The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-03
BRECKENRIDGE UNDER FIRE.
Judge Wilson Begins the CrOss-BXamlna-
tiOn for the Plaintiff.
ANOTHER DUBIOUS LETTER PRODUCED.
1t is Alleged to Have Been Written by the
Defendant but He Denies its Anthem
ticlty--His Story Completed.

trial of the Pollard-Breckinridge case
was adjourned this afternoon until to-
morrow at the most interesting point OF
the cross-examination, a mystery involv-
ing an alleged letter addressed MY Dear
Louise" which the plaintiffs counsel VIII
try to prove was written in 1886, at a
time when. according to his testimony,
Colonel Breckenridge suspended his rela-
tions with Miss Pollard, and did not
know her whereabouts. The interest in
this second dubious letter introduced I'm
the case centres in the name Louise
Miss Pollard AYERS that she went TO
Cincinnati in February, 1885. and in June
of that year gave birth to a baby at ST.
Joseph's Asylum, at Norwood, near Gin
cinnati. and that after leaving the asylum
she went TO the house of a physician
under the assumed name of Louise Will
son.
The defendant denied positively this
afternoon having any knowledge OF My
dear Sister Louise" or of having given
letter beginning that way to type
writer TO copy. &C cross-examlnatlon OF
the defendant will be continued all through
tomorrow. and probably the next day.
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earliest comers but Miss Pollard was not
long behind him. Major Butterworth be-
gan by quoting the testimony OF MISS
Pollard with reference TO the alleged pro-
posal Of marriage in August, 1882, which
the plaintiff claims took place In q car
riage in this city.
Breckenridge Denies All.
Colonel Breckenridge denied all these
~ f.la
alleged conversation during the ride. He
said he did not see the plaintin I'm August,
1892. and did not know she was In Wash
ington at the time.
Major Butterworth made reference TO
Miss Pollard's statements that the de-
fendant had made her give up her child
and that he had talked with her apout
his deceased wife II never in any way
mentioned 10 her the name Of my WIFE,
| he said. in answer to Major Butter"ortn
| question whether this was true.
'I never knew she had given birth 10 a
living child. and 1 never asked her to
| give it up
Colonel Breckenridge also denied Miss
| pollard's statements concerning their
| meetings at the Hoffman House i'm New
| York.
| "I did not see the plaintiff at the Hoff-
| man House on the evening or April "oth,
! he said, because l was not there'
| snent. however, the evening after dusk
! IN nv wifes apartments / did not tell
her. as she states, that / had an engage
| ment with MIR. VIM. G. Whitney or
| MIR. Chas. +. Fairchd. and that they
| were to send me abroad i'm the interests
| Of a s2OOO0.0O) railway scheme l did
| not tell her on April 30th. that was
| going 20 spend the night IN a private car.
| None Of her statments are true
What took place in your first visit
to Major Moore in reference to your
| promise to marry the plaintiff. and what
| was said at that tlme%' asked Major
| Butterworth.
The Scene in Major Moore's ONCE.
"Alv recollection is that the converse
| ton did not cover at the outside over ten
| or fifteen minutes. 1t was rapid ana
| very earnest conversation. l think my
| opening sentence was: 4 have come 10
| deliver this young woman or myself into
YOUR custody; / might lose my life by
| her and that I desire that he
| should hear what / had TO say and
| arrest either me or her. She threw up her
| hands and said she had not threatened
| 10 take my life: that her hands were her
| only weapons. She said TO me during our
| talk that she would not hill me If !
| would marry her that month. | replied:
| | will m AIRY you on the last day OF the
| month II God does not intefpose.
| tben said I was going to tell the whole
| matter. Then she said: is II necessary
| TO tell everything
II answered that / intended TO telleVery-
thing that had happened TO me- She
nlaced her hands on my shoulder and
demonstrated about my telling. asked
her If she would do what | wanted II
did not tell. She said she would. turn
| "a 10 Major Moore and said: ! think we
can settle this matter between US.
"I took her there for the purpose OF
| delivering her over to the police ana IL
she had not made her promise 10 me 10
| do as / asked 1 would have done II.
"There was no request to Major Moore
that ne should preserve the secret.
told her that the matters would probably
| he i'm the newspapers-that We had proba-
blv been seen going i'm the office Of the
chief of police and that public scan
dal would result. / told her she could
not get another dollar out of me-not a
dollar more for her support. She then
began to cry and told me that her ner-
vous manner and her excitement resulted
from her delicate condition"
Both Exchange Regrets.
Now tell what happened after you
took the pistol away from her in the
house of Mrs. Thomas, after she had
attempted TO take your life?'
II left her. She tainted, or pretended
or simulated fainting. The next morning
before | had gone TO breakfast she sem
| up her card TO my room at the RigSs
| House. and | went down 10 see her n
the parlor. She was full of protestation'
| of regret over the scene she had created
at Mrs. Thomas, and we had an amabit
| interview. She told me she was wiliinl
10 keep her agreement about golns IRON
Washington. and she submitted 10 mt
a schedule Of things she needed-inoheS
FOR her board at Mrs. Thomas rallroau
| exnenses. and a number or otner 'hlhss
she also asked for a small additional sum
| of money to pay some expenses mere oc
fore going away. We parted WIN ga
nrassions of regret-regret on her part
mat we were obliged to part and that
che had acted so badly; regret on mine
that | was responsible for her condition
This was on Sunday. the lith OF May
THE next night | was I'm my room at the
| piegs House. entertaining some Kentucky
| friends when she came again, Anu
, seemed very nervous and excited Shs
said she was going To spend the niKh'
AT Mrs. Blackburn's. and took her tnere
ur.. Blackburn Wanted an Explanation
Colonel Breckenridge told OF CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Blackburn the sdinV
vaek I'm which Mrs Blackburn ueiiiai,u-
| "a me exclamation which Colonei iorec All
lido had failed TO give in New ioTh' vi
| -, Miss Pollard and the witness came
| 80 ha stopping at the HOFFMAN Rouse
.oea,her Colonel Breckenridge SAID ne
declined to give any expianauoh' saSin6