Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-31


1873, Col. Rreckioridge said that he de-
clioed to deliver the opening address IT
theee ceremonies at tie request OF the
plaintiff and he turned over to her the tick
ets he received.
"Did you propose marriage to the plain
tiff in Auauss, 1892"
"Plaintiff vas NOT here during August,
1899. 90 far ~ I know. returned here
August 20, from Lexington, where bad
gone to make political canvsss. Dill not
see plaintiff and no such occurrence - she
alleges to have taken place happened.
September 20. for the first time since the
plaintiff left Washington, for Cambridge.
saw her at the Hoffman house. There was
no meeting between me and the plaintiff in
August. 1899. did not meet her at the
depot, nor put my arms about her and Hiss
her We did not take that drive into the
country. did not make 4 statement to
her that said was vain enough to be-
lieve she would like to hear
Col. Breckinridge told of an arrange
ment that he claims to have made for eend-
ing Miss Pollard to Berlin. under the care
of Miss Willard. with . party OF young
ladies of good family, which, she told him.
would be rare opportunity to get an edu-
cation.
s'She told me of this opportunity in let
ter, eayiug that she would 60 away for two
years, if l would allow her to 60 with the
understanding We should be engaged.
said that while could i'll afford the money,
I would do what could
4 .>>J - ~ aNa y no =
could permit my name to be used in con-
nection with an engagement, because mar
riage between US was impossible. She re-
sponded that if she went away and had the
advantage of travel and refined So
ciety she could return in two years
and be fitted to become my wife,
out again refused, and the matter passed
over. May 2i she called on me at the
Hoffman house, New York, with bundle
of letters begging her to 60 to Berlin with
the Willard party. l said would be will
ing to pay 1925 per month for har expen-
ses, exclusive of what it would cost to get
her there. She left without direct un-
derstanding, and came back the next day
She said she should not 60 to Berlin except
~ my sfianced wife, but refused to listen
to any such proposal. We parted with
great ,civiliiy--in positive enmity. There
was an open breach between US.
II came back to Washington, and the
next day received note from her asking
me to call at 7.3O First Street. l paid no
attention to it. She came the next day to
my house in q cab, and begged me not to
think anything of what she SAID, and not to
think her friend or a devil. We talked
awhile and then l took her to the cab, shook
hands with her, and sail You know that
marriage is an impossibility between u.s.
III first heard of the existence of the en-
gagement in Washington papers, Msy last,
BY reading the notice that she put in.
received several letters from her at the
time, threatening me with exposure unless
married her.Y
Judge Wilson made demand for the pro-
duction of these letters, but Col. Breckin-
ridge said he destroyed them a. they were
received. With reference to the statement
of Claude de Ia Roche Francis, that he
overheard Col. Breckenridge tell Miss Pol
lard that he was sorry that Mr.. Francis
knew of their engagement. witness said :
The young gentleman got some conversa-
ton he had with Miss Pollard confused in
his memory. OF course there was no such
conversation with plaintiff about our en-
gagement, for the reason that NO such en-
gsgsment existed"
Witness told of a little incident in the
committee room of the appropriations COM
mittee of the House Of Representatives.
Miss Pollard, he said, came to him there,
late in February, 1898, in q state of great
excitement and alarm. She said that Mrs.
Blsckburn's sister, Mrs. Zane, had been
told by Mrs. Fillette, some things about the
plaintiff, the substance of which was that
Mrs. Fillette had told . scandal about
her which was communicated by Mrs. Zane
to Mrs. Blackburn.
The defendant advised the plaintiff to
bring Mrs. Blackburn and Mra. Fillett face
to face, or leave town until the scandal
died cut. "This is just what always ex-
pected," / said, "and you had better 60
away, as you have 80 often promised to
To-" My name was not coupled with the
remarks Of Mrs. Fillette, but the allusion
was entirely to other persons. Mrs Fill
lette told Mrs. Zane that she desired to
withdraw her introduction of Miss Pollard
to Mrs. Blackburn, because she felt that
Miss Pollard had been guilty of things that
would create scandal.
..She said before she would allow scsn-
dal to fall upon her alone shs would kill
herself an had provided . pistol for the
purpose. made light Of that, and size,
under my advice, went to see Mrs Black
burn the second time for the purpose Of ia-
ducing Mrs. Blackburn to 60 in person' to
see Mrs. Fillette and learn the exact nature
of the charges made against her.
"She said to me, . day or two afterwards,
that she and Mrs. Blackburn had gone to
see Mrs. Fillette, and Mrs. Fillette
stated that the charges she made did
not affect the chastity Of the plain
tiff, but she was extremely impIudent.
She invited . gentleman to come to her
MRS. Fillette's) house without her con-
sent, during her absence, when only serv-
ants were in the house, and had stayed
with him there a couple of days and nights.
She further stated that nobody knew how
she lived saying that she was understood to
be an adventures who lived on her wits.
without any known means Of obtaining
money.
ssOn one Of the last days in February,
perhaps the first day Of March, the plaio-
tiff saii che had Intended to commit suicide.
She had several times told me that il che
killed herself she did not intend to let me
live. See, with . threat Of death. present.
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