The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-24
MISS POLLARD.
che Plaintiff Tells Her Story Un the StanG,
and Describes the Betrothsi aeene In DE.

and Deacrlbes the Betrothst Scene IN Do
tall.
WASHINGTON, March 17.--Miss Madge
Pollard, plaintiff in the Pollard Breck-
inridge breach of promise case was on
the stand Friday and testified.
my father was a saddler," said she,
cody. in response to an Interrogation.
HE died in 1876"
"Did anything impress his death upon
your mind" inquired Mr.. Carlisle.
my father was an Odd Fellow and a
Mason. Members of the grand lodges
of the state attended his funeral. He
left no estate" she continued. 1.-Two
of my sisters were taken to live in the
Odd Fellows home. My mamma said
was born on the 30th of November,
1896" She had always supposed that
to be the date of her birth and had at
tached it to all her papers on the civil
service bureau.
"When did Mr.. Breckinridgc meet
you in 1902" asked Mr. Carlisle.
sin one of the last days of August,
1892. He met me at the Baltimore &
Ohio depot in Washington. He put
| both arms around me, kissed me, drew
my arm through his and led me to .
carriage He told me that all his chill.
dren had grown up, that he had de.
termined to marry me, and l said
would marry him."
square for few days during that visit
had seen Mr. Breckinridge every day,
and added: "He said that he had mar
ried his second wife fourteen months
after the death of his first wife, and
| year after the death of his second wife
would not be too soon to marry me-
told him he ought not to marry for two
years, and proposed to go with Miss
Willard on school trip for young
ladies in Europe. He said must not
go and leave him living in rooms, q
thing he had not done for thirty years.
Col Breckenridge had paid the ex.
penses of Miss Pollard on her New York
visit in the fall Of 1892. When the colo.
mel was in Washington she saw him ev.
cry few days. The question of marriage
was resumed at this time, and although
no date was fixed the colonel always
insisted that year after his
wife's death, which would be in the
spring of 1898, would be the time most
suitable to him. Miss Pollard said that
once on lecturing trip to New Eng
land she had accompanied Mr.. Breckin-
ridge. During her stay at Mrs. Thomas
at 1918 H street, Washington, in 1s0a
and '9s, she had seen Col Breckenridge
always once a day, some times twice q
day, and often in the evening. She had
spoken of the engagement to Mrs.
Thomas, and she repeated the circum-
stances related by Witness Claude De
La Roche Francis, pronouncing the
!. name Frawncis, as did the young man.
Col. Breckenridge expressed regret that
J she had met Francis, because he knew
many Kentuckians and the engage
!. ment would be spread all over Ken
|, tucky before they were ready to have
it known. The visit to Mrs. Blackburn
was also rehearsed by Miss Pollard,
who declared that Col. Breckenridge
had introduced her to Mrs. Blackburn
with these words. II want to place
this young lady under your protection,
: for intend to make her my wife. She
is a great deal to me now and will be 6
great deal more" She repeated the
circumstances of Col Breckinridge's
! visit to Mrs. Blackburn, when she had
explained to her the engagement, and
spoke also of the instance when Col
Breckenridge had placed his arm arounc
, her, saying: "He was most affectionatt
, and kind"
. II asked Mr.. Breckinridge then, a.
. he was talking of going to Chicago, tt
name the day when he would marry
me. think I knelt down beside hin
and put one arm over his shoulder, bu
Mrs. Blackburn objected"
g This was on Sunday, May H. 1892
e The preceding day she had visited the
Office of DIR. Lincoln with Col. Breckin
q ride and the same day went to the of
e flee of the chief of police, Maj. Moore, ;
}. visit which that official had described
& on the stand. The second visit wa
May II to Maj Moore. Then, going
7 back almost ten years, to the time o
. her first meeting the defendant in tn,
j. case, Miss Pollard testified: ''In Apri
of 1884 l was called to see my sister
who was sick at Frankfort. Befor
d the train had gone far gentleman
came to me, saying, Your face seem
;. familiar; don't know you?' Ireplied
y Il think not; but l know you. Yo
: are Col Breckinridge.' He asked if h
J, could come and see me. l said, M,
j. mother and my aunt will be very gla'
4 to see you,' After short conversation
n he left me-"
= Miss Pollard's version of her relation
S with james C. Rhodes did not vary es
d sentially from the accounts heretofor
j. published, and which are familiar t
}, newspaper readers This brought he
;. up to the point where she had sent fo
Col. Breckinridge to advise her regard
e ing Rhodes threat to compel her t
y marry him, and the manner in whic
the congressman had put himself i
the position of a relative in the sigh
II of the school principle and others. Sh
also related the incidents of his earl
'e visits to her at the school, and sal
IS that he urged her to go elsewhere wit
4, him in order that they might be able I
0 consult over the Rhodes matter NOR
<. unreservedly. The second time
le came he took her riding in close
ID carriage, saying the night air affecte
IS his throat. She went to the st. jaime
Vt hotel in Cincinnati in February, 1888!
st by Col. Breckinridge's direction, to col
4, suit with female physicians. She wa
1e particularly enjoined not TO say any
IN thing that would connect COL Breclsil
h. ridge with her condition at that time
A Foolish Act.