The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-19
BRECKINRlDGE'S CANVASS
WILL MAKE MS OPENING sPERCH
IN LEXINGTON MAY 5rH.
Miss Pollard Submits to nm Interview ss to
Her Future Movemsst-she Will
Avoid Publicity.


would deliver his opening speech then.
The candidates in the congressiona
race are now. no doubt. all In. and Breck
inridge. owen. and Settle. will be tn
starters. Breckinridses friends ara com
INK to his aid with cards and papers
one OF the morning papers contained 81
cards for him and none against him.
Miss foiiard's fu.ure.
The New York sun Of yesterday, prin.
this dispatch from its Washington cor
Madeline Pollard TODAY consented I
ak TO a Sun reporter about the verde
in her suit against Colonel Breckin
r dre and about her future movement:
She is stil at Providence Hospital. wher
she was taken the day the trial closed
me is FRUSTRATED from the great nervou
strain. and suffers from weakness. Sh
Till remain in the hospital about te
Gays more. or until she has regained he
,trength. She is surrounded by ever
ana the f!owers nlling ever
stand and table and the letters and tele
grams Of congratulation spread abou
y
She shows few signs of the ordeal OF tn
rial through which she has passed. an'
-obed I'm her soft white gown and prop
,.d nm among pillows she presented Z
more attractive appearance 'ha1 durini
he days when she was In court
THE TRIAL WAS PAIR.
In regard 70 the trial Miss Pollard sai'
b. her somewhat affected. but impressive
way:
"The trial was beyond question infinite
y fair and Just. Every one recognized
he Justice Of II, and nothing gives m
greater satisfaction than the knowledg
hat the verdict was undoubtedly award
"A on the testimony. and not becaus
he jury sympathzed with me. II was
,ase IN which blind justice weighed IN
evidence in her balance and found m
.ase the right one. So far as the awar'
: Concerned. | care very little OF cours
should have preferred that ii had no
,een cut. but | understand that the full
mount Of the damages asked is seldom
ranted. All I did want" and here shl
rev earnest and excited was TO b.
believed. by favoring me the Juror
bowed that / was believed. and that tn
,eople as whole. believe me.
ITO be sure" she continued, "ther'
vas nothing else for them to do. Every
tatement l made. from the merest trif'
% the most important. was proved. There
ould be no doubt in the minds Of any
me who heard that | was absolutelS
.0nest This was due TO my counsel. who
declared that nothing could be too small
.r too great 10 be allowed 20 escape con
rmation. Could anything have been more
wonderful than the thoroughness with
which they pushed the testimony through
'nctured and fractured that Of Mr.
}rcckinridee. and left the peoples mind
lear AS 10 who was right and who
.rong?"
PRAISES HFR COUNSEL.
At this point Miss Pollard drew her
Ell up in bed. threw back her long
raids of soft brown hair. and launched
ut into a series of encomiums upon the
riilianry of her counsel. When asked
bout the new trial she professed total
ignorance.
'Nou know more about that than ] 90
Doc said 81 DO not read the papers. 1
To not know anything at all in regard 20
When the proper time has arrived
NTH then 7 ann left I'm total ignorance.
ave not seen my lawyers since Sunday.
1f is not unlike Mr. Breckinridge. -"
he continued. ITO urge q new trial. but
q 10 goes 10 the United States Supreme
'our, ] am confident there viii be no
harrc unless the award for damages
hoa.i Doe increased. 1 am not afraid Of
he result.
"Do the people want to know whether
r not / shall live in Washington she
aid excitedly. "rhen tell them that
800 i've and die here. that / shall be
uuei IN q Washington cemetery Moth
rs can induce me TO leave the place
ma when / go. as / shall be compelled
, for recreation. / shall so only 10
eXngtOn. KY. where / can be with
.y family. My brother who is now in
'ashington doing little special work
,r newspapers. and nj the same time
erkng for wine merchant in the city.
ill support me here"
WILL NOT 60 on THE STAGE.
Then you do not intend to go on the
aRe?"
mo. ! do not. as ] gave out for publ
uon some time ago. / will not go on
Ie stage, / will not lecture / VIII MOI
IN an opera troupe. | have been offered
'erywhcre from $50 10 81 900 a night. but
'thing could induce me 20 make money
Il ~ the unholy notoricty ! have brought
BON myself Then bursting out i'm
ars, she said II will try TO take up o
rs life ] shall study as i have never
udied before. and then when | am
uipped for II shall take up writing.
ID always over a nom de plume"
Returning TO the subject OF living in
ashington. she said. Here is the only
ace | can hope TO live. l believe I'm
aging I'm the battle field to the end
the battle. and though ! do not expect
make friends. unless some should ad-
Ire me for my writing. l will show the
opie that bad, sinful woman. "A
oroughly disgraced woman can, by
ne penitence and absolute reform. sue
ed I'm getting and retaining the respect
the people about her.
THEY ARE NOT BarcKIsn1DGrs.r
AS for Mr. Breckenridge. have moth
: 20 say. Concerning his return 10
ngress ! say only this: that II Mir.
eckinridge represents the people of
p Ashland district, IL the voters of
Il section want TO be represented by
n, let them return him. IL not. let
n be retired Ii is my opinion that
= men OF Kentucky are not Breckin-
ges. %
Tie movement Of Washington women
purify Congress and establish a sin !
standard OF morality for men and |
men was also discussed by Miss Pol |
d. who said
The women are all right. Their motive |
best and no one knows better than I |
" badly Congress needs purifying
I am disposed TO question their
,hods. Nothing has ever yet been ac-
npushcd by such radical movements
nothing ever Will be. The matter
81 be handled in different way. that
"a may result"