The Portland daily press., 1894-04-04

These letters were always signed
"B'dge." ms was not meant for SUD- nt
terfuge. Col Breckenridge SAID part
of the time Mss Pollard was in govern
ment : emploi and teaching at Holy
Cross academy, he supported her,
do you. mean to say" sad d. ', ,sbl e.
she was at bly Cross?"
81 did pay her money while she was
judge wilson wanted to know how
it was then hat Miss Pollard got IN
debt at HolyCross for board. -,
Col. Breckenridge said he did not
know of this until last spring, IN a. an
ridge said hat Miss Pollard told him
she could make some money
by speculatifg through a gentleman al; ana
lady who livid on Capitol Hill: Inc
defendant endorsed ten notes OF SlOO Tor
her. Shortly after this, Miss Pollard
told him flat the ten notes were re,
turned to he with draft for $500 and
had also showed him receipts for the
two bills Ms. Fillette told people so
much about. Later he endorsed i've
notes Of S10 each for her, but he never
received notice that they were PAID or
DO you know why this last venture
was made?" asked Judge Wilson.
II do"
Don't you know the money was to
be used in getting her wedding tros-
seau?
at was no.. There's not scintilla
of truth in tlat statement"
During Mss Pollard's stay at Holy
Cross academy, said Col. Breckenridge,
the relations betweens Miss Pollard and
himself wer resumed. He met her at
various houses This period lasted Two
years and ialf from some time in 1889.
The defendant told of many expert
relations with the plaintiff. Once they
secured private room in an obscure
street, "buI,n he said, LATTER a M onrh
or six weeks we found that whenever
came down the street towards the
house where the room was
Eyes Wen Glued to Every Window
for three f four blocks around, so
we concluded the experiment was rath-
er too risky [Laughter).
| Guided by Judge Wilson, the witness
traced the various changes Of abode
| made by Miss Pollard in Washington.
| Judge Wilson asked Col. breckenridge
| if he blamed Miss Pollard for telling
Mrs. Minear that she had been to dine at
| Col. Brock mridge's house. The wit
ness said ha did blame her for try
Fling to prod ice false impression about
| their relations to conceal their real re-
/ lations when another denial not involv-
| ing him would have done as well.
"Well can You conceive of a more rea-
| sonable story to tellS" asked Judge
| Wilson.
Col. Breck nridge took him up with
| "Nor can conceive of more acute
story to be used subsequently in, the
prosecution Of an improper purpose.
Judge Wison made Col. Breckenridge
read his endorsements of the civil SER
vice applications filed by Miss Pollard
| in which he pronounced her person OF
good moral character and good repute,
and stated that he would unhesitatiDg
| Iyn recommend her for employment to
| his friends.n These statements were
made under oath.
Col. Brecknridge denied vigorously
| that he had given Miss Pollard the lit
| tie decorated basket which belonged. te
his late wife He denied that he had
seen this basket in Miss Pollard's pos.
session at Mrs. Thomas's house. While
Miss Pollard was at Mrs. Thomas's, the
plaintiff went with the witness to an
designation house. We went there te
| have conversation said Col. Brock
| inridge. "We were obliged to go to one
| of these houses to have our talks, fol
| the scenes that occurred between us
would have created scandal it they oc
| Cured anywhere else.
| Here the court adjourned for the day
Col. Breckinridge will again take thu
| stand tomorrow.