The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-02


of chief of police where.sthey sat on the
sofa: '.She seemed to be dissatisfied with
the form in which made the statement.
She took out the pistol and looked at it.
i said: You had better let Major Moore
take that and make me Christmas
present of it,
Then / said nobody could say that l
had seduced her, because the first night
saw her took liberties with her, and
on the second night / slept with her. l
made this statement about not seducing
here with considerable force, even tenn
per-"
The account of this interview in Major
Moore's office differs from the version of
it by that officer and the plaintiff. Con-
tinuing his recital repadinC the arrang ge-
ments of Miss Pollard's visit to New
York for confinement, Col Breckinridge
said she only wanted to arrive there with
ten dollars in her pocket. because she
was afraid If she had more she would
come back to Washington. She was to
stop at No. Thirty first street. where
she would have good care. She was to
study painting on china or in water
colors when her strength would enable
.her to, and to continue her studies in
English literature.
lie said: Il considered the problem
settled so far as Washington was con-
cerned, so far as Mrs. Blackburn was
concerned, SO far as our sexual relation
was concerned The only thing left
open was regarding the child. | said to
her that If it was my child, as | only par
TALLY believed it was, wanted to edu-
cate il, to take care of it. to give it every
chance possible for child born out of
wedlock, and in the meantime she was
to have every care and tenderness. We
parted without anger and on this under
standing"
Speaking of the reasons for leaving
Washington the last Of May, Col. Breck-
inridge said they were not connected
with the case, but were the most urgent
possible reasons relating to his younger
son, who attended Washington and Lee
university and was in great difficulties.
He took the dispatches which he had
sent Miss Pollard during the trip and
read them with eloquent effect. The
burden of most of them, which have
been already published, was that she
should make herself comfortable. That
was just what / meant he continued,
-that she should make herself comfort
able as possible. Nothing more; moth
ing less"
Two dispatches received in Covington,
signed by Mrs. Thomas, and inquiring
if he was in Covington, he said he sus-
pected were from the plaintiff with the
name Of the landlady as blind.
Miss Pollard had gone to New York
on May Is and returned on the 18th.
After arriving in Lexington he received
telegram to the effect that Miss Pollard
was coming there. He returned the
message, the principal part of which
was. A:wait, it will come" referring, he
declared, to money. This correspon-
dence was reviewed at length.
An objection was offered by Mr.. Wilson
that if Col. Breckenridge had destroyed
the letters from Miss Pollard to which
these kilograms were answers, he could
not testify regarding their contents. 1t
was replied to by MIR. Butterworth that
the letters had not been destroyed with
any view of concealing evidence but be-
cause they were not good things to pre-
serve as family relics, for if found they
would compromise both the recipient
and the sender. 'It was my custom"
explained Col. Breckenridge, ''to destroy
my letters from the plaintiff as soon as
received"
Judge Bradley overruled the objection.
Referring to one telegram which said:
''Wholly uncer ain. possibly by any train.
Wholly certain June the 13th," dated
May 27, he said that he could not recol-
lect to what this was reply, but appre-
hended that it was sent in reply to one of
many letters inquiring when he would
return to Washington. His name, VIM.
G. P. Breckenridge, at the end of the
telegram, he read with an impressive in
Election.
These dispatches had all been put in
evidence by Miss Pollard's attorney and
Col. Breckenridge was given eXplana-
tions of them, although several he read
without comment. He seemed to be
amused when he spoke of a Cincinnati
paper sent by his son containing "An
announcement of the engagement be-
tween the plaintiff and myself"
Meeting somebody on the street in
Lexington, they spoke of it, he went on,
''and denied that such a marriage was
possible This was printed in the Gaz-
ette, and being seen by the plaintiff she
wrote me two or three letters, inquiring
if l had made the denial and threatened
to publish our relations entire in the
papers and republish them at Lexing-
ton"
'sDid you,v asked Mr. Butterworth,
shave any improper relations with the
plaintiff after the Goth of April, 1882"
This is the1 date the defendant was
secretely married to Mrs King.
Mr. Breckenridge, II did not after the
29th of April. 1898. l did not have any
improper relations with the plaintiff
whatever. 1t is absolutely false. | new
er had improper relations with the plain
tiff after l returned to Washington after
the 31st day of March at any time. or
any place / returned on the 31st day
Of March and had the conversation with
Mrs Blackburn. Plaintiff and l
had no improper relations on that day.
nor ever after that day. The
arrangement made prior to my going to
Mrs Blackburn's, as a condition to my
going to Mrs. Blackburn's, as the only
reason / would go to Mrs. Black burns,
was that our relations should terminals;
that she should leave the city of Wash
ington, and that the relations between
her and Mrs. Black burn should be al
lowed to die out gradually. and / should
support her until she should find some
honorable vocation
Speaking of the plaintiffs employment
in the census Office, Col Breckinridge
said that she had lost it during his alb
hat hon fuI u