Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-31

sage to Mrs. Blackburn by the plaintiff,
and asserted that on this occasion he
had positively refused TO have any
thing to say to Mrs. Blackburn in the
matter.
On several occasions, said the wit
ness, the plaintiff had declared her in
tention to commit suicide. She had
once said TO the witness that if he did
not help her out in the matter, she did
not intend to let him live-that she did
not intend TO bear the disgrace alone.
He had told her there would be no di;-
fculty about it if she would leave
Washington, as she had so often prom
ised, and that he would pay her ex-
penses wherever she went In one Of
the conversations she presented pis-
tol at him threatening to kill him. By
some agility he had been enabled to
take it away from her before she could
do any harm. He kept the pistol, and
it was the same weapon which she had
taken from his travelling bag, with
which she attempted his life in New
York city. That scene, he said, was
followed by an almost immediate revul-
sion on the part of the plaintiff. She
broke into flood of historical tears,
and declared that she had not really
meant to kill him.
''She asked lie not TO marry nybody
else, but to continue our relations and
be happy with her. If / would not do
that she said, she did not intend 10
live and bear all the disgrace alone"
He had taken the revolver away from
Miss Pollard, and that night she had
come to his house with a young man and
left note expressing her regret at what
had occurred. When next be saw
her, two or three days alterward, she
had proposed again to leave the city
and he again offered 10 pay her OK
penses.
After an interval, during which he
had moved to the Riggs House, she came
there to see him, They held a friend
ly conversation in which they discuss
ed what would be good climate for
her, as her health was bad. She was
exceedingly nervous, and thought she
had heart disease. Colonel Breckin
ridge then added "Thcre was period
of ten or twelve days Of entire friendli
ness, during which we met daily and
discussed various places. One PROPOSE
ton was that she 80 to school at Bryn
Mawr, near Philadelphia. Meantime
she had obtained money, had paid her
bill and exhibited the receipts TO Mrs.
Blackburn. said she thought she could
20 away with no stain on her character
and | thought the problem was
solved"
The Colonel's recollection of his in
tcrview with Mrs. Blackburn regarding,
the scandal against Miss Pollard differ
ed from Mrs. Blackburn's statement.
Col. breckenridge gave his version Of
the visit to Mrs. Blackburn. With the
plaintiff he had gone TO Mrs. Black
burns hotel (the Portland), but Mrs.
Black burn refused to see them. Leav
ing him in the public parlor, Miss Pol
lard had gone up to Mrs. Black burns
apartments, and in q short time he re-
ceived message from the elevator boy
saying that Mrs. Black burn had con-
scented to see him.
He found Miss Pollard waiting on
the landing, and she said that Mrs.
Blackburn wanted witness to confirm
what she Miss Pollard had just told
her. Witness said to Mrs. Black burn
that she had been extremely kind, and
that so long as the plaintiff had her as
friend she needed nothing else, but
that in her distress he had offered her
the protection of his name, and that
with Mrs. Blackburn's friendship and
the protection of his name, the plaintiff
could we'll afford to despise what Mrs.
Fillette might do, and that he was
grateful to Mrs. Blackburn for what she
had done. MIS-. Blackburn said that
what she had done had been done out
of spirit Of friendship for an unpro-
tected Kentucky girl. Mrs. Blackburn
said that this had been great surprise
to her, and she could scarcely credit 1t,
and did not know whether she could
congratulate him or not. TO this he had
responded nothing, simply acknowledge
ing it with bow, and in a few min
utes he arose, and he and the plaintiff
had left the house together and he walk
ed with her to herhouse, without word.
81 put the key into the door and said,
You must leave Washington before
do, or will notify Mrs. Blackburn OF
the relations between us She said
4 can't go as soon as that She said
4 will keep my promise and 60 as soon
as | can There was no msunder-
standing between us the next ten days;
we both knew the character of the rep
reservations to Miss Blackburn, and |
finally left Washington on the 18th OF
April, with the same confidence in her
| had held when l left on the 18th Of
March | had at least two more inter
views with Mrs. Blackburn before | left
for Kentucky. In an interview, | urged
Mrs. Black burn to unite with me i'll
urging the plaintiff to leave town. She
promised to agreed with me. and said
unless one or the other of us went there
would be scandal. said knew it."
After speaking of visiting Philadel
phia as the guest of Geo w. Cbiids, the
secrat marriage to Mrs. Wing in New
York was skipped, and Col. Breckin-
ridge went on to tell of his meeting
with Miss Pollard at the Hoffman
House, May LIST. He was surprised On
entering his room to find the door to
the adjoining room open, and walking
in found Miss Pollard there and but
partly dressed. He said
''She demanded to know where had
been the past two days said she had
been looking all over New York for
me. I responded, probably with lit
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