The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-04-07
One Chapter of Colonel Brecken-
ridges Shameful Testimony.
THROWS IN A FEW JESTS
Talks of Places Where He Attended with
Miss Pollard az an Honored Guest
-DisgracefuI Recital.


whole session of court, and is still in
complete. From the second meeting at
Lexington, at the house Of designation
kept by Sarah Goss in 1884, down to the
late spring of 1898, the recital wound
its way along a path stormy with pis-
tolls, illegitimate children. clandestine
interviews and secret marriages. There
was more intrigue than one would sup
pose could be contained in the life of
such mild-looking, elderly gentleman
as the one who leaned over the witness
box and told it all in matter of fact
way, occasionally dropping into jest.
There is a wealth of detail in defend
ants story. He binds it about him, with
many extraneous matters, and throws
an atmosphere of high life over it,
weaving in it illusions to many politi-
cal incidents, in which he has taken
part, schools he has addressed and ban
quets TO which he has been called as an
honored guest.
The case was resumed with defendant
again on the stand. His examination
by Butterworth began by the exhibition
of work basket which belonged to his
wife, which Miss Pollard asserted he
gave her after his wife's death. Brock
inridge denied absolutely that no gave
it to her, or even knew that she had it
till the trial opened.
The circumstances of their first visit
designation house keeper in Lexington,
was then taken up. Witness said he
met her on the train to Lexington and
an arrangement was made to meet at
the house mentioned that evening.
They went there, but could not get in.
Finally it was arranged that she should
wait awhile for Sarah's return, while
Breckenridge should go home, returning
later, and if the keeper of the house
returned in reasonable time he would
find plaintiff there. He returned after
taking supper with his family and found
her there. She made no resistance nor
protestation against what was done
there, carrying out the arrangement
made on the train. He left her there
as she did not want to take the risk of
being discovered coming out, with the
understanding that she would slip out
during the course of the day If favora-
BILE opportunity offered. If not she
would be there next night. He returned
next night and found her still there.
He remained until 10 p. m. Everything
in her appearance and conduct indicated
that she was fully developed young
woman, experienced in relations of the
sexes. Nothing was ever said then or
until the filing of the suit about his hav-
ing seduced her, physically or other
wise. The meeting at Sarah Goss's was
on August 2, and he did not see her
again till next October at the Sayer In
stitute, Lexington. He declared that
if she received any one in her room
there at night it was not he.
While Miss Pollard was absent from
Lexington in the spring of 1885, when
she said her first child was born, wit
ness declared that he had no knowl.
edge of her whereabouts and no com
munication with her He further de-
MED having written the alleged letters
to Rhodes and Miss Pollard's mother
about this time.
Breckenridge then, in response TO fur
Their questions, detailed the story of his
relations with plaintiff, declaring they
were frequently interrupted for months
at time, once for year, and OF the
series of visits to the designation house
in Cincinnati. At Sarah Goss' house,
and elsewhere, he had paid the expenses
and gave plaintiff money. The first
time he was ever informed by plaintiff
that she was pregnant by him was in
the summer of 1887; the next time he
ever heard of her pregnancy he called
her to Cincinnati in the fall of 1892.
She afterwards said the pregnancy of
1887 resulted in legitimate miscarri-
age in her mothers house, with her
mothers knowledge.
During this evidence Miss Pollard's
friends had difficulty in keeping her ST.
lent
He denied that 1t was on account of
his opportunities that she came TO Wash
ington; he declared she came in spite
of his efforts to dissuade her, pointing
out the danger to both from such a
course.