The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-03
ASECOND DUBIOUSLETTER.
Madeline Claims That it Was Sent
to Her as Louise Wilson.


Describes the Incident in the Police
Station at Washington.
washington. April 2-The trial of the
Pollard Breckinridge case was adjourned
This afternoon until tomorrow at the
most interesting point of the cross-ex-
animation, a mystery involving an alleged
letter addressed My Dear Sister Louise. ="
which the plaintiffs counsel will try to
nrove was written in 1856. at time when,
according to his testimony, Col. Breckin-
ridge suspended his relations with her
and did not know her Whereabouts. The
chief interest in this second dubious
letter introduced in the case, centers
in the name Louise. MISS Pollard
ayers that she went to Cincinnati in Feb
ruary. 1885, and in June Of that year gave
birth to a baby at St. Joseph's asylum at
Norwood, near Cincinnati, and that after
leaving the asylum she went to the house
Of physician, under the assumed name
of Louise Wilson. The defendant denied
positively this afternoon having any
knowledge OF My Dear Sister Louise, ;"
or of having given letter beginning that
way to a typewriter to copy.
The cross examination of the defendant
will be continued all throughout to-mor-
row, and probably the next day.
As usual Representative Breckenridge
was one of the earliest corners, but Miss
Pollard was not long behind him.
THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
Mai. Butterworth began by quoting the
testimony of Miss Pollard with reference
Ia the alleged proposal of marriage in
August. 1892, which the plaintiff claims
took place in a carriage in this city Col
breckenridge denied all the statements of
the plaintiff concerning the alleged con-
versation during the ride. He said he did
not see the plaintiff in August. 1892, and
did rot know she was in Washington at
that time.
Mai. Butterworth made a reference to
Miss Pollard's statements that the de-
fendant had made her give up her child,
and that ne had talked with her about his
deceased wife.
"Inever in any way mentioned to her the
name Of my wife. - he said, in answer to
Mai Butterworth's question whether it
was true. I never knew she had given
birth to living child and never asked
her to give it up"
THE HOFFMAN, HOUSE. MEETING.
Col Breckenridge also denied Miss
Pollards statement concerning their
meeting at the Hoffman house, in New
York. u did not see the plaintiff at the
Hoffman house on the eyeningof April
go" he said. because | was not there.
spent the time after dusk at my
wife's apartments. ] did not tell
her as she states. that | had an
engagement with William c. Whitney
or Mr. Charles +. FairJhild and that
they were to send me abroad in the inter
est Of a $50, 900, GOO railway scheme. did
not tell her on April ID that l was going
10 spend the night III private car. None
of her statements are true
"What took place on your first visit to
Maj. Moore in reference 10 your promise
to marry the plaintiff, and what was said
az that time?" asked Mai Butterworth
My recollection is that the conyersa-
ton did not cover at the outside over ten
or fifteen minutes. 1t was a rapid and
very earnest conversation. l think my
opening sentence was: 4 have come to de
liver this young woman or myself into
your custody, l might lose my life by her.
and that ! desired that he should hear
what l had to say and arrest either me or
her. She threw up her hands and said
she had not threatened to take my life
that her hands were her only weapons.
DEMANDED THAT HE MARRY HER.
"She SAID to me during our talk that
she would not kill me if ! would marry
her that month. I replied: 4 will
marry you on the last day Of the month, if
God does not interpose.' l then said |
was going 10 tell the whole matter Then
she said: Is it necessary to tell every
thingN l answered that I intended TO
tell everything that happened to
me. She placed her hand on
my shoulder and demonstrated about
my telling, [ asked her if
she would do what wanted if l did not
tell She said she would I turned to
Maj Moore, and said: ] think we can,
Settle this matter between US l took
her there for the purpose of delivering
her over to the police. and if she had not
ulaue her promise to me to do as l asked,
would have done it. There was
no request to Maj. Moore that he
should preserve the secret. | told
ner that the matter would probably be in
Ine ueWspapers-that we had probably
oeen seen going in the ONCE of the chief
OF police and that a public scandal would
follow. | told her she could not get
another dollar out of me, not a dollar
more Tor her support. She then began to
cry and told me that her nervous manner
9n1 her excitement resulted from her
delicate condition"
The SENSATION AT MRS. THOMAS
Now tell what happened after you
yooh the pistol away from her in the
uouSe OF Mrs. Thomas after she had at
"mpted TO take your life"
left her. She tainted, or pretended,
or simulated fainting Next morning be-
lore had gone to breakfast she sent up 4
uer card to my room at the Riggs house
ana went down to see her in the parlor.
one was full of protestations of regret
gTger the scene she had created at Mrs.
luomas' and we had an amieable
interview. She told me she was
Wiling to keep her agreement
aoouC going away from Washington, and
sac submitted TO me schedule of things
9ae needed money for-her board at Mrs
lnomas, railroad expenses, and q number
vi otner things. She also asked for a
sudlI additional sum of money to pay
sumo expenses here before going
away We parted with expressions
W. fegret-regret on her part that
we We're obliged to part, and
.'IaJ she had acted so badly; regret on
Triy part that she was pregnant by me.
ms was on Sunday, May A. The
uBg&J night was in my rooms at the
tf.tsgs, House, entertaining some Kentucky
trends when she came again and seemed
very nervous and excited She said she
BiaS gong 10 spend the night at Mrs
'ldcknurn's, and l took her there"
MRS. BLACKBURN SUSPICIOUS.
g. CoL Breckenridge told Of converse
'lOu with Mrs. Black hI1rn the same week