The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-31

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WASHINGTON. March 30.-Cbapter two
oishe story of Colonel W. g. 2. Breckin.
ridge was told to-day. It consumed tho
whole session OF tho court and still the
narrative remains uncompleted. From
tho second meeting at tho Lexington
house Of designation kept by Sarah
Gnoss in 1884, down to tho late spring
OF 1893, the recital wound its way along
path stormy with pistols, illegitimate
children, candestine interviews and
secret marriage; more OF intrigue than
one would suppose could be contained
tho life Of such mild.looking elderly
nun. "a
There is a wealth OF detail in the do
iendant's story; no binds It about him
with many extraneous matters, and
throws m atmosphere OF high life over
it. weaving in with his meeting with
Miss Pollard illusions to the man
political events in which he has take n
part; the schools lie has addressed, the
Confederate reunions he has attended,
the bsnqueis to which he has been call.
ed rs an honored guest, tho ladies he
had taken to call on Mrs. Cleveland,
even the dinner Of the reform club in
New York ,as which, as Mr.. Buttarwortn
observed, Speaker Crisp did no.
speak. & ~. q.
BRECKENRIDGE RESUMES.
There was an audience awaiting the
second appearance Of Colonel Breckin.
ridge on the witness stand to-day whose
interest in him and what he would have
10 say was more intense than that OF any
audience he had ever faced before. Fore.
most in it sat tho plaintiff and her
elderly com panion. Mrs. Ellis, and the
son to whom the defendant had referred
in atlectionate terms while detailing
tho members of his family yesterday.
No time was lost in vending the wit.
neaa TO tho stand, and then Mr.. Butter
worth handed up the work basket
, which had belonged to his second wife,
and which Miss Pollard said he had
given her with afTectionute words. Hs
recognizod it. e..
MY wife was q Mia Dcsha. shp
died in July, 1892" he said. ~ last saw
tho basket in my rooms on II street.
have no recollection when. The
statement made by the plaintiff was
that when l left Washington after the
session OF Congress went with her in
herdic to the train, that i gave her
the basket then with aGec,ionate words.
did not go!to Miss Pollard's house
that night; I did not ride with her in
the herdic to the depot; I did not give
her the basket under any circum,
stances"
Mr.. Butterworth then asked: "When
did YOU first learn that the basket was
in the possession OF the plaintiff"
Colonel Breckinridge-1 learned q day
or two before the trial that basket waa
in her possession. What basket 1t wa
| did not know, nor did ! have any
knowledge where the basket was until
it was produced at the trial. 81
Mr.. Butterworth then left the ques.
ton Of the basket and directed his ques.
ton TO the details OF the meeting be
tween the witness and Miss Pollard, and
the circumstances Of the visit to the
llouse OF Sarah Guess.
II wisl you would give an account,
Colonel" said Mr.. Buttcrworth, "ol
your trip to Lexington on the afternoon
OF August ., OF which you spoke yester.
day when the plaintiff was in the train. u
Al found the plaintiff in tho cal
when I got into it. l found tho Gu,
crowded, aud l saw tho plaintiff sitting
near the door at which l entered. !
spoke to her and tho conversation re-
suited in an arrangement by which VT
were to meet that evening in I.exing
ton." ~.
In answer to further question he
stated: "An arrangement was made
that We should meet at tho house oI
Sarah Guess. The arrangement was
carried out by going in the street car.
"Statc what took place between yor
and the plaintiff then"
A.-"Ihe statement in tho New Yorh
World was substantially correct. We
knocked nt the door several times
When no one responded, little tall
took place between the plaintiff anC
myself rs to what to do. Ono suggestion
was that sho should go to tho door OF
friend where ahe expected 10 spend the
night. Another suggestion was thai
she should wait littlo while. 1t bein.
Saturday night, and it being tho custom
to do little marketing that night. The
conclusion was that she should wall
and l should 70 10 my homo and !
Sarah Guess returned in reasonable
,Imo would find hor there. / hat
supper with my family that night
There was torchlight procession ant
somo spccchns but did not mako ,
speech myself ! walked back to Saral
ciucss aud found tho plaintiff thcro
There was to DO an election tho mex
Monday and thorc was some feeling OF
both Sides"
ARRANGEMENT CARRIED OUT.
"lIad you mndc an Arrangement to gt
to Sarah Guess's, ns tho plainliG said p
None whatever"
"Was there any resistance or protesta
ton on her part against what wns don't
thcreT"
Mono whatever. We merely carried
out the arrangements madc on the
train. sho preferred to remain In tht
house and avoid any risk or questions
which 1t might DO inconvonioat to m
aver. ] returned tho next night. Sun
day, with somo uncertainty whether
would find her thero, na she had said |
fhe could slip away without risk to the
house Of hor grandfather or unclo sht
would dose Hound her thcrc, how