The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-17
MADELINE'S STORY.


this which began formally, "Col.
Breckenridge" Miss Pollard called at
| tentlon to the paragraph and demanded
| that he make an immediate acknowledge
| ment of their engagement not through
| the newspapers but in written state
\ ment of the facts addressed to her and
signed with his own name. She told
| him that if he did not do this she would
| take means to obtain justice. This let
ter was sent registered to make sure of
| it's delivery No answer was returned,
Miss Pollard said, A letter dated April
| 20, 1889, was identified by Miss Pollard
as "a blind letter." one of several it had
been necessary to write to conceal tie
relations of Col. Breckenridge and herself
while MRS. Breckenridge was living.
The witness said she had gone with Col.
Brekinridge to hear him lecture on re-
ligious and quasi-religious subjects.
The last question asked by Mr.. Car
Isle was as to how long the illicit
relationship existed between Col; Brock,
answered loudly and distinctly, empha-
sizing every syllable. From the night
he took me to Sarah Guests i'll 1884 there
never was any suggestion of a dlscontln-
uance of that miserable sin until Col
Breck inridge, with ali his protesJations
and promises aud vows of affection, left
me on the 18th day of May, 1888"
$4,000
Pollard, telling her to simply answer
the questions but he. was plucked by
the sleeve by Col. Breckinridge and Col.
Thompson and desisted.
This concluded the direct examina-
ton and Major Butterworth began the
Cross Examination.
After giving details regarding her
fathers teaching and her early life Miss
Pollard said it was while at Frankfort
tl,nk prIa yoH !, or IN m ORR
him afer having seen her two or three
times. Miss Pollard told of the bargain
by which her education was obtained.
He asked her before her and and several
others. MIR. Rodes", said she, was
not conventional man." This caused
laughter; :.
"No, had one the year before from
Mr.. Woods, but had no more to do with
that than you had, Mr.. Butterworth.
Col. Breckenridge joined in the laughter
over this sally.
"Where is the paper you wrote Mr..
Rodes telling him you would marry him
= Idon't know. Perhaps Mr.. Breckin-
ridge has it,"
If Mr.. Breckenridge has that paper he
should produce it," said Judge Wilson.
He is not Rodes's executor, "said Col.
Thompson.
The demand OF Judge wilson was NOT
pressed. Miss Pollard admitted that she
was engaged to Mr.. Resell while she was
at Wesleyan college, Cincinnati during
the continuance of the contract with
Rodes Mr.. Bntterworth spoke of her COLI
tract with Rodes as an engagement"
and Miss Pollard objected. Mr.. Rodes
loaned her money to get an education OF
condition she pay him back or marry
him.
"Did you tell of this engagement to
Rodes?"
"No, sir"
Did you break-off with Rosell?"
Yes, while Mr.. Breckenridge was con-
cealed in the sitting room adjoining,
heard me break my engagement with
Mr.. Rosell." This, Miss Pollard said was
after the commencement of her relation
ship with Breckenridge.
One sally created roar. Mr.. Butter
worth asked Miss Polar if Col. Breckin-
ridge recognized her on the train at their
first meeting. Miss Pollard said he
crossed the aisle and asked her if he
did not recognize me-and, by the way,
that is common trick of mis-, recognize
ing people that be does not know
Miss Pollard in answer to other ques-
lions said she had seen many things in
Mr. Breckenridge during their nine years
of association that she did not like, in
Guiding this trick recognition but she
had not found him out then. The court
adjourned.