The herald., 1894-03-31


on account of his opportunities that shi
came 20 Washington. He declared shl
came in spite OF bis efforts to dissuad,
her, he poiating out the danger to botE
from such q course.
Breckinridge also said: "Some of oul
interviews were more excessively un-
pleasant than any words can describe
She woEld come to me st the capitol in
nv committee room and declare that
she WAS not going to leave; that she
was going to have the support owing tC
her. ! suppose at times l became exces
sively angry, and said things hard and
bitter. / knew the only alternative was
submission or destruction OF the wife
whose life depended on me, and let it 20
on, hoping tomorrow would bring a So
luton Of the problem. would talk to
her in every way, from the gentle to the
most severe, she becoming more and more
disinclined and unable to care for her
self. Her manner oftentimes was ex-
tremely disAgreeable.
At tue afternoon session Breckinridge
denied he was concealed in the roo M
when Miss Pollard broke her engage
ment with Rossell. THEN two applica-
tions BIZ the plaintiff Tor positions in
the civil service OF Washington, indorsed
by the defendant, who vouched for her
good moral character and reputation,
were identified by the witness. Breck-
inridge then detailed the substance Of g
long conversation he had had with old
man Rhodes, who undertook to educate
Miss Pollard on condition she would
marry him.
After stating these facts and declaring
he was very much in love with her, he
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to marry her; that things had occurred
between them which made it necessary
for him to marry her and he intended to
do so, though she seemed to have taken
dislike to him.
Miss Pollard broke forth. Bobbing. ex-
claimed: "Fhat is not true Why
can't he tell the truth about some-
thing?"
Breckinridge continued, saying that
he had told Miss Pollard of this talk
with Rhodes, declaring to her that, after
Rhodes revelations it would be impos-
sible that any other relations could ever
exist between them. In refutation of
Miss Pollard's statement that at his re-
quest she returned from New York to
Washington in August, 1898, that he
met her at the depot, kissed her, took
her into carriage, promised to marry
her, he declared that he was not in
Washington at that time, and she was
not there either, so lar as he knew, no
such occurrence happened. He saw her
in New York on September Goth for the
first Tins during the summer. They
met at the Hoffman house. She said
che had an opportunity to go abroad and
study with young ladies of good family
if Breckinridge would represent that she
was engaged to be married to him in two
years.
"This was the first time the subject of
marriage had been broached," he con-
tinued. 81 said had not enough money,
but would not let that stand in the way,
but that under no circumstances would
l consent to any representations OF
marriage engagement. She said she
could 60 abroad, study modern Ian
guages and come back in two years fitted
to be ray wife. ] said that could never
be, that was not open to negotiations
of that sort"
Witness and Miss Pollard had looked
over his offers together. She had fig
ured that the coat would be 800
month, but he had axpreshed HE will
lingness to give her $125 and her travel
ing expenses. The witness added: "Her
final answer ct the next meeting at the
same house was that she would never 60,
except as my ,affisnced; she would go
back to Warrington and be there when
| arrived. We parted with considerable
anger. At our next meeting she said
she did not want to part in that way;
that l must not think her devil or a
fiend. | put her into a cab, saying:
"You know there can be no such thing
n ~ hof nc nd a ffoi
if you persist, can only end in publicity,
and that will destroy us both"
"When did you first hear that the
plaintiff claimed you had engaged your
sell to her ?"
'In Communication to that effect in
the Washington Post, which l under
stood was inspired by her, and there
after received several letters from her
to the same effect"
"Now," interposed Mr.. Wilson, 1--WE
want those letters."
81 have destroyed them, " retorted the
defendant. II have produced all the
letters l have from her, to my knowl-
edge"
The testimony then drifted into the
circumstances and conversations con-
cerning the efforts of the defendant to
induce the plaintiff to leave the city to
prevent the scandal which would GER
tainly come sooner or later if Miss Pol
lard remained in the city. Then he
related a conversation, when Miss Pol
lard had come to him in distress because
Mrs. Fillette and another lady had been
talking about her. The witness
Baid 81 told her that this
was what always expected
to be the end of such affairs, and urged
her to go away as she had promised 80
many times, and let the scandal blow
away. My name was not coupled with
that, but Hhe said it Would if the thing
went on. She said that she could not
have such scandal against her name
that shs had a revolver with which she
had intended to ehoot herself if such
stories ever came out. / made light of
them. She told me afterwards that she
had gone to Mrs. Blackburn's; that Mrs.
Blackburn had talked with Mrs. Fillette
and found the charge did not affect the
chastity of the plaintiff; that she was
charged with being an adventures; that
it was said she lived by her wits; had
no known means of support, and did not
pay her debts. She insisted that l must
90 to Mrs. Blackburn and tell her the
relations between US were such that
Mrs. Black burn must stand by her."
Colonel Breckinridge said ne had re-
fused at this time to do 80. On several
occasions, the witness said, the plaintiff
lad declared her intention of commit
ting suicide, saying enc had destroyed
all her manuscripts GneludiDg the man
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