Evening star., 1894-03-21

any man would have seen the danger of
the situation. He hes'tated he dallied with
the suggestion. He told her he would think
about 1t. Finally. early In March, she said
70 him that Mrs. Blackburn desired to see
him. He said to her that Miss Pollard de-
sired him to see her In the course Of the
conversation Miss Pollard vas discussed
Col Breckenridge tcld her that Miss Pol
lard was an imprucent girl snd talked 80
as to shield the plalr tiff.
Attempted to Take His Life.
1t was in this period that Miss Pollard at
tempted to take his life in a room in Mrs
Thomas house She attempted to shoot
him with pistol and II was by the merest
accident he was able to disarm her Col
Breckenridge went to Kentucky In March
after the adjournment Of Congress, without
aoceding to her proposal He returned
was here. The interview between Miss Pol
lard. Mrs. Blackburn and the defendant
occurred, according to the defendants state
ment, the 3D. or 4th of April. and not on the
31st Of March.
The Admission to Mrs. Blackburn.
BY such a pressure as designing wo-
man can use. Miss Pollard did induce him
to fall In with her plan and to go to Mrs
Blackburn and say to her they were en-
gagged and he intended to make her his
wife. Up to that time she had made one
attempt on his life; ms re, she held over him
that which was incomparably worse-the
power to destroy the happiness of his fam
lily. In a moment of weakness in order to
enable this woman to have chance to get
out OF his life, he consented to a pretense
with this woman of q relationship that did
not exist, and which she knew could hot
by any possibility actually exist. The jury
would be asked to judge OF this transaction
in view of the relations of the parties at
that time.
1t was said all man has he will give for
his life; that was not true. but man will
give all that he has for that which is
dearer to him than life. On the 18th of
April Col. breckenridge left Washington
again for Kentucky. During the period
between the interview with Mrs. Blackburn
Col Breckinridge saw Mrs. Blackburn
twice. On both occasions 1t was on bust
ness for Mrs. Black burn-to arrange to take
Mrs. Blackburn and some friends to the
White House for an Introduction to Mrs.
Cleveland. There may have been at those
interviews some mention of Miss Pollard.
But he went there on Mrs. Blackburn s
business, and had not himself sought out
Mrs. Blackburn. Col. Breckinridge return
ed to Washington from Kentucky April q.
In the meantime Col Breckenridge had be-
come engaged to marry his cousin, Mrs.
Wing, the marriage to take place at some
indefinite time in the future.
No Relations After His Enhancement
With Mrs. Wing.
At no time and under no circumstances
his present wife was there any improper
relations between Col. Breckenridge and the
plaintiff. Such a statement was not only
absolutely false. but it's injection into this
case was a most wanton, cruel and bar
barous act upon pure and defenseless
woman. 1t was not necessary to support
the contention of the plaintiff that such a
statement should be made. Mrs. Wings
health had been bad. He expected to go
east; she to go west. She was to be his
wife, and he urged her before they were
separted for the summer to marry him.
She desired and he desired that before their
marriage became known she would have
opportunity to win the affection Of his
children. Mr.. Shelby thought 1t a mistake
that there wds any APPARENT secrecy about
this m after.
The First Marriage to Mrs. Wing.
Col. Breckinridge and Mrs. Wing went
to New York on the Goth Of April. She
went to the Fifth Avenue Hotel and he
went to the Hoffman House He had prev
iously telegraphed to DR.. Lyman Abbott
to meet him. but at the hotel found q reply
that he could not be there Thereupon he
went to DR.. John r. Paxton and made an
arrangement by which he and Mrs Wing
were married on that Goth of April. They
returned TO Washington and the fact OF
their marriage vas communicated to three
OF Mrs. Breckinridge's frineds and likewise
TO DR.. Johnston. who had been attending
her.
At this point, as the hour of 1890 had
arrived. recess was taken, Mr. Shelby
stating that he would conclude his address
after the recess.
The Afternoon Session
When the court reassembled at LOO
O'Clock Mr.. Shelby resumed his address. He
said he desired to go back first to some
matters he had failed to refer to before re-
cess. They would remember Miss Pollard's
statement that about year after the time
1t was claimed she had given birth to a
child Col. Breckenridge paid the balance of
bill due to Mrs. DR.. Parsons. This, he
said, was about the time the plaintiff was
getting money from the defendant. but
there had been no resumption of their i'm
proper relations. The plaintiff had then
stated to the defendant that she owed this
bill and asked the defendant to give her
the money. He declined TO do so. but told
her TO send Mrs DR.. Parsons to him She
came and Col. Breckenridge told her If Miss
Pollard did not pay the bin he would at the
end of the month. But there was no init
nation 10 him that the plaintiff had been
delivered of a child. During the time the
defendant was prosecuted by this woman
she used to come to his room and even go
through his papers. AT that time the basket
produced here. which had belonged to the
late Mrs. Breckinridge was missing from
his room. He had not given IL to her.
The Pistol at the Hoffman House.
where he left off before recess, Mr.. Shelby
said that Col. Breckinr;dge and his wife
CMrs. Wing) after the marriage did not go
to the Hoffman House. He did not go 10
the Hoffman House on the S0th of April.
lie did not see the plaintiff there. He did
not go to the Hoffman House until noon of
Monday. the 1st day of May. He then as
c,rtained that this woman, the plaintiff,
had been there; had registered as his
daughter, and secured a room communicat-
ing with his. He went to his room, and as
he entered she advanced into the room
from the communicating room, with piS-
tol, and attempted to shoot him. He slam
med the door in ar face, loci ed II and rang
the tell.
He threatened TO have her arrested. She
told him she would shoot through the door.
In response to his threats to have her ar
rested she consented to put the pistol down
on the floor and so into her own room. She
did this, and he went IN and got the pistol.
1t was the same pistol he had taken from
her on the former occasion, and which he
had carried in his travelling bag. She had
gone into his room and taken II from bis
bag When the bell boy came, he was dis
missed with a request to get a pitcher of
water or something of that sort Then Mr..
Bgeckin ridge had an interview with Miss
Pollard, in which she made many protesta-
tlonS, and they finally agreed to carry out
the arrangement they had entered into.
Mrs blackburn was then in New York and
Mr.. Breckinridge saw her there In relation