Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-05

sauon he said that ne ought to marry
her, not only that he wanted IN
marry her, but that he ought to do so"
Did Rhodes say what made if nee
essary for him to marry herr" Mr.
Butterworth asked.
Mr. Wilson objected, and before he
had finished Miss Pollard broke forth
sobbing. and exclaimed: THAT is not
true. Why can't he tell the truth
about something's"
Judge Bradley admonished her: IF
you can't control yourself you will
have to leave the ROOM
No attention was paid by Colonel
Breckenridge to this interruption, but
he continued: Il told her in the
spring of 1893 that after what Rhodes
had told me it would be impossible
that any other relation could ever ex-
ist between U.s."
Col. Breckenridge denied meeting and
kissing Miss Pollard in New York.
The witness stated that he first heard
marry her in a communication in the
Washington Post which he understood
was inspired by her. Afterwards he
| received several letters from her to
the same effect. Wilson promptly de-
manded these letters and the de-
PENDANT replied that be had DESTROYED
them. Witness related the conversa-
w 10 l.;
! distress because Mrs Fillette and an
! other lady had been talking about her
Il told her this was what l had al
ways expected and urged her to 60
away and let the scandal blow over"
Returning to Washington, March, 81,
! 1893, the witness said he received a
| call from Miss Pollard before break
i fast. II agreed then if she would go
away I would put myself in the power
of the plaintiff and Mrs. Blackburn
and pretend there was an engage
/ ment." This, the witness said, he af-
terward did, but that it was all a
sham. Court adjourned till Monday
| Washington, April 2.-The direct ex-
animation of Col. Breckenridge was
concluded shortly before noon today.
After recess the cross examination was
! begun and kept up until court ad-
! jOurned for the day.
The first question was directed to-
ward eliciting admissions from the de,
| PENDANT that in his early law practice
| his friends had been obliged to make
| good sums of money improperly ap-
propriated from his clients. He de,
MED the charges.
He was obliged to explain that his
connection with the Presbyterian
church was passive. He admitted that
| he had knowledge of the character of
! Sarah Guess house for twenty years
! and had visited it before he went there
with Miss Pollard.
Mr.. Wilson requested a specific &C
the first visit of Mr.. Breckenridge to
| the Wesleyan seminary. In most pa
thetic tones, the Colonel repeated all
| the details Of that interview.
| you are wide reader?''
| without vanity 1 think 1 may say
yes"
| The witness considered George Eliot
| the greatest literary woman with the
exception perhaps of Mrs. Browning.
Il assume" explained Mr.. Wilson,
when Mr.. Butterworth asked you
| about George Eliot he had some OBJ
| ject in view. l want to know what it
was
WELL the plaintiff said" continued
he, that she considered the life of
George Eliot with Mr.. Lewes protest
against mawkish sentimentality con-
! corning what is often considered i'm
proper relations, and said she would
rather live as George Eliot did than to
sew on buttons, churn butter and live
the life Of a woman in somewhat
Strengthened circumstances on a Ken
lucky farm"
You mentioned George Eliot to the
plaintiff in the same catafory with her
and compared your relations with her
to those Of Lewes with George Elliott"
'Oh, no. My relations with the
plaintiff were much more improper
with her than those of George Eliot
and LeWeS.''
After Breckenridge admitted that he
was in good health the night of his
first ride with Miss Pollard, he was
asked whether it was not a rather I'M
usual proceeding to select a closed car
rage for a drive on a hot summer
evening, to which the colonel replied:
'Oh, no, 1 don't think it Was,'' and
the audience laughed.
Continuing he described how Miss
Pollard talked of her aspirations to be
an authorSss and how he encouraged
her
when you put your arm around her
had there been anything of a sugges-
tive nature?'
''Well, I cannot answer definitely. |
There was no particular word or act |
[ could lay my hand on. There was
just something internal that moved me .
to it. If she had reproyed me I could
not have said you encouraged me, and
yet I would have been surprised if she
had resented it"
well then, you drew her to you and
how long were you in that position?
"Oh, [ cannot say"
And what was talked aboutW
Nothing was said" daughter, and
4 rebuke from the judge.
Il want to know how long you held
her in your arms"
The transaction could not be stated