Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-30
THEIR FIRST INTERVIEW.
Mr.. Brecf<inrfdge's Account of the
Carriage Drive With Miss Pollard.

Wher Tie Stars report closed yesterday
Mr. Breckenridge had about finished mis- re-
I cital of what occurred in the interview he
had with Miss Pollard at the Wesleyan
! College on the LIST of August, 1884. After
/ stating that Miss Pollard told him that be-
/ cause OF Rodes' jealousy she had given him
( still higher proof Of her purpose TO marry
/ him, Mr.. breckenridge said he had again
urged on her her duty to marry Mr.. Rodes.
When ne took up his hat and was again
about to CO. the plaintiff asked him what
he was going to do that evening, and he
told her, nothing. She said that some mu-
stefan. some cornctist, was going to play
on top Of the hill on Vine street, and sug-
geste6 that they should go. Witness asked
( If the folks in charge Of the school would
/ let her go. She said it was summer, she
was summer boarder; and there was no
rule, although she always let them Know
| when she WAS going out. She went cut of
| the room and a gentleman. whom he recog-
| nized as Mr.. Brown. came in. He said
there was no objection to his taking the
plaintiff out. He went TO the Burnett
House, got his supper, then came out, and
took d carriage from the street, the first
! one that offered, and drove to the college.
There was quite little group-at least
three ladies and one, IL not TWO, gentlemen
/ on the veranda. He went TO the door, and
In moment the plaintiff came down. There
/ " dS no IeildIh dUOul q Close carriage, EOr
did he say anything about having a sore
| throat. He had no sore throat. There was
| no excuse given, or any reason for an eX-
| cuse. There was no question OF any sort.
Denying Miss PoIlard's Statement.
In response here to a question from Mr.
Butterworth. Mr.. Breckenridge said that in
the conversation on the afternoon the plain
tin asked him when he was going to Lex
ington. and he replied, not that evening
but some time the next day. lie did not
{ indicate what train he was going on: there
We're two trains, and he did not then know
which one he would take. saturday Was
the day before election; there was 10 be
torch-ASht Procession, and ne was eX-
pscted TO spSdk Not word said
ABOUT ner going TO LeX1ng ton. His feco.lec-
ton was that the plaintIn told HIM Of the
cornetIst, who was TO give i concert. lie
dlo not recollect having any newspaper IN
his hand His recollection was That she
spoke OF her fondness Tor music lie
thought the conversation at the COlleEe
lasted an hour or an nour and half. When
he returned TO the college later in tie even
ing 1t was dusk. he DID not see the plain
tin at the public library the next cay; nor
dld ne so 10 Mrs. hoses mousse wILh her
that day. He had no knowledge that she
vas going to Lexington until he got on the
tram and saw her on the tram. t1e knew
nothing OF any telegram received by the
pIaintn, purporting TO come from her
mother. he mad nothing Whatever to do
with sendlng such d Telegram, and there
was no arrangement between them thar he
should send such telegram. he had never
heard OF such telegram unuI aIjer In!s
suit was brought. He had nothing what
ever TO dc, in any way, shape or form, with
the plaintiffs gong 70 the Sayre Institute
at Lexington, and knew nothing OF il I'M
I'll he learned Of II accidentally ny meeting
the plain tin on the street.
More About the Drive.
Returning TO the drive on the night of
August /, the witness said he could not tell
exactly how long they were driving. Ills
recollection was that there were persons
sitting ON the veranda when they returned.
He thought they got back just about III
o clock He had no conversation during
that ride concerning his nrst WIFE, OF about
his domestic affairs. There was not the
slightest reference TO them He did not lac
said, make love TO the woman, OF protest
his affection. They did not go to the con-
cert They drove, according TO his recol-
lection, northward A1ter they had been
driving for ten or fifteen minutes they
came 10 division of the ROAD. here they
took the letJ-hand road, and did not 20 Cd
the hill to the concert.
There was nothing. the defendant said,
about the plaintln to attract ms attention
to her age. She seemed to him about 70
Il or y years old. Inere was nothing III
the conversation at the school that :ug-
g@Stec 10 him that she was an improper
perSo1, except her statement about Rcues.
ReturrlnS again to the drive, the defend
ant said IL was warm evening. in the
afternoon he had told her he cid not know
or care about music. When they reached
the division in the roads, she suCg asted that
II was warm, perhaps he would prefer to
drive rather than to 80 to the music. There
upon, as he asSenJeu, the driver was told
To drive to the left. After they had turned
to the left. and had driven fifteen or twenty
minutes, and she was talking something
about ner desire TO go into journalism ana
become an duthoreSS, she took Oh ner hat
and put 1t on the front seat and he put mis-
arm around her, and drew her TO him-with-
out any protestation of love on his part OF
her part.
What occurred" said Mr.. Breckinridge
In answer to a direct question by MIR But
terworth, was this L was a man with
passion. She was woman with passion;
and l took liberties with her person; with
out any protestation on my part or on her
part; without any seduction on tae part Of
either; she was willing and complaisant;
no cutlery, and no protest"
That, he said, was the drive out On
the return there was hardly word spoken
he took from his pocket an envelope and
putting his hand in his pocket put some
thlnS In the envelope and placed it in her
hand- she declined, however, to receive it
He spoke to her, urging her to take it, say
ing there were many little things she need
ed 1t was $40 bill, he thought, ne put in
the envelope. When she left The carriage
he thrust it into her hand. He next saw
her on the train the following day. The
court, at this point, adjourned for the day
JUDGE Forbes ANGRY.