Evening star., 1894-04-02

become thoroughly familiar to the news
paper reporters and correspondents, who
are, of course, on hand all the time All of
these men are well on in years, and most of
them have hair as white as that of the de-
fendant, or else no hair at all. Representa-
tive Morse of Massachusetts, who was pres
ent on number of occasions during the
earlier stages of the trial. has not been back
since the newspapers referred to him as a
constant attendant. The general appear
ance of the audience is one of eminent re-
spectability, for only members of the bar
and others who have at least some shadow Of
ar excuse for being present are allowed ad-
mission to the court room.
Usually the court does not ADJOURN for
lunch until 1890 o'clock. but at ten minutes
before IL this morning Mr.. Butterworth an
nounced that he was through with the di-
rect examination. There might be a few
more questions suggested by a reference to
their notes, but these would not consume
more than a few minutes, and he suggested
an adjournment until Las.
Mr.. Wilson was willing. Judge Bradley
was evidently averse to adjourning forty
minutes ahead Of time, but there did not
seem to be anything else to do, so he
yielded with good grace.
of Mr.. Breckenridge directly after recess
He began easily and softly, bringing out
from the defendant a statement of his
church connections and other matters be-
fore proceeding to dissect his story of his
relations with the plaintiff.
Mr.. Breckinridge Continues His De-
mails.
Mr.. Breckenridge took the stand as soon
as Judge Bradley's court opened this morn
inc a,I
direct examination. Mr.. Butterworth called
attention first to the plaintiffs testimony
in relation to the carriage ride from the
railway station in the last of August 1892
Mr.. Breckenridge der led that any such
conversation as Miss Pollard recited re-
specting his children and the length of
time after his wife's death when he could
properly marry ever took place. He denied
also the conversation she described as hav-
ing occurred in Lexington in 1885. to the
erect that when he could, If she would give
up her child, he would marry her. There
never was time when he asked the plain
till to give up a child; there never was a
time when he knew the plaintiff had
child, and there never was a time during
the life of his late wife when there was any
conversation referring in a most remote
way to any possibility of marriage be-
tween them. The defer dant said he did
not see the plaintiff at the Hoffman House
on April g. 1893. He saw her on May l,
but not on that occasion or any other did
he mention any bI sill ess engagements he
had or any enterprises involving $50. .0OO, 900
capital, in connection with which he might
go abroad, nor did he speak of any business
engagements with Mr.. Whitney or Mr..
Faircbild, for he had no such engagements
and expected none. He did not then pro-
pose to marry her. At that time he had
been married to his present wife not more
than fcrty-eight hours.
The Interview With Maj. Moore.
According to the defendants recollection
the conversation at the interview with
Maj. Moore on the 18th of May last was a
much shorter one than he described. 1t
was not more than ten or fifteen minutes
long. he thought. 1t was a very urgent
conversation. His recollection was that he
told Maj. Moore that he came there to de-
liver this young woman or himself into
custody; that she threatened his life. The
defendant recited again what had occurred
at that interview. He thought, during the
conversation, that she turned and said:
IF you will marry me, 1 won't kill you,"
and defendant said: ''Yes, 1 will marry
you the last day of this month, if God
don't interpose" He took her there for the
purpose of delivering her over to the police.
After he left he said there was no conver-
sation in which he expressed regret that
they had intrusted their secret to Maj.
Moore and asked her 20 see Mai. Moore. He
had, as he stated Saturday. said that as they
had gone to Maj. Moore's office the fact