The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-10
BRECKINRIDE WINCES.
A TYPE WRITTEN LETTER OFFERED
IN EVIDENCE
THE EVIDENCE IS ALL IN AT LAST.
Miss Pollard's Attorney Seems to Have
Stirred Up the kentucky Congressman
About to Corner the Old Gent.

interesting point of the cross-eXaihlhdtloh-
mystery involving an alleged letter al
dressed My Dear Sister Louise, which
the plaintiffs counsel will try to prove was
written in 1885, at the time when, according
to his testimony, Colonel Breckenridge
suspended his relations with her and did
not know her whereabouts. The chief IN
terest i'll this second dubious letter nitro
duced in the case centerS IN the name
Louise" Mill Pollard AYERS that she went
to Cincinnati in February, 1890, and in June
| of that year gave birth to a baby at the
St. Joseph's asylum, at Norwood, near
| Cincinnati, and that after leaving the asy-
| lum she went to the house of a physician
| under the assumed name OF Louise Wilson.
! The defendant denied positively this after
noon having any knowledge of My Dear
! Sister Louise" or OF having given letter
| beginning that way to typewriter to
copy. The cross examination OF the defen-
dant will be continued all through tomor-
| row and probably the next day.
Hu.n the S.anu.
Washington, April 3.-Colonel Breckenridge
| and Miss Pollard were both on the stand
| today and both gave testimony relating to
| the alleged letter which the plaintiff claims
was written to her in 1856. This, is the let
ter alleged to begin My dear sister
! Louise" and by which the plaintiffs coun-
sci seek to i1npeach the testimony of the
| defendant Today, after hard legal fight,
the plaintiffs attorneys succeeded IN plac-
| testified that while a Typewriter at the
| capitol, in 1886, she had copied a letter writ
! ten by Colonel breckenridge addressed My
dear sister Louise" and that she had en-
dorsed numerous envelopes for him with
the name Miss Pollard, Sc North Upper
street. Lexington. ~; MISS PoltaT Ta,a alsI
breckenridge frequently sent her letters
while she in Lexington. and he in
Washington. They were all type written,
she said, and in them she was addressed by
various titles, such as MY dear spitiire,'
and My dear Louise"
Colonel Breckenridge denied that Mrs.
Lowell had ever copied for him any such
letter as that she described or that she al.
dressed envelopes for him with the name n,,e OF
Miss Pollard, although he acknowledged
that Mrs. Lowell had written letters Tor
him.
Ola Willie winces.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Colonel Breckin-
ridge ended his testimony today, after nay
ing been on the stand almost continuously
since Thursday. Tomorrow the defense may
submit some additional testimony, put II
is more likely that the rebuttal of the PLAIN
tif's evidence will begin, and there IS eV-
cry indication that all the evidence VII pe
before the jury when the court adJourhS
over on Friday until Monday. The day was
not sensational.
Judge Wilson began his examination by
asking if Colonel Breckenridge remembered
saying to the servant woman at Mrs Ihom-
ass, the day after he had taken lunch there
nice lunch and when Madeline and go to
housekeeping | want you to come with us.
"Oh, that's not true; that's merely fancy
SKETCH said Colonel BreckinrdSe, with
| laugh; there's not a word OF truth IN IT,
Colonel Breckenridge saio he had USED
expressions that might be fairly construed
as expressions of affection towards MISS
pollard, although he never used expressions
of love. They were merely expressions
that "A man would use towards a woman Tor
whose condition he felt partly responsible,
said Colonel Breckinrdge.
''Then the expressions you used were such
to give the plaintiff the idea that you had
love and affection for herr?
NO: there never anything said or
done to give her the idea that | loved her.
/ not l-11 n
had about the matter"
Then you never did anything to give her
the idea that you loVed|'
Took Her ia His Arms.
well ! took her in my arms and kissed
her and did those things which naturally
resulted from our relationship. Every th'nS
was done kindly, but there was no loving.
You merely took her in your arms then
to assist III the Sratilicatlon OF those fcli-
lions you maintaIned?'
mo, hardly that. They were the natu-
raj result of what our relations We're
Judge Wilson asked Colonel Pre- 1htnIic ge
with reference to Ills Staten mt On A.C n
day that the publication OF scandal de
stroyed a woman, while / sometimes tnty
INJURIES a man. do you .hial,' he as,:tu Il,
that there is any moral obligation on Il
man TO keep Il woman from that desfFLc-
tom
al have not denied that l have be- l. Sulty
in Il degree and | am standing my pu'-S IL
ment without complaint or an ttclnpl 20
! ice from the consequences.
In answer to Judge Wilson, tho defendant
! said he had told the Dldlltif r,anY tines
! that marriage betweea the2I was impossible,
Why sIe Wouldn't Marry Her.
L told her. he said that sh could not
| expect me to marry her. III re We're the
! Illicit relations with Air. Iiod@s aud t,Iat
/ after she had had Mr.. R0d2S for lhree
years AMI thrown him away ike a SucN" /
! orange, l could not contemplate marriage
with her and look upon her wife whom
l could trust, or whom co1!d take into
Colonel Breckenridge explained in erea:
| detail the nature OF the agreement to throw
/ Mrs Blackburn off the scent It. 70 the il
relations which included the Sembance of
an engagement that Miss Pollard might
| drop out of his life respectfully.
Colonel Breckenridge admitted, after fire.
| quent questions put TO him, that he had
conniyed at the deception practiced on
And you took this young woman there
| and placed her under Mrs. Blackburn
protection?" asked Judge Wilson
mo, I think not. The understanding and
| recollection of Mrs. Blackburn and myself
do not agree on that point"
And YOU caressed the plaintiff in her
No. l did not. The caresses given were
not mine
Where He Married.
After questioning the witness about his
trip to New York in April 1892 when he
was married. and his meeting with the
plaintiff at the Hoffman house Judge vii
son handed Colonel Breckinridge a paner
and asked him if that We're a fac Smile
of his marriage certificate.
Did you ask DR.. Paxton to suppress the
| marriage certificate"'
Il told him to keep it secret. If you
want me to tell you why [ will do So" but
| Judge Wilson did not ask.
Where did you so the night of your
| MARRIAGE"
MY wife and 7 went to the Hotel Loge-
reau, at Eighteenth street and Broadway. -
Did you register under an assumed
| name?"
4 did-under the name of William J.
| Campbell and Wife.
From what place did you register?"
81 think L did mot put down any address -
After consultation between Colonel
! Breckenridge and his lawyers, Major Shelby
| said he thought the case of the defense
| might end at that point but he asked that
! the court ad journ then III order to give the
defense time to consult as to what 1t would
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