Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-05
Of young woman from Il

He bad told her that for many reasons,
among them the disparity in their ages,
that since he knew what be did OF her
10 Rhodes, and that as she had
bled hin three years and had thrown
him away like \ sucked orange, mar
riage between them was impossible.
"You had a contract as binding as
hers 10 RhOdes?"
Much more binding" replied the
colonel, referring to mis- marriage.
Then Mr.. Wilson got his Affirmative
answers 10 the questions that Miss Pol
lard had associated with the best fami-
lies of Kentucky in the city, had lived
in the houses Of the highest respecta-
bility and was a brilliant young woman.
"YOur relations were carefully con-
cealed?" asked the attorney, $50 that
there were no impediments in that dl-
rectlOn?"
''wE HAD EEDEAvORED
to conceal them, but they were given
70 several people.
There never was from you any pro-
poSal Of marriage?"
Never, under any circumstances,
most emphatically."
Then 10 was understood that you
we're to carry out the semblance OF a
marriage contract which you both un-
derstood was never TO be fulhlled?"
There was the semblance Of a con-
tract to be carried out before only one
living person, and that person was Mrs.
Governor Blackburn.
After more fencing the Colonel stated
that the contract before Mrs. Black
burn had been made 10 enable Miss Pol
lard 20 die out OF his life and separate
from Mrs. Blackburn.
"And With view to enabling her to
die out of your life and Mrs. Black
burns you took her to Mrs. Blackburn
and said you would place her under
Mrs. Blackburn'S care?'
81 did not. NV recollection and the
recollection OF Mrs. Blackburn differ
upon that point as to the meaning OF
my words"
"Aud YOU went to see Mrs. Blackburn
alone?"
81 went to see her several times az
terward."
''And you caressed the plaintiff in her
presence, as part Of that deceptiOn?
"IDID NOT cAREss THE PLAINTIFF.
I will explain that"
But what passed there was for the
purpose OF carving out the dsception?"
"InduoltablY.9
10 further cross examination Mr..
Wilson brought out the fac. that 10 fill
ing the certificate Of marriage OF Mrs.
Wing 20 Col. Breckenridge il was made
TO appear that the marriage was the
Colonel's second whereas it was really
his third, that he had asked DR.. Paxton
not TO make the marriage public, and
that after his marriage with Mrs. Wing
be stopped with her at the hotel LOge-
rot in New York, registering as Wn. j.
Campbell and wife.
Col Breckinridge could not recall
that al that time ne had sent certain
kilograms to Mrs. Blackburn.
Mr.. Wilson then read the direct testi-
mony OF the Colonel regarding the first
interview with Mrs. Blackburn, upon
which the Colonel commented that he
had told the whole truth about il. Then
Mrs. Blackburn's testimony was read,
and Mr.. Wilson asked him as to what
had occurred, 20 which the Colonel re-
Piled that she had recolleCted differ
emily from the'way she had SAID IL; that
she had construed his expressions Of
gratitude for what she had done in the
past into requests for her protection in
future.
DO YOU deuy?" asked Mr. Wilson,
"that you said to Mrs. Blackburn 4 in
tend
TO MARRY THIS YOUNG WOMAN
when a sufficient time has elapsed after
tbe death OF my wiie'?"
"My recollection is that nothing was
said about my wife at that interview.
Mrs. Blackburn seems TO have confused
that with a subsequent interview.
All OF Mrs. Blackburn'S statements
being read 90 him categorically, the
Colonel said that Mrs. Biack6urn's rec
Ollectiou differed on all these points
from his own. He denied that ne had
said that he vas 81 years older than the
plaintiff. and was sure that he had not
said that he supposed he was foolish TO
marry a woman so much younger than
himself. He was sure that Mrs. Black
burn must have confused things said by
the plaintiff about the matter with
which he bad said, and must have put
into her own language her understand
ing Of his statements.
II have no recollection Of that" he
said OF Mrs. Blackburn's recital that on
his second visit be had said that he no
ticed she was much shocked by the an
nouncement OF his engagement. 81 am
sure / have no recollection OF that" he
said, when confronted with Mrs. Black
burns statement that he was giving
poor return for
ALL THE DEVOTION OF HIS WIFE.
81 deny that Il occurred 10 that way
and In that connection, was his answer
when Mr.. Wilson pinned him down TO
direct statement regarding his story TO
Mrs. Blackburn that. being a man of
honor, be had been obliged TO propose
marriage TO Miss Pollard on discovering
her feelings towards him.
Now Mrs Blackburn says she told
YOU you had an unusually high sense OF
honor in that connections; do you deny
that?" Mr.. Wilson persisted.
Il deny that have any recollection
Of it having happened in that way"
Colonel Breckinridge'S version Of the
between himself and Mrs.
Blackburn, regarding the trip to Eu-
rome. differed radically from that lady'S,
as did his memory Of what she had said
about being obliged TO withdraw ber
protection from Miss Pollard unless
they were more discreet in their con-
duct
.sThat did not happen in that con-
neetion.n be said, and his answer was
su substantially the same regarding bis
(Breckinridge's) requests that Mrs.
Blackburn should go TO New York with