St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-05
Hun. dxsrAA L. >E., :E<>la

THE SAINT
when sufficient time has elapsed after
the death of my wife?''
MY recollection is that nothing was
SAID about my wire at that Interview.
MIS-. Blackburn seems to have confused
that with subsequent interview
All of Mrs. Blackburn's statements
being read to HIM, categOrically, the
colonel said that Mrs. Blackburn's rec
objections differed on all those points
from his own. He denied that he had
said that he was thiriy-one years older
tn in the plaintiff, and was sure that he
had not said that she supposed he was
IooilSn 10 marry woman so much
younger than himself. He was sure
that Mrs. Blackburn must have con-
fused things said by the plaintiff about
the matter with what he had said, and
must have put into her own language
her understanding of his statements.
Il have no recollection of that" he
said. of Mrs. Blackburn's recital that Oh
his second visit he had said that he
noticed she was much shocked by the
announcement of his engagement. Il
am sure l have no recollection of that"
me said, when confronted with Mrs.
Blackburn'S statement that he was Civ
ing poor return for all the
DEVOTION OF HIS WIFE.
II deny that that occurred in that
way aud in that c0nuection," was his
aJswer when Mr.. Wilson pinned him
down to a direct statement regarding
his story to Mrs. Blackburn, that, being
man OF honor. he had been Obliged to
propose marriage to Miss Pollard Oh
dlScOving her feelings toward him.
Nov Mrs BlaEEtIrn saws that che
told you you lad all unusually high
sense OF honor in that connection. Do
you deny that?" Mr.Wilson persisted.
II deny that l have any recollection
of it havreing happened in that way"
Col. Breckinridgc'S version of the
conversation between himself and Mrs.
Blackburn regarding the trip to Europe
ditfeted radically from that lady's, as
did his memory of what she had said
about being obliged TO withdraw her
protection from Miss Pollard unless
they were more discreet in their con-
duct.
That did not happen in that form or
in that connection" he said. and his
answer was substantially the same re-
garding his (Breckinridge'S) requests
that Mrs. Blackburn should 90 to New
York with the plaintiff unit. they were
| married.
IL was urging her. as far as | could
without exciting her suspicion. to get
the young woman out of town. | en-
! deavOred to leave the impl eSSion on her
mind always that we were engaged. Ii
| may use such word, | was honestly
endeavoring to carry out the contract
with Miss Pollard to deceive her, and
do not blame Mrs. Blackburn for feel
ing little acerbity."
"Do you deny that" Mr.. Wilson de-
manded after reading Mrs. BiaeS3urn's
testimony regarding his description of
the Interest he felt in Miss Pollard and
of the standing of her family.
Il have no recollection of that, and
my recollection Is that it happened i'll a
| different way" was the final answer,
and later the witness said:
Mrs. Blackburn puts her own con-
| structlon on my words" in commenting
on this part OF her testimony.
Reading to him the testimony of Mrs
Blackburn that he had told her that he
had never paid the slightest attention to
! Mrs. Wing, but to have it repeated that
| he
WAS ENGAGED TO HER
would famllariZe his family with the
| idea of his remarriage, and when con-
gress adjourned he was going home to
make arrangements for his marriage,
Mr.. Wilson asked for the witness recol-
| lection on that point.
Part of that was never said by me,
according to my recollection, and part
| OF it was never said at ALL" was the an
| SWer.
Congress had already adjourned, SO
| that shows that Mrs. Blackburn con-
fuses these conversations, although she
honestly endeaVOrS to repeat them"
ado you deny that you told Mrs.
Blackburn you were not to marry Mrs.
Wing?"
81 do most emphatically that ever
said that. Mrs. Blackburn gets the off
ferent conversations cOmmingled.
cannot remember myself the exact
words of conversations after a few
weeks"
The colonel was sure that Mrs. Black
burn mad not told him that he had told
Miss Pollard that ii his attentions to
Mrs. Wing were as she had represented
he was villain.
II am sure Mrs. Blackburn did not
use such an offensive word in her own
parlors to a visitor. Mrs. Blackburn
Was lady | have known for years, ami
as hostess she would not have said
| such word"
Mr.. Wilson endeavored to pin down
! the colonel to denial of the statement
%
| no love for any other woman than Miss
Pollard, and finally secured the answer:
! Il am sure that no such conversation
| occurred"
You do not remember it?' SAID Mr..
| Wilson.
well, will say that do not recol-
| lect that such a conversation hap
| pened."
Regarding the scene when Miss Pol
lard had asked him to name the day,
called him Willie, and he had stroked
her hand atfectiona;ely, and he said:
No demonstration before Mrs.
| Blackburn" he said:
'Such scene did happen, and it was
a superb piece of acting"
Much more OF the same kind of COL
loQuy between counsel and defendant
| took place. on the one hand an effort to
| elicit an admission that there had
| been
PROMISE OF MARRIAGE,
and the other vehement deuial that
any such promise had been made, and a
reiteration of the oft-repeated state
ment that Mrs. Blackburn's evidence
was based upln a cOmmingling of con-
versations held with the defendant and
plaintiff at different times.
Further or i'll the cr0ss-eXaminatiOp
Mr.. Wilson asked: Don't you re-
member that she spoke to you regard
ing your relations with colored
wOmen?"
Il never heard of that until she spoke
of it on the stand"
Did you OH any occasion visit the
! plaintiff at Mary McKondie's, ON Sec
ond street in this city?'
II did not; | never did," with great
emphasis.
'.Iu January, February or March.
1882"
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