St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-03
A PISTOL IN HER BOSOM.
WILLIE BADLY SCARED BY THE CLEAN
or MA77iE'S Gun.
THE POLLARD PLAY STILL ON.
The Whste-BearJed Sinner Con-
tinues the Disgusting Story of
His Shame-On Cross EXami. I.
nation He Talks Again About
the Police Station Meeting
She Made 1t Warm for Him.


She Made 1t Warm for Him.
WASHING TON, April 2.-Great ex-
pectations have been focused upon the
crOss-eXaminatiOn of Col. w. G. L.
Breckinridge by eX-CongreSsman Jere
N. Wilson, particul arly here in Wash
ingtOn, where the abilities OF both men
are appreciated. The expectations be-
gan to be realized after the noon recess
today, when the colonel was delivered
into the hands of his opponents. He
had continued his story of the intrigue
with Madeline Pollard through the
morning, making many denials of vari-
Gus statements by her, and relating his
own version OF the interviews with the
Washingt on chief of police, and of the
correspondence between himself and
the plaintiff. He had been testifylng
for nearly two court days when his di-
rect testimony was finished, and, al.
though Mr.. Wilson piled him with
questions all the afternoon, the cross
examination seemed to have been but
just begun. Ii had been expected that
the colonel would be requested to
and moralist with his course of con-
duct. and this expectation was not
misguided one, for the examination took
that direction from the start. The first
time that the defendant was shown
MARKED EMBARRASSMENT
during the trial was when all envelope
was handed up to him with the request
that he read the direction and the con-
tents, which he did with some re-
luctance. because 1t 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. c. p. Breckenridge at the Norwood
institute, The Norwood institute is the
most exclusive and fashionable SEM
mary for young ladies' in Washington,
and is patronzed by the first families of
Virginia and the South.
An embarrassing presumption, which
Judge Wilson clung to throughout, was
that the same standard of morality
should be demanded of men as of
women.
Finally, at the close of the day, hav-
written no letters to Madeline Pollard
in 1856. Mr.. Wilson sprung something
very 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 type
writer at the capitol. Then for the first
time the defendant seemed to lose his
temper, and made most strenuous de-
malls. The tysewriter, whose testimony
is next in order,is Miss Louise Lowell,
now clerk i'll the treasury depart
ment.
THE CARRIAGE RIDE
of August. 1892, when Miss Pollard had
said Col. Breckinridge had made the
first formal proposal of marriage to her,
was the first subject to which Col.
Breckenridge addressed himself when
he took the stand in the circuit court
today. He denied, with his customary
reiteration, that any such ride had taken
place, or that he had made any pro-
posal, that he had talked over family
matters. Then continuing, he said: 81
never asked the plaintiff to give up any
child; l never knew the plaintiff had
any living child; never at any time
spoke of marriage to the plaintiff before
the death of my late wife,
Denying the conversation which Miss
Pollard said took place at the Hoffman
house, to the effect that company had
been formed by Whitney and Fairchild,
which he was to represent, he said that
he had not seen the plaintiff Oh the 3Oth
of April; that he had not been absent
| for moment from the side of his wife
that day. as he had not been married
forty-eight hours. He never had any
business arrangements with the gentle
men mentioned, never contemplated a
visit to Europe, never spoke of intend
| ing marriage.
Then Mr.. Butterworth called his at
| tention again TO the interview in the
the Office of Maj. Moore.
"My recollection is that it was much
shorter visit than Maj. Moore has said,"
| he continued. at was rapid and eX-
cited; the young woman did most of the
talking"
This statement Mr.. Breckinridge de-
sired to make to correct all impression
MAJ. MOORE HAD GIVEN
| that the conversation had lasted much
| longer time. He went over the CONVEX
sation heretofore given in this inter-
view, and which included the statement
to plaintiff that II will marry you the
last day of the month, if God don't in
terpose." There was no attempt, he
said, to keep the matter of the inter-
view secret from the newspapers. Mr..
Butterworth asked the witness what
interviews he had with Miss Pollard
prior to the interview of the 18th. with
Mai. Moore. The witness then related
in detail the interviews that occurred
and the substance of the conversation
as he remembered them. These includ-
| ed the interview with Mrs. Thomas. the