The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-10

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pcct that In tho future she will DO
great deal to Mo. As soon as sutll.
cicnt time nftor tho death Of my vito
has elapsed | intend 10 marry her
"llo said: 'You may consider this
foolish | replied that there was al.
ways risk in these thinga. lie said: Il
am old enough to bO hor father. She Is
twenty-sevcn years younger than l.
On another occasion he said: Il saw
that you wcre greatly shocked at the
announcement OF my engagement |
replied: 1t seemed TO mo a worry poor
return for all tho devotion Of your
wife, who has so recently died. IIo re.
piled: 4 will toll you what never OK.
pocl.od would pass my lips l discov-
cred recently what Miss Iollard's feel.
ings toward mo were, and as 4 man OF
honor considered 1t my duty to oIFor
to marry hor.' | aail: You certainly
!ako very high view Of these things"
Afterwards Colonel breckenridge had
come 10 her asking her to allay Miss
Pollard's jealousy.
81 asked" said Mrs. Blackburn, 'havc
you given her any reason? flo replied:
On INV honor rs 4 gentleman | hav,
not Then l told him that Msa Pol.
lard had como to mo the day before
telling me OF her fears.
PUT OFF TIE MARRIAGE.
Continuing, Mrs. Blackburn told how
Mr.. Brockinrldgo had denied when she
told him that he had no right TO pay
devoted attention TO another woman,
that he had an affection for Mrs. Wing,
but thought it would be well for tho
report Of his engagement to reach his
family that thoy might become familiar
lied with tho thought OF mis- becoming
married.
Mrs. Blackburn rclatod how Miss
Pollard had once urged Mr.. Brcckin-
ridge to fix tho day for tho marriage,
how he had said that atcircumstanccs pre-
vented it just then. but that he would
fix date and communicate it to Mrs.
Blackburn. Going to his sido, Miss
Pollard had laid her arm aGectionately
on Col. BTcckinrilgo's shoulder. calling
him "Willic;" that he had stroked'he
hand and patted it aiFcctionately. Mira.
Blackburn told Miss Pollard to 20
away, and Col. Brcckinridgo said: "Lct
us have no moro demonstrations here"
Col. Thompson cross-examined. Mrs
Blackburn.
Mrs. Blackburn said that the bearing
OF Miss Pollard upon social occasions
had been that OF u lady.
Mr. Thompson became more pressing
in his inquiries regarding the feeling OF
Mrs. Blackburn for Miss Pollard, and
the witness replied that che felt sor-
row for any woman compelled to fight
her own way in the world. With flash
ing eyes, and facing tho white bearded
congressman, she declared: "Just the
sorrow feel in being compelled to ap.
pear hero, when, il had tho defense OF
husband, 1t would have never been
necessary" When Mr.. Thompson askcd
for the datcs.of various calls tho witness
replied: II had no occasion to charge
my mind with them. as Colonel BrecI-
lnr!d2e came on his own business and
not on mine. l presume he can tell
you"
In 1892 Colonel Breckinridgo had
called upon witness, as ho said, at Miss
Pollard's request. to correct reports con-
cerning Miss Pollard, and had then as
serted that there could bo no scandal
attached to Miss Pollards namo since,
lor long timo after coming to Wash
ington, sho had remaiued in convent.
TOLD A STRAIGHT STORY.
Mrs. Blackburn was not made to con-
tradict hor direct testimony in any
particular. To one OF Col. Thompson's
cross questions sho retorted that he
seemed to bo trying to make her repeat
unpleasant episodes merely to annoy
her and declined to repeat them, the
tears springing to her eyes.
ut is only ordinary cross-cxamin-
alton, Mrs. Blackburn" said the judge.
"Mr. Thompson, il he is n gentleman,
knows that l have told tho truth" re.
piled Mrs. Blackburn. II have nothing
10 add to or take from what have said"
When Miss Pollard came to tel her
OF Colonel Brcckinridgc's attentions to
Mrs. Wing, Mrs. Blackburn had advised
her, il shc had any self respect, to drop
him, that ii he was determined to play
the villain nothing Miss Pollard could
say would prevent him. On h | next
visit Colonel Breckinridge had d, Slarod
(stcrnl ly, emphatecally and freqaJntly)
that the stories OF his attentions to other
women were the work OF miserable gos.
sips.
Mrs. Blackburn had extended 10 Miss
Pollard more protection than she other
wise would because Colonel BrHckin-
ridge had asked her to and sho "be-
lieved him to be 4 gentleman"
In New York in May 1893, Mrs.
Blackburn had told Mr.. Breckenridge
toat she washed her hands OF him be-
cause he permitted Miss Pollard 10 fol-
low him, about Miss Pollard had
pleaded with her not to Withdraw her
protection, promising to explain mat
;ers in WaSdington. but in Washington
Mrs. Blackburn had received no expla-
uation and had told them that she was
through with them. She previously
had protested against the frequcntvisit
OF Colone12rec&inridge to Miss Pollard,
telling him that he should guard her as
ho would his own child, aud ho had re.
nlied that she was too hard upon them,
knOwing them to be engaged.
The second witness was Miss Mary
Doshaw. sister OF Colonel Breckin-
ridges first wifc. who said that she first
met Miss Pollard at Lexington, Ky, in
1889, and next with Secretary and Mrs.
Carlisle during the Worlds Fair.
STARTLING TESTIMONY.
Major Moore, chief OF police OF tho
District OF Columbia, next took the
stand. He was acquainted with both
parties to the suit; he first mot Mics
Pollard accompanied by Colonel Brec!;-
inIidge. in his Office May l3, 1898. He
said; "Thc door was suddenly thrown
open when Colonel Breckinridce cams
in closely followed by q lady. lie said