The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-21
Miss POLLARD In TEARS.
A Day of Sensations in the Trial
Of Her Suit.

SHE TELLS OF THREATENING TO
SHOOT BRECKENRIDGE
And Accuses Him of deception and Cow
ardice After His Marriage to Mrs
Wing-Her Story of Her Devotion to
misunderstanding the Only Man in
the Crowded Court Room Who Listens
Unmoved-Finaly. the Plaintiff Breaks
Down and Court Is Adjourned.
Washington, March 20. - This was
Madeline Pollard's third day of the Or
deal of cross-examination, and the usual
throng were present to see and hear her.
Mr.. Butterworth began to question
about her acquaintance with Mrs. Luke
Blackburn of Kentucky, who had testi-
fed that Colonel Breckinridge put Miss
Pollard under her charge as his afianced
wife. This line of inquiry suggested to
the spectators the claim of Colonel
Breckinridge that he will controvert
Mrs. Blackburn's testimony.
Miss Pollard said she met Mrs. Black
burn in tile winter of 1S90-91. She was
handed letter by Major Butterworth
with tine request that she examine it.
"This is written to MI. Rodes," she
said. ''It is my handwriting" and then
a minute later, why is the heading torn
off that letter. Mr.. Butterworth?"
''I don't know, Miss Pollard" said
Mr.. Butterworth.
s:Does Mr.. Breckinridge know?" she
asked.
ssNow, Miss Pollard, you must not ask
questions of Mr.. Butterworth," said MI.
Carlisle, her attorney. and Miss Pollard
became quiet.
Major Butterworth read letter to
Rodes. dated Lexington, November ~,
1884, in which Miss Pollard said: dear
MI. Rodes-I am SO worried and dlsap-
pointed I don't know what to do.
thought surely you would have brought
it tonight. Miss Hoyt's coal bill IS due,
and she needs the money for my board.
I should think man with SO many rich
friends as you could get it, besides your
paw day is so near. Do try and get 1t Dy
Saturday"
Another letter. rather peremptory, was
read. asking for $40. Another letter
from Miss Pollard, dated New Orleans,
February Is, 1885, informed Rodes that
he should have every dollar OF the mon
ey back, and said, IF am provoked
again. as [ have been, think it will only
2 T1lI h11rInd her
face in her hands, and laughed at some
advice in this letter to the old man tell
ING him to go to church often, and things
of that sort, and also at the remark: ''If
YOU could see the pretty girls here, you
would not look at me-" The letter end
ed. with love and kisses, Madeline. !"
Another letter was dated New Orleans
(whe1e Miss Pollard said she was attend
ing the exposition), February q, 1885.
1t is of a light, gossipy character, and
signed s'lovingly, Madeline" This letter
like the other, although dated at New
Orleans, was postmarked ''Towiesboroo,
XVI So was the next letter read, which
was dated Jacksonville" More letters
were shown M IS Pollard by Major But
terworth. ''Yes, these are all mine, -
she said. with a half laugh; Pm so
glad they are"
$50 am l." said Major Butterworth.
These letters were written at the time
when Miss Pollard testified she had gone
to Cincinnati where her baby was born
in Nav following. Major Butterworth
read the letters in the order of the dates.
One was dated at Cincinnati, July l,
1885. In letter to Rodes dated July ,
1885. Miss Pollard said she ''must have
s4C, rioht away" She showed familiar
ity with his pay days, A letter of July
ID begged for the money mentioned in
the last letter. Lovingly, Madeline -
was signed to this. In letter dated
August IA, 1885, at Lexington and ad-
dressed to Rev. DR.. Brown, principal OF
WESLEYAN Seminary, Miss Pollard said
that she
Learned from Mr. Rodes
that he was $40 in DR.. Browns debt fol
her schooling. She asked the Doctor to
destroy the promissory note given by
Mr. Rodes on the promise that she
would pay it herself. A gossipy note to
Rodes. dated March 10. 1886, was signed
an. V. B. p" The inference is that the
ssB.n stood for breckenridge" Mrs.
WESLEYAN Robinson testified in Cincinnati
that she had written letter to Miss
Pollard addressed ''Miss Madeline Vivian
Breckinridge Pollard"
= A number of other friendly letters to
Rodes at this period of no interest were
Mr.. Butterworth asked: "Did you ever
saw YOU were studying for the stage?"
SNo, / never thought of such thing.
Plain women never think OF 1t, only
nretty ones do"
"Miss Pollard, were never questions
raised as to your relations with Colonel
Breckinridge, and if SO, what prepara-
tions did you make to offset them?"
ave made an arrangement by which l
was to tell him if any suspicious arose:
There were questions asked me which l
found hard to answer"
"You said yesterday that your rela-
tions with the defendant continued after