The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-20
DECEIVED MRS. WING.
Breckinridge's Bride, How
ever, Still Has Faith in Him.
THE RuMoRs OF DIVORCE DENIED.
Substance OF Miss Pollard's Testi-
mony In Court-sIrs. Breckinridge
Believes Her Husband Is Being
BlaclKmailed.


LOUISVILLE, March 20.--The wife of
prominent attorney who is acquainted
with the inside facts of the Breckinridge
scandal said yesterday in speaking of tho
rumor that Mrs. Breckenridge would seek
a divorce: THE rumor that she now in
tends seeking divorce Is entirely without
foundation. / received letter from her
last Saturday in which she was in good
spirits. Colonel Breckenridge she believes
now to be the victim OF blackmail
II have tried to keep myself aloof from
participating in this affair until now it
seems it would be false to my convictions
OF right IL / refrained from making
known few inside facts about this secret
marriage of Mr.. Breckinridge and his
present wife. Many have blamed her as
being party TO plot to prevent the full
filing of his vows to Madeleine Pollard.
"The truth is, Colonel Breckenridge has
played the deceiver in her case also. She
knew nothing whatever of his relations
and obligations to Miss Pollard at the
time she married Colonel Breckenridge.
He knew that Miss Pollard would push
her claims and before she had time to
utterly ompromise him he fastened the
marriage,
haktuS WING Ills
both because he loved aud felt her neces-
sary TO his happiness and also because he
thought of her rank and station that
would serve as bulwarks against Miss
Pouard's statements.
"On the day Mrs. Wing was married In
this city, Colonel Breckenridge vowed by
all the saints that he hardly knew Miss
Pollard, but that she was very much in
n. HI. 4 a 4.
stranger TO her.
II do not think Dr. Scott or any OF his
family knew OF the secret marriage. The
marriage at his residence was simply to
relieve Colonel Breckinridge from any
further annoyance from Miss Pollard,
and to prove TO the friends and relatives
of Mrs. Wing his loyalty to her, as well
as to refute Miss Pollard's publication of
her engagement TO him.
so far as the rumor of Dr. Scott's urg-
ing the marriage of Colonel Breckenridge
and his sister is concerned, do not think
he had anything to do with the affair.
Colonel Breckinridge was too anxious TO
have his marriage take place, thinking
that Miss Pollard would never pursue the
subject further"
A Wonderful Woman.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Madeleine Pol
lard faced her opponents on the witness
stand yesterday under continuous fire of
cross questions, and the trial was like n
play in which one actor is starred to the
exclusion and belittlement of all accesso-
ries. Major Ben Butterworth played q
minor part as the questioner, all the in
terest centering about the slender, black
robed plaintiff in the case.
Ia IL. t.xfa 1ox ~ he
sensational trial. and It was made more
20 by the masterful display of intellect
ual resources of quick perception and of
telling replies which flashed forth at
every turn OF the plot as the lawyers fol-
lowed up every possible trail which
might lead to admissions casting any sort
of a shadow on the life of the woman
apart from those passages which had
been identified with the career Of the
Kentucky congressman.
Miss Pollard has shown herself won
derful woman. Whatever other opinions
may have been held regarding her by the
men who sat listening all day as though
TO the revelation of fascinating story
rather than woman's recital OF sorrow
and disgrace. all of them were constrained
TO admit their admiration Of her intelli-
gence, her quick perception and her effect
i've command of words.
Seldom does witness manage to give
replies so telling In support of her own
case and keep within the limits of the
courtroom regulations, and several times
the plaintiffs attorneys admonished her
20 confine her statements to answers to
the questions which were put.
Another Stab.
NASHVILLE, March 20.-W. c. p Breck-
inridge delivered a lecture at the Gospel
Tabernacle in this city In June last for
the benefit of local charitable institu-
tion. He gave the lecture here without
any personal remuneration. At the con-
clusion of his address, he was presented
with beautiful basket of flowers In re-
turn for this compliment he made q
highly pathetic speech, saying that he
had no wife to whom he could give them.
This circumstance is vividly realized by
Chose who remember that Mr.. Breckin-
ridge was at that time married to Mrs.