The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-20
Madeline Is Consistent in Her An.
swers and Hery Story Is
Unimpsached.
10 II Like "a Fascinating Romance
Rather Than n Sad Recital
OF Wrong.
ia the Drama IN Judge Brad
loy's Court


the utmost difficulty Ia rerslling the crowds
who to-day sought admittanoo TO the court
room where the Pollard -BfeekinfidRs trial
10 Ia progress. Miss Pollard was again on
the stand under direct examination. She
related in greater detail than herstof0re the
attempts Of BreokinFidge 10 seduoe her.
lie told hsr that she had a wonderful in
tellect and had brilliant future. Il
seemed to be under the inAaeneS OF his
wonderful power OF persussion." lie
promised to oversee her education and re-
ray the money paid by Rhodes for her
schooling. He dio moi accomplish bis
purpose ths FIRST day In spite OF his violent
Attempts," she continued. 'And IL was only
late on the second day. when We were IN
house Of assignation In Cincinnati"
The relations then established. she
avsTrsd. continued till May Il. 1893. the
last time she saw Brsckinridge. II will be
remsmbered that this date WAS subsequent
10 Brsckinridgs's marriage with Ms.
Wing, which occurred secretly April p,
1893. Then the ofoss-sIsminltion was re-
eumei BY Buttorworth, going into minute
details Of the plaintiffs life. 20 oil Of which
she returned replies which could b We
given no comfort to her opponent
| IN kue COURSE OF Nut NtNutAn
explained the circumstances OF the alleged
visit 60 Squire Kings house in Bridegroom.
Kv., where sho stoppsd in 1882 and 1888.
/ Some OF the names mentioned ahe dld NOS
remember. but she recalled that OF AleI.
Julian the blind man, with whom plaintih.
defense will try to show, contracted a mock
marriage. she dsolafed julian would not
have even dared TO oaToss her. She did not
remember any mock marriage. and, more
over her uncle George was with her az that
Ii 80 aamWa aHaA NNaN
have allowed anything of the sort.
Returning 20 the circumstances OF Col.
| Brecklnridges first Visit to her al the
seminary. she said: He said he had come
30 sec ms and he ovotshadowed me with a
| qiance" Butterworth asked whether she
knew much about him.
II don't think ANYBODY knew very much
about Col. Breckenridge until lately" she
replied quickly.
Butterworth asked her II. when she frsi
went there. she knew the character OF the
houss Of Sarah Goss In Lexington, TO which
Col. Breckinfidge tosk her. Miss Pollard
responded almost in a shriek;
mo sir! no, sir no, siT.'
The trip TO Lexington had been made
unde. prstenss on the part OF Col. Bfeok-
inndge that be wished TO look over the
school. 10 which he proposed sending her.
Regarding the deposition Of Rossells said
20 have been Miss PollaTd's lover while she
WAS At school, Miss Pollard said, eignih-
made except for internal revenue. What
I do you mean bY that asked Butterworth.
You know" was ths response. Butter
worth disavOwed knowledge upon that
point. Miss Pollard said; ',Rossslle Il a
/ oandidats for u government office Ia Breok-
inridRe's district"
Rseurring so the incidents in the house
of sarah Co.'s. Miss Pollard said: 1T was
during that half hour that agreed 20 give
mvsolf soul and body and life, to that
l ,,.urnfaaH n tn 1Tfh nf
Nav. 1898. l was faithful 30 him"
"li to that tims your life had been
pure?'
Ia had"
You knew Col. BrsckinridRs was a mar
ried mAng'
lie told me- So"
'You knew he had a wife and children p
HE told me so.'
WHAT relation did you propose tO sus-
tain 20 him In the futurer'
! Il thought nothing OF it. l think, IN
der the circumstances. people generally do
not"
You knew you wsre losinR your respect
ability and stsndingP
Il did not then"
| How soon did you feAlizeY'
Weepiugl Not until 10 made nae an
outoasi, until he had made my life too
hard TO bear. lie ruined me. but l loved
him then. His slightest wish was law 60
ms then."
Blu. you knew your course was all
wrong"
"Brsokinridee was the man Who could
make anything seem right, with argu-
ments."
Daring this passage. which seemed to
| dsct Miss Pollard deeply. aud Visibly
moved the audisncs Of men before her.
Col. Breckinridg0 sat facing her with his
chm resting on hts hands. no tracs OF emo
tion appearing on his fac'.
Miss Pollard's expenses while at school
1 Ia Na.a
partly paid by Col. Breekinridge. but he
could not give her very much because 70
Wouli have awakened the auspicio ne OF NJ.
| Rhodes
did NJ. Rho les paw your boaTiY'
You don't think even Mr.. Brecktnridgs
was as bad as that. Mr.. Rhodes paid my
I tuitiou."
Did Rhodes know of your relations 20
Breckinridre2" was asked.
''lle did not. or Breckinrides would not
have been living day
Then you wsrs under . sOntTaot TO
I mary hr. Rhodes IN return for money for
your schooling; Mr.. Bfeokinriigs waa
keeping you and you was engaged TO Ar.
1 khodesf
/ Deliberately: Yes Mr. Butterwsrth; 10
was as bad as Il sounds, and he knew 10
all referring 90 B.eekinridgs.
liutterwo "a asked Miss Pollard Ebout
her ambitions for this failure IN those sAflT
year-. when she said: II knew WAS 90 al
the night before left for NorNood asylum
he made me pfomiss 20 give nv b aby away.
lie said that ~ he was over abls 90 marry
me. he would. aud that n he could not
marry me, he would keep me In his life
alwaVs.
Miss Pollard said that on her return 20
/ Washington. in ls93 " hen BreckInriiga
dfst proposed % marrY hsr he had met her
in "a house Of assignation On A street "He
sal 60 mo; Madeline. this 10 no place 80
talk 90 these thing, 90 We went ont on ths
street together. lie told me ahout ha
ohillreu. bis prospects and Affairs"
Did Won eve tslk Of srTiage while HE
/ wife vas livingf'
I ~ did "
Hose she caart adioarnsi with ths cross
I examination still unfinished.
Madslne Pollard faced her correspond
ems un the witness stand to-day aud tha
trial vas ltka play In which Que actor -
ftarfed Co she exclusion Of al others. Aai
I Bnttarworth PLACED a minor pATt aa quea.
toncr. all interest eentrrinG about the
alsndsr hiack-fobrd plaintiff in the case.
lt was the most interesting day OF ths sen.
ssii1nai trial. aud 10 Was made MOTE 90 by
tho maste.ful display OF intellectual fe-
sources. % quios perception, aud Of telling
replies. which flashed 10 .th 81 eaca turn Of