The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
TAKING PUNISHMENT
Breckenridge Thinks a Man
Should Suffer for Misdeeds
Equally With the Woman-He
Makes No Complaint"
UNDER A HOT FIRE.
The Kentucky Colonel on the
Witness Stand,
His Deception Practiced Upon
Mrs. Blackburn.


WASHINGTON, April 4.-Col Breckin-
ridge looked extremely pale when he
stepped to the witness stand this morn
ing.
The first question which Judge Wilson
asked him was whether he had ever been
in Goldsborough, to which he replied
that he had been in the little hamlet
once to make speech at a barbecue
which he thought was in 1886 or 1885,
He did not remember the colored wo-
man who opened the door at 1919 IL
street the day after he took luncheon
there in April las heretofore testified to),
nor having complimented her on the
luncheon.
Did you not say to her that when you
and Madeline went to keeping house you
wanted her to come and cook for yours
THAT is entirely fanciful. l never
said anything OF the sort to any colored
woman"
ssDid she not say that she had been in
service in that family long time and
did not want to leave?"
INC such conversation could have oc-
Cured"
Referring to the colonel's statement
that he made no protestations of love to
Miss Pollard on the occasion of that mo-
mentous carriage ride, when seduction is
alleged to have occurred, Mr.. Wilson
asked him when he had first begun to
talk to her affectionately.
Never Protes ed Love.
81 never did make protestation of love.
I talked to her kindly, encouragingly
when she was depressed; endeavored to
get her to do something to make place
in the world for herself. | spoke solici-
tiOusly to her, particularly when l first
learned that she was pregnant by me.
having the interest in her which a man
might have for young unmarried
woman who had such circumstances in
her life, for which he felt that he was in
d measure responsible, since their lives
had become interwoven.'
9sThere were no expressions of affec-
tion?"
There were expressions of affec-
tionate interest, but nat shch could be
construed into an intimation that our
lations could be different basis than
they were"
:sWere there expressions which might
be understood by her to be expressions of
lOveI'
Col Breckinridge wished 10 draw the
distinction carefully between express
ions and demonstrations He said there
was nothing but perfect understanding
on their part of their relations; that they
went to houses of a certain character
for certain we'll understood purpose,
they stayed there such time
as their pleasures or necessities de
kissed her. There were all the accom-
paniments of such relation, which was
carried out not coldly or brutally.'
There were no expressions of love on
her part?"
II would not say that She was at
wise.'
Distinctions Drawn.
Again Mr.. Wilson led the colonel to
repeat the distinction he drew between
the injury to the young man and the de-
struction of young woman from illicit
relations.
"And do you think he asked, 'sthat a
man is under obligations to prevent the
destruction of a young woman"
"Most assuredly l do; and if he does
not, he should be punished. | have ha d
my punishment, and am trying to take 1t
without complaint"
| Mr. Wilson asked when the subject of
marriage had been first mentioned be-
tween them, to which the colonel replied
I that it September. 1892. when she
/ first spoke of going to Berlin. He had
told her that for many reasons. among
them the disparity in their ages, that
! since he knew what he did of her rela-
lations to Rhodes. and that as she had
bled him three years and thrown him
! away like sucked orange, marriage be-
| tween them was impossible.
"You had a contract as binding as hers
| to Rhodes?''
Much more binding" replied the
colonel referring to his marriage. Then
| Mr.. Wilson got his affirmative answers
| to the questions that Miss Pollard had
associated with the best families of Ken
lucky in the city, had lived in houses of
the highest respectability and brill
liant young woman.
Your relations were carefully con-
cealed?' asked the attorney, $50 that
there was no impediment in that direc-
tionf"
ave had endeavored to conceal them
but they were known to several peopler'
There was never from you any pro
posal of maria ge?"
Never under any circumstances
! most emphatically-
"Then it was understood that you were
to carry out the sem blance of marriage
contract which you both understood was
never to be fuifffled?''
sThere was the semblance of a con
tract to be carried out before only one
| living person, and that person Mrs. Gov
| Blackb burn.ss
To Die Out OF His Life.
After more fencing the colonel stated
that the contract before Mrs. Blackburn
had been made TO enable Miss Pollard
to die out of his life and separate from
Mrs. Blackburn.
aAnd with a view TO enabling hel
to die out of your life and Mrs
/ Rlackburn's. YOU took her to hrn