Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-16
The Pollard.Breckinridae Fri.

Alter the GAZETTE's report of the
Pollard Breckenridge trial in WASHING.
ton closed yesterday the deposition Of
Miss Mary F. Hoyt, seventy-nine wear.
of age, who lived with her sister Mrs.
Ketcham, followed. To her Miss Pol.
lard had represented that she haG leff
the Wesleyan Institute and had CONF
to school in Lexington to be nearer bsr
mother. Miss Pollard had said thai her
expenses were being paid by her aun,s
in Pittsburg, and when she left. at the
time the first child is said to have been
born, declared that she was going 10
the Mardi Gras with an aunt from
Frankfort, who was in delicate health
Rhodes visited Miss Pollard, and the
sirl had once said that he offered 10
pay her school expenses if she would
marry him, but did not say whether
she had agreed to the proposition.
The old lady had been asked j.
James Lane Alien or Colonel Swope
had visited Miss Pollard. aud had an.
Swered in the negative. Il would hive
been possible for Colonel Swope to call
without her knowledge but not probable
Miss Pollard had occupied a room
down stairs, while the old ladies room.
ed upstairs.
Another deposition. by Major II. B.
Mcclellan, who had been principal of
Sayre Institute, in Lexington. since
1870, was read The principal testified
that Miss Pollard entered the school
in September, 1851 had always con.
Quoted herself well, and had never been
suspected of being other than q pure
young woman. Rhodes had once Told
the principal of his contract To marry
Miss Pollard.
a dispatch from Lexington. XIV.
says every man and woman in Ken
lucky that can read is following the lie.
tails of the Pollard Breckenridge trial.
Col. Breckenridge was an idol of the peo-
pie, not only on account of his beins
famous member of an old and famous
family, but because his first wife Wa, u.
granddaughter of Henry Clay. The
people have condoned his shortcomings.
have elevated him to places OF trust.
and finally elected him to the scat in
Congress for 50 many years occupied by
Henry Clay.
But public sentiment throughout the
State is decidedly against Breckenridge
now, and the State press is almost
against him. Some of The
editors have gone so far as to say that
the people of the grand old Ashland
district should forever hang their heads
in shame if they return Breckinridse 10
Congress.
1T is really pitiable to hear men talk
about the downfall OF this gifted states
man." said a kinsman and a warm
friend of Breckenridge TO the Word
correspondent last night ''This trial
is proving as sad blow to Col. Brock
inridge's old friends as ii is to him. As
for myself. it fills me with sorrow and
shame. a man of national repu-
tation, whose magic force aud
charming periods have wrung adj
miration and applause from pun
tanical Boston, Quaker Philadelphia,
and etlervescent Chicago alike who
was regarded as ore of the brightest
IlSllS henluckN ever produced, aud
whose future promised so much, to he
proved in a court of justice Il whteG
S epulchre-it is more than ! can bear
| feel that not only Brecknridge.
but the State of Kentucky, has been
J. Proctor Knott, who was in the city
on Wednesday, denied that he woud
with Overs and Settle |, i
stated, however, on reliable authority,
that H. C. Boonston is in the field