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

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not threatened to shoot Colonel Brock
inridge on that occasion, and she adj
mitted frankly that she had said she
would shoot him and herself if he fail
ed to keep his promise to marry her.
Mr.. Butterworth asked if she had
not been armed on that day, to which
the reply came, II had only my parasol,
and people do not usually shoot with g
parasol, you know, Mr.. Butterworth. :"
After they had left the office together
Colonel Breckenridge had remarked
that it was great power to put in the
hands of another person, that which
they had intrusted to Major Moore, the
full knowledge OF their secret In their
second visit, Colonel Breckenridge had
discovered the revolver she carried
when he put his arm around her. He
had suggested that the Major give it
to her as wedding present, rather than
Christmas or birthday present, as the
Major had testified She thought her
recollection of these points should be
more accurate than his, because the
interviews had been of so much greater
importance to her.
The three reviewers which had been
spoken of Miss Pollard admitted hav-
ing had. The first one she had thought
of shooting herself with when she re-
ceived the letters regarding his con-
duct. The second was the one she had
found in his valise in the Hoffman
House, in New York. The details of
that episode over the revolver in the
Hoffman House as told by Mr.. Butter
worth in his questions and as related
by Miss Pollard varied widely. She
denied that she had pointed the revol-
yer at Colonel Breckenridge, or that
she had told him Che being in the next
room) that if he opened the door she
would fire at him, and that he had
threatened to ring for the bell BOY and
have the boy open the door so that she
would shoot the boy instead of him.
The third pistol was the one taken
away from her in Major Moore's office.
The first one Col. Breckenridge had in
duced her to give up, promising to re-
turn it when they were married.
From this line Of testimony Mr.. But
terworth turned his questions to di-
rection designed to show that Miss Pol
lard had held Col. Breckenridge under
a reign OF terror.
"Did he not generally come when
you called ?" he asked, but she said
that on the contrary she had always
obeyed his slightest wish because she
had trusted him and loved him deeply
through those nine years. Had not
Colonel Breckenridge often endeavored
to break off the relations with her, Mr.
Butterworth asked, and had he not
promised to give her 1925 per month il
she would go to Germany. All this
she denied, declaring that he impor
tuned her to stayby protestations oflove,
which she wished the court could have
heard. She told how he had talked to
her that last night before he left her
last spring, telling her that she must
not grieve at his short absence, that
she must think of the future and of the
baby that was to be born.
Mr.. Butterworth asked if it had not
always been in her power to ruin Col.
Breckenridge, to which she replied with
emphasis Il had that power, but |
never made threat to him in my life.
| never pressed thumbscrew on him
until he had it in his power to keep his
promise to me and broke it." When
She was asked what were the things
which Col. Breckenridge said OF Mrs.
Wing, Miss Pollard refused to repeat
them, saying she would not talk that
way of another woman and would not
be pressed. Again when asked if he
had not suggested that they break off
their relations, she struck the witness
box with her open hand, exclaiming
''No never, never! There was never
such word limited on at his part, and
she continued in voice choking with
sobs: ~ gave up my babies for him,
because he insisted on it. He said that
if I kept them they would be surely
traced to him. A woman can't do
more than that, she can't do more than
give up her child. l laid my baby in
its coffin because it needed mothers
care, which 1 had not been able to give
it, because he made me put it away
from me. Observation-Disclosures
me-cry-over-it. / never
The sentence was not finished, for
Madeline Pollard's head was bowed on
her arms on the witness box; she was
shaking with great sobs and there was
suspicious moisture in many eyes. No
man in the court room broke the 81
lence by whisper until Mr.. Wilson
suggested that the court should adjourn.
Col. Breckenridge turned around and
smiled what was probably q forced
smile, for he walked from the court
house to the office of his lawyers with
his head bent in detected way, his hat
in his hand, letting the cool breeze
strike his silvery locks, which caught
the eyes of all passers, who turned to
follow him with their glances as he
strobe ahead of his little party, speak
ing to no one,
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
When Miss Pollard took the stand
this morning Mr.. Butterworth's first
question was whether she had the con-
tract with Rhodes by which he agreed
to pay for her education on condition
that She should marry him or pay him
back. Miss Pollard declared that she
gave it to Mr.. Rhodes and that it was
never settled. Mr.. Rhodes did not pay
nearly so much money for her as he
said he would pay, but what he did |
pay, about 50, 500 she was never able
to pay back. II never did have any |
money to pay anybody anything" said
Miss Pollard.
"Did Mrs. Logan formerly DR.. Mary