The herald., 1894-04-03

explain his connection with the Presby-
terian church, which had been passive
rather than active. He had lived in
Lexington within four squares of the
house pied by Sarah Goss. He had
known the character oil the place Tor %
years. He also admitted that he had
visited the house before he went there
with Miss Pollard.
Wilson's questions covered Breckin-
ridges early education, his social ad-
vantages, study of law and service in
the confederate army. Witness had
been several years lecturer at a semn-
AIRY attended by the plaintiff. He had
received many letters from plaintiff, but
used none but one in evidence. At his
fret interview with plaintiff he advised
her to marry Rhodes.
By further questioning, Mr.. Wilson
elected the information that the colonel
last June delivered a speech to a wo-
mans society in Nashville, and had been
presented with basket of flowers. He
denied be had said he had no wife to
present them to, and offered to explain
what he said, but Mr.. Wilson would not
permit it.
"Are you a member of the Masonic
fraternity ?"
81 am"
"You knew that Miss Pollsrd's father
was Mason ?"
81 did not; 1 knew he was an Odd
Fellow"
''Are there are obligations to the
widow or daughters Of me N bers growing
out of membership in these orders ?'
Mr.. Thompson objected and was eus-
tanned
BREcKINRIDGE's READING.
The cross examination then took a
turn on the various authors which Mr..
Breckinridge had read, and was asked
what object Mr.. Butterworth had when
he asked the colonel about George Ell
lott.
"Well, the plaintiff said that she con-
sidered the life of George Elliott with
Mr.. Lewes, a protest against mawkish
sentimentality concerning what were
improper relations, and said she had
rather live as George Elliott had than
sew on buttons, churn butter and live
the life OF woman in somewhat
straitened circumstances on Kentucky
farm"
"You mentioned George Elliott to
place the plaintiff in the same category
with her and to compare your relations
with her to those of Lewes with George
Elliott ?''
"Oh no; my relations with the plain
till were much more improper with her
than those of Elliott and Lewes," very
coolly.
In the course of this examination
Colonel Brsckinridge continued: From
what | know OF the plaintiff and OF
what | know of Burns. do not think it
hn RI MI 10
THAT FIRST CARRIAGE RIDE.
After Colonel Breckinfidge admitted
ne was in good health on the night Of
his first ride with Miss Pollard and had
no trouble with his throat noI chills,
Mr.. Wilson asked whether it was not
rather unueual proceeding to select
closed carriage for drive on hot sum.
mer evening, to which the colonel re-
piled that he did not think it was.
when you put your arm around her,
had there been anything of suggestive
nature ?'
well, cannot answer that definite
ly. There was no particular word or
act that could lay my hand on, There
was just something internally that
moved me. II she had reproached me
| could not have said, You have en-
couraged me, and l would have been
surprised if she had resented it,"
"Well, then you drew her to you,
and how long were you in that posi-
tion?"
''Oh, l cannot saw"
"And what was talked about?"
Nothing was said" Laughter, and
rebuke from the Judge.
II want to know how long you held
her in your arms"
1.-THE transaction could not be stated
as to time. 1t was all one transaction.
took her in my arms, drew her across
my lap, drew her TO me. 1t was all one
action"
"Did you give her any friendly advice
on that occasion ?''
II did not"
"You were a man Of 48 and she was a
girl of IL to 2l ?"
1T JUST HAPPENED.
"Tbat was all true and much more.
No man in America had less excuse for
such action than l, with the domestic
surroundings l then had. / have at
tempted to make no excuse for it; it
just happened so."
"And the fact that she was a young
girl in school makes it all the worse"
"You cannot frame words too strong
to characterize it. have not attempt
ed to justify or even defend it, and all
the hell l have suffered since then
have deserved"
Then l understand you to say the
enormitv of the act cannot be overesti-
mated?"
There is but one punishment which
l have not deserved, and that is to
marry the woman who was concerned
with me in the act"
''As LAWYER, since you claim you did
not seduce her. will YOU tell US what you
consider seduction p
Il mean to say did not eeduce her
by any protestaticns OF love or reward;
that she did not come to mo as a maiden
nor virgin; that did not seduce her
in the physical sense; that she came to
me maiden and left her otherwise;
nor in the lower sense, that l did not
offer her money"
When they met on the train to Lex
ington the next day, Colonel Breckin-
ridge said, he had not known Miss Pol
lard WAS to be on the train and supposed
she could not know he was there.
THE vIsIT TO SARAH Goss.
Describing the interview on the train,
the colonel said: Il suggested to her il
she stayed over in Lexington, would she
not meet me, and asked if there was
any place she could go. She said she
could go to Sarah Goss' house, and
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