Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-30

and after asking me 10 bring car
riage. left the room. and a minute later
young man came In, who aid he had
met me. and introduced himself as MI
Brown. the son OF the president OF The
college. lie gave the required permission
and ! went away. That evening after
dinner I left the hotel. and going TO
hack-stand. picked out a carriage without
any care whatever, and went To the col
lege. IL was q closed carriage, but l
lid not get IL purposely. When got 10
the college there was quite little group
on the porch"
Now | want 10 ask you right here
said Major Butterworth, was anytmhs
said by you about n throat affection rs
your reason for bringing q closed car
Tiage?'
Not word" was the answer. NO
thing was said by me to that erect
Continuing he said that Miss Pollard
bad asked him several times about when
he would return 10 Lexington. and ne toiu
her the time. lie denied that they went
10 Lexington by prearrangement' ann 'hat
he had met Miss Pollard the next day at
the public library I'm Cincinnati, that ne
took her the next day 10 the mouse OF
Mrs. Rose and that b. had sent bogus
telegram 10 Miss Pollard signed with her
her 10 10 10 Lexington. Miss Pollard tes-
tilted 10 all these things.
lie had nothing 20 DO with Miss Pol
lard's going to Sayre Institute al Lex
ington. and knew nothing Of her being
there until he met her on the street In
Lexington.
How long did your drive LAST" refer
ring to the carriage drive from wesleyan
College,.
I'VE cot back about 10. | think. and ii
is my IMPRESSION that there were people
on the steps Of the college when we came
back"
Colonel Rreckinrilce denied that he had
ever mentioned the name Of his first wiie
or spoke OF his dead little boy or SAM
anything whatever about his past joys or
sorrows on the ride 10 the concert "S
Miss Pollard had claimed.
did you make any protestation OF az
lection or make any love to the plaintlH
on that ride?" asked Major Butterworth.
None whatever
did you 90 TO hear the concert that
night"
mo. we did not. when we had driven
little way we came to two roads that
dlverged and the driver took the lett
hand road at her order.
"Flow did Won come TO take that left-
hand road2'
headache. and when we came to the d.
vcrging roads she said perhaps l would
like. to drive out in the cool instead or
going into the hot. gas-lit concert-rooin'
| said | ala not know much about music
and | did not care. 50 when we came ~
fine diverging roads she told the driver
to turn to the left. The windows were
open"
state. Colonel just what took place
on that carriage ride
HE TOOK LIBERTIES.
81 cannot repeat exactly what was
said After we had turned TO the leti
and had ridden some distance, shoula
say fifteen or twenty minutes maybe
little longer. she was talking about htr
desire to become an authOress, and SAID
something about George Eliot During
the conversation she took of her nat
and leaned forward to put II on the front
seat and | put my arms around her.
There we're no protestatiOns OF love on
my part, 50 far as ! can rrcollect. mere
was no offer Of love. 10 artifice, nothing
except that | put my arms around her
and drew her 10 me. mat occulItu
was-I was man with PASSION she WAS
a woman Of passion, ana look hberie9
with her person. 1t was without any
protestation of love on my part; without
mart. and without any seduction on the
mart Of either 10 the other. II va the
human passion Of a man. and such ! was
with willing complaisance on her part.
Madeline Pollard heard this story with
a curl ~ scorn on her lips. Once she hair
rose i'm her chair and was drawn back
by her attorney. Mr.. Carlisle"
"IIow long did You drive after these
improper demonstration"
"V,ry soon afterwards we turnea
around and drove back, and she got out
Of The carriage.
what conversation dil you have on
your return:
we turned around. and there was
hardly n word spoken until we got close
10 the city. ! had taken out Of my pocket
under the c1slight an envelope. ! was In
m habit of carrying unlircctei stamped
envelopes when I was absent from hom"
I took out on Of these blank envelopes.
She was on my left-hanl side in the
carriage, and ! put my hand I'm my
pocket. put something into the envelope,
and put IL into her hand. She refused TO
accent it, | said: Their are great
many little things that you need. Things
that you will have 10 have She de-
clined 10 accept It. We got nearer 20 the
town. and as we got out Of the carriage
| put IL into her hand. and shut IT,
ana then opened the carriage door. She
got ont. 7 babe her goodnight She went
M the steps. got into the carriage,
and the carriage drove on"
what was in the envelope?'
"a bin"
Glow much?'
"My recollection of It was that It was
a ten-dollar bill"
MISS POLLARD EXCITED.
Miss Ponard's excitement had beer
nearing the hystcrical while Colonel
breckenridge was telling this part Of his
story. When he said he had given her
money she made an effort as though 70
rise. Mr.. Carlisle said something TO her
and she sat down. leaning forward. how
ever. rs if about 10 spring. 1t was plain
that Miss Pollard was losing control Of
herself. and II took many pats on the
back and whispered words from Mr.. Car
Isle 10 restore her TO cOmDOsure.
"When did YOU see her neXt?' was Mr..
Butterworth's next question
Il saw her the next evening. 7 think
It was about ago on the train for Lex
ineton," answered the defendant
estate what took place on that train"
81 did not know at first that she was
on the train. ] had no reason to believe
she knew | was on that train and |
Idl NOT tpil ifI WAS ttHE On int
train because on the evening before
when / had been with her. | did not
even know myself that ] was going"
Just here the hands Of the clock pointed
20 the hour Of adjournment, and at
nod from Judge Bradley. the cricr ad-
iourned the court until tomorrow. and
cut short one OF the most sensational
periods Of the trial Colonel Breckin-
ridge went out quickly. Miss Pollard
remained a minute longer. and then left
the courtroom with Miss Ellis and Mr.
Carlisle Tomorrow morning Colonel
Breckinridge will again take the stand
and the whole day will be occupied with
his testimony.
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