The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-31


child. If she had it would have given
him an excuse for breaking off the re-
lationS, for considering the time of
those relations, it was impossible that
the child could have been his From
November, 1885, to July, 1887, there were
no improper relations between them
They were resumed after that during
the time she was in the Academy of
Visitation. He paid her expenses, even
when not sustaining those relations,
recognizing the danger of scandal in
view of her temper and disposition.
Breckenridge declared: Some Of our
interviews were more excessively I'M
pleasant than any words can describe.
She would come to me at the capitol
in my committee room, declare she was
not going to leave; she was going to
have the support owing to her. sup
pose, at times, / became excessively an
cry and said things hard and bitter. l
knew the only alternative was submits
sion or the destruction Of a. wife whose
! life was depending on me, and l let it
| go on hoping that tomorrow would
bring a solution of the problem l would
| tell her in every way, from the gentle
! to the most severe, that she was be-
coming more and more disinclined and
unable to care for herself. Her manner,
oftentimes, was extremely disagreed
ble.'
1
| At the afternoon session, Breckin-
ridge denied that he was concealed in
| her room when Miss Pollard broke the
Engagement with Roselle.
| Then two applications by the plaintiff
flor a position in the civil service at
Washington, endorsed by defendant,
who vouched for her good moral char
acter and reputation, were identified by
witness.
Breckenridge then detailed the sub
stance of a long conversation he had
with old man Rhodes, who undertook
to educate Miss Pollard on the condi-
ltion that she would marry him. After
Istating these facts, and declaring that
The was very much in love with her, he
told the witness that he (Rhodes) ought
to marry her; that things had occurred
between them that made it necessary
flor him to marry her and he intended
Ito do so, though she seemed to have
taken a dislike to him.
"Why Can't He Tell the Truth:'
Miss Pollard broke forth, sobbing, and
Exclaimed:
That's not true; why can't he tell the
truth about something's"
Breckenridge continued, saying he told
Miss Pollard of this talk with Rhodes,
declaring to her that after Rhodes rev.
elations il would be impossible that any
other relation could ever exist between
them. In refutation of Miss Pollard S
statement that at his request, she re-
turned from New York to Washington
in August, 1893, and that he met her al
. the depot, kissed her. took her in a
carriage and promised to marry her, he
declared he was not in Washington at
, that time and she was not there, either
so far as he knew. No such occurrence
happened He saw her in New York on
> September 20, for the first time during
/ the summer. They met at the Hoff-
: man House. She said she had an op-
/ portunity to go abroad and study with
: young ladies of q good family, if Breck.
: inridge would represent that she was
: engaged to be married to him in two
= years.
This was the first time the subject
of marriage had been broached," he
continued. Il said l had not enough
, money. but would not let that stant
in the way; that under no circum
stances would L consent to any repre-
sensations of an engagement
Not Open to Negotiations
1 "She said she could go abroad, study
modern languages and come back il
two years fitted to be my wife. 1 SAID
: that could never be. that 1 was NO
, open to negotiations of that sort
Witness and Miss Pollard mad looked
over his offices together. She had fig
: ured that the cost would be 800 g
[ month but ne had expressed his will
: lingness to give her $125 and her trav
cling expenses. The witness added
Her final answer at our next meet
ing at the same house was she would
l never go except as my affianced; sht
S would go back to Washington and bt
there when L arrived"
+ I'VE parted with considerable anger
: AT our next meeting, she said she die
not want to part in that way: that
{ must not think her a devil or a fiend
put her into cab saying: 'YoI
q know there can be no such thing a!
+ marriage between us and this affai
! If you persist, can only end in public
4 ity and that will destroy us BOTH -
When did you first hear that tn,
q plaintiff claimed you had engaged
= yourself to marry her?"
In a communication to hat effec
r in the Washington Post, which
understood was inspired by her AM
thereafter 1 received several letter
from her to the same effect
r Now interposed Mr. Wilson, arts
!. ing, I'VE want those letters"
: I have destroyed them retortet
: the defendant. Il have procured al
r the letters L have from her to M
e knowledge
t, Wanted to Get Rid of Her.
v The testimony then drifted into tn
/. | circumstances and conversations con
+ corning the efforts of the defendant /
4 induce the plaintiff to leave the cit
d to prevent the scandal which woult
certainly come sooner or later if Mis-
4 Pollard remained in the city
V Then he related a conversation whel
!. Miss Pollard had come to him in dis
II tress, because Mrs. Fillette and anothe
q lady had been talking about her, tn
) witness saying: Il told her that thi
l. was what / had always expected; tina
n such affairs always must come to a.
l. end, and urged her to go away, as sh
t had promised so many times, and lie
n the scandal blow over. My name wa
e not coupled with that, but / said
= would be if the thing went on. Mrs
d tfllette had not mentioned my name
= 1t was other parties. She. said tina
r she could not have such scanda
n | against her name; that she had a re
g Volver with which she had intended t
IS shoot herself, If such stories ever cam
is out. / made light of them. She toll
me afterwards, that she had gone t
Mrs. Blackburn: that Mrs. Blackburn
n had talked with Mrs. Fillette, an
e found the charges did not effect tn
o. chastity of the plaintiff; that she wa
= charged with being an adventures
!. that it was said she lived by her wits
had no means of support and did nc
= pay her debts. She insisted that l mus
"a go to Mrs. Blackburn and tell her tn
IF relations between us were such tina
J. Mrs. Blackburn must stand by her.
, Colonel Breckenridge said he had RI
IF fused at this time to do So
~ On several occasions the Witnes