New-York tribune., 1894-04-05
BRECKINRIDGE GETS A REST
HIS LONG AND TRYING EXAMINATION
ENDED.
THE DEFENCE RESTS ITS cAsE-THE CONGRESS-
MAN CONTRADICTs MRS. BlAChbOl'-'"
TESTIMONY But ADMITS THAT
HE DECEIVED HER.

match to-day. Colonel Brecklhrluge tooA ''0 ''
as soon as the court met Judge Wilson was par
,,.,,ar,,, dosirous Of knowing whether Colonel
Rrecklnridge had ever made expressions OF love
and affection to the plaintiff. and the defendant
said he had never used such expressions 10 MISS
Pollard II dld, however" he said, use eNpfeS
sions of kindiness. and was particularly creiu'
70 be good and kind her when she was pres-
nant. | tried 10 make her take up some oc0up"-
ton and to keep her mind busy.
"Then YOU never did anything TO give her 'ne
idea that you loved her?
..Weu I took her in my and kissed her ana
did those things which naturally resulted from
our relationship Everything done kindly but
there was no love g.,
In answer to Judge Wilson the defendant said
he had told the plaintiff many times that mar
rage between them was Impossible. 'oiu "ei'
he said that she could not expect me 10 marry
her after her relations with Mr. Rodes, anu lhal
after she had bed Mr. Rodes for three years anu
then thrown him away Ike a sucked orange l
could not contemplate marriage with her OF iooN
upon her as a wife whom could trust OF ""oi"
i could take into my family.
After Judge Wilson had made Coionel brechlh-
ridoa cav that Miss Pollard went In the best So
ciety in Washington that she lived at the most re-
spectacle houses. and that her sociai s'd'"'ns "'
of the best he asked if there was any socIdl iil-
nadn,ent 10 the marriage of the paintih ana MN
self and Colonel Breckinridge admitted that tnere
nothing known 70 'He "oiiN ~
as an impe1mont
II understand you to say, SAID 'uuse ""So"'
"tbat there never was any promise oi marriage
from you?
There never was"
"Ard 7 also understood you to say that You and
,b r,o,nt,n agreed on the semblance of an engage
ment and that you mutually agreed 10 say ''''.
Won were engaged, and that You mdtualy asieV"
that there should be an appearance'oi dH e"s"se-
ment-f 1 am wrong correct me.
..That is not true; simply agreed on the SEM
,orson and that person was Mrs Blackburn There
never was any arrangement that there snouid DE
anything like marriage
colonel Breckinridge explained intgreat detai the
nature of the agreement to thro" Mrs DdeN0u''
off the scent as TO their relations, when lncuueu
tho semblance Of an engagement. 50 that Miss POI
lard might drop out OF the defendants lie reSpeo'a
bly Colonel breckenridge admitted, after frequent
questions put to him. that he had connVed at the
deceptlon practised Mrs. Blackburn
"And YOU took this young woman there ana piaceu
her under Mrs Blackouths Pi0'e0"0"
Judge Wilson. ,
"No think not The understanding anu 'e00'
lection of Mrs. Blackburn and myseii DO not "siee
on that point .-.o,,,
And Won caressed the plaintiff in her presence?'
"No did not The caresses given were not
mine" g., .,,..
Judge Wilson read to the witness his account
Of the interview he had with Mrs Blackburn apou'
his pretended engagement to Miss Pollard anu 'ne
defendant said he had enueaVoreu u ''44 '''' "
truth about IT,
,oorv IN which she said Colonel Breck!nridge told
her that II shall marry Miss Pollard as soon az
sufficient time has elapsed after the death oil my
wife" A..
'Do you say that you didn't say 'hd' " Mo
blackburn" asked Judge Wilson
.T moan to saw" earnestly replied Colonel BrecK-
,nridpe', that in the form in which 1 recoNecth IS
that smoke to Mrs Blackburn OF our ensaseIhe"''
said in substance: 1 have offered 10 MISS io'
lard the protection of my name. but did not pu'
it in the form in which Mrs Blackburn gives It,
expressed my gratitude to Mrs Blackburn lor 'he
nrotection she had given to the planth. uSeu
words to lead Mrs. Blackburn to believe that l was
going to marry the plaintiH
"Do YOU remember telling Mrs. Blackburn 'la'
Won supposed she was surprised; that you were DO
ing a very absurd thing In marrying "oin'" -
much younger THAI yourself?
Co,onel Brecklnridge said Mrs. Blackburn had got
this convers, non mixed with another out JUG
Wilson held him down to the question ana 'oo"e,
Brecklnridge said he thought Mrs Blackburn n'I
confused statements made by the pIal"'"i WIN
statements made by himself
"Do YOU mean to say that you said nothing OF
that sort TO Mrs Blackburn?
"I merely mean to say that HAVEN'T the slight
est recollection Of IT
Colonel Brecknridge made a long explanation az
10 the statement of Mrs. Blackburn tha' ne 'o!o
her that he had discovered Miss Polard's feelings
toward him. and as an honorable man ne "@u
offered his hand 10 her. He said part OF Una, con-
versaton as told by Mrs. Blackburn he remembered
hut mart he did not remember in that way. lie re-
menbered telling Mrs Blackburn that Miss Pollard
was a young frend.ess girl who needle! friends
and sympathy and he had. therefore. decided TO
offer her the protection OF his name .Ao, sha had
As TO Mrs Backbu statement that Sne HdI
said to him that, as he had placed the pihhtil unu
Semp9Smse ner Miss Pollard Would result Black
burn Withdrawing her protection Co1nei Vl I;lscR
burns statement was Somewhat different from what
she had really said -, 4 ,,rs p,aclhurn
about the impression Colonel Breckinridge had given
her that he intended to marry Miss Poilard t wtbe
read was 80 a%ays iRe eavng Mrs. BiacE6G under c
,r,nresslon maj intended to marry the plaintiff.
II Z used such words. | was honestly endeayorins
to carry out the contract with the plaintiff to
Te4s ss Sens.y dessag her hen
Yes. and l do not blame Mrs Blackburn for
'eJi Judge Wilson quoted al length Mrs Bsckbarn's
statement that the defendant had tod rl hsr n
(his present wife) and himself and that ne ga no,
ss save cousin %sG nif"Ga The defe1dant 'i rspei
Mrs Baekburn has gotten {%9 Gr three fee gh
have the semblance, Of that that occurred between
Mrs Blackburn and myself" ,.o, a,o 10, ,su ,,rs
Blackburn YOU did not intend to marry Mrs
Il do most emphatically."
"Airs. Blackburn said she used the word villain
men in feTng o yon to S aG Sas
the circumstances were as she understood them
Colonel Breckenridge flushed and answered hur-
riedly II think that Mrs. Blackburn would not have
used that word in her apartments-no lady in
her own apartments would have used that word
toward Il visitor. g.,
"Oh. II wasn't to you that the word was used-it
was 10 Miss Pollard In referring TO you. Now, do
YOU think that word was Wrongfully used
II think that Mrs Blackburn did not use such
a word in her apartments. Ii Is not nice
word for a lady 10 use
Mrs Blackburns description of the scene in her
Apartments on May IA between Colonel breckenridge