The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-21
MISS POLLARD IN TEARS


promise to marry me or are you not?'
Miss Pollard looked straight at the
defendant who sat apparently unmoved,
while the men in the court room were
visibly affected by the excitement of tn e
scene. He replied to me-" continued
Miss Pollard. L am going. toTmarry
you, Madeline. 1t has never benin my
mind or heart to marry any one else. 4
intend to do SO the last of May: | asked
on what day of the month, and he said
it would be OH che last of the month.
What time, Willie?' l asked. On the
3lst of May l will marry YOU believed
him. While he was in the room l never
put my fingers on his pistol at all. He
took the revolver out of the drawer and
put it in his trousers pocket"
Major Butterworth tried to interrupt
Miss Pollard, but Col. Breckenridge re-
marked softly. 'Butterworth, Butter
worth, don't stop her. She was allowed
to go on. If Col. Breckenridge was
pleased with what she said. SO were Miss
Pollard's attorneys. Judge Wilson
nodded approvingly and Mr.. Carlisle
smiled.
HE sent me letter from the Hoffman
House in which he spoke of his promise
to marry me and in which there was not
the slightest occasion to lie," said Miss
Pollard.
''Have you that letter?' Major Butter
worth managed to get in. ..
mo, he took it away from me-, she
answered. ''On Tuesday he lunched
with me at Mrs Thoms on's. I think his
face showed that day more genuine peni-
tence than / have ever seen before before
or since, to this day. really think he
had a conscience that day."
''He was a married man then?' asked
Major Buttorworth, ~
Eyes, very much So" said Miss Pol
lard scorpfully.
Didn't Col. Breckenridge offer to send
you to Berlin and give you $1,000 and
S125 month besides?"
''Indeed he did not"
''Did he not tell you it was in your
power to ruin him?'
81 could have ruined him, of course.
am glad you mentioned it. / did not use
that power. a.I
Absolutely Sacrificed Myself
to shield his-his crime and mine"
''What did you expect him to do when
his first wife lived?'
II did not expect anything, then; I
only knew loved him.
'sNow, Miss Pollard, did not you use
that power to continue the relations be-
tween you and to prevent him from do
ing what he proposed to do Tor you in
pursuing your studies and enabling you
to achieve success in whatever line your
talents might fit youT'
'"rhere was no such talk on Mr..
Breokinridge's part. / never made
threat to him until he could have kept
his promise to me.
whenever you told him to come to
you he came, did he not, during those
nine years?"
eyes," with feeling, whenever he
told me to come to him went to him,
and whenever I told him to come to me,
he came in the same way
'sHow long did your friendly relations
with him continue?' asked Major But
terworth.
Then occurred the most pathetic fea-
ture of the day.
''The last day was on the evening of
May 18th, continued Miss Pollard. I'm
every way he could, he made me bell eve
in him. He talked of our unborn child
and of how we should name it. This
was on the 18th of. May, after the al
legged secret marriage with Mrs. Wing"
you were willing, Miss Pollard,
them interrupted Maj or Butterworth,
Ito continue these relations because Mr..
Breckenridge wanted you to-"
''It was more than being willing" the
witness exclaimed passionately. II did
as he sadly / gave my babies
away because he asked me. He said if
kept them they would be traced to
him and they would be known as his
children A woman can't do more than
that-can't do more than that she
said with a voice trembling with feeling.
az saw my last child laid in the dark
grave because it needed a mothers care,
but could not give it,
WHAT" Major Butterworth started
to say, and then, ooh, I beg your par
DON"
Miss Pollard's voice had dropped from
tone of intense accusation to long
drawn Sob She wept like one whose
very heart was in danger of breaking. 1t
was then Is minutes g before the
time of adjourning. Major B,ltterworth
whispered something to Mr.. Carlisle and
said the defence could finish Miss Pol
lard's examination with greater rapidity
if she would take the stand again in the
morning and he therefore asked an adj
journment. Judge Bradley adjourned
the court.