Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22


she did not want To be known to.
Another letter was presented to the
plaintiff and recognized, serutinized by
her lawyers and read to the Jury. 1t was
dated November eth and began
D ar Mr.. Rtodcs: am 80 worried und disnp-
pointed that hardly know VIVA. to 10. ise
certain that you could do that Tonight Wa,
sure man with as many rich friends a. you
could raise II, and especially 50 near payday
ou con come at Saturday afternoon and 10
ohe will be here, though the girls may come n
any time. DO sure and come In tho Afternoon
MS Miss Bellies friend may come IN the oven
ing. Yours truly, MADELINE.
There was also reference to her pleas
ure ut receiving so fine birthday present
and promise to remember him on hi:
birthday, with explanations that the board
ing house was not like u school, as they
conld not afford to wait; that they owed d
coal bill for which they were being
dunned.
Other letters were identified and read,
One letter, dated February 18th, 1896
spoke of her disappointment at not having
received another remittance from him
said she would 'expect him tomorrow
night, could never get over it if she did
not hear from him, with what she asked
for, us she had been expecting il SO long
and needed it so much; told him not tG
come unless he brought il" and said she
could not understand the delay as payday
was two days past. This was just before
MISS NJ Pollard was going away for the birth
Another dated Jacksonville, Miss,
March 10th. 1888, began My dearest Mr..
Rhodes" said that she was very well, that
her aunt said she was looking very strong.
and closed take good care of Yourself
and know, | am, with love and kisses,
Madeline.'
Another, dated at Lexington, July 18th,
spoke OF having borrowed money and
promised to return it Tuesday. 1t said
Il must have $40 right of. know you
have it, but if you don't want to let me
have 1t say So must pay what borrowed
and for the last months board and then
will not have to ask you for any more"
Under date of July 18th she wrote, ~
must have $40 right Off please" asserting
that she had not asked him for any for a
long time, and probably would not ask
him for any more that summer. ~ want
you to collect your money and be careful
who you lend to hereafter. get pro-
voked once in while and you provoke
me. Lovingly, Madeline"
did Mr.. Rhodes pay you the $40 you
named in the letter of March 18th p"
asked Mr.. Butterworth.
Il presume very likely he did, although
do not recollect.n
did he pay you the several sums you
asked for in these letters ?"
81 have no recollections of it. He NAV
have done SO. Things were pretty we'll
mixed up then because my own idea was
not to have Mr.. Rhodes ask any questions
that could not answer. Mr.. Breckin.
ridge planned it ALL"
did he dictate those letters?
He did the ones dated at New Orleans.
never was i'll New Orleans and did not
know there was such place as the Fish
Market. These were ell written for a pur-
pose. Mr.. Breckenridge planned them all;
dictated them to me. Some of them he
wrote on the Typewriter when was i'll at
the asylum and not able to write, saying
in explanation that | was learning the
typewriter. Some of them he wrote in
advance and dated ahead. He would mail
on the cars or wherever they would not be
postmarked,"
This answer was attempted to be cut Off
by Mr.. Butterworth, but Miss Pollard
waved him aside with her hand, saying
calmly and imperiously: mo l must
answer this"
Court took its noon recess.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-In concluding
his cross-examination of Miss Pollard, this
morning. Mr.. Butterworth began BY in
quiring if Miss Pollard had the contract
with james Rhodes. to which she replied
that the contract had been given to Rhodes.
There never had been a settlement, but in
1885 she had given him note for three
times the amount he had advanced for her
schooling. II had never paid MIR. Rhodes
because never had any money to pay
anybody anything she said Their cor
respondence had continued after she came
to Washington,
"lVhat was the fact about your adoptinr
the name of Breckenridge asked Mr..
Butterworth.
when first used the name Mr.. Brecl-
inridge and | talked it over. He said
might use the name and had card plate
made with it in 1889 or $780," was the
answer.
"That is all, Miss Pollard" said Mr..
Butterworth, TO the surprise of the court
The plaintiff in black and Sister Ellis dis
appeared through the side door, her at
torneys remarking that they had no ques.
tons for her.
Then said Mr.. Carlisle: 1.-THE plaintiff
rests her case here.'
THE DEFENcE OPENS.
There was rustling in the Breckenridge
camp, of conversation and documents,
Afterwards Attorney Butteworth asked
for few moments for his side for consul.
tation, and the defendant and his son
Desha and five attorneys trooped ont
through the door by which Miss Pollard
had made her exit.
The Breckinridge forces were in retire
ment 20 minutes, and then Colonel John
1. Shelby, the Lexington, KY, lawyer,
law partner of Colonel breckenridge. faced
the jury to outline the defence. While
the case was technically one for breach of
promise, he said, it included a wider scope.
II am authorized by the defendant to
say" he said, "andst will be corrooorated
by his solemn oath, that he did not seduce
her; that 1t never was made known to him
that she had ever had any children by
him until the filing of this suit last
August, nor did he ever under any cir
make any promise of mar
riage TO her.
The defence did not intend, he con-
Einued, to condone whatever was wrong In
the relations of the two and il was only
by the truth the defendant wanted to be
Judged.
Counsel stated that Miss Pollard first
put herself in the way of Colonel Breckin-
ridge by introducing herself to him on n
ram, and subsequently asked his aid in
breaking her contract with Rhodes, ad-
hitting at the time that she had been
intimate with him. He also
maintained that the illicit relations of
Colonel Breckenridge with Miss Pollard
were instituted without the employment
Of any seductive means on his part, and
with her full consent. The visit to the
louse of Sarah Guess, he commended, was
made at Miss Pollard's suggestion.
Counsel asserted also that the statement
hat she had given birth to a child in the
asylum near Cincinnati would
% disproven by the testimony OF DR..
Mary Logan.