The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-06


sirable. Probably she will be in court
to- morrow to face her silver-haired ac-
cuser. for the attorneys declare that
there will be positively no longer post
ponement of the testimony of the princl-
pal in the case, and that Col. Breckln-
ridge will take the stand without fail
during the day. Rossell testified that
Miss Pollard hugged and kissed him 50
much that he got tired of it. He did
not want to marry Il woman who acted
as she did
hington. March 3O-Col. Breckin-
ridge was placed ON the witness stand to-
day to testify in his own behalf. Miss
Pollard was present. The defendant told
of the first meeting with Miss Pollard,
when she accosted him on a train and
asked him to call on her at the seminary.
The letter which Miss Pollard says she
did not write was submitted i'll evidence
after a long argument. Resumlng, Col.
Breckenridge told Of Miss Pollard ask
ing him to take her to an entertainment
in carriage. He consented.
After we We're driven some distance"
he said ''and she was talking at some
length about her desire to 60 into journal
ism, to be an authoress, and we had
spoken of George Eliot. she took off her
hat and put it on the front seat | put
my arm around her. There was no
protestations on my part. No offer of
love. What occurred. occurred in a nat
ural way. | was man with passion.
She was a woman with passion. That
was all. There was no outcry by her,
no resistance. |. man as | was, | took
liberties with her person.
Just a ease of illicit loveY' broke in
Mr.. Rutterworth.
That was it, Butterworth / am a
nan, she woman; human, both of u.s.
Continuing. THAT was going out Go
ing back there was hardly word spoken
until we got close to the city. Under the
gaslight j took out of my pocket
stamped envelope. She was on my left
hand side: | put my hand in my pocket
and put something into the envelope.
She refused to accept it. | said There
are great many little things you
need.''
What was in that envelope" Mr.. But
terworth inquired. but the congressman
ignored the interruption, continuing: AS
we got out | put it into her hand, closed
her Land on it and bid her good night
What was it," repeated Attorney But
terworth
1T was a bill. 1 thing ten-dollar
bill
Adjourn the court" shouted Judge
Bradley. who had sat through the mar
ratlve with his head averted and eyes
closed, and the court adjourned
Washington. March 31.-There was an
audience awaiting the second appearance
OF Col. Breckenridge on the witness stand
whose interest in him and what he would
have to say wa, more intense than that
of any of the audiences he had ever
faced before. Foremost in it sat the
plaintiff and her elderly companion, Mrs.
Ellis; back of them in double rows, the
lawyers in the case and also Desha
breckenridge. the son to whom the de-
fendant had referred in affectionate terms
while detailing the members of his family
yesterday. Further beyond were two
long rows of newspaper men and sketch
ers waiting to transfer to paper the diff
ferent attitude o. the congressman wit
less, and then the ranks Of spectators.
most OF them members of the bar. No
time was lost in sending Col Breckin-
ridge to the stand. He began by test-
flying that he had often given and sent
Miss Pollard money.
When Col. Breckenridge said Mr..
Rhodes told him he had been intimate
with Miss Pollard, the plaintiff burst out
crying and said That is a lie. WHY
~ n an ff11 In ~
things She was reproved by the
Judge
The plaintiff has said that on two oc-
casions, after protestations Of love, you
said you woulJ marry her if it was possi
ble,' the lawyer queried
There is not scintilla of truth in
that statement-not a shred. Under no
at no time was there such
q statement. TIE plaintiff never alluded
to the possibility Of it. Before the death
OF my wife there was not solitary word
that could be distorted into such thing"
He related how he went to Mrs. Guess
assignation house and other places with
The plaintiff, paid the bills and often gave
Miss Pollard money. He continued.
From November, 1885, to July. 1887.
there were no improper relations between
us, although | was supporting her. The
enlargement really began when she
CT me to Washington against my will.
frequently said to her as earnestly MS |
knew how, that the relations between 10
could only result in public scandal and
perhaps destruction of us both: that har
character, her lack Of self-control. her
temper was such that some day there
must come an exposure. l urged her