The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-17
miss POLLARD'S STORY
Testimony of the Plaintiff in the
Great Scandal Case.
MR.. BRIUKINRIDGE's MARRIAGE

mh DEHUhlNhlDGh'6 MAhhlAlfE,
Tho Secret Union Of tho Kentucky Con-
gressh,aa with Mrs. Wing May Constl.
tute a New Legal Factor in the Case.
The ColenoI to Testify.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-Two distinct
sensations were furnished yesterday in
the Pollard Breckinridge breach OF
promise trial. The foremost was the
appearance of the slender plaintiff on the
stand AS witness In her own behalf, but
the one OF greatest interest in legal circles
was the corrohoration of the rumor which
has been for several days ahoat that
Colonel Breckinridge was secretly married
to Mrs Louise Wing in New York last
April, three months before the publil
ceremony in Cincinnati. When Colonel
Breckiniidge was shown, he despatch from
New York he refused to admit its truth
or to contradict it, His counsel and law
partner, Colonel Shelby, however. con.
hrmed the report, as did Attorney Stoll.
The latter said, when inquiry was made
whether the defense would lie based oil his
earlier marriage: "lt would not be proper
to forecast our case at this stage, but Twill
say that Colonel Breckenridge il to take
the stand very soon, and it will all be made
Known. Until then neither Colonel Breck
tnridge nor his counsel would be wise to
discuss the case. AS for the marriage Ger.
tihcate filed by DR. Paxton, of course that
speaks for i,self"
Judge jere Wilson, OF Miss Pollard's
counsel. seemed much pleased by the re-
port .rOm New York "rhat helps our
case decidedly" he said. al hope they
will bring that matter into the trial. Ii
fttmiS Al,
breach of promise All the authorities
agree upon that"
1t Is probable, on review Of testimony
that this secret marriage will constitute
new legal factor in the case, for while il
occurred on the 29th of April, the presen2
tations which Colonel Breck inritge made
TO Mrs blackburn that Miss Pollard was
his lance were made prior to the secret
marriage. the promises made in the pres
ence of Major Moore, the chief of police
being those which were subsequent to the
secret ceremony.
As for the testimony of Miss Madeline
Pollard, which was stretched through the
entire day, and will be continued on Mon
day. II speaks for itself as given in detail,
better than any attempt Mt review could
describe it, The young woman was de-
cidedly nervous at first, but withstand
was remarkably self possessed and careful
In her choice Of words She looked di-
rectly toward Colonel Breckinridge sell
dom lifting her eyes from his face as he
sat in front of the witness stand about
Fifteen feet away. While she sat in I he
witness stand her companion, Mrs. Ellis,
from the house Of refuge, occupied n chair
but an arms length away, keeping a
watchful eye upon her charge
The white haired congressman shifted
uneasily in his chair AT certain stages Of
Che testimony and sunk his head ON his
breast, shading his eyes with one hand
while the other fumbled aimlcssly among
the parapherualia on the table in front of
him.
My father was saddlcr," said she,
eoolly, among her first replies lie died
In 1876
Did anything impress his death upon
your miudr" inquired Mr. Carlisle.
My father was au 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 sis
ters were taken 10 live II she Odd Fellows
hdme My nanny said was born on
the 30i h ot November, 1866
When did Mr.. Breckenridge meet you
In lsy!.' asked Mr.. Carlisle. "In one OF
the last days of August, lS12, he met ue a
the Baltimore and OHIO depot in Washing
ton. lie put both arms around me. kissed
me. drew his arm through mine and led mr.
to u carriage He told me that all his
children hRd grown up, that he bad deter
mined 10 marry me, and | said l would
nurry him.
Hiss Pollard said that once on lectur
stg tour to New England She had ae
cUnpanied MIR Brecktnrdge. During her
stay nt Mrs Thomas, at 1918 IL street
Washington, in S!? aud 1893 She had seen
Colonel Breckinrdge always once IA day
A0metnles Twice day and often in the
evening.
The visit to Mrs. Blackburn was also
rehearscd by Miss Pollard who declared
That Colonel Breckenridge had introduced
her to Mrs. Blackburn with these words;
81 want to place this young lady under
your protection for | intend TO make he,
my wife She is great deal to me now.
and will be Il great deal more
''Will you relate the history OF yonr re
lations with james &. Rhodes said Nj
Carlisle.
Miss Pollard thereupon told how SHE
hal met MIR. Rhodes and become inter
ssted in him because he had been a soldier
with her uncle. lie wanted to marry her
then and there, but she was not ready to
marry any one, because her education had
not been completed, nor to marry him at
ali.
He offered to pay the expenses of school
ing if she would marry him afterwards.
shs and her mother had signed paper
promising that witness either would marry
Rhodes or pay buck the money with inter
cat. Often tAttr that he had visited her
and she had written to him. His letters
TO her had been destroyed.
She then told how Rhodes had threat
ened to compel her to marry him, and how
she Went 10 Rreckmridge for advice. Miss
Pollard MAS still on the stand when court
adjourned until Monday
Nkw YORK. March l5.-Upon a thorough
examination OF the marriage certificate
stating that W. G.. T. Breckenridge had
welded LolIis r. S. Wing, Register Nagle
found that not only had 1t not been filed
In tiiua, but WAS not correctly mAde out.
The certificate was filed On Thursday with
the health board and according to it the
marriage touk place i'll this city, before
DR. john X. Paxton on April 90 1898.
The penalty 10 " hiGh DR.. Paxton is Liable
Il $40. The health board OH "Wednesday
will tnkn action in tho case.
pIITsBuKG. March 1.-THE statement
that Colonel Breckenridge aud Mrs.
Louise Wing had been secretly married
by Rev. Dc. Paxton uu April g. 1899, was
soniirmed by the latter in an interview
last night.
Many Cases Of Smallpox.
SHAMnkIS, Pa, March II. Deputy II
spsctur Suink, of the state board of health
who has just returned from Danville, rs
ports that there are thirty four cases u
smallpox aud two Of varioloid in thu
nlace A strict quarantine is nnv he; n a