The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
MADELAINE TESTIFIES.
A STRAIGHTFORWARD BUT VERY
WRETCHED STORY TOLD.
She Relates the Story of Her Unhappy
Life and a Long Career of Sin With
Kentucky's Christian Statesman.

dooikeepeTs into the circuit court THIS
morning were unusually numerous
and distinguished in appearance.
They were able TO get an early slght
of the principals IN the case, for Mics
Pollard and Colonel Breckenridge APP
peared earlier than had been their
custom, the plaintiff looking some
what worn by the strain OF the trial,
the stalwart Congressman besming
with his perennial freshness and
shaking hands with the array OF law-
yers and relatives around the tables
of the defense, Wills his slender an
taRonist busiei herself with her
morning mail, which seemed to in-
clude a great variety Of epistles the
import and source OF which can only
be conf ectured. though most OF them
appeared to be written in feminine
hands. Once Miss Pollard turned to
flash quick glance from her black
ewes IN the direction OF the Kentucky
statesman, but did not catch his at
tention for he was absorbed in the
comments of the morning papers
upon his case.
After the lawyers had rustled their
papers for "A quarter OF an hour, there
was ripple Of great surprise for no
less a parsonage than the plalntlf
herself walked around to the witness
stand; took seat directly facing Col
onel Breckinridge and the whole room
full OF men.
any father was saddler," said she
cody, IL response TO an Interrogation.
ale died in 1876
"Dld anything impress his death
upon your m,0GW liquired Mr.. Car
Isle.
"My father was an on Follow and
Mason, nom GERS q Ihe graud lodge
ofthe str's ATTENDED his 'duerul
".!s lett 40 estayO," su1 continued,
"Iwo n ers were 'dben to live In
the Odd I,HioV 's homo. My manm
said | wat bora on mo @0th of Noyem
Der, 1866 Sne hsa nlwAys SUI posed
that to 10 Tho date OF her Lirth and
had attached II to all her papers on
file In the civil service nureau. "Mr.
Breckioridgr ,ndorred al! those
papers," he at, rzjnE directly NJ
him.
"Waoa ali SIR Hr,r%uri Ige most
you IN 1922 asked .dr. Carlisle.
"In one OF the last days OF August,
1892. He met me in the Baltimore
and Ohio depot in Washington. He
put both arms around me, nursed me,
drew my arm through his and led me
10 q carriage. He told me that all his
children had grown up, that he had
determined to marry me, and L said
that | would marry him" She had
stopped at % La Fayette square for a
few days during that visit; had seen
Mr.. Breckenridge every day, and
added. ale said that he had married
his second wife II months after the
death of his first wife, and year
after the death of his second wife
would not be too soon to marry me. |
told him we ought not to marry for
two years and proposed to go with
Miss Willard on school trip for
young ladies in Europe. He said |
must not go and leave him living in |
he rooms, thing he had not done
for 30 years. He put 1t on the ground
that | would be selfish to go, and
did n0'.n
A letter dated Gray Gables, Buzz
Yards Bay, Mass in October, 1892, |
from Miss Catherine Willard, aad |
which referred to the proposal that
Miss Pollard join the European party, |
was read to the jury.
Colonel Breckenridge had paid the
expenses of Mics Pollard on her New |
York visit in the fall of 1892 When |
the colonel was in Washington she
saw him every few days. The ques-
tlon OF marriage was resumed at this
time, and although no date was fixed |
the colonel always insisted that year |
after his wite's death, which would be
in the spri G of 1893, would oe the
most suitable 10 him. Miss Pollard |
said that once on lecturing trip to
New England she had accompanied |
Mr.. Breckenridge. During her stay |
at Mrs. Thomas at 1908 H Street,
Washington, in 1892 and 1898, she and
Colonel Breckenridge always went out
once a day and sometimes twice day
and often in the evening. She had
spoken of the engagement to Mrs.
Thomas, and she repeated the circum.
stances related by the witness Claude
FRANCIS, prOnounclng tue name
Frawncis, rs did the young man.
Colonel Breckenridge expressed re-
greet that he should have met Francis,
because he knew many Kentuckians,
and the engagement would be spread
all over Kentucky before they were
ready to have 1t known.
The visit to Mrs. Blackburn was also
rehearsed by Miss Pollard, who de-
clared that Colonel Brock lnridge had
introduced her to Mrs. Black burn
with these words: II want to place
this young lady under your protection,
Tor l intend to make her my wife. She
Is great deal to me now and will be
great deal more.H She repeated the
circumstances OF Colonel Breckin~
ridges visit to Mrs. Black burn, when
he had explained to her the engage.
ment, and spoSe slso of the instance
wherein Colonel Breckenridge had
placed his arm around her, saying
HE was most affectionate and most
kind
~ asked Mr.. Breckenridge then, as
he was talking of going to Chicago, to
name the day when he would marry
me. l think l knelt down beside him
and put one arm over his should, but