The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-31

At the afternoon session Breckenridge
denied tha, he was concealed IN the room
when Miss Pollard broke her engagement
with Roseilc. Then two applications by
the plainl,fr for position in the civil
service at Washington, endorsed by the
defendant, who vouched for her good
moral character and reputation, Nero
identified by the witness.
Breckinridge then detailed the substance
Of a long conversation lie had with old
man Rhodes, who undertook 20 educate
Miss Pollard OH condition that she would
marry him. After stating these facts and
declaring he was very much in love with
her, Rhodes told tho witness that he
lRhodesl oUgh, TO marry her; that things
bad occurred between them which made
il necessary for him 10 marry her and he
intended TO do SO. though she seemed 10
have taken a dislike 10 him.
Miss Pollard here broke forth, sobhing,
aud exclaimed: That's not true. Why
can't he tell the truth about something
Breckinridge continued. saying he told
Miss Pollard OF this talk with Rhodes. de-
claring TO her that after Rhodes reveia-
tions it would be impossible that any
oAlltT itaAhAoi NouAA tNtA tAtSk tNh"NN'
them.
In refutation Of Miss Pollard's state
ment that at his request she returned
from New York TO Washington in August,
isa3. and that he met her at the depot and
kissed her and took her in a carriage and
promised to marry her, lie declared lie
was not in Washington at that time and
she was no; there either, so far rs he
knew. No such occurrence happened.
He saw her in New York September p for
the first time during the summer
They met at the Hoffman house.
She said she had an opportunity
10 90 abroad and study with the young
ladies of good family If Breckinridgc
would represent she was engaged 10 hc
married TO him in two years.
"This was the first time the subject OF
marriage had been broached," he contin-
une. Il said had not enough money but
would not let that stand in tho way; that
under no circumstances would | consent
to any representations of n marriage en-
gacemcnt. She said she could 20 abroad,
study modern languages and come back
IN Two years fitted TO be my wife. / said
that could never he, that was not open
10 negotiations OF tull sort
Continuing. Breckenridge said: II OK
pressed willingness 10 give her Sl2j and
travelling expenses. Her ilual answer at
! the next meeting was that she would
never go except as my alliance. She
| would 90 back to Washington and he
there when l arrived. We parted with
| considerable anger"
"When did you first hear that the plain
tiff claimed YOU had engaged yourself TO
marry hcr?'
"In a communication 10 that effect IN
| the Washington Post which. understood,
| was inspired bv her, and thereafter | re-
ceiycd several letters from her 10 the same
effect"
"Now," interposed Mr.. Wilson, arising,
"we want those letters"
II have destroyed them" retorted tho
defendant. II have procured all the let
tiers have from her 10 my knowledge"
The testimony then drifted into the cir
cumstanccs and conversations concerning
the efforts of the defendant TO induce tho
plaintiff to leave the city TO prevent a
scandal. The witness related the conyer-
sation when Miss Pollard had come 10
him in distress because Mrs. Fillettc and
another lady had been talking about her.
II told her that this what | had always
expected; that such affairs always must
come to an end. aud urged her 10 90 away,
as she had promised SO many times, and TO
let the scandal blow over. She said shc
could not have such a scandal against her
name; that she had revolver which she
had intended to shoot herself with If such
stories ever came out. / made Light of
them.h
On several occasions, tho witness said.
the plaintiff had declared her intentions
OF committing suicide. She once said 10
the witness IL he did not help her out in
the matter she did not intend 10 allow him
to live. that she did not propose To bear
tho disgrace alone. lie told her there
would be no difficulty about il if she
would leave Washington. as she had
promised. and that he would pay her en-
pcnses wherever she went. In one of
these conversations, when she was appar-
entity consolcd, she got up nuh went into
the library and came back shortly after
wards and pointed a pistol at him, threat
euIug TO kill him. By strategy he had
been enabled to take it away from her bc-
fcrc she could do any harm. He kept the
| pistol and II was the same one she lad
taken from his ya!ise, with which she at
tempted his life in New York. In March,
| 1898. he had met the plaintiff in Clncin-
natl, IN response 10 telegram. She then
told him she had been obliged, under Mrs.
| Blackburn's cross-eNnmination, to repre-.
sent ;hat she was engaged TO him. Re-
turning to Washington. March Il. he had
received call from Miss Pollard. lie
said: II agreed then IL she would 20
away would pu, myself in the power OF
the plaintiff and Mrs. Blackbnrn and pre-
tend there was All engagement. | said
You have put me where there's no alter
native. but | put myself ia your pow or,
and trust sou not to make Il scene in the
hotel Office or on the street, perhaps to
make an attemp; on my life
"May intorpose at this point?" sug.
ges,ed Mr.. Wilson, and he said there had
been no plea OF coercion set in by the de.
fense.
The reply by Mr.. Butterwor;h was that
there had been no agreement but only O
sembance OF one, TO preserve which was
of more value than life. under compulsior
as efTectual as a loaded pistol. lie did no'
care what the duress or coercion wa.
called. Tho legal sparring became yer,
warm, Mr.. Wilson declaring that the,