The herald., 1894-03-21


marriage.
THE ATTEMPTED SHOOTING.
The story OF the attempt to shoot
Colonel Breckinridge in New York was
told by Miss Pollard, as follows;
This was the day following his secret
marriage.
son Sunday night he came to tell me
with q great flush of triumph that a
company had been formed to include
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Fairchild and all
the prominent capitalists, with capital
of $50, 900, 900 for some sort of railroad
scheme. He was to represent them and
might have to go to Europe right away !;
he went out and came back next day
near noon, saying: Madeline, how soon
can you get ready to marry me; | may
have to leave for Europe suddenly l
said: Willie, | can marry you right
away
"After he was gone again L found
revolver in his travelling sack and 1t
awakened my suspicion because he had
told me so many lies. had telephoned
to Mr.. Whitney and Hr. Fairchild and
found that they had not seen him and
did not expect to; l had found there
was no private carriage where he said
there was one waiting for him. he
acted 80 queer, too"
Mr.. Butterworth - "Did he act as
though he was in his right mind ?"
''As much so as he has every day
since them" [Langhter.
BROKE HIS SOLEMN PROMISE.
Continuing, she said: "He acted go
queerly my suspicions were aroused. l
am not surprised now, considering the
position he was in. was pregnant
then. l said: Are you going TO keep
your solemn promise to marry me? II
not am going to shoot you aud myself
with the revolver found in your oag.'
He said: My darling, am going to
marry you, and that on the last OF this
MONTH After that he wrote me a
solemn letter renewing his promise to
marry me-"
Mr.. Butterworth, interruptinR:
"Have you that letter ?"
Miss Pollard raised her arm impress
lively, while every man in court leaned
forward to catch her reply. HE took
it away from me-" she said, ION the
18th day OF May with the vilest, vilest
lie."
BLANDIsHMENTs OF LOVE.
After the letter was written and before
the 18th of May, Miss Pollard continued,
Col. Breckenridge had sent her flowers,
had talked to her of their future married
life. Speaking of this meeting she said,
pointing her finger directly at the white
haired congressman sitting with his
head bowed on his breast and the eyes
of the room full of men full upon him !:
II think 1 saw something near look Of
pity on his face that day, more so than
had ever seen before. / think he had
q conscience that day and was resll y
sorry for what he had done"
"Did you and he ever have any scenes
before these unfortunate occurrences ?"
asked Mr.. Butterworth.
Life could not be altogether pleasant
with anyone living with Colonel Brsck-
inridge. People had sent me an anony-
nous letter telling me of his relations
with negro women" Laughter.l
THE VISIT TO MAJOR MOORE.
Mr.. Butterworth then veered around
his cross questioning to the visits OF Miss
Pollard and Colonel Breckenridge TO the
Office of the Washington chief OF police.
Miss Pollard'a story of these visits diff
ers in minor details from this tale of
Major Moore and was in creator elabor-
alton. She had gone to the house in
Jefferson place where Mr.. Breckenridge
was stopping with Mrs. Wing. She
strode into the room where they were
and both of them cowed behind the
door.
Reproducing the imperative tone in
which she had spoken. Miss Pollard con-
tinued: II said to him, Come with me,
will your"
This recital evoked shout of laugh
ter.
ONE OF THE TRAGEDIES OF LIFE.
Colonel Breckenridge had seated him
self in chair in Major Moore's Office,
removed his hat. and moppiBg his brow,
broached the major with this introduce
ton: "Major, this is one of the TRACED
les of life."'
Then he proceeded to announce:
"There is q probability that this young
woman will shoot me. She threatens to
take my liie."
Major Moore demonstrated that it
could not be so bad as that. Colonel
Breckinridge told him then that he had
been intimate with her and that she had
borne him two children. She had re-
monstrated with him, saying; "Willis,
why is it necessary to tell all these
things?"
He had stepped over to her to put his
arm around and to quiet her and had
then repeated his remark to the chief,
Major, this is one of the tragedies of
life."
This characteristic remark, repro
duced in the original manner, raised an
other laugh.
After their second visit Colonel Breck-
inridge had discovered the revolver she
carried. He had suggested that the
major give it to her as a wedding pres
ent. She thought her recollection of
these points should be more accurate
than his. because the interview had
been of much greater importance to her.
WHICH RULED THE OTHER.
Then Mr.. Butterworth turned his
questions to direction designed to show
that Miss Pollard had held Colonel
Breckenridge under a reign OF terror.
did he not generally come when he
was called" he asked.
She said on the contrary che had al
ways obeyed his slightest wish, because
she had trusted him and loved him
dearly through those nine years.
Had not Colonel Breckenridge often
endeavored to break off the relations
with her? Mr. Butterworth asked and
had he not promised her $l25 per month
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