The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

mind IN the payment of her bills, being
a man Of small means, and the transfer
from Wesleyan institute to Sayre acad-
envy. at Lexington, had been made by
arrangement between herself and Mr..
Rhodes. The illicit relation at LeXing
ton continued, meetings being arranged
irregularly at Sarah's and in February
of 1885 Miss Pollard had left unknown
to him. The statement that he had
written letters from Cincinnati to her
mother would be denied and the state
ment that she had given birth TO a
child in the Founding asylum, near
Cincinnati, would be disproved by the
testimony Of DR.. Mary Logan.
She Followed Him.
Mr.. Shelby said there had been no re-
newal Of illicit relations during the
eighteen months ending in June. 1888,
though Miss Pollard had followed him
TO Washington and prosecuted him with
her attentions. This interruption of re-
lations, Mr. Shelby said, constituted a
refutation Of Miss Pollards allegation
that in February, 1883, she was deliv-
cred Of child by Col. Breckenridge.
, The latter had been compelled. under
fear and threats of exposure, to give
Miss Pollard more money than he could
spare from his means, but still he Of
fered her money if she would go away
from the city and fit herself for work.
Denial was made of the allegation that
in August. 1892. or at any other time
the defendant had promised to marry
Miss Pollard; he absolutely refused her
suggestion in 1892 that she go to Miss
Wizards school in Berlin and upon her
return that he should marry her. In
March of 1898 the pressure brought TO
bear upon Col. Breckenridge by Miss Pol
lard was enormous. She was known in
timately to Mrs. Blackburn as a young
and agreeable woman from the same
state. There was talk as to why Miss
Pollard was seen so much with Col.
Breckenridge. She told him this and
that she had explained to Mrs. Black
burn that they were engaged. He told
her that it was his purpose to tell Mrs.
! Blackburn frankly the relations which
had existed between them. She implored
him not TO make known their relations,
not to expose her then, but to give
her one more chance to make a place
for herself in the world; protect her so
far as to admit the enga cement to Mrs.
Blackburn, then she would go to New
York and gradually die out Of his life.
BY the aid Of his admission in that way
she could get out of his life, out of Mrs.
Blackburn's life and cut of Washington.
1t seems as though any man might
have seen the danger of such an ar
rangement, the lawyer said. In the lat
ter part Of March she had told him that
Mrs. Blackburn wanted to see him. He
I
over, he telling Mrs. Blackburn Of his
| desire to shield her. that she was an i'm
| prudent girl During this time at Mrs
I Thomas's house, % Lafayette-square.
she had attempted to shoot him and
only by the merest of accidents he had
been able to disarm her. He went to
Kentucky without acceding TO her de-
mands. According 10 his best recollec-
ton the interview between himself. Mrs
Blackburn and Miss Pollard occurred
the Sd or 4th Of April. Then she in
dUced him to fall into her hands She
had made an attack on his life and held
over him what was worse than death
the happiness of his family. In a mo-
ment of weakness, in order TO give this
woman a chance TO begin life for her
self, he permitted this woman to as
sumo a relation which never did exist
and could not have been tolerated by
him.
I,esuming his statement after the
noon I cess, Col. Shelby decl red tat
Mis- Pollard had claimed that her first
confinement had resulted in a miscar-
riage and that she never intimat 10
him that she had a child oy him. The
basket, which had belonged II the col
orel's first wife, had never been given
to Miss Pollard. but had been taken by
her from his room
The Attempted Shooting.
Returning to the events in New York
following Col. Breckinridge's marriage.
MIR Shelby asserted that Miss Pollard
had come TO the Hoffman house, found
that he was stopping there. secured a
rom next TO his and registered Is his
daughter. When Col. Breckinridga en-
tered at noon on Monday. May l, she
attempted to shoot him. standing in the
passa geway between the two rooms. He
had slammed the door. IL had threat
ened To have her arrested, ringing for a
bell-boy. but on her entrance had told
her 10 place the revolver against n s
door close to her door aid he would
have the boy take the revolv T. H
took the revolver after he heard her lay
it down snd in the interview which fo.-
lowed she had made all sorts of pro-
staff ms ard promises t. leave him.
| The next day they left the Hoffman
| house. Mrs. Blackburn arrived in New
York sent for him for consul alton
alb ut a lawsuit she was interested in
! and incidentally Mrs. Blackburn asked
an explanation Of the presence of him.
self ard Miss Pollard in New York, to
which he replied that he could not give
an explanation then.
The circumstances of Miss POllard'S
visit to the Jefferson-place no lse. where
Col. Breckinrldge's wife was with him.
was explained. 1t was decl red that
Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge were leaving
the room because Sne was III n-f wrap
per. when Miss Pollard told him that she
wanted to see him on impor at bu 81
ness. They went out together. Miss
Pollard again threatened his life on the
str ct The visit 10 Maj NJ Jore fol
lowed. Col. Breckenridge, said the at
torney, was then about to reveal all the
circumstances of their connection, but
she AGAIN dissuaded him. Again, at
the house on Lafayette-square, Miss Pol
lard attempted to shoot him, tut was
foiled and strange though it mig ut
seem. even then Col. Breckenridge had
been again induced, under her renewed
promises to go to New York to visit
Mrs. Blackburn, and Maj. Moore with
her.
on the visit to DIR. Lincoln he had
told the doctor to do what he could to
make her comfortable. assuming, as she
had told him, that DR.. Lincoln knew Of
her condition.
Because the day after that interview
Miss Pollard did do she had agreed
and did go to New York Col. BreclIin-
ridge began to carry out his agreement
to do what he could for her; had written
her letters imploring her not to do what
would make it impossible for him to do
what was best for her. To further force
him she had given an announcement OF
the alleged engagement to the papers
and had written him that he must re-
new his promise i'm letter, to which he
had, Of course paid no attention. Then
followed his public marriage to Mrs.
Wing i'm July.
The Plaintiffs Character.
In such a case the character Of the
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