Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-21
POLLARD ECKINRIDGE TRIAL.

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nation in the Pollard Breckenridge case
was resumed after the noon recess, Miss
Pollard representing that she had de-
ceived her mother regarding the cause
ofher absence from home when the let
tiers to Rhodes were written and her
first child was born. Her mother had
not seen her in Cincinnati, but had
known that she was not in New Or
leans nor in Mississippi. Miss Pollard,
continuing, said: when it became
necessary for me to 60 to the founding
ASYLUM it became necessary also to in
vent some story to account for my alb
sence from home Just what the story
was Mr.. Breckenridge could probably
tell better than l, since he wrote the
letters"
"You visited houses together in
Washington ?"
eve did up to the 18th day of May,
1898, after the secret marriage which is
said to have taken place OF the 10Th of
April"
"Was there ever any conversation
between you regarding that MARRIAGE"
81 asked him if it was possible that
be was paying attentions to Mrs. Wing
as had heard. l knew that she was a
worthy woman and knew that she had
stopped with him twelve days and
twelve nights, which | could not be-
lieve worthy woman would do. Then
he maligned her; maligned her in such
terms that l could not believe that he
intended to marry her. He said that
he had been engaged to her when he
was in the army and would never mar
ry her."
"Did you stop with Colonel Breckin.
ridge at the Hoffman House at New
York, registered as his daughter?"
Il did on the 18th of May"
"Did you occupy room next to his?"
81 did,
"Did you threaten to shoot him in
that room ?n
81 did,
Judge Jere Wilson faced Mr.. Butter
worth, putting to him questions de-
signed to bring out the fact of Colonel
Breckinridge's secret marriage in New
York. This marriage was admitted by
Mr.. Butterworth, who said it was not in
question.
Judge Wilson proceeded to argue
that since the secret marriage was adj
mitted it made no difference about any
threats his client might have made, as
Col. breckenridge had already broken
his contract to marry her and whatever
happened after the contract had been
broken was alien to the case.
Mr.. Butterworth proceeded to put
categorical questions concerning the
circumstances attendant upon the
threats TO shoot in New York, Miss
Pollard denying the version Of it i'm
piled in his questions, and proceeding
finally to tell her story, as follows
This was the day following his secret
marriage to Mrs. Wing. On Sunday
night he came to tell me with great
flush of triumph that q company had
been formed to include Mr.. Whitney
and Mr.. Fairchild and all the promi-
nent capitalists with capital of $780,
10000 for some sort of railroad
scheme. He was to represent them
and might have TO 60 to Europe right
away went out and came back near
noon the next day, saying Madeline,
how soon can you get ready to marry
me l may have to leave tomorrow
for Europe, suddenly" said : "Wil-
lie, I can marry you right away" AZ
ter he had gone again l found revol-
yer in his travelling sack, and it awak-
ened my suspicious because he had told
me so many lies. l had telephoned to
Whitney and Fairchild, and found that
they had not seen him and did not eX-
pect to ; had found that there was no
private car on the track where he said
there was one waiting for him. He act
ed so queer, too"
Mr.. Butterworth.-Did he act as
though he was in his right mind?
GAS much so as he has any day since
then" "He acted so queerly my sus-
picions were aroused. l am not sur
prised now, considering the position he
was in. 1 said, Are you going to keep
your solemn promise to marry me? If
not, am going to shoot you and my
self with the revolver l found in your
bag He said, My darling, l am going
to marry you, and that on the last of
this month After that he wrote me
a solemn letter renewing his promise to
marry me.'
Mr.. Butterworth.-Have you that let
ter?
Miss Pollard took it away
from me on the 18th day of May, with
the vilest, vilest lie."
Mr.. Butterworth inquired about Miss
Pollard's earlier aspirations, asking her
if she had not intended to study for the
stage.
'Oh, no, I never thought of such
q thing" she replied, "only pref
ty women go on the stage; plain
woman would not have any chance
there, and then l have never studied
elocution in my life"
Mr.. Butterworth then asked as to the
visits of Miss Pollard and Colonel
Breckenridge to the office of the Wash
ington chief of police.
Miss Pollard's story of these visits
differed in few minor details from the
recital of Major Moore. She had gone
to the house on Jefferson Place, where
Mr.. Breckenridge was stopping with
Mrs. Wing. She ode into the room
where they were ! both of them
covered behind the door. Reproduc-
ing the imperative tone in which she
had spoken, Miss Pollard continued /:
81 said to him, come with me, WILLIE
aud he came" From the Jefferson
street house, where they had left the