The herald., 1894-04-03
TORTURE OF THE DAMNED
Colonel Breckinridge's He'll
Upon Earth.
He Says He Deserved All He
Has Suffered.
Only One Penalty He Would Con-
slider Too Severe.
That Would Be to Marry the Victim of
His Lust-Oross- Examination of
the Defendant In the
Pollard Case.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Great expecta-
tions have been focused on the cross
examination of Col. w. @. P. Breckin-
ridge by ex-Congressmsn Jere M. Will
son. particularly here in Washington,
where the abilities OF both men are ap-
preciated. These expectations began to
be realized after the noon recess today,
when the colonel was delivered over
into the hands of his opponents. He
had continued his story of the intrigue
with Madeline Pollard through the
morning, entering many reiterated de-
mails OF various statements made by her
and relating to his own version of the
interviews with the Washington chief
of police and of the correspondence be-
tween himself and plaintiff. He had
been to stifying for nearly two court
days when his direct testimony was
finished. and although Mr.. Wilson piled
him with question: all day, the cross.
examination has just begun.
AN EMBARRASSING PRESUMPTION.
An embarrassing presumption which
Mr.. Wilson clung to throughout was
that the same standard OF morality
should be demanded of men as of
women.
1t WAS expected the colonel would try
to reconcile his reputation as a moralis {
and churchmau, and this expectation
was not misguided one, for the exami-
nation took that direction from the start.
The first time that he showed marked
ar f,or ncrr Dir - al
when an envelope was handed him with
the request that he read the direction
and the contents, which he reluctantly
did, because it was an invitation to Miss
Pollard in February, 1898, requesting this
honor OF her presence Rt reception tc
be given in honor Of Hon, w. G. p.
B.eckinridga st the Nofwo0d institute
and the Norwood institute is the most
exclusive and fashionable seminary for
young ladies in Washington.
WILSON SPRINGS A TRAP.
Finally at the close of the day, having
secured the statement that he had writ
ten no letters to Madeline Pollard in
1885, Mr.. Wilson sprung something much
like trap by dropping into line OF
questioning which indicates that he has
in reserve testimony to show that the
member from Kentucky wrote two let
ters through a typewritist at the
capitol. Then for the first time the de-
fendant seemed to lose his temper and
made most strenuous denials. The
typewriter, whose testimony is next in
order, is Miss Louise Lowell, now q
clerk in the treasury department.
DIRECT EXAMINATION FINISHED.
IN Airaok L.
denied that he took carriage ride with
plaintiff in August. 1892; that he asked
plaintiff to give up her child. He said
ne never spoke OF marriage with the
plaintiff before the death of his first
wife. He denied the Hoffman house
conversation about representing Whit
ney and Fairchild in Europe.
Witness detailed interviews with the
plaintiff pricr to the one with Major
Moore. The interviews were friendly.
Plaintiff afterward expressed regret for
her conduct on the street and at Moore'a
Office. May 18th witness took plaintiff
to Mrs. Blackburn's for the night. Later
he had an interview with Mrs. Black
burn, who said she washed her hands
of the whole matter. The following
day plaintiff again came to the hotel !;
conversation ensued as to further con-
ference which should be held with
Major Moore, prior to her going away.
As he described how he waved her
offColonel Breckinridge gestic alated inn
pressively with both hands, and there
was a tragic infection of tone, as he
closed his account of the visit OF Mrs.
Thomas with, "then left her." There
was a constant reiteration in the defend
ants denials. He would frame them in
every possible form of negation of time,
place and manner.
THE DEFENDANT AMUSED.
Breckinridge read kilograms sent by
him to plaintiff, offered by her. He
seemed amused when he spoke of
Cincinnati paper containing an an
nouncement of his engagement to plain
tiff To friend he had denied the
rumor. Plaintiff wrote inquiring if he
denied the report, threatening to pub
lish their past relations.
Butterworth asked if he had rela-
tions with plaintiff after April 30, 1898,
the date of his secret marriage with
Mrs. Wing. He answered he had not.
Continuing his description of the sec
ond visit to Major Moore, he said
"We agreed to say she was going to
New York to have child, and that /
was the author OF her pregnacy. She
insisted that l tell Moore l was the
only man who had ever been intimate
with her. declined and then refused
to go. She turned her jacket back,
and | saw the CLEAN of pistol in her
bosom. said: You're sitting close to
me- She said: IN use that on N.Y.
self il on any body"
He made a statement about not se-
ducing her, with considerable force,
even temper.
At noon, Mr.. Butterworth announced
the direct examination finished, after
Breckinridge had stated lie WAS absent
from Washington when the plaintiff
was discharged from the census Office
because she had expressed satisfaction
at General Shermsn's death.
INSTRUMENTATION BEGUN.
Jere M. Wilson took Breekinridge in
hand for rorna~a~auninot;.u .fe.. no-s.