The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-17
"How long did you stay there2"

How long did you stay there!"
Until Monday morning"
"Who was with you at Sarah Guests
from Friday night until Monday morn
ing2"
Mr.. Breckenridge was there most of
the time"
''What did Col Breckinridges say to you
on the evening of your arrivrl at Lexing
ton about Mr. Rhodes 3"
Nothing"
What did he say about Mr. Rodes on
the following Monday morning}"
Mr.. Breckenridge came to Sarah
Guests terribly frightened He said Mr.
Rodes had been to Cincinnati and found
out that | had gone with him, and that l
must catch a train and go to Frankfort,
where my mother lived, which l did,
Who suggested that you leave Cincin-
natl and go to Sayre Instituted"
MIR. Breckenridge"
HER FIRST BABY.
Miss Pollard told of going to see a
female physician, DR.. Mary Street. in
Cincinnati, in 1855, at the direction of
MIR. Breckinridge, to make arrangements
for the birth of her first child. She gave
DIR. Street the name of Mrs. Burgoyne
She went to st. Joseph's
asylum at Norwood, where she
registered as Mrs. Burgoyne." Her
weeks later she went to the house of Drs
Perry and Buchanan to recuperate. Miss
Pollard identified the four volumes of
Washington Irving that have figured in
the trial. They were given her by Mr.
Rodes at Christmas, 1884, and she gave
them to Sister Cecilia at the Founding
asylum.
Miss Pollard had given her testimony
without any noticeable marks of nervous
n a 1sIC Of or
voice at times and an inclination to talk
too fast. She speaks with a little lisp,
and what might be called fashionable
ascent. Her story was told with infinite
detail, as if she had rehearsed it time and
time again. She looked Col Breekin-
ridge squarely in the eyes, while giving
her testimony, without appearing to do
so.
BRECKENRIDGE PAID HER BILLS.
Taking up her life at Lexington, after
the birth of her baby, Mr.. Carlisle asked
Miss Pollard who paid for her tuition and
board while Sne was at Sayre Institute.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of course" was the
reply.
"Miss Pollard" was the next question,
who was the father of the child born on
May 80, lSS5N'
Mr.. Breckenridge" was the answer,
long drawn out tor the sake of emphasis
In answer to direct question, Miss
Pollard said that she had never at any
time held sexual relations with any man
excepting Mr.. Breckenridge. She told of
frequent changes of residence during her
life in Washington, and the changes of
name also, cOrrobOrating upon these
points all the witnesses who have pre-
ceded her.
Miss Pollard said she came to Wash
ingtOn from Lexington in September
1887, at MIR. Breckinridges desire. Il
had to go somewhere" " she said.
CHANGES OF RESIDENCE.
After several changes of residence, MIR.
Breckenridge took her to a little house in
South Washington, occupied by an old
woman called Aunt Mary" and she re-
mained there until her second baby was
born, in February, 1888. After her con
tinement she went to live at a convent on
Massachusetts avenue, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets, and re-
mained there two years and six months.
During part of this time she
was employed in the government serv-
ice, the rest in studying. She saw
the defendant three or four times each
week during that period Her third
pregnancy was the one which resulted in
the miscarriage for which she was at
tended by DR.. Tabor Johnson, as testi-
fed by the doctor.
BRECKINRIDGE's LETTERS.
Such a case is not complete without
the conventional packages of love
letters, and they were produced
next for Miss Pollard's examination.
Those are all Mr. Breczinridge's
letters" she said. She was also
shown twelve kilograms addressed to
her. "Yes, all Mr.. Breckinridge's tele-
grams, was her comment.
In answer to Mr.. Carlisle, Miss Pollard
said Col. Bre kinridge last left Washing
ton on Wednesday night, May II, 1898.
Then Mn Carlisle read kilograms and let
ters from Col. Breckinridge to Miss
Pollard, written while he was away on
this trip from Lexington, Covington and
other places. Nearly every day he tele-
graphed her asking if she were well, tell
ing her to make herself comfortable, and
to occupy herself. The letters were not
at all of the amorous kind; they were
friendly, but not too much so They
were signed Yours" or Yours truly
and sincerely" and had no heading Col.
Breckinridge, Miss Pollard said, was de-
liyering political speeches in Kentucky
and Tennessee.
A LETTER TO WILLIE
After recess a letter was read from
Miss Pollard to Col Breckenridge, ac-
knowledging that she had published the
announcement of their engagement. and
that she was sorry for it. This was evil
IDENTIFY in answer to a letter from Col.
Breckinridge, taking her to task for the
publication. The letter began My Dear
Willie" f." and was signed, Your loving
Madeline
Miss Pollard resumed the stand as the
court was raped to order with Miss
Ellis sitting bP her side. She was di-
rectly in frontpf and about fifteen feet
from Col. BPeckinridge. During the
morning session, while Miss Pollard was
giving her testimony, the defendant sat
in a listless attitude, but not taking his
eyes off his accuser. But at the after
noon session he took an active interest in
the proceedings, and made suggestions to
his counsel.
LENGTH OF THE AMOUR.
The last question asked by Mr.. Carlisle
was as to how long the Illicit relationship
existed between Col. Breckenridge and
the plaintiff and Miss Pollard answered
loudly and distinctly, emphasizing every
syllable; From that night when he took
me to Sarah Guests in 1884, there never
was any suggestion of the discrimination
of that miserable sin, until Col Breckin-
idge. with all his protestations and prom
ises and vows of affection, left me on
May II, 1898"
Mai. Butterworth tried to stop Miss
Pollard, telling her to simply answer the
question, but ne was plucked by the sleeve
nv Col Rrpcxinrid0a and Col T'boyppeo