The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-31


.YoG hare pat me where there j. no alter
nafive bat 20 pat rrysesf In your power
aad trast yo1. or 20 submit 10 scens IA
the hossl Office or station or perhaps % a.
tempt on my life IN the streets.
"Msy I interposs as this point" sce-
essted Mr.. Wilson. that the.s hiss bsen
no plea Of cosrcion pat IN By the de-
fenssf The reply By Nr. Bntservorth
was that there had bssn no agreement.
bat only the sembsance of one. TO preserve
what vas Of more vaine tkan life anosr
. ccmpuislon - effecsuai ~ Q loaded
pistol He did nos care what the dnrsss
OF coercion vas called The legal srarring
bscams very warm, NJ. Wilson declaring
fhat faey might show. n they could. that
m agreement vas msds under duress.
IL said there must be no misundcrssand-
ing between as" continued Col Brsckin-
ridge. when the lawyers hsd subsidized.
s'Iremindsd her that from the first had
said there could BE- no marriage. bat any
thing she thought could do TO save those
who loved me would do She said she
could not trust me- knowing the rsis-
tons I had bad With her, while bad
such . happy family, she would always
suspect me Of having similar relations
u
she had not come to ne maiden; that
bad not seduced her." After the Good
Friday At Mrs. Biaekburn's, where COL
Breckinridgs Vas expected 70 confirm the
engagement, but which he says he did not
do, a. claimed By Miss Pollard, be and
plaintiff had LEFT Mrs. B:ackburn's house
together and walked away without word.
II put the Key into tho door and said:
You must leave Washington City be-
fore do. or will notify Mrs.
Blackburn Of the relations between Us.
She said. 4 can't 60 Is soon as that
was going to Boston that night to speak at
q banquet. She SAID: L will keep my
promise and go as soon ~ l can On &C
count of misunderstanding regarding the
banquet / did not go. There was no mis-
understanding between Us the next day.
We both knew the character Of the repre-
sensations to Mrs. Blackburn and
left Washington City April IL. with
the same confidence in her that
held when I left on March i6 I had at
least two interviews with Mrs. Blackburn
before I left for Kentucky. Several ladies
were stopping with her. and she asked me
to arrange for Mrs. Cleveland to receive
j
Cleveland. In an interview urged Mrs.
Blackburn to unite with me in urging the
plaintiff to leave town."
After speaking of visiting Philadelphia
as guest of George W. Childs, the secret
marriage to Mrs. Wing in New York was
skipped and Col Breckenridge went on to
tell OF the meeting with Miss Pollard at
the Hoffman house on May /. He was
surprised on entering his room to find the
eoor to the adjoining room open, and
walking In, found Miss Pollard there and
but partly dressed. He said:
'She demanded to know where had
been the past two days, and said she had
been looking ell over New York for me.
responded. probably with a little more
rudeness than should. that 1t was moth
ing to her. Then went back to my room
through tie short entry between the two.
J heard noise, and when turned around
pistol pointed at me. shut tho
door quickly, turned down the catch and
touched the electric button. i said had
cent for the police and was going to have
her put in the Tombs She said she Was
going to shoot through the door. l said:
Shoot away, and you will only give me
more justification for having you put
IN tue AomDs. tne was IattitnR tn0
her put in the Tombs. I said:
you put the pistol down: 30 in and
fasten your door and will see what I
ought 20 do When the beilboy Knocked
I opened the door. Whether he saw that
I was excited don't know, but told him
to bring . pitcher Of ice water. don't
know whether was as cool as might
have BEEN"
This was said 30 curiously that every
body laughed. In answer to . question rs
to the circumstances attending his last
marriage. Col. Breckinridee said he had
been married at No. III West Forty-fifth
street about o'clock in the evening on
Sunday. April ~, by Rev. John s.
Paxton. and the marriage was Witnessed
by Mrs. Paxton and Mrs. Collier, of Pitts
burg He had married. he said. his kins-
woman. the daughter of r. w. Scott, of
Kentucky, widow Of Chauncey Wing, of
Kentucky. who died abroad some time ago.
Col. Breckenridge related the circum-
stances attending the visit to Maj. Moore.
the chief Of police. giving the following
narratives:
my wife. formerly Mrs. Wing. and N.Y.
self were in the dining room Of the house
when plaintiff walked In and said: Sex
cuse me. Mrs. Wing. want to see Mr.
BEeckinridge alone on matter of great
importance. turned TO my wife and said
thought had better go with her. AsI
walked out by Lafayette park she said: 4
intend 10 end this matter. intend to
kill you.' said, All right and she went
on: mr.. Breckinridge, this is your last
chance When We got to Mai Moore's
Office asked If be was in, and being told
he was, went in and plaintiff
/ need the protection OF the law.
This lady threatens to kill me. will tell
YOU how | came 10 be in this position, ana
l want Won 10 put either her or me under
arrest He said he hoped il was not as
bad as that He went over to her and sha
held IN her hands and said: I have no
weapon bat these and I then said
to Maj. Moore that I wanted 10
relate sill the circumstances so that
no might decide whether To arrest
her or me. She then broke into
Hood of hystertesl tears and said: ooh.
don't tell him. Is IL necessary | said
intended to tell him everything. when she
pa, her hands on my shoulder aud begged
me not to tell him. | took her hand All
and turned - her and said VIII Won 40
exactly what demand If do not Tell
himr' She said she would. and turned
60 Maj. Moore aud said: L think We can
settle this controversy.
After leaving the Office with Miss Pal.
lard he had told her there could be moth.
ing more between them: that she woula
have 10 look 10 some one else for suppor.
and that ne did not intend to give he's
another dollar. They had talked together
Of the child that was TO he born
she SAID she wanted To get rid Of the
child, bat said; Ne, if i; is my child I
have tie greatest interest in II, and when
il is born can tell whether il Is mine or