Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-05

After recess the cross examination was
begun and kept up until court adj
journed for the day.
The first question was directed to-
ward eliciting admissions from the de-
PENDANT that in his early law Practice
his friends had been obliged TO make
good sums of money improperly APP
propriated from his clients. He de
MED the charges.
He was obliged to explain that his
connection with the Presbyterian
church was passive. He admitted that
he had knowledge of the character of
Sarah Guess house for twenty years
and had visited it before he Went there
with Miss Pollard
Mr.. Wilson requested Il specific ac-
count of all Miss Pollard said during
the first visit of Mr.. Breckenridge to
the Wesleyan seminary. In most pa
thetic tones, the Colonel repeated all
the details of that interview.
You are wide reader"
without vanity | think | may say
yes.
The witness considered George eliot
the greatest literary woman with the
exception perhaps of Mrs Browning.
Il assume" explained Mr.. Wilson.
when Mr.. Buttcrworth asked you
about George Eliot he had some OBJ
jcct in view. | want to know what it
was"
We'll. the plaintiff said" continued
4 t1n 70 ,Nf
George Eliot with Mr. LeweS Il protest
against mawkiSh Scntimentality con-
corning what is often considered inn
proper relations, and said she would
rather live as George Eliot did than to
sew on buttons. churn butter and live
the life of woman in somewhat
Strengthened circumstances on a Ken
lucky farm. :"
You mentioned George Eliot to the
plaintiff in the same catafory with her
and compared your relations with her
to those of Lewes with George Elliott"
ooh. no. My relations with the
plaintiff were much more improper
with her than those of George Eliot
and Lewes.'
After Breckenridge admitted that he
was in good health the night of his
first ride with Miss Pollard, he was
asked whether it was not a rather I'M
usual proceeding to select a closed car
rage for drive on hot summer
evening to which the colonel replied:
ooh. no. l don't think it was" and
the audience laughed.
Continuing he described how Miss
Pollard talked Of her aspirations to be
an authoress and how he encouraged
her
when you put your arm around her
had there been anything of sugges-
tive natureT
"Well. | cannot answer definitely.
There was no particular word or act
/ could lay my hand on. There was
Just something internal that moved me
to it. If she had reproved me / could
not have said you encourage me. and
yet would have been surprised If she
had resented it."
We'll then, you drew her to you and
how long were you in that position?
"Oh, l cannot say"
"And what was talked about?"
Nothing was said" daughter, and
a rebuke from the judge.
81 want to know how long you held
her in your arms"
THE transaction could not be stated
as to time. 1t was all one transaction.
took her In my arms drew her across
my lap, drew her to me. 1t was all
one action"
Did you give her any friendly adj |
vice on that occasion"
Il did not"
You were a man of AZ and she
girl of II or 21?"
THAT is all true and much more. No
man in America had less excuse for
surroundings | then had. | have at |
tempted to make no excuse for it; it !
Just happened so"
And the fact that she was a young !
girl in school makes it all the wMse!"
You cannot frame words too strong |
to characterize it. l have not at
tempted to justify it or even TO defend
IL, ana all the nell nave SuHeiel
since then deserved"
Then l understand you to say that .
the enormity of the act cannot be over
estimatedT
There is but one punishment which
| have not deserved. and that is to
marry the woman who was concerned
with me in the act"
las lawyer, since you did not Sc
duce her will you tell us what you con-
slider seluctionT'
Il mean to say that l did not Sc
duce her by protestaions Of love or
rewards that she did not come to me
as maiden or virgin: that did not
seduce her in the physical sense that
she came to me maiden and ! left
her otherwise; nor. in a lower sense,
that | did not offer money"
do you not know that dumb man
can seduce woman: that by taking
Ter in your arms ard exciting her pas
sim. without opening your mouth or
winkirc NOR eye. you can seduce.
I'm not prepared TO attempt under
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