The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-31
COL. BRECKENRIDGE DENIES
Nearly All Of The Statements Made by
Madeline Pollard.
YOLOYE AND no PROMISE OF MARRIAGE
The Plaintiff, During the Testimony, Loses
Her Control and speaks Out Her Mind
in Court-End Not Yet In Sight.

O'Clock this morning until shortly after
T.. 81. with an intermission Of three
quarters OF an hour. Col. w. C.. =. Breck-
inudec told more about his relations with
Madeline Pollard. lie denied that he had
ever promised to raarry her. Miss Pol
lard and himself, he said had made an
agreemcrt that be should pretend TO
Mrs Luke a. Blackburn. the widow of
the Kentucky Governor. that he ana the
piaintlI were engaged 90 be married ID
order % overt the suspicious which Mfs'
blackburn entertained. but this agreement
he said. was conditioned on the plalntilI
going away out of the lives OF both OF
thom.
the piainln Go take his life were tod
by col. Brecklurldge with interesting de-
tails. How Miss Pollard pursued him; how
she threatened him with making public
their relations. how she gave him the
choice of marriage or death after ms
secret wedding in New York. and how he
lad made unsuccessful attempts to send
her away from Washington, were an
narrated by the defendant in simple, di-
rect laneuagc.
During AN this recital Miss Pollard sat
looking at Col Brockinridge, and he oc-
casionally turned towards her and seem
iuely addressed himself to her only
once did she openly resent his words
au this was when Col. BreckiImldse
said that he told the defendant that she
was certainly bound I'm gatitude and by
nearer tle than that 10 marry Mr.
.hodes Miss Pollard cried out at this
point that Col Breckenridge was not
t.llins the TRUTH and Judge Bradley was
obliged TO admonish her. Again the plain
tG nearly created scene when Col.
Ireckuridgo said she had told him that
ler mother knew OF her unchastity. and
bad attended her through her Illness on
one occasion.
Breckinridce Resumes His story.
The indications We're when the court
adjourned. at 4l5 o'clock, that the di-
rect examination of the defendant would
close during the morning session on Mon
laF. to which day the court adjourned.
anl that the crosse examination Of Col
orI Breckenridge would then begin.
rr0coedings in the courtroom began
promptly. Both plaintiff and defendant
u.re early in reaching court. Major But-
f..North opened by showing the defendant
fI. little decorative basket which had
belonged 90 Breckinridge's first wife and
which the plaintiff asserts that Breckin-
ridge save TO her. Brecldnridge denied
fhaf he gave Miss Pollard the basket, or
Than ho knew she had il until after this
suit was fled He did not know how it
came n Miss Pollard's possession, he
only knew that he had not given 1t to
hlr
Th. examination then required TO the
trim from Cincinnati 10 Lexington, and
the witness said:
entered the car for Lexington, and
found the plaintiff sitting i'm 1t.
SHE Was not there by any premranse-
menf with me. / spoke TO her ana our
ts. 4r~1 III 1tF G
f. meet chat evening in Lexington we
a.reed 10 meet at the house OF colored
woman named Sarah Cess. ] asked her
if there was any place in Lexington she
would ike 10 so TO. She said we couid go
90 Sarah Cess. / expressed surprise that
She knew OF this place. and she saiu she
dad gone there on one occasion with
Nr Rhodes.
No Protestations OF Love.
The witness then told of going 10 the
house with the plaintiff on their arrival
FOO Lexington. which. he said. was sub
etanualy ass told by Miss Pollard. He
said he left Miss Pollard at the door
of the house. promising TO come back
after going 10 hls home. He went home,
took supper with his family, and return
ed TO the house of Sarah Cess in less
than au hour. He had made no such
ARRANGEMENT with Sarah Cess as Miss
Doe had gone TO see Sarah Cess the night
before going To- her house. lie remained
with the plaintiff until about 1880 and
the paiutn elected TO spend the night
there instead Of going to q more re-
spectacle place. There We're no protesta-
uons of love and affection on his part,
said Colonel Breckenridge. and no talk
with thr plaintiff about helping her to
secure an education.
She elected 10 remain where she was,
said faa witness, after detailing con-
Nersluon between Miss Pollard and him
s.f as 10 whether she should go to
The house of "a lady she knew. "as less
liable to detection
Hoped She Wouid Not be There
went back the next evening with
some expectancy that / might not find
her there. She said the first evening
that she wanted 20 get up early the next
morning and take the train for FrankfOrd
so as TO be able TO see her mother there
between the two trains-there being an
interval of several hours between the
arrival Of the train from Lexington and
the departure OF the train for Cincinnati.
D did not learn anything from her about
the coming of Mr.. Rhodes to Cincinnati
during her absence
what was there fn her conversation
or manner that made her appear an i'm
mature young woman
She appeared 10 be a young woman
fully grown and matured. and under
stood matters pertaining to the sexes
chat a young girl should not know. There
mover was anything In her converse
tlon 90 me. and l never heard 1t told
differently until the filing OF this SUIT.
and there never had been any claim
on her part tO me that had In any sense
betrayed her.
when II at any time or place prior
f1 the bringing Of this action, did she
state 20 you or claim 10 you, that YOU
had BETRAYED her or she yOu-l believe
there have been some statements made as
90 thatg"
AS 90 the last claim on her part, of
course that never was claimed AS TO
the first part OF your question there
never was at any time. under any circum-
stances. or I'm any presence In which the
plaintiff claimed In any way that 1 had
betrayed her.
Didn't Know when She Went.
colonel Breckinridge. in the further
course OF his testimony said he did not
know Miss Pollard was attending Sayre
Institute al Lexington, until he saw her
vifh her books on the street. IN company
with a Girl pupil Of that school whom he
knew She then told him she was at
school there and boarding at the house
" Miss Royt and Mrs. ketcham.
As 10 Miss Hoyt and Mrs. ketchain,
the witness said he never knew two
women who were more highly estimable.