The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-03
The Smiling Colonel Becomes
Confused by Questions,
And Forgets Entirely His Usual
Sweet Suavity.
HIS MEANNESs TOLD.
He Makes No Excuse for His
Conduct.

Breckenridge by ex-Congressman Jere
NJ. Wilson, particularly here in Wash
ington, where the abilities. of both
men are appreciated The expeEa-
tions began to be realized after the
noon recess yesterday, when the
colonel was delivered over into the
hands of his opponents.
The first time the defendant has
shown marked embarrassment during
the trial, was when an envelope was
handed him with the request that he
read the direction and the contents,
which he did reluctantly, because it
was an invitation sent to Miss Pollard
in February, 1893, requesting the honor
of her presence at a reception to be
given in honor of Hon w. p. c. Brock
inridge, at the Norwood institute, and
the Norwood institute is the most ex-
elusive and fashionable seminary for
young ladies in Washington, patron
lied by the first families of Virginia
and the South
An embarrassing presumption
which Judge Wilson chung to through
out was that the same standard of
morality should be demanded from
men as from women Finally at the
close of the day, having secured the
statement that he had written no let
tiers to Madeline Pollard in 1886, Mr..
Wilson sprung som thing very much
like trap by dropping into line of
questioning which indicates that he
has in reserve testimony to show that
the member from Kentucky dictated
underground letters through a type
writist at the capitol. Then for the
first time the de PENDANT seemed to
lose his temper, and made most siren
uous>denials- The typewriter, whose
testimony is next in order, IS a Miss
Louise Lowell, now a clerk in the
treasury department
JTTDGF WILSON OPENS SHA RPTv.
'sTalze the Witness said Mr. But
terworth at the beginning of the
afternoon session, and Mr.. Wilson re-
minding Colonel Breckenridge of his
early educational advantages, asked
him what preparatory schools he had
attended and then drew from him that
he had had unusual educational and
social advantages.
Were your friends not obliged to
raise money to help you out of
troubIe?'' was asked
II became greatly involved in try
ing to save some friends from bank
ruptcy, but did not have trouble with
clients"
Your friends were not obliged to
return money you had appropriately"
ttThey were not
In relating his connection with edu-
cational institutions Colonel Breckin-
ridge said that he had been a lecturer
for several years, had been nominally
a trustree of Sayre institute. the fe-
male seminary attended by the plant
iff- The examination continued as
follows:
Your father was a minister of the
gospel and president of college-of
what denomination?
The Presbyterian.
Are you member Of that church?
1 am in the sense that am borne on
its rolls / became member in 1859
and have never withdrawn
You have taken an interest in the
church,
In the sense of contributing so far
as my means would allow and giving
legal advice when it was wanted
have no recollection of ever address
ing a Presbytery or synod / was
never an officer of the church. In
1888, at the centennial meeting in
Philadelphia, addressed the meeting
on Calvinism and religious freedom
Have you taken an active interest
in Sunday school work?
have never been a teacher since
left the Confederate army. 1t de-
pends on what you mean by an active
interest.
Have -1ectured before young Ia
dies seminaries2
Oh. l have addressed schools, lee
tured and delivered diplomas at times.
LONG A Goss HOUSE VISITOR
Thereupon Mr.. Wilson handed up &c
the colonel and requested him to read
an invitation sent to Miss Pollard in
February, 1893, requesting the pleas
ure of her company at a reception to
the Hon. w. c. P. Breckenridge at the
Norwood institute
By questions concerning the col
onel's residence in Lexington in 1885,
! Mr.. Wilson elected the information
4 that his home was on the same street
/ with the house of Sarah Goss, four
blocks away Then the examination
| went on.
How long had you known Sarah
/ Goss?
Oh. 1 can't tell perhaps twenty
years.
Did you ever know the character OF
her house?
did.
Had you ever been there before yor
went with the plaintiff?
was
Then understand that before yol
met the plaintiff you had for years
| known Sarah Goss: known the charae
ter of the house, known the location
/ of the house and had been there be
| fore you went there with the plain
tiff?
Each of these statements is true
By further questioning Mr.: Wilson
elected the information that thu
colonel last June had delivered
speech to a woman's society IN Nash
vile and had been presented with
| basket of flowers He denied that hs
had said he had no wife to present tn
in his response and was anxious t
explain what he had said, but Nh
Wilson would not permit
Are you member of the Masoni