The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-22


Colonel Breckenridge supposed II was
some person he had met. but he could
not place her. so he said Il suppose ]
| ought 70 know you. but | do not" Then
she introduced herself. styling her father
was a great admirer OF John G. Breckin~
ridge, and had put "Breckinridge" in
her name. After few more words they
separated. Several months later In 1884.
the defendant" said Major Shelby. re
ceived letter from the plaintiff. asking
him 10 come 10 Cincinnati and assist her
| by his advice. and we propose 10 show
| by this letter-a second lettcr-in which
she urged him 10 come to the Wesleyan
| College to see her
Hold on" said Judge Wilson, don't
| read that letter"
II won't read IT," said Major Shelby
| Then he went on 10 sketch other points
| in the defence. In his second letter, he
said. Miss Pollard had told him the ma
| ture of her business with him in reply
| 20 one from him saying he could not
come at that time. But about ten days
| later he had business I'm Covington with
| Governor stevenson. and while there
ne thought OF the request Of this young
girl. and decided TO go 10 the Wesleya an
College. and did go over to Cincinnati
for that purpose in August. 1884.
The Plaintiff Made All Proposals.
Major Shelby then referred to Miss Pol
lards age at the time Col. Breckenridge
met her, and he claimed that she was not
then seventeen. but between twenty and
twenty-one years old, and he said ne
would show the jury by the testimony Of
Dr. Williams that when her sister was
born In 1866. the plaintiff was a little
girl. running about the house. She was
born he said. In 1863. instead Of 1866
Major Shelby told Of the first con-
yersation between Miss Pollard and Col.
Breckenridge about the Rhodes case, and
ne contended that Miss Pollard admitted
that she had been intimate with Mr..
Rhodes. Col. Breckenridge advised carry
ing out the arrangement with Rhodes,
| and in the course Of the conversation,
She not he. suggested that they should
go out in a closed carriage that night.
and he consented
II am authorized 10 state, said Major
Shelby, that there was no such remark
by the defendant about a weak throat.
which caused him to bring a closed car
riage nor about "A headache. which COM
PEELED him to forego the concert and
suggest that they ride instead. 1t was she
who suggested that they ride instead Of
going 10 the concert. and during the
course Of that ride intimate arrangements
were established between them, not only
on her part They did not drive until
- o'clock that night. but were back at
the college at 10 O'Clock.
No Bogus TeIegrams.
There was no meeting at the public
library next day TO arrange the Rhodes
case; no arrangement for going to Lex
ington; no bogus telegram sent by the
defendant as an exci Sc for her request
that she be allowed TO 20 home.
"M hen he took the train" continued
Major Shelby. "he found the plaintiff on
it. They Travelled to Lexington together
and she. not he suggested that he take
her 10 the house of Sarah Cess. He was
surprised that she knew about such "A
place and she said che knew where IL was
located. They stayed there from that
Saturday until the following Monday.
when She returned 10 Cincinnati. their
arrangements having been completed"
Major Shelby said he was also autho-
rized to state that there was no sugges-
ton made by the defendant that the
plaintiff go 10 Lexington. but that she
went there and entered Sayre Institute
without his knowledge. and he did not
even know she was in Lexington until
he met her one day on the street The
relations were continued for several
months thereafter. The defendant had
never visited her at Miss Hoyts. her
boarding place. but every meeting was at
the house of Sarah Cess.
Did Not Trace Her Tn.
The defendant did not know when she
went TO Cincinnati I'm February. 1883. TO
give birth 10 a child, he did not know she
was In Cincinnati: he did not try 10 trace
her up. and 81 am authorized 10 deny
absolutely the counsel continued, "and
we viii show, that there were no such
arrangements made by the defendant 10
conceal the plaintiffs condition or that
he knew anything about her being in the
city Of Cincinnati"
Major Shelby said the defence was pre-
pared to show. and would show, that the
claim of the plaintiff that she gave birth
to a child at the Norwood Founding
Asylum in 1885 was false.
Miss Pollard he continued. returned TO
Lexington in the fan Of 1885. and there
fell in with the plaintiff again He had
inst been elected TO Congress. and was
arranging with the speaker major Shell
bv) TO take charge Of all of his law busi-
ness. Just before he came TO Washing
ton he received a note from the plaintiff
asking him TO come TO see her,
and as consequence their relations were
resumed in a measure. Major Shelby
claimed tndl uuliilr tAN f''''-' ''
Rrecl<inridee 10 Lexington during his first
term I'm Congress he had nothing TO do
with the plaintin
Came to His ONCE TO See HIN.
After the session ended, on March 4.
1887. he returned to Lexington and his
family being away and not liking hotel
life. he took board at Miss Hoyt's, where
the plaintiff was stopping. but there was
no suggestion that their relations be re-
suined and il was not until after she had
a horseback accident in 1897, that there
was resumption. and then only after
she had been 10 his Office several times
to see him.
That the defendant was responsible Tor
Miss Pollard's change 10 Washington Ma
ior shelby denied. and said that, on the
contrary. the defendant advised her not
10 come.
Major shelby asked the jury 10 care
fuIIv consider the statement he had
made that the plaintiff and the defendant
had maintained no relations Tor eighteen
months prior 10 February lsSS, when she
claimed she had given birth TO child.
Major Shelby did not condonc or excuse
the fault of the defendant, but said many
mon had done the same thing and had
heen forgiven She had 1t in her power
IA do him iniury-she knew she had him
more or less in her power-and she used
that I'm getting money from him and In
continuing their relations
Then Major Shelby went on TO tell oil
the continuance Of the relations between
I'D fsIf.