The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-04
NOT A LOVE MATTER
Colonel Breckenridge Was
Only Kind to His
Madeleine.
oAREssED HER SOMETIMES
Wrote His Own Marriage Certif-
cate When Wed By Rev.
DIR. Paxton.

WASHINGTON, April A, 1894. The sensation
of the morning cross examination of Colonel
Breckenridge was his statement that he him
self filed up the certificate of marriage in
DIR. Paxton's house, that he asked DR.. Pax
ton if it was necessary to say he had been
twice before married, that DR.. Paxton re-
piled no, and accordingly he stated in the
certificate that he had only been once mar
ried.
: Further, that he and his wife went around
to the Hotel Logerot and registered as VIM.
j. Campbell and wife.
Colonel Breckinridge and Judge Wilson,
the able cross-examiner for Miss Pollard,
had another round today Colonel Breckin-
ridge took the stand as soon as the court
met and assumed his familiar position OF
ease-the right hand gin the trousers pocket,
the head resting on the left hand, the elbow
leaning on Judge Bradley's desk. Judge
Wilson began his examination with a refer
ence to the village of Goldsborough. KY,
and asked colonel Breckenridge if he had de-
livered a speech there in 1885 to which the
defendant said he thought not. Then
Judge Wilson asked if Col. BrecHnr1dge
remembered saying to the servant woman az
Mrs Thomass the day after he had taken
lunch there with Miss Pollard, MARY, that
was a very nice lunch, and when Madeline
and I go to housekeeping want you to
come with us.
"Oh, that is not true; that's merely a
fancy sketch said Colonel Breckenridge,
with a laugh "There's not word OF truth
in it. !"
WAS ONLY KIND TOMADELEINE.
Judge Wilson was particularly desirous
of knowing whether Colonel Breckinridge
had ever made expressions of love and
affection to the plaintiff, and the defendant
said he never used such expressions
to Miss Pollard. sI - DID q
kindness, and was particularly careful to
be good and kind to her when she was preg-
nant. I tried to make her take up some oc-
cupation and to keep her mind busy"
'sThat was sort of business arrange
mentp suggested Judge Wilson,
ssOh, no." said Colonel Breckenridge, "not
business arrangement, but merely an ar
raugement for her good in the future"
Col Breckenridge said he had used express
sions that might be fairly construed as ex-
pressions Of affection towards Miss Pollard,
although he never used expressions OF love.
"They were merely expressions that a man
would use towards woman for whose con-
dition he felt partly responsible said Cot
Breckenridge.
"Then the expressions you used were such
as to give the plaintiff the idea that you had
love and affection for herW
stNo, there never was anything said or
done to give her the idea that loved. | am
not prepared to say what idea she had about
the matter"
"Then you never did anything to give her
the Idea that you loved herW
"Well, took her in my arms and kissed
her, and did those things which naturally
resulted from our relationship. Everything
was done kindly, but there was no love-
sYou merely took her in your arms then
to assist in the qualification of those rela-
tlbns you maintained"
"No, hardly that"
aYour expressions Of affection and your
relations were those of lust, then, and not
of affectionp
ssOh, hardly that--they were the natural
result of what our relations were"
STANDING BIS PUNISHMENT.
Judge Wilson asked Col. Breckinridge
Monday that the publication of a
scandal destroys a woman, while it some
times only injuries man.
"Do YOU Think he asked, THAT there is
any moral obligation on man to keep a
woman from that destructiong'
Undoubtedly" said Colonel Breckinridge.
II have not denied that. have been guilty in
degree, and am standing my punishment
without complaint or an attempt to flee from
the consequences
In answer to Judge Wilson the defendant
said he had told the plaintiff many times
that marriage between them was impossible.
II told her" he said, that she couldn't
expect me to marry her after her illicit
relations with Mr.. Rodes, and that after she
had bled Mr.. Rodes for three years and then
thrown him away like a sucked orange, /
could not contemplate marriage with her or
look upon her as wife whom / could trust,
or whom could take into my family speT r.
After Judge w ilson had made Colonel
Breckinridge say that Miss Pollard went in
the best society in Washington; that she
lived at the most respectable houses, and that
Soc. y Week.