The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-17

had married his second wlfo fourteen
months after tho death OF his first vile,
and year after tho death OF hiB second
wife would not DO too soon to marry
mo. told him VIC ought not to marry
lor two years, and proposed to so with
Miss Willard OH school trip for young
ladies in Europe. lio said | must not
go md leave him living In rooms, n
thing hO had not done for thirty years.
lie put It on tho ground that | would
be selfish to go, aud did not"
A letter dated Gray Cables, Buzzards
Bay, Mass, in October, 1892, from Miss
Catherine Willard and which referred
TO tho proposal that Miss Pollard join
the European party, was road TO tho
jury.
Col. Brockinridge had paid tho OK.
pensos OF Miss Pollard on her New York
visit in the fall OF 1892. When tho
colonel was in Washington she saw him
every few days. Tho question OF mar.
riage was resumed at this time, and al.
though no date was fixed, the colonel
always Insisted year after tho death Of
his wife, which would bo in tho spring
OF 1893, would bo tho time most suitable
to him. Miss Pollard said that ouco on
4 lcCturing trj p to New England she
had accompanied Mr.. Dreckinridgc.
During her stay at Mrs. Thomas at 1918
ii street, Washington, IN 1892 and 1893,
she has soen Col. breckenridge always
once day, sometimes twice day and
often in the evening. Sho had spoken
OF the engagement to Mrs. Thomas and
she repeated tho circumstances related
by witness Claude Do LaRoche Francis,
pronouncing the name Francis as did
the young men. Col. Breckinridge had
expressad regret that she had met
Francis because ho knew many Ken
tuckians and tho engagement would DO
spread ali over Kontucky before they
were ready to have it known.
THE VISIT TO MRS. BLACKBURN.
Tho visit to Mrs Blackburn was also
rehearsed by Miss Pollard, who do
clared that Colonel Breckenridge had
introduced her to Mrs. Blackburn with
these words: ~ want to place this
young lady under your protection, for l
intend to mako her my wifc. She is q
great deal TO mo now and will be great
deal more" She repeated tho circum.
stances Of Colonel Breckinridge's visit
to Mrs. Blackburn, when ho had OK.
planned TO her the engagement, and
spoke also OF the instance when Colonel
Breckinridge had placed his arm around
her, saying: ale was most aftectionatc
and most kind"
~ asked Mr.. Breckenridge then, as he
was talking OF going to Chicago, to
name tho day when he would marry
me. l think knelt down beside him
and put ono arm over his shoulder, but
Mrs. Blackburn objected" This was
on Sunday, May II, 1893. Tho proceed
ing day she had visited the Office OF DR..
Lincoln with Col. Breckenridge, nnd tho
same day went to the Office OF tho chief
OF police, Major Moore, visit which
that official had described on the stand.
The second visit TO Major Moore was
May IA. Then going back almost ten
years TO tho timo OF her first meeting
the defendant in the case, Miss Pollard
testified:
"In April OF 1854 I was called to SEQ
my sister, who was sck at Frankfort.
Mr.. Rhodes had put me on the car ut
Lexington. Before the train had Gone
far gentleman came to mo saying,
Your face seems very familiar, don't I
know you? replied, I think not, but
know you. You are Col. Dreckin-
ridge lIo asked il he could como and
SEQ me. said: 'My mother and my
aunt will be very glad to see you Al.
ter short conversation he left me-"
TIE INTIMACY BEGINS.
Miss Pollard's version Of her rela.
tions with James G. Rhodes did not
vary essentially from the accounts here
tofore published, and which are familiar
to newspaper readers. This brought
her up to the point where she had cent
for Colonel Breckinridge TO advise her
regarding Rhodes threat to compel her
to marry him, and the manner in which
the congressman had put himself in
the position OF a relative in tho sight
OF tho school principal and others. She
also related tho incidents OF his early
visits to her at school, and said that he
urged her to 90 elsewhere with him in
order that they might be able to con.
suit over the Rhodes matter moro un-
rcservedly. The second time he came
he took her riding in closed carriage,
saying the night air affected his throat.
She went to the St. James hotel, in
Cincinnati, in February, 1855. by Colo
mol Bcckinridge's direction, TO consult
with female physicians. She was partic.
ularly enjolned not to say anything that
would connect Colonel Breckenridge
with her condition at that time. In re-
ply to questions by Mr.. Carlisle, Miss
Pollard said Colonel Brcckinridgc fur
nished tho money to deiray her cx-
penses in Cincinnati and ut the found.
ling asylum, and that Colonel Brcckin.
ridge was tho father oil the child to
which she gave birth Nlay 90, 1885. She
denied with all the emphasis OF which
she was capable that shc had ever since
she met Col. Breckenridge had intimate
relations with any other man. Colonel
Breckenridge had taken her to tho Else
mere, in 1857, where she passed under
tho name OF Mrs. Foster, Colonel
Breckenridge representing himself us
Mr.. Foster. She lott the Elanmoro in
few days because Col Sam Walter had
recognized Colonel Breckinridge and
told people in tho house that his namc
was Foster.
HIS LETTERS.
Attorney stoll asked ii sho still had
certain note from Colonel Breckenridge,
which was mentioned casually, and
Miss Pollard replied II presume it is
destroyed. Colonel Breckenridge al.