The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

the 10Th Of April.
you do not deny that 1t was secret?"
THAT is immateriaI''
You do not deny that your client in
structed DR.. Paxton to keep it secret?"
That makes no difference, so far as
this shooting is concerned
Judge Wilson triumphantly-''Then it
makes no difference if she had cut of
his ears?"
He proceeded to argue that since the
secret marriage was admitted il made no
difference about any threats his client
| might have made after that marriage or
! anything she had done since that did
| not concern the case, as he had already
broken his contract to marry her. and
| whatever happened after the contract
| had been broken was alien to the case.
Judge Bradley oyerruled him since the
matters had been brought in on direct
| examination.
The story of the attempt to shoot Col.
| Breckenridge in New York was told by
Miss Pollard as follows: CThis was the
| day following his secret marriage to
Mrs. Wing) lon Sunday night he came
TO tell me with a great flush of triumph
that a company had been formed to in
clude Mr. Whitney and Mr.. Fairchild
and all the prominent capitalists with
capital of $50 600 900 for some sort of
I
them and might have TO go 10 Europe
right away. He went out and came
! back next day near noon, saying:
| Madeline, how soon can you get ready
to marry me? I may have 20 leave to-
morrow for Europe, suddenly
Il said: VIII, 1 can marry you right
! away
After he had gone again I found a
revolver in his travelling sack and it
awakened my suspicious because he had
I 81 ~ ell 49,
to Whitney and Fairchild. and found that
they had not seen him and did not eX-
pect to; had found that there was no
private car on the track where he said
there was one waiting for him. He
acted so queer, too
Mr.. Butterworth-"Did he act as
though he was in his right mind?''
"As much so as he has any day since
then" UaughterD Continuing, He
acted so queerly my suspicious We're
aroused. | am not surprised now. con-
siderinC the position he was IN. / was
pregnant then. I said: Are You going
10 keep your solemn promise TO marry
me2 II not I am going to shoot you
and myself with the revolver l found IN
your bag
.'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, interrupting. Have
you that letter."
Miss Pollard raised her arm impress
sively. while every man in court leaned
/ forward to catch her reply. He took
it away from me- she said, con the 18th
day Of May with the vilest, vilest lie
After the letter was written and b.
fore the 18th Of May. Miss Pollard con-
tinued. Col. Breckenridge had sent her
flowers. had talked to her Of their
future married life together.
4 Look of Pity.
Speaking OF this meeting she said.
pointing her finger directly at the white
headed congressman sitting with his
head bowed on his breast and the eyes
Of the rOomfull of men focused upon
him. Il think I saw something nearer a
look Of pity on his face that day than
I had ever seen before. I think he had
a conscience on that day and was really
sorry for what he had done"
Did you and he ever have any scenes
before these unfortunate occurrences? ~
Mr. Butterworth asked
Life could not be altogether pleasant
with anyone living with Col. Breckin-
ridge People had sent me anonymous
letters telling of his relations with a
negro woman" Oaughter)
Mr. ButtarwOrth then veered around
his questioning TO the visits Of
Miss Pollard and Col Breckenridge %
the Office Of the Washington chief Of
police.
differed in a few minor details from the
recital Of Maj. Moore and was in greater
elaboration. She had gone TO the house
in JeffersOn-place where Mr. BreCkir-
ridge was stopping with Mrs. Wing.
She strobe into the room where they
were and both Of them covered behind
% TennroGurinU the innnT9 fiN- n
tone in which she had spoken. Miss Pol
lard continued: Il said 10 him. Come
with me- and he came This recital
evoked shout of laughter although it
did not seem to have been intended for
that effect, which the bailiffs had trouble
in quieting.
Col Breckinridge had seated himself
in a chair in Col. MOOre's Office. RemOV-
ing his hat and hopping his brow, he
preached their business with the intro
duction: Major, this is one Of the
tragedies of life" Then he had pro-
ceeded to announce: There is a prOba-
bility that this young woman viii shoot
me- She threatens to take my life"
Mai. Moore demonstrated that it could
not be so bad as that, and Col. Breckin-
ridge had told him that he had been in
innate with her and that she had borne
him two children.
She had demonstrated with him. say
ing: willie. why is il necessary TO tell
all these things2" He had stepped over
TO her 10 put his arm around her and
quieted her. and had then repeated his
remark to the chief: Major, this is one
Of the tragedies of life"
This characteristic remark, produced
in something of the original manner.
raised irresistible laugh.
in their second visit Col. Breckenridge
had discovered the revolver she car
ried when he put his arm around her
He had suggested that the major give
IT to her as a wedding present Gather
a gruesOme present she thought rather
than a Christmas or birthday present. as
the major had testified. She thought her
recollection Of these points should be