The morning call., 1894-03-21
"WILLIE'S", DECEIT
Miss Pollard Tells the
Court of 1t.
CONFRONTED BY LETTERS.
Explanation of Her Appeals to
Rhodes for Money.
CONFRONTED BY LETTERS.
BRECKENRIDGE PLANNED 1T ALL
With Many Sobs the Plaintiff Tells
How the Colonel Broke
His Promises.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The cross-ex-
animation of the plaintiff in the Pollard
Breckenridge case continued this morning
1t began with the identification and read
ing of letters written by Miss Pollard to
her protector, Rhodes. in November, 1884
in which she asks him to make special
effort to get money to pay her board. sug-
gesting that he borrow it, and adding an
Invitation to come at certain hour TO see
her, saying they would be alone and have
pleasant time. At the end OF 1884 she
wrote to him from Bridgeport, Ky.. for the
money, and signed the letter "Y ours, with
love-" In February. 1885, just before she
was going away for the birth of her first
child, she reproached him for not sending
her money and told him if he did not bring
1t he need not come to see her,
Among the letters two were dated New
Orleans and postmarked TOlesbOro, KY.
Witness admitted she was never in New Or
leans. Various letters were read asking tor
money. She went on TO say these demands
for money were for the purpose Of allay-
ing Rhodes suspicion, being in urgent
need of money, and she desired to present
to him good evidence that she bad no other
resources except what she got from him.
Breckenridge planned it all. He dictated
the letters dated at New Orleans and the
others. Some of them he wrote on
typewriter when she was ill at the asy-
lun, saying in explanation that she was
learning to be typewriter Some OF
them be wrote and dated ahead. mailing
them on the cars and elsewhere. Tie
court then took a recess.
The explanation was resumed after the
noon recess, Miss Pollard representing
that she had deceived her mother regard
ing the eause of her absence from home
when the letter to Rhodes was written and
her first child was born. Her counsel
objected to such questions. designed to
bring forth the de ails of the deception
employed by Miss Pollard.
Judge Bradley said it did not seem TO be
material and an exception was noted.
Her mother had not seer her in Cincin-
1afi bu. had known that she was not in
New Orleans or Mississippi. Miss Pol
lard continuing, said: when it became
necessary for me 10 60 10 the hospital II
became necessary tO invent some story to
account for my absence from home. just
what the story was C~lonel Breckenridge
could probably tell better than /, since he
wrote the letter."
Questions as to her employment in
Washington brought replies that she had
been in the Agricultural Department and
Census Bureau. both of them having been
secured by Mr.. Breckenridge.
Ibid you ever represent you wrote for
the newspapers ?" asked Mr.. Butterworth.
81 did represent 1 wrote for several.
Mr.. Breck inridge and | had to make up
these receptions to account for ourselves,
because l was young woman here under
his protection, with no visible means of
support. These things got to be almost
habit in after years."
''Then these deceits or frauds were
practiced by you and Colonel Breckin-
ridge to cover up your relations?"
Eyes; and there was great deal more"
"You visited houses together in Wash
ington ?"
"We did up to May II. 1898. after the
secret marriage, which is said to have
taken place on the 29th OF April"
WAS there any conversation between
you regarding that marriage?"
II asked him il it was ssible that he
was paying attentions to Mrs. Wing. 1
knew that she was a worthy woman and l
knew she had stopped with him twelve
days and nights. Then he maligned her
maligned her in such terms that / could
not believe be intended to marry her. He
said he had been engaged to her when he
was in the army, but would never marry
her"
Did you ever stop with Colonel Breck-
inridge at the Hoffman House, New York,
registering as his daughter 2"
81 did on May H."
"Dd you occupy room next to his?"
"Yes."
Ibid you threaten to shoot him in that
room?"
81 did"
Here for the first time during the case
ex-Judge Wilson warmed up to the old
time IRE which had been expected of him
and eagerly anticipated. He faced Mr..
Butterwortb, putting to him question after
question designed to bring out the fact of
Colonel Breekinridge's marriage in New
York. This marriage was admitted by
Mr. Butterworth, who said it was not in
question.
do you admit the secret marriage ?"
asked Mr.. Wilson sternlv.
I'VE admit the marriaRe-leave out the
word 'secreI'-nn April 29."
ou do not deny that 1t was secret?
THAT is immatrrial."
You do not deny your client instructed
Dr. Paxton 10 keep it secret?"
That makes no difference so far as this
shooting is concerned"
"Then it makes no difference if she had
cut off her ears" said Attorney Wilson
umphantly.
lie proceeded to argue that since the
secret marriage was admitted It made no
difference about any threats his client
might have made after that marriage.
The story of the attempt to shoot Colo
mel Breekinridge In New York was told
by Miss Pollard as follows: (This was the
day following his secret marriage) "On
Sunday night be came to tell me with a
great flush of triumph that company had
been formed TO include Mr.. Whitney and
Mr.. Fairchild and all the prominent capt.
talsts with a capital of S300O0.0OO for
some sort Of railroad scheme. He was
to represent them and might have to go To
Eurona RIGHT away he went ont and "a ma