Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-21

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and that he never knew, until it was
testified 10 by DIR. Parsons on the stand,
that any living child had been born to
her; and furthermore that the plaintiff
never did have any idea that the de-
PENDANT would marry her; that he never
intended to make or carry out such q
contract with her. The defendant does
not desire to condone any otiense of
which he may be guilty, but he does
wish TO be judged by the facts and not
through other things"
Maj. Shelby then told what he said
was the true story of the meeting be-
tween Miss Pollard and Col. Breckin
ridge. The defendant saw Miss Pol
lard on train when he was looking
for his overcoat preparatory to leav-
ing. "Good morning, Colonel Brock
inridge," she said. Colonel Breckin-
ridge supposed it was some person he
had met but he could not place her, so
he said II suppose I ought to know
you but l do not" Then she intro
duced herself, saying that her father
was great admjrer of John G. Brock
inridge and had put "Breckinridge'' in
her name After a few more words
they separated. Several months later,
in 1854, the defendant received letter
from the plaintiff asking him to come
to Cincinnati and assist her by his ad-
vice, and we propose to show by this
letter-a second letter-in which she
urged him to come to the Wesleyan
College to see her.
'Hold on, said Judge Wilson, don't
read that letter."
81 won't read it," said Maj. Shelby.
Then he went on to sketch the other
points in the defence. In this second
letter, he said, Miss Pollard had told
him the nature of her business with
him in reply to one from him saying he
could not come at that time. But about
ten days later he had business in Gov
ington with Gov. Stevenson, and while
there he thought of the request of this
young girl and decided to go to Yves
leyan College, and did 90 over to Gin
cinnati for that purpose Aug. l, 1884.
Maj. Shelby then referred to Miss
Pollard's age at the time Col Breckin-
ridge met her, ana he claimed that she
was then not II but between 30 and 81
years old, and he said he would show
The jury by the testimony Of DR.. Will
liams that when her sister was born in
1866 the plaintiff was little girl run
ming about the house She was born,
he said, in 1863 instead of 1866.
Major Shelby told of the first CONVEX
sation between Miss Pollard and Col.
Breckenridge about the Rhodes case,
and he conteudad that Miss Pollard adj
mitted that she had submitted her per-
son to AIr. Rhodes. Col. Breckenridge
advised carrying out the arrangement
with Rhodes, and in the course of the
conversation She, not he, suggested that
they 90 out in closed carriage that
night, and he consented.
81 am authorized to state that there
was no such remark by the defendant
about weak throat, which caused him
to bring closed carriage, nor about
headache, which compelled him to
forego the concert and suggested that
they ride instead. 1t was she who su2-
gested that they ride instead of going
to tie concert, and during the course OF
that ride illicit arrang ements were es
tablished between them without objec-
ton but with willingness on her part.
They did not drive until II o'clock that
night but were back at the college at
10 o'clock. There was no meeting at
the public library next day to arrange
the Rhodes case no arrangement for
going to Lexington no bogus telegram
sent by the defendant as an excuse for
her request that she be allowed to 60
home. When he took the train he
found the plaintiff on it. They travelled
to Lexington together, and she, not he,
suggested that he take her to the as
signation house of Sarah Cess. He was
surprised that she knew about such a
place, and she said she knew where
it was located. They stayed there
from that Saturday until the following
Monday, when she returned to Gin
cinnati, their arrangement having been
completed.
Maj Shelby said he was authorized
to state that there was no suggestion
made by the defendant that the plain
tiff 60 to Lexington, but that she went
there and entered Sayre Institute with
out his knowledge, and he did not even
know she was in Lexington until he
met her one day on the street. The
illicit relations were continued for
several months thereafter. The de-
PENDANT had never visited her at Miss
Hoyt's, her boarding place; but every
meeting was at the house ofSarah Cess.
The defendant did not know when she
went to Cincinnati in February, 1885,
to give birth to a child he did not
know she was in Cincinnati; he did not
try to trace her up; and II am auth
orized to deny absolutely, and we will
show, that there were no such arrange
mcnts made by the defendant to con-
ceal the PLAINTIFFS condition or that he
knew anything about her being in the
city of Cincinnati"
Mai. Shelby said the defense was pre-
pared to show, and would show that
the claim of the plaintiff that she gave
birth to child at the Norwood Found
ling Asylum, in 1885, was false.
The attempt of Miss Pollard to have
herself identified as Mrs Bergwynn or
Mrs. Burgoyne, who had been deliver
ed of q child at st. Joseph's founding
asylum had failed absolutely, said Maj
Shelby, and it would be shown that
there was not a shadow of foundation
for her claim. The plaintiff, he said had
it in her power to do him injury she
knew she had him more or less in her
power and she used that in getting
money from him and in continuing
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