Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-19
MADELINE'S STORY
Continued from Second Page.)

'Was your mother with you at any time
While YOU were in lexington"
NO sir, and 1 would not have CARED to
go TO her. AIR. Breckenridge would not have
allowed me to CO."
How often did Mr.. Rhodes visit your
More or less frequently, but not at stat
ed intervals. He used TO come at an early
hour and go early"
did anyone make arrangements Tor you
to go to Cincinnati?'
At the Hospital.
mo, there were no arrangements made
other than that l was 10 follow out to the
letter the directions which Mr.. Breckin-
ridge gave me, to secure medical attend
ance from woman physician. to get
good room, and above all to keep secret my
identity. While' l was at the Founding
Asylum L was usually known as Louise.
was known as Mrs. Berg wynn all the time
L was in Cincinnati. prior 20 going to the
asylum At the asylum Mr.. Breckenridge
wrote tome under the name of Miss Louise
| Wilson, and l addressed letters 10 him to
Miss Margaret Dillon,
Box At,
Lexington, KY.
"All the time ], was at the house I wore a
veil when there was any chalcc of being
seen. When l was in my room with the
door locked of course l did not wear it, but
when / was on the lawn or in any public
place wore.it OF course a woman in such
an asylum Is not out of her room very
much"
Mr.. Butterworth, referring to her stay at
the asylum, asked if 1t was not true tina.
Sister Agnes had said that plaatif was
never there
She did not say that" answered Miss
Pollard. "She first said that she did not
know me, but after l had talked awhile
about the institute she said / must have
been there and that had spoiled her visit
to Washington.
SISTER Agnes asked me if 1 was not
| ashamed of myself for trying to ruin Mr.
Breckenridge in his old age. 1 told her that
he should have been ashamed for having
ruined me in my youth He had had no
mercy on me, and 1 said, / would have
none on him. She asked me If l would
have no pity for his daughter l told her
that he had had no pity upon my mothers
daughter, nor upon the daughter / had
borne to him, the little girl whom he COM
PEELED me to give away. l was fighting for
a greater and noble prin cipe, whether a
man has the right to do as he chooses and
suffer none of the consequences of his act
while the woman must be bowed down with
her shame. / believe the time will come
when there will be a change of feeling on
this point, and there will be equal retribu-
ton for men and women"
Then this is Your motive in bringing
! this suit" said Mr.. Butterworth. this
something"
Il do not, understand" she answered,
that must answer any questions as to
my reasons for bringing this suit"
Mr. Butterworth did not, press the mat
| ter.
Cor tinuing her testimony Miss Pollard
said she remained at DIR. Buchanan's for
about seven weeks, going from there to
| school. Mr.. Rhodes continued to call on
her.
Did you think that you then had
| claim on him."
| II did not. But I probably took his
| money to avoid suspicion"
The plairtin said that her mother, sister
and the latter's husband visited her in
| Lexington.
mother"
II did not. 1 told her nothing"
Never Exercised Her Own VIII.
Since her first misstep Miss Pollard said
she had never exercised her own free will
or power. being under the complete domina-
| ton of the defendant.
You are woman of strong will power
| are you not?''
I'VE object. your honor" interrupted Mr..
Wilson.
Il hardly think it proper question:"
| ruled Judge Bradley.
And / do not see it's Importance" re-
| marked the plaintiff.
| In 1854, said the PLAINTIFF, Col Breckin-
ridges family were in Lexington. During
| 1SS4-S5 nothing was said by either her or
the defendant about disseminating their IL
| licit relations.
Had you no thought of your future?'
None beyond Col Breckenridge He had
told me that l was to be part of his life
forever and that l should be his wife at
some future time"
Coming to Warrington.
Miss Pollard stated that Col. Breckenridge
her hat no haS for hot n
that he should take her with him to Wash
ingtoh. She left Lexington in September
1887, for this city, and her second child
was born here the next month
The plaintiff then detailed her move
ments here. as heretofore described. While
in New York she called on Mrs. Bridges
the woman" remarked Miss Pollard, who
wrote the article in the. Brooklyn Standard
Union you are about to read
well" remarked Mr.. Butterworth, sis
that article true?'
Il am sorry to say that 1t is not 1t has
been colored. l am not an opium eater and
1 never claimed to have written Miss
Josephine Pollard's poems"
These things are all collateral matter"
said Judge Bradley.
Certainly, your honor" replied Mr. Will
son, but we are not objecting. Let them
read all of the article. They are bound by
her answers, and there are more things in
1t that we would like to have read"
Mr.. Butterworth continued the reading of
the article, and among other things ri men,
toned were that Miss Pollard claimed to be
intimately acquainted with James Russell
Lowell and w. d. Howell. The plaintiff
denied the assertion and then. after reading
a little more from the article, dropped it.
A Promise to Marry Her.
When she came back to Washington Col.
Breckenridge met her at the station, said
the plaintiff. They drove into the country,
when Col Breckenridge told her that he
had something to tell her which he was
vain enough to believe she would like to
hear.
This, explained the plaintiff was in Au-
gust, 1892. They did meet in the evening,
when he promised to marry her. They
had first visited an designation house on
Sth street, when he remarked that 1t was
the proper place to talk of such things.
The hour of adjournment was reached
at this, and the trial was adjourned at
3:15 until tomorrow morning.