Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-31
MAKING IT PLAIN.


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would not let that stand in the way;
that under no circumstance would
| consent TO any representations Of a
marriage engagement She said that
she could go abroad, study the mod
| ern languages and come back in two
4 years fitted 20 be my WIFE / said that
could never be: that 1 was not open
to negotiations of that sort"
Witness and Miss Pollard had looked
over his offers to deliver lectures. She
had figured that the cost would be 800
n month. but he had expressed his
willingness TO give her si25 and her
travelling expenses. The witness added:
Her inal answer at our next meeting
at the same hotel was that she would
never 80 except as my a1ianced. She
would 20 back TO Washington and be
there when l arrived. We parted with
considerable acerbity eventually. AT
our next meeting she said that she did
not want TO part In that way. that
must not think her devil or fend.
l put her into cab. saying you
/ know there can be no such thing as
marriage between us and hereafter If
! you persist 1t can only end In public
scandal that viii destroy us both"
when did you first hear that the
plaintlm claimed that you had engaged
yourself to marry here"
In a communication to that effect
/ IN the Washington Post, which I I'M
derstood was inspired by her, ana
thereafter I received several letters
from her to the same effect"
Now" interposed Mr.. Wilson rising.
1--WE want these letters"
have destroyed them" retorted the
defendant. "she told me afterwards
| that she had gone to Mrs. Blackburn
and that Mrs, Blackburn had talked
with Mrs. Fillette and found that the
charges did not affect the character OF
the plaintiff; that she was charged with
/ being an adventures; that It was said
she lived by her wits had no means OF
support and did not pay her debts; she
insisted that l must go to Mrs Black
burn and tell her that the relations be-
| tween us We're such that Mrs. Black
/ burn must stand by her"
Col Breckenridge said that he had
refused at this time to do So He de-
MED also that he had ever sent mes
sage to Mrs. Blackburn by the plain
| tilt and asserted that on this occasion
ne had positively refused to have any
/ thing to say 10 Mrs, Blackburn in the
| matter. On several occasions the witt
ness said the plaintiff had declared her
| intention to commit suicide. saying
that she had destroyed all her
manuscripts including the manuscript
OF n novel she was writing) aud that
she had given away her clothes. The
witness then described Miss Pollard's
attempt to shoot him and how by
strategy he escaped.
Referring to his interview with Mrs.
Blackburn regarding the scandal
against Miss Pollard he said 1t differed
from Mrs. Blaekhurn's account. He
thought she had opened the interview
| by saying she did not know what Miss
| Pollard had wanted to call for Mrs.
blackburn to urge her to 20 away,
| which that lady had promised to do,
] and he had spoken kindly OF the Young
woman. He supposed when he left
Washington, March 1a, 1898, that their
relations had ended, that Miss Pollard
was going away to study and lead an
honorable life while he provided for
her Later IN March he had met her In
| Cincinnati, IN response to a telegram
from her. She then had told him that
she had been Obliged, under Mrs. Black
| burns cross-examination TO represent
that she was engaged to HIM He
told her that he would go right back
and say to Mrs. Blackburn that It was
not true, but under importunitles
promised to keep his mouth shut II
she would leave the clay. Returning
TO Washington March 81. had received
q call from Miss Pollard before break
fast.
lie said; Il agreed then II she would
go away | would put myself IN the
power OF the plaintiff and Mrs. Black
burn and pretend there was an on
easement. said you have put me
wherc there Is no alternative but 10
put myself Ia your power and trust
you, or TO submit TO a scene, in the
hotel Office or street, or PERTAINS have
an attempt made on my llfc on the
streets ! said that there must be
| understanding between us" continued
me colonel, reminding her that from
me nrst | had said there could he no
marriage but anything l could do 10
save those who loved ma l would 40,
That she could not trust me because
Knowing the relations 7 had with her
while ! had such happy family, she
Mou,a Always suspect mo OF having
similar relations with other women 7
reminded her that she had not come 10
her" ~ 'eNNVVu
Col nrecldnrldge gave his version NJ
the visit TO Mira. Blackburn, which no.
Cured on Good Friday aocordinr 10
Mrs blackburn, and several DAYS Iater
according To witness. With the pioin-
tin he had gone to Mrs. Riacl,b,,rn,a
hotel (the Portland). hut Mrs Riaeit.
burn refused to see them. I.eavinc
nm In the public parlor, Miss Pollard
Ind gone up 20 Mrs Blackhurn's nrl-
Nnte apartments. and IN a short time
ne received message from the elcva-
tor. boy saying that Mrs. Blackburn
had consented to see him. lie fonnd
Miss Pollard waiting on tho landing
uutaide Mrs. Blackburn's room. and
she said thar Mrs Blackburn wanted
witness 10 confirm what abe fNfIss
Pollarn had Just told her. Witness
I said 10 Mrs. blackburn TINT she had
been eStreriely kind and that so Ions,
as the Plaintiff had her as a friend
she needed nothing else. but IN her
distress he had offered the protection
% his name. and that with Mrs. Black
i burns friendship and the protection Of
his name the plaintiff could wen AFFORD
% desnise what Mrs, lrilipttc might as
and that he was grateful to Mrs.
blackburn for what she had done.
Mrs. blackburn snid that what she
had done had been done out 81 o
spirit % friendship for an UNPROTECTED
! kenluck rlrl, Mira blackburn said