The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-30
MAD ELINE YEXED.
Visib1y Affected When Col
onel Breckenridge Re-
ferred to Her Mother.
DISGUSTING TESTIMONY
The Defendant Tells Of His Visits
to Houses Of lll-Fame With
Miss Pollard.

WASHINGTON, March 80, 1S94.-Congress-
man Breckenridge continued his testimony
in the Circuit Court today, telling an en-
tirely different story than that told by
Madeline Pollard of their nine years OF Illicit
relationships. The bailiffs at the court tried
very diligently this morning to obey Judge
Bradley's orders with reference to keeping
out all but members of the bar and persons
concerned in the case, but the crowd that
secured admission was as great as on any
previous day of the trial, and by the time
Colonel Breckinridge had begun his testi-
mony every seat and bench in the chamber
was filled.
Miss Pollard entered the court room at ex-
actly ten o'clock with Mr. Carlisle and Miss
Ellis. and almost on her heels came the de
fendant looking trifie careworn. Colonel
Breckenridge sat down beside Colonel Phil
Thompson and chatted pleasantly, smiling
the while, until he was called to the stand
Miss Pollard sat upright in her chair look
ing straight ahead.
DEFENDANT CONTINUES HIS TESTIMONY.
When Colonel Breckenridge took the wit
ness stand he did not sit down, but stood
leaning easily on the judges desk, his fingers
fumbling nervously with his watch chain
Major Butterworth started proceedings by
showing the defendant the little decorative
basket which the plaintiff claims was given
her by Colonel Breckinridge, with the re-
mark, madeline, this was Itsy'ss (meaning
his dead wife) and want you to have il"
Colonel Breckenridge said the basket was
given to his late wife by her sister, Miss
Desha, who had brought it from Nantucket,
and he had seen it last in the furnished rooms
he had taken when his children went back to
Kentucky. He denied that he gave it to
Miss Pollard.
II did not give her the basket" he said,
ssI did not know she had the basket, did
no tgive it to her at the train. did not
take her to the train / did not see Miss
Pollard that night. did not see her at all.
| learned that some basket was in her pos
session after the suit was filed, but did not
know what basket it was until it was pro-
duced here.n Colonel Breckenridge said he
had no knowledge as to how the basket came
into Miss Pollard's possession. Il only know
that it was not given to her, directly or IN
directly by me, nor with my consent or con-
niyance."
THE DAY AFTER THE CARRIAGE RIDE.
ssNow. Colonel said Major Butterworth,
Estate what took place on the second of An-
gust, 1S84-the day after the carriage ride
with the plaintiff
81 entered the car for Lexington and
found the plaintiff sitting in it. She was not
there by any Encouragement with me.
spoke to herand our conversation resulted N
al. arrangement TO; meet thar evening N
Lexington. We agreed TO meet at the house
of a colored woman named Sarah Cess. |
asked her if there was any place in Lexing.
ton she would like to go to- She said we could
go to Sarah Gess's l expressed surprise
that she knew Of this place, and she said she
l, on with MT
Rodes."
The witness then told of going to the as
signation house with the plaintiff on their
arrival in Lexington, which he said was
substantially as told by Miss Pollard. He
said he left Miss Pollard at the door Of the
assignation house, promising to come back
after going to his home. He went home,
took supper with his family and returned to
the house of Sarah Cess in less than an hour.
He had made no such arrangement with
Sarah Cess as Miss Pollard and Sarah tes-
titled in effect, that he had gone to see
Sarah Cess the night before going to her
house.
REMAINED WITH THE PLAINTIFF.
He remained with the plaintiff until about
1890, and the plaintiff elected to spend the
night there instead of going to more re-
spectacle place. There were no protesta-
tions of love and affection on his part, said
Col. Breckinridge, and no talk with the
plaintiff about helping her secure an educa-
tion.
s.She elected to remain where she was,
said the witness. After detailing conver-
sation between Miss Pollard and hlmsef
as to whether she should go to the
house of lady she knew, ''as less LA
Bile to detection. went back the next
evening with some expectancy that might
not find her there. She said that she wanted
to get up early the next morning and take
the train for Frankfort so as to be able to
see her mother there between the two trains,
there being an interval OF several hours be-
tween the arrival of the train from Lexington,
and the departure of the train for Cincin-
natl I did not learn anything from her
about the coming of Mr.. Rodes to Cincin-
natl during her absence"
AN IMMATURE YOUNG WOMAN.
stWhat was there in her conversation that
made her appear an immature young wom-
ans"
ssShe appeared to be young woman fully
grown and matured and understood matters
pertaining to the sexes that young girl
would not know. There never was any
thing in her conversation to me, and never
heard it told differently until the filing of
this suit, and there never had been any
claim on her part to me that she was a
maiden or that had physically or In any
sense seduced her."
sWhen, if at any time or place prior to
the bringing of this action, did she state to
you, or claim to you, that you had seduced
her or she you-I believe there have been
some statements made as to thatF'
Gas to the last claim on her part, OF
course that never was claimed. As to the
first part Of your question there never was
at any time, undereany circumstances, IN
my presence, in which the plaintiff claimed
in any way that had seduced her or had
betrayed her."
s.Did she ever say before you or to you
prior to the bringing of this suit, that she
was girl of seventeen or eighteen years or
under twenty"
ssNever in any conversation. had exam
ined the papers in which endorsed her ap-
plication for a position under the civil ser.
vice, in which she put herself down as hav-
ing been born November 80, 1866. l never
had any reason to doubt that she
was married woman, and nothing
occurred to make me think otherwise.
There never was in any conversation between
us or ny mention made as to when she was
born or as to the month"
NEVER RECEIVED AT MRS. HoYT'S.
ssWhen did you first learn that she had
came to Lexington to enter Sayre Institutep
ssIt was in the following October. saw
her come out, or standing at the gate of the
Sayre Institute, with her books in her hands
and in company with schoolgirls in that in
stitution whom knew We walked dowI
the street together and she told me she wa
going TO the Sayre Institute and
boarding at the house of Miss Hoy
and Mrs. Ketcham. That was tbs
| first / knew Of her being in Lexington al
Sayre Institute AS to Miss Hoyt and Mr.