The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-03

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Phil Thompson objected to this
question and was sustained.
After Colonel Breckenridge had adj
mitted he was in good health on the
night of his first ride with Miss Pol
F, lard, and had no throat trouble or
chills, as Mr.. Wilson asked, he was
4 asked whether it was not a rather
unusual proceeding to select closed
carriage for drive on hot summer
evening, to which the colonel replied,
so, no. don't think it was,'' and the
audience laughed.
OF the conversation on the ride he
/ could only remember that Miss Pol
| lard did most of the talking.
Ibid you give her any friendly adj
vice on that occasion2''
81 did not
'sYou were a man of At and she a
THAT was all true, and much more.
No man in America had less excuse
for such action than I, with the do
nestle surroundings / then had
have attempted to make no excuse
for it; it just happened So"
'sAnd the fact that she was a young
girl in school made it all the worse?''
'tYou can not frame words too strong
to characterize it. 1 have not at
tempted to justify it or even defend
it, and all the hell I have suffered
since then, have deserved"
Describing the interview on the
train, the colonel said: 81 suggested
to her that if she stayed over in Lex
ington would not she meet me, and
asked if there was any place she could
go. She said she could go to Sarah
Goss', and with some surprise L asked
What do you know about Sarah
GOSSIP She said Mr.. Rhodes had once
tried to get her to go there with him,
and she had gone as far as the gate,
but refused to go i'm
You knew places in Lexington
where people could go?"
Lexington was a place of 10000
inha bitants. There were such places.
But / would not put such girl as
supposed the plaintiff to be in the
power of such woman as L supposed
Sarah Goss to be- Miss Pollard had
known the way to the house," the
colonel continued, and then in response
to questions as to his going home to
dinner and returning to the house,. he
responded continuously: 81 did, Idid,"
with bowed head
ssDid you have sister in Lexington
by the name of Louise?" asked Mr..
Wilson after Mr.. Breckenridge had de-
clared he had not cOrreSponded with
Miss Pollard in 1856.
81 never had a sister by the name of
Louise was the reply.
ssDo you know a woman in Washing
ton by the name of Louise Lowell?"
PULLING THE DEFENDANT.
Colonel Breckenridge looked puzzled
and declared he knew no such person.
Then to Mr.. Wilson's inquiry whether
he rememb ered a typewritist whose
machine was in the corridor of the
Capitol between the rooms of the
house committee on pOStOthceS and
the committee on printing, he said
there had always been a typewritist
/ and stenographer there, but he could
not remember her name "If she was
produced l might recognize her.
I VO171 ar coi Won - Left
to her in 1852 continued Mr.. Wilson.
tsNow did you not take to that lady
! in Fe bruary of 1886 manuscript let
ter beginning, My Dear Sister Lou
ise,' and ask her to render it into
typewriting?'
q decline to answer that unless
you show me the paper you are asking
/ the questions from 1 have given
you notice to produce all the letters
! you have from me and you have said
you had noue.'' The colonel was for
the first time getting somewhat ex-
/ cited. 1t will be remem bered he had
| denied the statement of Miss Pollard
that he had addressed letters to her
under the name of Louise Wilson. His
attorneys, Major Butterworth and
Colonel Phil Thompson, backed him
up in his refusal, but Judge Bradley
decided the question was a fair one.
'sSince l have no recollection of a
woman named Louise Lowell, can
not remember having sent any letter
to her, was the reply.
Let me see the letter. persisted
Colonel breckenridge.
THAT will come out in due time,''
remarked Mr.. Wilson. coolly- ''Now,
to refresh your memory, did you not
in that communication refer to the
i disparity of ages between yourself
and your dear sister Louise?"
More protests that the letter should
be produced, to which Mr.. Wilson
/ said: For the comfort of yourself
and your attorneys, l will say that the
manuscript was returned to you"
s.Well, now you need not make such
! statement, for I don't care anything
about it either way interposed Colo
mel Breckenridge, visibly nettled-
ssAnd to further refresh your MEM
ory,'' continued Mr.. Wilson, Ibid you
not say how anxious yOu We're to get
back and meet your dear sister once
more?''
81 have not the faintest recollection
of any such letter and 1 don't care to
discuss it, replied the defendant.
stIf YOU wish to bring the Lowell wo-
man here, If there IS such a person,
and let me see whether l have ever
known her, or her testimony is a fab
RIGA ton like that of Sarah Goss, can
tell you-''
THAT will be something for the
jury to pass upon remarked Judge
Wilson, and then asked him if he had
not, after two or three months of this
correspondence, cautioned his dear
sister Louise not to leave the letters
around, as curious persons might
scarce bureau drawers"
II never under any circumstances
wrote any such letter., replied the
colonel. and then he tapped the wit
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