
threatens to kill me. will tell you how
| came to be in this position and | want