The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-15


eiusion of the plaintifTs testimony
Then Attorney Wilson for the plain.
tiff complained that certain books
which had figured in the af1idavits
were important to the case, had heen
taken by the defendants cousel, and
asked that they be returned to the
plaintiff.
Mr.. Butterworth said a notice
which had been served on the defend.
ant for the production of four velumes
of Washing irving, given to Attorney
stcll at Cincinnati and insisted that a
more definite description of the books
should be given.
Just as Mr.. Carlisle was rising to
reply, Miss Pollard broke out hysteri-
cally to her counsel, sobbing and
making excLamaNons, while the sister
of charity and her attorneys endea-
Vored to calm her.
"They know what those books are"
said Mr.. Wilson emphaticslly, land
ii they want closer description 1 will
say that they are four volumes given
them by Sister Augustine, from one OF
which they took q Christmas card,
which the defendant had placed in
evidence.
Judge Bradley declared that if only
four volumes had been taken from the
sisters, the demand for closer identi.
fcation must be untenable.
Mrs. Julia Blackburn, widow of the
late Governor Luke Blackburn of
Kentucky, was the first witness
called. She testified that on Good
Friday, 1893, in the Portland Flats, in
Washington, Colonel Breckenridge
and Miss Pollard had called on her
and had persisted in sending tor her
three times, when she hau pleaded
WEAKNESS. she was induced to re
ceive them Mrs, Blackburn spoke
firmly, and continued, Colonel
Breckenridge said, Il have brought
this young lady to you fer your kind
care ana protection, and l expect
that in the future she will be a great
deal TO me. AS soon as sufficient
time after the death of my wife has
elapsed, / intend to marry her. He
said, You may consider this foolish
81 replied that there Was always
risk in these things. He said Il am
old enough to be her father. She is 81
years younger than L. On another
occasion he said: Il saw that you
we're greatly shocked at the announce
ment Of my engagement L replied:
'IG seems to me very poor return for
all the devotion Of your wife, who has
SO recently died. He replied: Il
will tell you what 1 never expected to
pass my lips. L discovered recently
what Miss Pollard's feelings toward
me were, and as man of honor con-
slider it my duty to offer to marry
her, l said: you certainly take q
very high view of these things.'"
Afterwards Colonel Breckenridge
had come to her asking her to allay
Miss Pollard's jealousy.
81 asked" said Mrs. Blackburn,
have you given her any reason?. He
replied: son my honor as gentle
man, have not Then l told him
that Miss Pollard had come to me the
day before, telling me of her fears"
Continuing, Mrs. Blackburn told
how Mr.. Breckenridge had denied
when she told him that he had no
right to pay devoted attention to any
woman, that he had any affection for
Mrs. Wing, but thought it would be
we'll for the report of his engagement
to reach his family, that they might
become familiarized with the thought
of his becoming married.
Mrs. Blackburn related how Miss
Pollard had once urged Mr.. Brackin-
ridge to fix the day for the marriage.
How he had said that circumstances
prevented it Just then, bu! that he
would fix date and communicate it
to Mrs. Blackburn. Going to his
side, Miss Pollard had laid her arm
on Colonel Brackin.
ridges shoulder, calling him "Wil
lie; that he had stroked her hand and
patted it affectionately. Mrs. Black.
burn told Miss Pollard to 60 away,
and Colonel Breckenridge said: "Let
US have no more demonstrations
here.n
Colonel Tompson cross-examined
Mrs, Blackburn.
She said that the bearing of Miss
Pollard upon social occasions had
been that of lady. Mr.. Thompson |
became more pressing in his inqui-
ries regarding the feeling of Mrs.
Black burn for Miss Pollard and the
witness replied that she felt a sorrow
for any woman compelled to fight her
own way in the world. With flash
ing eyes and facing the white beard
ed congressman, she declared: Just
the sorrow feel in being compelled
to appear here, when, if L had the de-
Tense of q husband, it would have
never been necessary"
When Mr.. Thompson asked tor The
dates of the various occurrences the
witness replied: II had no occasion
to charge my mind with them. AS
Colonel Breckenridge came on his
own business and not on mine, rre-
sumo he can tell you"
In 1892 Colonel Breckenridge had
called upon witness, as, he said, at
Miss Pollard's request, to correct re,
ports concerning Miss Pollard, and
had then asserted that there could be
no scandal attached to Miss Pollard's |
name; for long time after coming to
she had remained IN
Mrs. Fillette had told witness that
Miss Pollard was forward, taking
undue liberties in the houses OF her
friends, saying that Miss Pollard had
invited Charles Dudley Warner to Der
Mrs, Fillette's) house without. per-
niasiln. Mr.. Thomson proceeded to