Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-30
COLONIES STORY.
Breckinridge Tells How He
First Met Madeline.
Makes Out That She Was Anything
But a Nice Girl.


Evidence BY Judge ssadisy.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-In the Pol
lard -Breckinridge case today. John E.
Benckhart, Lexington, Ky, testified, for
the plaintiff, by consent Of the defendant's
counsel. BenckhaIt said he never seen
uor heard Of Lena Singleton, and was posi-
tive she occupied no house near Third and
Upper streets.
Stephen Dunn, colored man residing on
North Upper street, near Third in Lexing-
ton, corroborated Benckhsrt's testimony
with reference to the occupants Of houses
in his neighborhood, during and since the
time Brant and Kaufman located Lena
Singleton's house of ill-fame there, where
they claimed.to have seen Madeline Pol
lard. If Lena Singleton occupied an as
signation house in his neghborhood, the
witness said, he would have known it. On
cross examination Dunn said that he had
never heard of Lena Singleton.
Stephen Dunn's teptimony was followed
by the reading of . deposition of Mrs.
Mollie Miller, nee Shipglebxuer, Memphis.
Tenn, who said that she came to Lexington
to testify at the request Of Col. Breckin-
ridge. Mrs. Miller said she knew Miss
Pollard and also knew Miss Pollsrd's aunt,
Mrs. Stout, with whom she lived, at Capt.
tai hotel, Frankfort, afterwards in Bridge
port, Ky. This was in 1877 and 1878, and
she met Miss Pollard just before Christ
mas, 1877. at Mrs. Stout's. Miss Pollard
appeared about l6 or II in 1877.
"Were Miss Pollard's associates men Of
good character?" was asked Mrs. Miller.
"Just the opposite, J" was the answer.
Judge Wileon asked that this be stricken
out and the court granted the request.
Other questions concerning Miss Pollard's
department while at her aunt's house in
Bridgeport, such a. whether she ever went
buggy riding, we're also objected to and
ordered stricken out, on the ground that
such questions would be competent only on
cross-examination. Major Butterworth pro-
tested against the objections made by Judge
Wilson.
"This plaintiff. he said, testified while
at Bridgeport that she was innocent, un-
sophisticated girl, who knew nobody and
had NO company. We want to show that
she was not 90 demure."
Mrs. Miller deposed that Miss Pollard
frequently went buggy riding with men and
had many male callers. She dressed like .
young lady, with her hair on the top Of her
head. Mrs. Miller said she knew Lena
Singleton and had once stayed at her
ass,gnation house in Lexington, about 10
days, in 1880. She knew james G. Rodes,
meeting him at the house of Lena Single
ton, who was supposed to be his mistress.
On cross-examination Mri. Miller admit
ted that she was a pubic prostitute, and
lived a. such in Lexington, Chicago and
Memphis. Mrs. Miller said that when Miss
Pollard was At Bridgeport, che acted in .
very unladylike way and was considered
fast. In the redirect examination nothing
was brought out except that Edward Pol
lard, Miss Pollard's brother, made an in-
proper remark to the deponent in his sis-
ter's presence. without rebuke by her.
Col. Breckinridge next took the stand.
He remained standing 40 he answered the
preliminary questions. To Major Butter
worth he said he was born in Baltimore, Sc
gears sgo, and moved to Kentucky. He
was married, he said, March II, 1859, and
his first wife died in April, 1860, just after
the birth of child. He entered the Con-
federate service under q provisional order
by General John n. Morgan, authorizing
him to raise company in Georgetown. Ky,
and passed through the various grades un-
til he became colonel of the Ninth Cavalry.
Defendant said he was married q second
time to Miss Desha. iu Lexington, Sept. 10,
1861, the marriage being FASTENED 80 that
Col. Breckinridee could 60 into the war
He had four living children, two Of whom
are in America. After speaking of his Law
and public career, he said that he first saw
the plaintiff on a train from Covington to
Lexington. He thought it was in the latter
part Of April, 1884.
at was cool morning. had al over
coat, and a. / went to get it l saw the
plaintiff sitting near the door. She bowed
IN q perfectly proper manner and stopped
Isaid: Young people grow up % rapidly.
nowadays, that / cannot remember you
She said: But l know you, am Made
'ine Breckiniidge Pollard. My father was
such an sdmirer Of John c. Breck-
inridge that be put Breckinridge
in my name. If had been .
boy he would have called me John
"She said she knew DR.. Dudley in Lexing-
ton, whom knew. asked her where
she was going and she taid to Frankfort,
to see sister who was i'll.
ave chatted few minutes and said !
hoped her sister would be better, and then
passed out of the car. She sent me letter,
telling me to come and sss her about
legal matter. / do not know where the
letter 10. wrote her, have very distinct
recolle ection. told her that il she would
write me the nature OF the business or
would call on me, II in Kentucky, would
be glad to help her."
"Did you receive any other letter from
hef?"
s.Yes."
"Was it this one?' said Major Buttsf-
worth. handing the defendant the alleged
forged note, dated Jnly 20, 1894.
Judge Wilson objected to having tLis
writing placed in evidence and Msjor But
ter sorth passed Il over for the time.
Col. Breckinriage ssid the next time he
saw Miss Pollard vas ct Wesleysn UniveY-
sity, Cincinnati, He hsd gone 70 Covicg-
ton on lay business, and remembered this
letter, and went across the river to
see the wIi'e1. Col. Breckinsidee
said lie was shown into a room 1t
the college, on the left side Of the
hall, and sent up Els card. when Miss
Pollard came down, she said almost imme-
diately: II suppose you were surprised to
receive such letter from schoolgirl" r
IContinued On "a pase.l