Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-22

that purpose in August 1854
Major Shelby then referred 90 Miss
! Pollard's axe at The time Colonel Rreck-
| inridge met her and he claimed that she
was then not II. put between - and Il
| years old and he said he would show
| the jury by the testimony Of DIR. Williams
that when her sister was born. IN 1896,
| the plaintiff was little girl running
| about the house She was born, he said,
| In 1863, instead of 1866.
Major Shelby told Of the first converse
| ton between Miss Pollard and COlorel
| breckenridge about the Rhodes case. and
ne contended that Miss Pollard admitted
that she had been unduly intimate with
| Rhodes. Colonel Breckenridge advised
I carrying ont the arrangement win
| Rhodes. and In the course Of the conversa-
| tion. she. not he, suggested that they 20
| out in a closed carriage that night, and
| he consented.
81 am authorized to state" SAID Major
| Shelby. that there was no such rob'ark
hy the defendant about weak threat
| which caused him 20 bring closed car
! riage. nor about a headache. which com
uelled him to forego the concert anu
! suggest that they ride Instead. IL was
! she who suggested that they ride ihs'.ao
of going TO the concert. and during the
course OF that ride Illicit arrahs iihe''s
were established between them Vl'hou1
! oh,oction. and with willingness on her
nart They did not drive until ~ o'clock
| mai might. but were back at the college
/ ot IA o'clock. There was no meeting AT
| n,e n,tblic library next day TO arrange the
| pboaes case: no arrangement Tor goins
| ia Lexington; no bogus Telegram Sent ~
| ho defendant as an excuse for ler re-
! c,,est that she be allowed TO 80 hoihe'
TRIP TO LEXINGTON.
"yvben he took the train,' continued
| ,taior shelby. "he found the plainiiH on
| II They travelled TO Lexington tose.n.' ,,
| and she. not he. suggested that ne 'ahe
| bcr to the house of Sarah Guess. lie was
s,trnrisel that she knew about such "a a
MACE and she said she knew Where !.
| was located. they stayed there from ina,
Saturday until the following MohuaS >
| when she returned 10 Cincinnati th~h
Arrangement having been compieteu'
Major shelby said he was also au-
| thorized to state that there was no sus-
ges,ion made by the defendant That the
plaintiff so to Lexington, but that she
! went there and entered Sayre Institute
without his knowledge, and he did not
| oven know she was in Lexington until
| he met her one day on the street. Inc
relations between them wen cohtIhucd
| for several months thereafter ihe ie-
fcndant had never visited her at MISS
Hovt's. h..r boarding place; but every
meeting was al the house of Sarah Guess.
The defendant did not know when she
went 10 Cincinnati in February. 1873; ne
did not know she was In Cincinnati; ne
did not try to trace her up; ana Il am
authorized to deny absolutely counsel
continued, "and We will show. that there
were no such arrangements made by the
defendant to conceal the plaintiffs condi-
ton. or that he knew anything about her
being in the city of Cincinnati"
Major Shelby said the defence was pre-
pared 10 show, and would show that the
claim of the plaintiff that she became a
mother at the Norwood Founding Asy-
lurn In 1885 was false.
Mr. Shelby then reviewed briefly Mrs.
Logans testimony to show that when
the plaintiff attempted 10 introduce her
self TO Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Logan did not
recognize her as a person upon whom she
| had attended. When she went TO the
| room where Mrs. Logan was she had In
troluced herself not as Miss Bergwynn
| or Miss Burgoyne. but as Louise Wilson.
| They would show by Sister Agnes. of the
hospital that when this plaintiff went
| there TO Identify herself as n patient who
| was there in 1885 she had attempted TO
| get the Sisters TO recognize her as one
who had been there under the name OF
Louise Wilson.
But no one could remember her or could
any record be found of her being there.
But on the books was found the name Of
Miss Bergwynn or Miss Burgoync, who
had been there and the plaintiff then said
that was the name she had borne. But
the Sisters declared in positive terms
she was not Miss Bergwynn. At that
time she made inquiries for the child
born to Miss Bergwynn, and upon being
told that the child had died, went imme-
diately into fit Of Mysteries. The de-
fendant did not know where she was or
what occurred If she were in Cincinnati;
but they would show that her statement
that she went there in pursuance of an
arrangement with him was absolutely
without any foundation whatever.
INTERRUPTION OF RELATIONS.
She returned TO Lexington in July or
August. The relations Of the defendant
with her were not then resumed. lie did
not seek her out or communicate with
her. In the latter part Of the fall he re-
ceived communication from her. In
the mean time he had been elected to Con-
gress. and he was arranging to come TO
Washington to attend the long session.
one day, as he was going 10 hls Oihce,
he was met by negro girl. who brought
him a note from this girl asking him 10
reet her. In response to this he met
her. and their relations were resumed
for a very short while He came TO
washington. and remained here until the
following August. lie was I'm Lexington
only for n short time In the fdll. but
baj M sort of relations with the PLAIN
ti0 In the spring Of 1897 he came Dack
to Lexington. His family was not there.
Tte had some law business. which WOuid
L..n him there two or three weeks. lie
secured rooms at Miss hoyt 5. Ihe
nlaintlff was there, and he met her, as lie
dld other persons in the house. but there
WAS no suggestion on MS pdft VI -
r.,,.oI of their improper relations, and
no such suggestion on her pHit' ile -
husv during these TWO or three weeks
- Us NOT until after the injury the
,,Ioirtiff testified to. late in the summer
20 1SS7 that there was any resumption
NJ the improper relations, ana that re
snmntion grew out of the fact thal she
ON several occasions came TO MS oIhce
10 see him. .. that tho
o,atu, ,hot she came TO Washington at MS
INSTANCE WAS absolutely without Iouhua-
lion She came to his once 10 ASK MN
ahout coming to Washington saying 'hat
senator Heck had spoken 10 he' ""o"S
and she expo s'h '''N
senator Beck in securing employment ioi
nor Mr.. Shelby said there was 10 ihu-
matiou whatever of any improper reia-
lions with Senator Beck. Colonei BrecK-
tnrldce endeavored to dissuade her from
coming 10 Washington. She explained at
len,,,h her desire TO settle her business
rclations with Mr.. Rhodes. lie endeavored
IN dIssuade her from coming TO Nasning-
ION and 1t was contrary 10 his adNlce
mat She did come. 1t was in the month
~ July. 1887. then mat their improper reia-
lions were resumed. He asked the jury
IN note that date well in view OF her
testimony that in February. 1888, she bore
a child TO him.
When Colonel Breckenridge came to
Washington, in December, 1881, 10 attend
the session Of Congress, ste was here.
He made no effort TO seek her out. She
came frequently to see him. she
claimed 10 him that In consequence OF her
relations with him she had suffered a
miscarriage. and he allowed himself TO
be- made the victim OF enforced contribu-
tions from him lie assisted her. That
state OF affairs ran along for some time,
without any attempt on the part or
either 10 renew their improper relations.
For months after that for nearly two
years after July, 1857. there was no re-