The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
RRECKINRIDGES STORY ENDS
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=. Give. 10 the Jury E-riy Nrst week.
v,sutycroS. April l.-Col Breekinrldgs's
..d,,i AZ A witness In his celebrated breach OF
s,o,ni,e case ended to-day. Judge Wilson
so0cludsd his cross-exsminstion and handed
.Ss vitpess over to his own attorneys After
..,iss OF questions By Major Butterworth the
-i,ns.s was discharged. having been on the
.,.nd constantly during the hours that the
,ourt was in session for i've days. During all
mi, time Col. Breckinridee had no chance to
AZ down. except for very brief time on two
ar three occasions when the attorneys got Into
.vr,nele over some legal point
Litossthsr the distinR uished defendant was
An the stand about twenty-five hours. and
during that time he told and retold In detail
IN. story OF his relationship with Miss Pollard
durine the ten years that he has known her.
nj. story was in direct contradiction Of hers
an .y.ry essential point at issue. except that
tners had existed improper relations between
them. that he made her under duress Pick
vicklsn promise OF marriage. and that he pos
ably was the father OF her living child II she
.y.r had one. All else Of Importance In Miss
pollsrd's story Col Breckenridge says IL pure
netion.
The conclusion OF the direct testimony OF
Col. Breckinridae and his cross-examination
means that the long trial IL drawing to close.
and that II will probably TO to the jury
within week or ten days. The abrupt end
ing Of the cross-examination to-day was .
surprise to every body. and to none more 80
than the counsel for the defence. II was
generally thought that Judge Wilson would
produce further evidence with reference to the
typevritten letters about which there 10 such
a direct conflict Of testimony between Miss
Lowell who swsars to have written the letters
and Col Breckenridge. VINO says they never
existed. Judge Wilson made no reference to
this point In tho case TO-DAY. but confined him
self chiefly to examining Col Brsckinridge
regarding the testimony Of Mrs. Blackbu
and Major Moore Is to the defendsnts promise
to marry the plaintiff.
Judging from what has developed during
the time that Col Breokinridgs has been on
the stand. It IL apparent that for the first
time In his successful career A. . LAWYER
m this city Judge Wilson has been over
mstchsd BY witness. All during the trial
II has been. predicted By the lawyers that
when Col Breckenridge should fall into the
hands OF Judge Wilson on cross-sxamination.
he would be subjected to such shrewd and
severe questions that he would become over
vhslmed In . hopeless tansle Of conflicting
statements. but this has not happened. On
the contrary. Col. Breckinridge did not under
cross examination make any statements con-
hietng In any important degree with what he
testified to on direct examination. He
had evidently prepared himself for the
trial moro thoroughly even than his
counsel had. and was so ready and
positive In all his answers that Judge Wilson
was unable to confuse him or break him down.
Indeed. the fsirest criticism to make OF Col.
Breckinridge's testimony 10 that It was too
plausible. Every reply was at his tongues
end the moment q question was asked. and
whom he was positive as he generally was.
he was very positive indeed. His cool
moss and self-possession while under fre
were remarkable. and this fact did much
to disarm the opposing counsel. Nothing
could be more emphatic than Col Brsokin-
ridges denial that he ever wrote any letters
10 my dear sister Louise" In the very face of
the sworn testimony of q reputable and re-
spectacle woman that she wrote at his dicta-
ton and mailed dozens OF such letters. A con-
spicuous feature OF Col Breckinridge's tssti-
p69n
lacking to convict him Of making misstate-
ments.
The counsel for the plaintiff have. OF course.
considerable rebuttal tsstimo ny yet to intro
duce. and so have Col Brsckinridgs's attor-
nsys The plaintiff will endsavor to utterly
try to break down the testimony OF Rankin
Rose! aud those who made dispositions charg-
ing Miss Pollard with having been disrspu-
table woman prior to 1884. and Ii 10
thought that they will have no difficulty In
doing this. There will be some rebuttai tssti-
mony also on the other side. and IL 10 now
thought that the arguments to the jury may
be commenced on Monday next and concluded
during the week. The plaintiffs case will rest
chiefly upon the admitted improper relations
between her and Col Breckenridge aud the
DESCENDANTS statements to Mrs. Blackburn and
Major Moore that he intended to marry her.
The defence will claim that. having proved
Miss Pollard to be q person OF immoral life
the defendant was under no obligations to
Keep promise which he had no intention
Of keeping when he made II. and which
the plaintiff knew he did not intend
tokssp. The verdict OF the Jury, however. 10
Of very little real importance. because Col
Breckenridge. II convicted. will be unable to
Pay the judgment recorded against him. aud
The plaintiff. no matter what the result. has
~~'AeN iEon Wnieh bno eau never
hope TO escape. There has been some dssul-
TORI talk In Congress about resolution to sx-
pei Col BreekInridRs In case he 10 convicted. |
eu' As far as can be learned no stsps have been
uken looking TO such action.
Inc evidence OF Col Brsck inridgs. which
.ameto an end somewhat unsx psctsdly. was |
esNoled to-day principally to eorrsctions OF |
shat Mrs Blackburn and Major Moore. Wash |
lhs'ons Chief OF Police. had said on the stand |
WIN reference to the promises to marry Miss |
.0haId which the defendant, according TO |
he'r testimony had made before them. The |
s'mole Sit OF Col. Breekinrldgs was made to |
uouutJ frequently during cross sKs min alton |
.Oout his understanding Of what he had |
as 10 Mrs. blackburn. ARd he took |
taS TO declare in his contradiction |
Inftsstimony that he did not mean TO eriti- |
aer statements or to cause the inference
NJ. she had willingly said things that we're
So. 80 She had confused several esnVsrsA-
A. hsr mind was frequent explanation
ms sitnsss concerning Mrs. Blsekburn's
~ "a, positive statements that Col. Brsekin-