The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

/ IN IlAG way sue Couiu soo W.
life, out OF Mrs. Blackburn's life ana
out OF Washington. lt seems as
though any man might have seen the
danger said the lawyer.
Ia the latter part of March she told
him that Mrs. Blackburn wanted 10
see him. He had gone and they hau
talked her over, he telling Mrs BLACK
burn of his desire to shield her, that
she was an imprudent girl, during
this time at Mrs. Thomas house, 20 La
Fsyette square she attempted to shoot
him, and only by the merest OF accl-
dents had he been able to dlsafm her.
He went TO Kentucky without. aceed-
ing to her demands. According TO
his best recollection the interview De-
tween himself, Mrs. Blackburn and
Miss Pollard occurred the 3rd or Atm
of April. Then she induced him to
fall into her hands. She made an AT
tack on his life, and held over him
what was worse than death-the hap
pinass of his family. In moment of
weakness, in oruer to give this woman
a chance to begin lite for herself, ne
permitted this woman to assume re-
iation which never did exist and could
not have been tolerated by him."
ResumiDg his statement after the
noon recess, Colonel Shelby declared
that Miss Pollard had claimed that
her first confinement had resulted in
a miscarriage and that she never inti-
mated to him that she had child by
him. The basket which had belonged
to the coIonels first wife had never
been given to Miss Pollard, but mad
been taken by her from his room,
Returning to the events in New York,
following Mr.. Breukinridge's marri-
age. he asserted that Miss Pollard mad
come to the Hoffman House, found
that he was stopping there, secured a
room next to his, and registered as his
daughter. When Colonel BreCkin-
ridge entered at noon on Monday,
May l, she attempted to shoot him,
standing in the passage way between
the two rooms. He had slammed the
door. He had threatened to have her
arrested, ringing for a bell boy, but on
, his entrance she had placed the re-
yolver against his door and would
have shot the boy had he attempted
to take the revolver. He took the re-
vOIver finally, and in the interview
f which followed she made all sorts OF
, protestations and promises to leave
T him. The next day they left the Holt
man House. Mrs. Black burn arrived
{ in New York and sent for him Tor con-
, sultation about a law suit she was IN
terested in, and incidentally Mrs
3 Black burn asked an explanation OF
the presence of himself and Miss Pol
Y lard in the house, which he could not
. give. The circumstances of Miss Pol.
= Iard's visit to the Jefferson place
? house. where Colonel Breckinrldge's
f wife was with him, was explained, 1t
a was declared that Mr.. and Mrs
i Breckenridge were leaving the room
1 because she was in her wrapper, when
. Miss Pollard told him that she wanted
i to see him on important business
e They went out together. Miss
= Pollard again threatened his life
on the street. The visit
to Major Moore followed. Col
1 onel Breckenridge, said the attorney
t was then about to reveal all the cir.
3 cumstances OF their connection hut
t she again dissuated him. Again, at
: the square, Miss Pollard attempted to
e shoot, but was foiled, and strange
i though it might seem, even then
0 Colonel Breckenridge had been again
Q induced under her renewed promises
t Ito go to New York to visit Mrs. Black
It burn. On the visit to DR. Lincoln, he
d had told the doctor to do what he
IS could to make her comfortable, as
g Stunning, as she hal told him, that DIR
d Lincoln knew of her condition, be-
@ cause the day after the interview Miss
: Pollard did not do as she agreed
n Colonel Breckenridge being ready t.
l. carry out his agreement to dt
q what he could for her, imploring bel
o not to do that which would make Il
It impossible for him to do what was
b best for her. 10 further force hin
" she had given an announcement o
u the alleged engagement to the papers
g and had written him that he must re
Q pew his promise in letter, to which
q he had, of course paid no attention
y and then followed his public marriage
to Mrs. Wing in July. In such cas-
g the character of the plaintiff wa'
d necessarily an issue, and particular.
g. where she claimed the defendant Sc
Is duced her. No man was liable for no
: doing thing which was morally i'm
IL possible.
l. When Miss Pollard met Colone
70 breckenridge she was a mature'
3 woman, at least q years of age
i. She had denied the fact G
Vt mock marriage with A lie
is Julian, had explained the nature q
her relations with Mr.. Resell, but all
II davits from these men would b
'r read with evidence that before sh
1t met Colonel Breckenridge she hat
n been seen at an designation house. Th
IL "Wessie E. Brown" letter showe
l that she had been in some sort of re
r. lations with Resell. Colonel Shelby
10 resumipg, said that the motive of tn
% plaintiff in bringing the suit must b
's considered; that, as stated by tn
: Plaintiff, it has not been for none.
y nor to vindicate her own character
y which was necessarily destroyed b.
a the suit, but for revenge and to des
IS troy the power of the deiendandant.
= The court then adjourned till to
l. morrow,
n Quarter Cenl1ry Test.