St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-10


until The conclusion of the plaintiffs
testimony. Then Attorney Wilson. for
the plaintiff. complained that certain
books which had figured in the afidavits
and were important To the case had been
taken by the defendants counsel, and
asked that they be returned to the
plaintiff.
MIR. Butterworth read a notice which
had been served on the defendant for
the production of four volumes of
Washington Irving given to Attorney
StOll at Cincinnati, and insisted that
more definite description of the books
should he given.
just As Mr.. Carlisle was rising to reply
MISS POLLARD BROKE OUT
Historically 10 her counsel, sobbing and
making Inarticulate explanations, while
the Sister of Charity and her attorneys
endeavored TO calm her. "They know
what those books are.H said Mr.. Wilson
emphatically, land if they want closer
description. | will say that they are the
four volumes given them by Sister
Augustine. from one of which they took
Christmas card. which the defendant
fad placed in evidence" Judge Brad
ley declared that if only four volumes
mand for a closer Identification must be
untenaOle. Mrs. Julia c. Blackburn.
widow OF the late Gov. Luke Blackburn,
OF Kentucky, was the first witness
called. She testified that on Good Fri
day, 1898, in the Portland flats. in W ash
lngt0n, Col. Breckenridge and Miss Pol
lard hai called on her, and HAD persisted
III sending for her three times. when
she had pleaded WEAKNESS. She was in
duced to receive them. Mrs. Black
burn spoke firmly. and continued: Col.
breckenridge said: i have brought this
yonng lady TO ask for her your kind
care and protection, for l expect that In
the future she will be great deal to
ME. As soon as sufficient time after
the death of my wife has elapsed | in
tend to marry her. He said: You may
consider this foolish l replied that
there was always risk III these things.
He said: 4 am old enough TO be her
father. She is thirty-One years younger
than l. On another occasion he said:
L saw that you were greatly shocked at
the announcement of my engagement
l replied: 1t seems TO me a very poor
return for all the devotion of your wife.
who has so recently died. He replied:
4 will tell you What never expected
would pass my lips. l discovered re-
Gently what
MISS POLLARD'S FEELINGS
towards NE were. and as man of
honor | considered it my duty TO offer
10 marry her. l said: You certainly
take very high view of these things.'"
Afterwards Col. Breckinrldge had come
TO her asking her TO aIlay Miss POllard's
Jealousy. Il asked" said Mrs. Black
burn, Have you given her any reaSou?'
He replied. ON my honor as gentle
man. | have not Then told him that
Miss Pollard had come 20 ME the day
before telling me of her fears" Con-
tinuing Mrs. Blackburn told now Mr..
BreckinTidge had denied, when she told
him that he had no right 10 pay devoted
attention to another woman, that he
had any affection for Mrs Wing. but
thought it wuuid be well for the report
OF his engagement to reach his family,
that it might become familiarzed with
tle thought of his becoming married.
Mrs. Blackburn related how Miss
Pollard once urged Mr.. Breck-
inridge to fix the day for the
marriage, how he had said that
circumstances prevented it just then,
but that he would fix a date and COM
munlcate it to Mrs. Blackburn. Going
to his side, Miss Pollard mad laid her
arm atfectionately on Col Breckin-
ridges shoulder, calling him ''Wilie;"
that he had stroked her hand and patted
it atfecliOnately. Mrs. Blackburn told
Miss Pollard to go away, and Col.
Breckinridge said: Let US have no
more demonstrations here'' Col.
Thompson cross.eXamined Mrs. Black
burn. Mrs. Blackburn said that the
bearing of Miss Pollard upon social oc-
casiOns had beer that Of lady. Mr.
Thompson became more pressing il his
inquiries III regard 10 the feeling of
Mrs Blackburn for Miss Pollard, and
the witness replied that she felt sur-
row for any woman compelled to fight
her own way in the world.
WITH FLASHING EYES,
and facing the whlte-haired congressman
she declared: Just the sorrow | feel
in being compelled to appear here, when.
if had the defense OF a husband, it
would have never been necessary"
When Mr.. Thompson asked for the
dates Of various calls, the witness re-
piled: II had 10 occasion to charge nv
mind with them. as Col. Breckinridge
came on his own business, and not on
mine, | presume he can tell you''
In 1892 Col. Breckinridge had called
upon witness, as he said. at Miss Pol
laTd's request, TO correct reports con-
cerning Miss Pollard, and had then ss-
serted that there could be no scandal
attached to Miss Pollard's uame, since
for long time after coming 10 Wash
ington she had remained in a convent.
Mrs Filiette, witness stated, had said
that Miss Pollard was forward, taking
undue liberties in the houses OF her
friends, saying that Miss Pollard had
invited Charles Dudley Warner to her
Mrs. Fillette's) house without permis-
sion. Mr.. Thompson proceeded to ill.,
terrogate witness as 10 who had been
present, according to Mrs. Fillette's
story, during the visits Of Charles Dud-
ley Warner, whereupoD Mr.. Carlisle
objected, and Judge Bradley said: II
have been surprised that this eXamina-
lion has gone so far as it has, because Ii
is utterly immaterial."
Mrs. Blackburn was not made to con-
tr2dict her direct testimony in any par
ticular. To one of Col. Thompson's
cross-Questions she retorted that he
unpleasant episodes merely to annoy
sPRINGING TO HER EYES.
"lt is only an ordinary cross-exam-
inatiOn," said the judge. Mr.. Thomp-
son, if he is gentleman, knows tnat |
have told the truth,'' replied Mrs.
TO take from what l have said.n "Do
you know what made him come on that
occasion?" Queried Mr.. Thompson. with
reference to the second visit of Col.
Breckenridge. do l know what actu-
ated Col. Breckinridge?" NO" replied
the lady, most foreibly. When Miss
Pollard came to tell of Col. Brecken-
ridges attentions to Mrs. Wing, Mrs.
Blackburn had advised her, if she had
any self respect. TO drop him; that if he
was determined to play the villain
nothing Miss Pollard could say would
prevent him. On his next visit Col.
Breckenridge had declared 'ssternlv.
emphatically and frequently" that
! the stories of his attentions to
| other women were the work of miser-
able gossips. Mrs. Blackburn had ex-
tended to Miss Pollard more protection
than she otherwise would, because Col.
! Breckinridge had asked her to. and she
believed him to be gentleman" In
New York in May, 1887, Mrs. Blackburn
had told Mr.. Breckinridge that she
washed her hands of him because he
i