Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-20
SHE LOVED HIM.
No Other Excuse for Her Acts
Has Miss Pollard.
He Had Such Control Over Her That
She Could Not Resist.


Case at Washlno'ea.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-Madeline Pol
lard continued her romantic history in the
circuit court today. There was some sur
prise when Carlisle, her own attorney. be-
gan to examine her instead Of Butterworth.
"Miss Pollard, have you ever been mar
ried?" asked CaIlisle.
'No, Mr.. Carlisle"
"You spoke of meeting Mr.. Breckinridge
at the public library, how was that?"
~ met Mr.. Breckinridge at the public
library to talk about the trouble with Mr..
Rodea, and when met him there he said
he would take me to the house of dear
friend of his, and he took me to the house
of Mrs. Goss, q place of questionable repu-
tation, and all that day he tried to make
me yield to him, but l did not. stayed
there that night, but not with him."
"What did you do after leaving Mrs.
Ross house?'
"We walked about the streets Of Cincin-
natl; he fiattered me; he told me of the
wonderful future had he told me how
much he thought of me. He said the
schools of Lexington were much cheaper
than those Of Cincinnati and that if wrote
there he could arrange satisfactorily the
trouble with Mr.. Rodes."
"How did you come to 60 to Lexing-
top?"
II do not know. cannot explain this
mans wonderful power of persuasion.
could not resist him, was completely in
his power.
.Miss Pollard," asked Carlisle, "did you
continue theee improper relations with the
defendant up to the 18th of May, 1882"
This date was nearly q month after Mr..
Breckinridye's secret marriage to Mrs.
Wing
"Yes, up to the 17th of May, 1893"
In the afternoon Miss Pollard looked ap-
prehensive when Major Butterworth cleared
his voice for the first question. He referred
to Mr.. Roselle, to whom Miss Pollard was
engaged, asking her if he had not taken her
to Wesleyan college. Miss Pollard assented,
saying that she knew Roselle and sent for
him on her arrival in Cincinnati to show
her the way to the college.
Roselle came to see her at the college
and they became engaged, but in What
month she did not remember; some time in
1888. She only remembered that they be-
came shortly before Roselle made trip to
Chicago.
"Do you cherish for Prof. Obinger that
flame of pure love you mention in the letter
to your friend Wessie Brown asked
Major Butterworth.
"Mr. Butterworth, he was engaged to
my best friend, Wes.ie, and could not
help but regard him highly, on seeing how
perfectly lovely he was to her. had known
him too short time when the letter
was written to have any love for him"
"Dii Mr.. Roselle ever caress you, kiss
you. or anything like that?'
"I'm very glad you asked me that. Mr..
Roselle, like every man who comes to the
college, was received in the drawing-room,
so that the chance for Mr.. Roselle to show
any demonstration OF affection. Once in
the hall he kissed me. also kissed me good
bye in the presence of q teacher when he
when he went to Chicago"
Miss Pollard, in another answer made
some reference to Roselle in reference to
Internal revenue collector"
"What do you mean by that" asked But
terworth.
ssYou know" said Miss Pollard, emiling
for the first time.
II don't know" said the lazy
"Well, then, he is an applicant for Office
in Mr.. Breckenridge district and he was
influenced by that in making his deposition
against me-"
"Then he prevaricateda" said Major
Butterworth.
"He-has-lied," said Miss Pollard, en-
phatically. ",
Recurring to the visit to Lexington with
Col. Breckenridge, Miss Pollard was asked
what arrangements were made before they
left Cincinnati, as to the place where they
should spend the night.
1--WE spoke Of that" ssid Miss Pollard.
"Mr. Breckenridge said was too young
girl to spend the night alone at . hotel, so
he would take me to . private house. He
took me to Sarah Cess"
"Did he explain to you that 1t was an
assigoation house before he ran home to
account for himself?"
"No, sir; he did not"
"Who met you at tie door of this
house?"
ssSarah."
"Was anything said there in the half
hour before Mr.. Breckenridge went home,
about the character of the house,
II only know" said Miss Pollard, be-
tween her teeth, .'that during that half hour
l gave myself heart and soul and body and
life to that man."
"What else?"
81 know that gave myself to him."
"Then you were not surprised or disap.
pointed when he came back to make you
keep your contract"
"No, never claimed to be. gave my
self up to him and he knows that to the last