The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-21
LISA SAD STORY INDEED
Hiss Pollard Tells III, Tale Of a Life 0!
Sin and Sorrow.
LEAVES THE COURT WEEPING
The Star ot kcntucky Slowly
Going Down Behind the Gather
inE Cloud OF Shame
and lreachery.

and lreachery.
WAslIINGToS, March 20.-The cross.ex-
animation OF the plaintiff in the Pollard
tSreckinridge case was continued this
morning. IL began with the Identification
and reading Of letters written by Miss
Pollard TO her protector, Rhodes, in
November, 1881, in which she asks him to
make a special effort 10 get money 10 pay
her board. suggesting that he borrow it
ana adding an invitation 10 come at a
certain hour to sec her. saying they would
ho alone and have pleasant time.
AT tue end of 'Si she wrote him from
Bridgeport. Ky. She wrote him asking for
money and signing, Yours with love" In
February, 1856. just before she was going
away Tor the birth Of her first child, she
rcproached him FOR not sending her money
and told him If he did not bring il he need
not come 10 see her.
Among the letters were two dated at
New Orleans and pcstmarhel Toolesbor-
ough, hy. Witness admitted she had
never been in New Orleans. Various
other letters asking for money were read.
She said that these demands for money
we're FOR the purpose of allaying Rhodes
suspicion. Being IN urgent need of
money. she seemed TO present good cvi-
dence that she had no other resources ex-
cept what she got from him. Breckinridge
planned it all. Ho dictated the letters
dated at New Orleans, aud some OF them
he wrote on a typewriter, when she was i'll
at the asylum, saying in explanation that
she was learning to he n typewriter. Some
OF them he wrote and dated ahead, mall
ing them on the cars and elsewhere.
Miss Pollard continuing, said: when
lt became necessary Tor mo to go TO
founding asylum, il became necessary 10
invent sone story TO account for my ab-
| sence. DUST what that story was Colonel
BreckinbridSe could probably tell better
Than l, since he wrote the letter" Qucs-
lions as II her employers in Washington
brought replies that SHE had been in tho
agricultural department and census bu-
| reed, both positions having been secured
d. Breckenridge.
did you ever represent that you wrote
| Tor newspapers?" asked Mr.. Buttcrworth.
~ did; Mr.. Breckinrdge and / had TO
| make up these dcccptions 10 account for
| ourselves, because / was young woman
here under his protection with no visible
means OF suppoEt-o-,
| "rhcn these decaits, or frauds, were
praciIced by you and Colonel Breekinridse
! 10 cover up your rclations?'
"ies, and there was a great deal morc.'
"iou visited houses of assignati 4 to-
! gcther in Washington?'
I'VE did up 10 May Il, 1898, after the Sc
{, ltinb In Sntl ts,h hayn tafpn
place Oh the 2oth Of April"
"Was there any conversation between
you regarding that marrlage?"
II asked him il II was possible he was
paying attentions TO Mrs. Wing. | knew
she was worthy woman and / knew She
had stopped with him Il days and nights.
He said he bad been engaged to her when
he was in the army but would never
marry her,"
"Did you stop with Colonel Breckin-
ridge at the Hoffman house, New York,
registering as his daughter?'
II did OH May IL"
"Dii you occupy the room next to his?"
"Yes.'
"Did you threaten TO shoot him in that
room?"
II did,
Here for the first time during the case
Judge Wilson warmed up to the old time
| fire which had been expected of him and
| eagerly anticipated. He faced Mr.. But.
tcrworih, putting TO him question after
| question designed 10 bring out the fact
of Colonel Bseckinridge's marriage in
New York. This marriage was admitted
| by Buttcrworth, who said il was not ia
question.
DO you admit the secret marriagc?"
asked Mr.. Wilson, s;ernly.
I'VE admit the marriage, leave out the
word secret on April .9.n The story of
tic attempt to shoot Colonel Breckinridsc
in New York the day following the recent
marriage was told by Miss Pollard as fol-
| lows:
sOa Sunday night lie came TO tell me
with great flush of triumph that n COM
pany had been formed 10 include Mr..
! Whitney and Mr.. Fairchild and all tho
prominent capitalists, with n capital OF
$4,000. for some sort OF railroad scheme.
! He was 10 represent them and might go to
| Europe right away; he went cut aud cane
/ back tho next day near noon, saying.
| Madeline, how soon can you get ready TO
marry me? ! may have Ia leave for
| Europe suddenly ! said Willie, | can
marry you right away After he had gone
away / found a revolver in his travelling
sack, and it awakened ms suspicious, as
| he had told me SO many lies. had tele-
phoned 10 Whitney and Pairchild and
found that they had not seen him aai did
not expect to. had found there was no
private carriage where he said there was
one waiting !or him. He acted SO queer,
| too.
My suspicious were aroused. Twas
pregnant then. said, Are you going to
keep your solemn promise 10 marry me
Ii not. am going To shoot you and my
self with the revolver found in your blr.'
lie said, My darling, am going 10 marry
you. and that on the last of this month 4"
"Did you and he ever have any scenes
before these unfortunate occurrences ~
asked Mr.. Butterworth.
"IAre could not be altogether pleasant
for any one living w.th Colonel Brcckin-
ridge. Peopio nad sent me anonymous
letters telling O! his relations with negro
WOMAN
Alr. Buttciworih then yeere around his
rrnss-uuastioulnr 20 the visits OF Miss