The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-04-14

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The first communication, said tho ST..
ness, was addressed to MY Dear s;s wy
Louise" and when Mr.. Wilson ur"s,
that testimony of it's contents shoulI ~
admitted Mr.. Butterworth r~etorted 49,, "e
there was no proof that it had ever h uas
uailed or received, reminding Mr. w
son that it was the ground taken nv Ill.,
regarding the alleged forged letters ~
Miss Pollard's.
II now give you notice if you have .h,.
letter to produce it," said Mr.. Wilson
the defense.
How can I produce the letter if T so,.
if to the plaintiff?' Col. Breckenridge SAT-
in reply, wher upon Mr.. Wilson rem,rLaa
in his inimitable way: "You and 7 w;"
have a little conversation after a wh;l,
Mrs. Lowell said she had not volnn
teered her evidence; did not know how
the lawyers learned the facts.
Col. Breckenridge was recalled and porn
emphatic denial to the previous witness'
statements that he had carried to 10,
the manuscript addressed to INV Dna,
Sister Louise" Mrs. Lowell had dona
typevriting for him. He would not swe,.
he had never given her manuscript )cttor,
to copy.
Miss Pollard again took the stand and
tt stitied that she had receive ed the lot.
ters said to have been directed by tha
t! pewritist. During her brief appearan
the lawyers had their hands full endpav.
oring to make her confine herself to an.
swering the questions directed to her
Washington, April Sat the opening
of the Notwithstanding trial to-day
referring to the colonel's statement thar
he had made no protestations of love to
Miss Pollard on the occasion of that
momentous carriage ride, when seduction
is alleged to have occurred, Mr.. Wilson
asked him when he first began to talk 10
her affectionately.
Il never did make protestations of love.
l talked to her kindly, encouragingly.
when she was depressed: e~ndeavored to
get her to do something to make a place
in the world for herself. l spoke sslic-
itously to ner, particularly when l first
learned that she was pregnant by mt.
having interest in her which n man
might for a young unmarried woman
who had such circumstances in her life,
for which he felt that he was in a
measure responsible, since their lives had
become in~terwoven.'
There were no expression of affec-
tion|"
There We're expressions of affect .onate
interest, hut not such as could be con-
strued into an %intimation that our re-
lations could be on any different basis
than they We're"
Then it was a result of business inter.
est for her welfare?'
Expressions of kindly interest"
"Were these expressions which might
be understood by her to be EXPIRE s>io Is
Of love-"
Col. Breckenridge wished to draw the
distinction carefully between expressions
| and demonstrations. He said there was
nothing but perfect understanding on
their part of their relations: that they
went to houses Of a certain character for
a @ctltain we'll understood purpose, and
they stayed there such a time as their
pleasures and necessities demanded.
Il took her in my arms and kissed her.
There we've all the accompaniment of
such a relation. which was carried out
not coldly or brutality"
hNlN Z l." SAllSNSAoAS "a WV VA
her part?"
Il could not say that. She was ut
times very demonStrative; at times other
wise"
Your relations were those of lust
rather thar love-
II would not say that, for we met
often at times when physical intercours"
vas impossible. She was a young woman
Of c%oliouuial talents, sprightly and inter
esting.'
Again Mr.. Wilson led the colonel tn re-
peat the distinction he drew between the
injury to the young man and the des'ru}-
ton of Il young woman from illicit rela-
lions.
"And do you think he asked, that
a man is under obligations to prevent the
destruction of a young woman"
Most assuredly l do. and if he does
not he should be punished. l have had
my punishment and am trying to take
it without complaint
The colonel said that he never agreed
to marry Miss Pollard and fatty contra
dicted Mrs. Blackburn's testimony.
The crosS-eNaminatlon was concluded
and the colonel was turned over tn his
lawyers for redirect examination. Be
fore court adjourned the judge permitted
the Principals and witnesses to leave and
I then roasted the spectators for their
morbid curiosity. He said they had been
on trial for their decency and had been
| found guilty of indecent conduct. They
reminded him of buzzards sitting on .
fierce waiting for a sick horse to die.
MEYERMAN'S SENTENCE.