Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-31


occasions after prosecutions Of love.
you sald you would marry her if 81
was possihieg'
''rhorc ie not a selntllla Of truth IN
that Hiatcmcnt--not shred Undor
the circumstances at no time was
thorc such a statement The nlaintir
never alluded 10 the possibility OF it.
Before the death OF my wife there was
not solitary word that could be dis
tortcd into such thing"
The colonel was very deliberate and
emphatic, ana continuing. declared
that she had never told him she gave
birth 70 q living child, nor ala he be-
iieve It until he heard the testimony
Of Dr. raraon saying she said that
the second time aho had a miscarriage
resulting from her poor health. II
abe Ind told me she had borne a Nv
ing child IL would have giyon me an
excuse to break on my rotations with
her for considering the tine OF those
relntons It was Impossible that the
child could have been my child"
IN paying tho expenses ot the SECOND
confinement Col. pivoklnridvc Haidi AZ
first he had represented himself ne
Miss Poilerd's guardian WHOM the
physician nr parsons sent an nddl-
tional thu hpl said she hnd better come
directly TO him fot it sho was reputable
physician professional secret would
be safe in her hands, and " che was
attempting 10 hlHcl,mal ~ would be
hcs, 70 face hor at once Miss Pollard
had Informed him TINT AZ the Academy
Of the Visitation she Ind airaugod with
tho good sisters to toach IN return for
hnr board ana she also would receive
instructlon in some Of The hlghnr
rlashcs That seemed emnontN dc.
sirabio for Il afforded her protection
and quiet
"purlng the two years that she was
there were there amy Improper rolatlona
between you and the plinunG"
'eThere were"
"1he plaintiff has said There never
wan any eugscation on your part thnt
your relations should be broken on"
"From November 1885 10 July, 1887,
there were no Improper relations be-
tween us, although ! was supporting
her The ENHANCEMENT between IN
really began whon sho came 20 WASH
lngton against my VIII
~ frequently said to her, as earnest
~ as know how. that the rolotlona
between us could only result In puhlie
scandal and perhaps destruction Of uF
both; that her character the lack Of
4 selt-control her temper, was such TINT
some day there must come mn cx-
posture, I urged nor 20 10 anywhere
where she could study offering 10 pay
her expenses and saying the burden
could be no greater than It was Hov-
eral times l thought she had ngrced
10 no. once to Cambridge, She was
thore some time, ana lsft agninet my
viii. She thcn told me she had ar
ranged to 80 on the paper Of the pro-
prictnr Of nrondeef Joseph bntiellc'
In Vermont Some OF our interviews
were more exaostlvoiy unpleasant than
any words can describe she would como
to me at tho capitol ~ my committee
room, declaring that she was not SOC
ing to live, mat she was going TO have
the support ! owed I suppose az umua
beonmo excessively angry and sud
thlhgs that We're hard mud bitter.
know that the only Alternative was
snbinisslon or the destruction OF The
loves Of those who depended upon me-
and let It 20 on. hoping that the NOR
row would bring solution Of the
problem. would tell her IA every
way, from gentle 70 the most severe.
that she was becoming more and more
disinciinod and unable 10 care for her
SELF. Her manner was oftcntimes cx-
irsmely disagreeable."
Col. breckenridge testified that he hhi
never gone TO but one lecture Win
Minis Pollard had never submitted te
her Manuscript Of his speeches. lectures
or magazine articles, or advised with
her on the tenor 81 them. There neve
was but one human being who ovei
advised with mo IN any way concern
ing my lectures from the time begaf
10 speak and lecture down 10 eighteen
aontha ago, and that perron was moi
Mlas Pollard"
col BrecklnrldFe was referring 70 hl
wife, and his manner was most impress
siye
All the persons OF the drama wcr
hack IN their seats after the noon re
cess when Mr.. Butierworih quoted IN
testimony Of Miss Pollard that Col
beoklnsidga was concealed ~ the room
when she broke her engagement viii
Rorseii. Col Breckenridge denied this
explaining that he had never boon i
Miss Hoyts house during the spf3ps y
aucstion, nor bud he known Of the *
lntence ~ Resell until he saw th'
wesalc Brown letter Much OF the ief
tlmony regarding the visit 70 sara
ouess' house. he declared, wae an abao
lutte fabrication. and The person VII
fabricated the conversation be
: tween Sarah Cucra and thu witnes
wnD probably unaware that he wn
I then IN sssEhiHgtai. IN the dincharF
Of IS aHiciai duties, The applici
! lions Of Ailas Pollard for positions :
; Inc civil service were indeniinad b.
the dcfendant
j "rhe frat one % The examination
: Endorsement. and he said Il was a SUI
IN clnoinnati 10 1881. ia not bear hi
: prise 10 him There was another AZ
) piieation ia December. iAsA and
] third ln November 1870 both i
; doraed by him. The second indors
ment said that be had benn wen a
,,.tu,.a with the npuIicant fnr aei