The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-05

day. The, arrangements were made prior
to my going to, Mrs, Bhckburn's, as the
only reason would 60 to Mrs. Black
burns was that our relations should
terminate; that she should leave the city
of Washington, and that the relations be-
tx cen herself and Mrs. Blackburn should
be allowed to die out gradually and
should support her until she should find
some honorable vocation.
Judge Jere' NJ. WILSON, took Col. Breck-
inridge in hand for cross-e1amination af-
ter recess. The first questions We're d.
rected toward eliciting. from the defend
ant admissions that in his early law
practice friends had been obliged to make
good sums of money improperly appro-
pria ted from clients. Col Breckenridge
| was obliged to explain his connection
with the Presbyterian church. which had
been passive, rather than active. He
had lived in Lexington within four
squares of the house occupied by Sarah
Guess, and had known the character OF
the place for twenty years. He also ad-
mitted that he had visited the house be-
fore he went there with Miss Pollard.
In telling that Miss Pollard had said
| Iutlt Slle utu given NAOuCS IL AlSAcA pAOOA
of her intention of marrying him, he said
| he would advise u woman who had had
sexual intercourse with man to marry
him, but with man it was different, for
the knowledge of it by the public would
destroy the woman and only injure the
man. Society looked upon these things
differently. The colonel told Of the first
carriage ride, when their illicit relations
!. began, and said that he had no excuse to
t offer for his actions. He could not justi-
fy it, but he declared it was not seduc-
, ton, as Miss Pollard did not come to
, him virgin.
Having secured the statement that he
had written no letters to Madeline Pol
l lard in 1886, Mr.. Wilson sprung some
thing very like trap by dropping into
a line of questioning which indicates that
, lie has in reserve testimony to show that
n the member from Kentucky directed I'M
h derground letters through typewriter
i at the capitol: Then for the first time the
h defendant seemed to lose his temper and
made most strenuous denials. The type
:, writer whose testimony is next in order,
;, the treasury department.
Washington, April 4.-Interest in the
I, Notwithstanding case was intensified
n to-day by the presence of two ladies IN
e the court room whose faces had not been
Re seen before, sitting at the table with the
Pollard forces, and from the passage
which had closed the examination of the
IS day before it was surmised that one OF
d them must be Louise Lowell, the stenog
IT rapher and typewriter who had desk
er in the capitol in 1886, and to whom let
e tiers We're dictated by Col. Breckenridge
II if the claim of the plaintiff be true. Mrs
y, Lowell is at present a clerk in the treas
~ ury department, and is woman of shor
re stature with hair beginning to turn gray
le Mrs. Lowell took a seat in the witness
q. box. She said that she had known Col
y Breckenridge since February, 1886, hav
IN ing become acquainted with him at tn
~ house of representatives, where she hal
I'd an office to carry on business as
10 stenographer and typewriter in the cor
to ridor by the committee on postoftices.
~ did you do work for COL Breckin
ri ridge?" Mr.. Wilson asked.
- II did,
~ "Did he bring manuscript of letter t
l en you?"
w., w. He did, and I copied it in typewriter.
=, From 1856 to 1890 she had copied man
uscript, addressed envelopes and don
Col. Breckinridge's private correspond
~ ence and congressional work. always re
!" turning the manuscript.
~ Nov, what was on these envelopes
RI continued Mr.. Wilson.
r. miss Pollard, 76 Upper street, Lexin:
to ton, Ky
10 ""And how do you remember that?'
d. II kept a memorandum book in whic
OF I noted the address,"
IT, Have you the book?'
be Il have" she said, and the book wa
Re, passed around for inspection of the Law
yers.
"Feeling sure that sooner or later
IN would hear more of Miss Pollard an
nj not wishing to trust my memory mac
no that memorandum she explained, an
pd continuing, said: HE Breckinridg
" brought me two or three envelopes SCI
X arately, then package of a dozen sma
H. ones, yellow with age, and not sue
rs envelopes as business man would use
st The first communication, said the wi
* ness, was addressed to MY Dear Sist,
oil Louise and when Mr.. Wilson urg,
an that testimony Of it's contents should |
ar admitted Mr.. Butterworth retorted TIL
of there was no proof that it had ever bee
ng nailed or received, reminding Mr. WI
re son that it was the ground taken by hi
as regarding the alleged forged letters
or Miss Pollard's.
mt Il now give you notice if you have III
IS, letter to produce it," said Mr.. Wilson
NO the defense.
on How can produce the letter if SCI
th- it to the plaintiff?' COL Breckenridge sd
,rs in reply, wher eupon Mr.. Wilson remark,
tes in his inimitable way: "You and I w
om have little conversation after a while
for Mrs. Lowell said she had rot volu
lit teered her evidence; did not know ho
ol the lawyers learned the facts.
ost Col. Breckenridge was recalled and ga,
rs. emphatic denial to the previous witnes
in statements that he had carried to h
oly the manuscript addressed to "My De
pal Sister Louise" Mrs. Lowell lad do
to typewriting for him. He would not swe
ell he had never given her manuscript lette
i'll to copy.
os- Miss Pollard again took the stand o.
wo testified that she had recciy ed the !,
Use tiers said to have been directed by t
ct typewritist. During her brief appearan
ri the lawyers had their hands full ended