The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-30
THE POLLARD CASE.
THE SENSATIONAL SUIT AGAINST
HRECkINRIDGE.


She Testifes That Breckinridge
Held Illicit Relations With Her
After His Mnrrinse.
Washington March 21.-7he crossex
animation of Miss Pollard was resumed
to-day. A letter was handed to the
plaintiff, which she said had been writ
ten by her to her protector. Mr.. Rhodes.
After looking at it she inquired why the
heading had been torn off, Mr.. Butter
worth rerlying that he did not know,
and her lawyers cau;iOning her that it
was not her place to ask questions. Mr..
Butterworth read the letter 10 the Jury.
1t was dated Lexington, NOV. -. 1881.
Miss Hoyt has just asked me f1r the
money for my board it said. please,
dear, get me that $40 before Saturday,
without fail. l know any one with as
many friends as you can get it; You can
come Saturday evening at 7 and stay
until half-past g. Be careful in talking
and we can have pleasant time. Put
the money in an envelope and hand it
to me at the door as you go. Yours truly.
Madeline" was the signature. There was
a reference in the letter to people who
lived across the street whom she did
not want to know or be made known to.
Another letter was presented to the
plaintiff, scrutinized by her lawyers and
read to the jury. It was dated Nov. -
and began Dear Mr.. Rhodes and ex-
pressed worry at not receiving the money.
Other letters of much the same character
were read. One dated Feb. ., 1885,
spoke Of her disappointment at not hav-
ing received money, and told him not to
come to see her unless he brought it.
This was just before Miss Pollard was
going away for the birth of her first
child.
Among the letters were two dated at
New Orleans and postmarked Tooles-
borough, Ky, in which the writer told
Rhodes of her arrival in New Orleans:
of the weather, and other inconsequental
things. Other letters, some dated at Gin
cinnati and others at Lexington. asked
Rhodes for money. the sum varying
from $40 to $40 Mr. Butterworth de-
voted his questioning principally to the
New Orleans letters, and the plaintiff
frankly admitted that she had never
been in that city.
MIR. Breckenridge knows very well
where / was at that time she added
But l was not asking Mr.. Breckin-
ridge Mr.. Butterworth demonstrated.
Her explanation when again asked was.
did your mother know where you
We're when you wrote those letters?
Mr.. Breckenridge planned them all
dictated them to me. Some of them he
wrote on the typewriter when | was i'll
! in the asylum and not able to write, say
/ ing in explanation that | was learning
] the typewriter; some of them he wrote
| i'll advance and dated ahead. He would
mail them on the ears or wherever they
would not be postmarked.'
She said that she received various sums
from Mr.. Rhodes.
During the examination counsed for
/ Col. Breckenridge admitted the marriage
/ in New York to Mrs. Wing, but objected
to the word .set ret. 7
Miss Pollard admitted that size threat
ened to shoot Col Breckenridge in New
Yerk ard he prem iSed to marry her
then. That was the day after he was
married 10 Mrs. Wing. She said people
| had sent ner anonymous letters. telling of
! his relations with negro women. When
| Miss Pollard spoke about her dead baby
| she broke down aud wept audbly. AS
| she could not ca'upose herself court adj
! journed.
Washington, March 22.-The cross-eS-
amirGtion of Miss Pollard was concluded
to-day without bringing out any sensa-
tionaI testimony, and the plaintiff rested
her ease
ridge camp of conversation and docn-
ments, after which Attorney Blitterworth
asked for few moments for his side for
consultation. and the defendant his son
Desha and five attorneys troopcd out
through the door by which Miss Pollard
had made her exit
.''Fhe delegation from Kentucky re-
tired for conference remarked a gentle
man who had attended political con
ventions
The Breckenridge forces were in rr-
tin ment for twenty minutes. Then Col.
J ohn L. Shelby, the Lexington, Ky,
law partner Of Col. Breckenridge. a short
pale man, With light mustache. partly
bald head and spectacles, faced the jury
to outline the defense.
While the case was technically one
for breach of PROMISE" he sail, 1T in
cludes IA wider scope | am authorized
by the defendant to say" he said, .and
1t will be corroforated by his solemn
oath, that he did not seduce her: that it
never was made known to him that she
had any children by him until the filing
of this suit last August. nor did he ever,
under any circumstances, make any prom
ise of marriage to her"
The defense did not intend, he said,
to condone whatever was wrong in The
relations of the two. and it was only by
the truth the defendant wanted to be
judged.
Outlining what would be the defense. he
stated that Miss Pollard had accosted
Col. Breckenridge on the train, before
which time he had never seen her. She