The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21

ellne, ana IL mas never Oeen IN my mind
or heart 10 marry any one else, and | in
tend to do so the last of May / said
What day of the month"; He said it
would be ON the last of the month
What time, Williel' I asked 'On the
3lst of May / will marry you,' and I be-
lieved him. While he was in the room
never put my fingers on his pistol at all
He took the revolver out of the drawer
and put it in his trousers pocket"
Mr.. Butterworth tried to interrupt
Miss Pollard but Col Breckenridge re-
marked softly, "Butterworth, Butter
worth, don't stop her, " and she was al
lowed to go on. If Col. Breckinridge was
pleased with what she said, so were Miss
Pollard's attorneys, for Judge Wilson
nodded approvingly, and Mr.. Carlisle
smiled
Miss Pollard kept up her story in a
flow of rapid, feeling words He sent
me letter from the Hoffman house, in
which he spoke of his promise to marry
me and in which there was not the slight
est occasion to lie"
Have you that letter}n Mr. Butter
worth managed TO get in.
No, he took it away from me with the
vilest possible story" she answered.
Miss Pollard gave more details of her
visit to New York and her return.
PENlTENCE IN HIS FACE
son Tuesday he lunched with me at
Mrs. Thomas l think his face, that
day, showed more genuine penitence than
l ever had seen, before or since, to this
day, and / really think he had a con-
science that day"
Miss Pollard's voice dropped to a ten
der chord as she said this, and the court
room became absolutely still. Then some
body laughed and broke the spell.
''He was married man, thenl," asked
Mr. Butterworth.
Yes, and very much so now,n said
Miss Pollard, scornfully and there was
another laugh.
Did not Col. Breckenridge offer to send
you to Berlin, and give you 81 COO, and to
give you 1925 a month besidesl"
Indeed he did-not- Indeed-he -
did-not!"
There was no mistaking the emphasis.
Did not he say he would let you study
wherever you wanted to-"
Indeed, he did not"
HER POWER TO RUIN HIM.
''Did not he tell you that it was in your
power to ruin him?"
81 could have ruined him, of course,
and | am glad you have mentioned it.
did not use that power. and | absolutely
sacrificed my life to shield his-his crime,
and mine"
What did you expect him to do when
his first wife liyed?''
Il did not expect anything then-I only
knew loved hiIp."
Now, Miss Pollard, did not you use
that power to continue the relations be-
tween you, to prevent him from doing
what he proposed to do for you in pursu-
ing your studies and enabling you to
achieve success in whatever line your
talents might fit you2"
There was no such talk on Mr. Brock
inridge's part. / never made a threat to
him until the time he could have kept his
promise to NE and had violated his prom
ise to marry me-"
whenever you told him to come to you
he came, did he not, during those nine
yearsN'
Yes" with feeling.
Whenever he told me to come to him,
| went to him, and whenever l told him
to come TO me, he came in the same way"
This was said with an intonation ex-
pressing fully the "hatred of a woman
scorned."
TINGE OF PATHos.
Chow long did your friendly relations
with Colonel Breckinridge continueFo
asked MIR. Butterworth.
Then occurred the most pathetic feature
of the day.
"The last day was on the evening of
May 17,o continued Miss Pollard. I'm
every way that he could have made me
believe him. He talked of our unborn
child and of how we should name it, This
was on the 18th day of May, after the al
legged secret marriage with Mrs. Wing. -
"You were willing, Miss Pollard,
them" interrupted Mr.. Butterworth, ito
continue these relations because Mr..
Breckenridge wanted you tor
~ was more than being willing" the
witness exclaimed, passiOnately. Il did
as he said | gave my babies away be-
cause he asked me. He said if | kept
them it would be traced to him, and they
would be known as his children. A wo-
man can't do more than that-can't do
more than that with a voice trembling
with feeling.) saw my last child laid in
the dark grave, because 1t needed a moth
er's care and because | could not give it. :"
THE PLAINTIFF IN TEARS.
The spectators saw woman's head go
down on her hands, and there were tears
in many eyes as she swept for her little
ones
What" MIR. Butterworth started to
say and then "Oh: Oh, l beg your par
don"
Miss Pollard s voice had dropped from
a tone of intense accusation to a long
drawn sob, and she wept like one whose
very heart was in danger of breaking
II was then o'clock, Just fifteen min
utes before the time for adjournment.
Mr.. Butterworth whispered something
to Mr.. Carlisle, and Mr. Carlisle. rising.
said the defense could finish Miss Pol
lard's examination with greater rapidity
if she took the stand again in the morn
ing. and they, therefore, asked an ad-
iournment
Judge Bradley adjourned the court, and
Miss Pollard quickly made her way out
of the court room.
BACKED BY SOCIETY PEOPLE.
Cincinnati, March 2O.-Mrs. DR.. Blu
chanan, who testified in Washington in
behalf of Miss Pollard, consented TONIGHT
to an interview in the presence of
her attorney Among other things,
she said that when she was about
to leave for Washington she learned
from Miss Pollard s attorneys, and from
her own lips again that the society people
of Washington had quietly raised fund
for her TO carry on her case with. I was
told the same story in substance before I
left Cincinnati by Guy MaIon, who was
Miss Pollard s attorney here"
How do you account, Mrs. Buchanan,
for the fund being so quietly raised by
the society people Of Washington"
HWpll in tho first Mace while Washfpsr-