The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-02

THE BRECKENRIDGE CASE.
The Defendant Continues His Line
of Denials.
Denies That He Seduced Miss Pollard
or That She Was Pregnant by Him.
The Pistol Episode.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The carriage
eide OF August, 1892, when Miss Pollard
had said Colonel Breckinridge had made
the first formal proposal OF marriage TO
her, was the first subject TO which
Col. Breckenridge addressed himself,
when he took the stand IN the Circuit
Court this morning. He denied with his
customary reiteration that any such ride
had taken place, that he had made any
proposal; that he had talked over family
matters. Then, continuing, he said, II
never asked the plaintiff TO give up any
child; never knew the plaintiff had any
living child; / never at any time spoke OF
marriage to the plaintiff before the death
OF my late wife"
Denying the conversation which Miss
Pollard said took place at the Hoffman
House, TO the effect that a company had
been formed by Whitney and
Fairchild which he was to represent, he
said that he had not seen the plaintiff on
the 30th of April. that he had not been
absent from the side of his wife that day,
as he had not been married forty -eig ht
hours.
Mr.. Butterworth asked the witness
what interviews he had with Miss Pollard
prior TO the interview of the 18th.
then related the substance of the
conversation as he remembered it. This
included the interview with Mrs. Thomas,
and an amiable and friendly conversation
with the plaintiff at the Riggs House
when the plaintiff expressed regret
Major Moore's Office, and she gave him a
schedule of what she would want i'm the
way of underwear and other clothes prior
TO the trip to New York.
Later, Miss Pollard wanted him to
take her to Mrs. Black burns, and he did
so. A few days later they saw Mrs.
Blackburn who, after hearing their ex-
hands OF the whole affair. Mrs. Black
burn approved the agreement for the
plaintiff TO go to New York.
Continuing the description of the sec
ond visit to the Major he said: ave
agreed to say that she was going to New
York to have child, that 1 was the
author OF her pregnancy. She also insisted
srying several times that / should tell
Major Moore / was the only man who had
ever been intimate with her. i declined
to do that. Then she said she would
not go. As she turned her jacket
back saw the CLEAN of pistol in her
bosom. i said "you are sitting too close
TO me" and she said: 81 will use that on
myself if | do anybody" She
seemed to be dissatisfied with the form in
which made the statement. / said that
nobody could say that had seduced her,
because the first night l saw her took
liberties with her person and the second
night l slept with her. made this state
ment about not seducing her with con-
siderable force, even temper.
Continuing his recital regarding the ar
rangements for Miss Pollard's visit to
New York for confinement, Colonel
Breckenridge said she only wanted TO ar
rive there with ten dollars i'm her pocket
because she was afraid If she had more
she would come back to Washington.
/ considered the problem solved so far
as Washington was concerned, so far as
Mrs. Black burn was concerned SO far
as our sexual relations were con-
cerned. The only thing lef TO epen was
regarding the child. said TO her that il
il was my child, only par. iaily believed
it was, wanted to educate IL. TO take care
of 1t, TO give II every chance possible for a
child born out OF wediock, and in the
meantime she was TO have every care and
tenderness.
The duty was incumbent upon me TO
take care OF the plaintiff until her child
should be born, so q check Of 800 was put
into the hands OF Major Moore, TO be
given the plaintiff. The check was re-
turned TO me, and when got here ON the
9th OF August the suit was filed.