The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-05

cient time has elapsed after the death Of
my wife" do you say that you did
not say that to Mrs Blackburn"
VI mean to say" earnestly replied
Colonel breckenridge, that the form in
which recollect il. is that l spoke to
mrs b'ack burn OF our engagement, 1
said in substances: II have offered to
Miss Pollard the protection of nv
nan e." but did not put in the form in
which Mrs. Blackburn gives it. OK
pressed my gratitude to Mrs. Bla tx burn
ior the protection she had given to the
plalnaf, but my recollection of the con
versa ion is very indistinct Ihave no
recollection of saying"I shall marry
M lisa Pollard as soon as sufficient time
had elapsed after the death OF my wife. {"
VI have no recollection of alluding TO
my wife in that conversation, but used
words TO lead Mrs. Bl4ckburn to believe
l was going to marry the PLAINTIFF; and
think Mrs. Blackburn got that CONVEX.
sation mixed with a subsequent one.
have not the slightest recollection of it
whatever.
do you remember telling Mrs Black.
burn that you supposed she was sur
prised that you were doing o very
absurd thing in marrying woman so
much younger than yourself?"
Colonel Breckinridgs said Mrs Block.
burn had gotten this conversation
mixed with another, but Judge Wilson
held him down to the question, and Col
onel Breckinridge said he thought Mrs.
Blackburn had confused statements
made by the plaintiff with the state
ments made by himself.
do you mean to say that you said
nothing of the sort to Mrs. Blackb urn?"
VI merely mean to say that I have
not the slightest recollection of IT," He
explained that to his recollec ton he
had merely left Mrs. Blackburn under
the impression that he intended to
marry Miss Pollard, but he had no re-
membrance of the details of the con.
versationS as Mrs Black burn repeated
them.
Colonel breckenridge made long ex.
planation as to the statement of Mis-.
Blackburn that he told her he had dis
covered Miss Pollard's feelings toward
him, and as an honorable man he had
offered her his hand. He said part Of
that conversation as told by Mrs Black
burn he remembered, but part he did
not remember in that way.
You were honestly deceiving her
then?"
Eyes; and do not blame Mrs. Black
burn for feeling some acerbity about
It,"
Judge Wilson quoted at length Mrs.
Blackburn's statement that tho defend
ant had told her there was never even a
love passage between Mrs. Wing (his
present wife) and himself. and that no
did not have any intention to marry her
because she was his cousin.
The defendant replied that Mrs
Blackburn has cotton two or three diff.
ferent conversations mixed. There WAS
something that might have the sem
blance of that which occurred between
Mrs. Blackburn and myself"
We'll, did you have any such CONVEX
sation with Mrs. blackburn"
mot in that way at all. 1t shows
that Mrs. Blackburn does not repeat
these conversations with entire accu
racy, although she evidently tries to
do So"
"Do you mean to say that you did not
tell Mrs. Blackburn that you did not
intend to marry Mrs Wing?"
81 do, most emphatlcaily."
do you dony that you told these
things in conversation with Mrs.
Blackburn"
mo. do not mean to deny them, but
| moan TO say that Mrs Blackburn has
gotten several OF these conversatio
commiRgled. and have no recollection
OF these particular statements made by
her"
MRS. Blackburn said she used the
word william In reference TO your con-
duct during your engagement. Do you
think william was q harsh word if the
circumstances wore as she unders rood
them?"
Colonel breckenridge aushed ana
answered. hurriedly: ~ think that mrs.
Ria II htrn mnn1d no.
word in her own apartments. No lady
in her own apartments would have used
that word tow ard visitor"
In regard to Mrs. Blackburn's state
mont that Colonel Breckenridge told her
he would come back and namo the day,
the witness said: MRS. Blsckburn's
memory and mine do not agree on ,hat"
Twice Colonel Breckenridge was called
down by Judge Wilson in the midst OF
some long explanation. Don't make a
speech" said Judge Wilson both times,
and Colonel Breckenridge replied, some-
what holly, Pm not making any
speech"
Colonel Breckinridge's recollection as
to what transpired In Major Moore's
office did not agree with the ajor's
version, but, as in the case OF Mrs
Blaokburn's testimony, he did not con
tradict the Major.
After recess. In tho course of further
investigation Judge Wilson asked: Ibid
you on any occasion visit the plaintiff
at Mary McKenzie's on Second street in
this city?" (the place where Miss Pol
lard's child was born in February, 1881.
81 never did. only know that Mary
Mckenzie is a woman at whose house
DIR. Parsons and this plaintiff place the
birth of her child
The cross examination here reverea,