The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-13
THE 3. P'OII4AR.D j! D !. CASE.
COZ, BnrcKINRlDur IN THE HANDs
OF THE PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY


Wa30ln8I0nt April S.-I0e u6u1l crOWu
was present ut the Pollard -Breckinridge
trial to-day, and the colonel went over u
great deal of the ground already covered.
did you," asked Mr.. Butterworth,
have any sexual relations with the
plaintiff after the 10Th of April. 1897
That Is the date on which the defend-
ant was secretly married to Mrs. Wing.
MIR. Breckinridge-I did not after the
28th of April, 1893. did not have any
sexual relations with the plaintiff what
ever. It is absolutely false. never had
sexual intercourse with the plaintiff after
I returned to Washington after the 3lst
day OF March, ut any time or ut any
and had the conversation with Mrs.
Blackburn. Plaintiff and had no sexual
relations on that lny or ever after that
dug. The arrangements were made prior
to my going to Mrs. Blackburn's, as the
only reason 1 would go to Mrs. Black
burns was that our relations should
terminate; that she should leave the city
of Washington, and that the relations be-
t, cen herself and Mrs Blackburn should
be allowed to die out gradually and
should support her until she should find
some honorable vocation.
Judge Jere M. Wilson took Col. Breck.
inridge in hand for crOss-examination af-
ter recess. The first questions were di-
rccted toward eliciting from the tlefcnd-
ant admissions that in his early Inv
practice friends had been obliged to make
good sums of money improperly appro.
priated from clients. Col. Breckirridge
was obliged to explain his connection
with the Presbyterian church. which had
beeu passive, rather than active. He
had lived in Lexington within four
squares of the house occupied by Saral,
Guess. and had known the character of
the place for twenty years. He also nd
mitted that he had visited the house be.
fore he went there with Miss Pollard.
In telling thnt Miss Pollard had said
that she had given Rhodes n higher proof
OF her intention of marrying him, he said
he would advise u woman who had hai
sexual intercourse with man to marry
him, but with man it was different, for
the knowledge of It by the public would
destroy the woman and only injure the
man. Society looked upon these things
differently. The colonel told of the first
carriage ride. when their illicit relations
began, and said that he had no excuse to
offer for his actions. He could not justi,
fy it, but he declared it was not seduc.
tion, as Miss Pollard did not come to
him virgin.
Having secured the statement that he
had written no letters to Madeline Pol
lard in 1886, Mr.. Wilson sprung some
thing very like n trap by dropping into
line OF questioning which indicates that
lie has In reserve testimony to show that
the member from Kentucky directed ul,.
derground letters through a typewritep
ut the capitol, Then for the first time the
defendant seemed TO lose his temper and
m.tde most strenuous denials. Tie type.
writer whose testimony ia next in order.
il Miss Louise Lowell, now a clerk ip
the treasury department.,
Washington, April 4.-Intercst in the
Pollard -Breckinridge cese was intensified
to-day by the presence of two ladies' in
the court room whose faces had not been
seen before, sitting ut the table with the
Pollard forces. and from the passage
which had closed the examination of the
day before it was surmised that one of
them must be Louise Lowell, the stenog-
rapher and typewriter who had desk
In the capitol in 1886, and to whom let
ters were dictated by Col. Breckinridgc,
If the claim of the plaintiff be true. Mrs.
Lowell is at present clerk in the treas
ury department., and is q woman of short
stature with hair beginning to turn gray.
Mrs. Lowell took seat in the witness
box. She said that she had known Col
Breckenridge since February, 1885, hav-
ing become acquainted with him at the
house of representatives, where she had
an Office to carry on business as "a
stenOgrapher and typewriter in the cor
ridor by the committee on postoffices.
Ibid you do work for Col Brecki,r
ridgc?" Mr.. Wilson asked.
II did"
did he bring manuscript of letter to
sou?'
He did, and / copied it in typewriter" {"
From 1885 to 1890 she had copied man-
hscript. addressed envelopes and done
Col. Breckinridge's private correspond
ence and congressional work, always re-
turning the manuscript.
Now, what was on these enyelopes 2"
continued Mr.. Wilson.
Miss Pollard, 76 Upper street, I1exing-
ton. Ky"
"And how do you remember that?'
Il kept memorandum book in which
I noted the address"
"Havc you the book?"
"I have" she said, and the book was
passed around for inspection of the law
yers.
"Feeling sure that sooner or later I
would hear more of Miss Pollard, and
not wishing to trust my memory l made
that memorandum" she explained, and,
continuing, said: He (Breckinridgc)
brought me two or three envelopes sep
arately, then a package of dozen small
ones. yellow with age, and not such
envelopes as business man would use."
The first communication, said the wit
ness. was addressed to "My Dear Sister
LOUISE" and when Mr.. Wilson urged
that testimony of it's contents should be
admitted Mr.. Butterworth retorted that
there was no proof that it had ever been
mailed or received, reminding Mr.. VIII
son that it was the ground taken by him
regarding the alleged forged letters of
Miss Pollard's.
II now give you notice If you have TINT
letter to produce it," said Mr., Wilson to
the defense.
"How can produce the letter If / sent
It to the PLAINTIFF" Col. Breckinridge said
in reply, wher,upon Mr.. Wilson remarked
in his inimitable way: "You and will
have little conversation after WHILE"
Mrs. Lowell said she had not volun-
teered her evidence; did not know how
the lawyers learned the facts.
Col. Breckinridge was recalled and gave
emphatic denial to the previous witness
statements that he had carried to her