The herald., 1894-03-22
Berlin and that upon her retnrn that
he should marry her.
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ENORMoUs PRESSURE.

Berlin and that upon her retnrn that
be should marry her.
ENORMOUS PRESSURE.
In March, 1898, the pressure brought
to bear upon Breckinridgs by Miss Pol
lard was enormous. She was known in
timately to Mrs. Blackburn as q young,
agreeable woman from the same state.
There was talk as to why Miss Pollard
was seen go much with Colonel Brickin-
ridge: she told him this, and that she
had explained to Mrs. Blackburn they
were engaged. He told her It was his
uroose TO tell Mrs. Blackburn frankly
the relations which had existed between
them. She impIored him not to make
known the relations, not to expose her
then, but give her one more chance to
make q place tor herself In the
world. protect her and so far ad-
nit the engagement to Mrs. Blackburn
them she wculd go to New York and
gradually die out of his life. BY the aid
OF an admission in that way she could
get out of his life, out OF Mis-. Black
burns life, and out OF Washington. 1t
psems as though any man might have
seen the danger OF such an arrange
ment. the lawyer said. In the latter
burn wanted to see him; he had gone,
and they had talked her over, he telling
Mrs. Blackburn of his desire to shield
her. that she was an imprudent girl.
During this time, at Mrs. Thomas
house, 25 Lafayette square, she had
attempted to shoot him, and only by the
merest ACCIDENT he had been able to
disarm her. He went to Kentucky with
ont accediuQ to her demands.
Resuming bis statement after the
noon recess. Colonel Shelby declared
Miss Pollard had claimed that her first
confinement had resulted in q miscRr-
riage, and that she never intimated to
him that she had q child by him. The
basket which had belonged to the
colonel's first wife had never been given
to Miss Pollard, but had been taken by
her from his rooms.
ATTEMPTS TO SHOOT HIM.
Returning to the events in New York,
following Colonel Breckinridge's mar
riage, Mr.. Shelby asserted Miss Pollard
had come to the Hoffman house, found
that he was stopping there, secured a
room next to him, and registered as his
daughter. When Colonel Breckinridge
entered on Monday, May 17tb, she at
tempted to shoot him, standing in the
passageway between the two rooms. He
slammed the door. He threatened to
have her arrested, ringing for a bell
boy, but, on her entreaty, had
told her to place the revolver close to
her door and he would have the boy
take the revolver. He took the revolver
and In the interview which followed she
had made all sorts of protestations and
PROMISES TO leave him. The next day
they left the Hoffman house; Mrs. Black
burn arrived in New York, sent for him
for consultation about law suit she was
interested in, and incidentally she asked
for an explanation of the presence OF
himself and Miss Pollard in New York,
to which he replied he could not give an
explanation then.
The circumstances OF Miss Pollard's
visit to the Jefferson place house, where
Colonel Breckinridge's wife was with
him, was explained. 1t was declared
that Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge were
leaving the room because she was in her
wrapper. When Misc Pollard told him
she wanted to see him on important
business they went out together. Miss
Pollard again threatened his life on the
street. The visit to Major Moore fol-
lowed. Colonel Breckinridge said the
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circumstances of their connection, but
she again dissusded him.
Again at the house on Lafayette
square Miss Pollard attempted to shoot
him, but was foiled, and strange aa it
might seem, even then Colonel Breckin-
ridge had been again induced under her
renewed promises to go to New York
and to visit Mrs. Blackburn and Major
Moore with her.
On the visit to DR.. Lincoln, he had
told the doctor to do what he could to
make her comfortable, assuming that
she had told him that DR.. Lincoln knew
of her condition. Because the day after
that interview Miss Pollard did do as
she had agreed and did go to New York,
Colonel Breckinridge began to carry out
his agreement to do what he could for
her; had written her letters telling her
not to do what would make it impossi-
BILE for him to do what was best for
her. To further force him she had given
an announcement of the alleged engage
ment to the papers; had written him
that he must renew his promise to a let
ter to which he had, of course, paid no
attention, and then followed his public
marriage to Mrs. Wing in July.
DID NOT sEDUCE HER.
In such case the character of the
plaintiff was necessarily at issue, and
particularly where sh
defendant had seduc
was liable, morally or
ing thing which wa
sible. When Miss Pc
Breckinridge she was
at least q years old ed
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