Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-16

occasionally asked a question of the wit
ness which would bring out an explanation
of some reference not entirely clear.
The kilograms and letters read covered
period from May IS, 1893, to July .. Mr..
Breckenridge was away from Washington,
living part of the time in Lexington and
at other times travelling about to meet en-
gagements to make speeches. Miss Pol
was in a poor condition Of health. incident
to her relations with Mr.. Breckenridge
The first telegram was dated at Lexington
Va, May 1S. and addressed to Miss Pol
lard at I East 31st street, New York. Miss
Pollard having gone to New York and re-
manned there that day. The telegram said
Make yourself comfortable. Take mp some
work. Am detained here The next tele-
gram dated Covington, Va, May 20, and
addressed to Miss Pollard at Washington
said: Are you well? Can answer here
(Signed) William c. P. Breckinridge." The
next was telegram dated at Lexington,
Ky. May %, 1893, and addressed to Miss
Pollard at 1919 H street northwest, hitch
said: Detained in Virginia. Just home
VIII write tonight. You will receive ii
Thursday Another telegram was sent
May 3D. and was to the same purport, ask
ing Miss Pollard to wait for his letter
Then Mr.. Carlisle read letter dated at
Lexington, Va, May 49, 1893 This letter
which has already been published said
Make yourself comfortable. Write to me
at Covington, Va, what sort OF rooms you
cerely and truly, William c. j. Ereckin-
ridge The next read was letter dated
at Lexington, KY, May %, and addressed
to Miss Pollard at 1919 H street In this
letter Mr.. Breckenridge said: Your two
letters received. Where is such a santa
rum as you suggest? You are more COM
Portable where you are than you possibly
can be in Cincinnati. At Mrs. Thomas
you have every physical comfort. You have
friends and a skillful doctor, who knows
you and who can give you attention. After
what happened when you went to New
York, what you promised, / have the right
to insist that you make yourself comforta-
Bile where you are" Mr.. Breckenridge re-
ferrsd to various engagements he had to
meet and the impossibility Of his coming
to Washington.
At this point. in response to a question
from Mr.. Carlisle, Miss Pollard said that
she went to New York May II, 1893, and
remained there one night; then she re-
turned to Washington to 1919 II street
The engagement referred TO in Mr.. Breckin-
ridges letters was for an article he was 10
write for an encyclopedias and for some
political speeches he was to make. She
said that she had written to Mr.. Breckin-
ridge about sanitarium. Mr.. Carlisle here
stated that he had given notice to he de-
Tense to produce this letter of Miss Pol
lard's about the sanitarium, and they had
not produced It, He therefore proposed to
ask Miss Pollard what she had written in
that letter.
Not Required to Tell.
At this point Miss Pollard appeared about
ready to cry and said in a fearful voice,
Il don't like to state these things before SO
many men: don't feel like it," Mr.. VIII
son hereuDon came to her assistance, and
said in a fatherly way, Never MIMI you
needn't answer" The next letter read by
Mr.. Carlisle was dated at Lexington, May
q. 1893. In it Mr.. Breckenridge said that
he never doubted that the arrangement she
much less dangerous than another might
be. You do not tell me-" he wrote, 'of
any sanitarium you know where you can
be comfortable for the summer" He urged
that she should be where he would have the
most comfort. and where there would be
the least talk and the smallest possible
risk. In this letter he said that it would
be impossible for him then to come to
Washington, as he must keep his engage
ments, because he needed the money they
would bring. He asked at the close,
Where will Mrs. B. go from Washington %
Then followed kilograms. one from Lex
ington and one from Nashville, Tenn. APP
prising Miss Pollard of his movements. A
letter dated at the Gait House, Cincinnati,
June 4, said: 1T is my purpose to do what
is best for you and everyone. You alone
can make 1t impossible. Several times you
have come near doing so. Do not make Ii
impossible" A letter, dated at Lexington.
Ky, June 13, 1898, said 1T has not been
possible for me to leave here. and / felt 1t
was better for you that / should not be in
Washington. l cannot be in Washington
for several days" A telegram, dated June
%, said: Letter received. Will send papers
tomorrow"
Miss Pollard said that that did not mean
papers" but money. Mr. Breckenridge
always referred to money as paper" She
had, after that telegram, received one bill
inclosed to her by Mr.. Breckenridge at
Charlottesville. Va. Another letter, dated
June q, said: II wrote to friend in Wash
ington to see you and he was told you had
left for the summer. 1 cannot go to Chi
cago or you to Lexington. 1t would result
in an open scandal" In this letter Mr..
Breckenridge was urging Miss Pollard
against what seemed to be a determination
of hers to follow him to Lexington, and he
closed by saying: DO not make 1t impos-
sible for me to do what is best" The let
ter was signed simply, Yours, William C..
Lexington, June q. and addressed to Miss
Pollard at The Farm" the place near
Charlottesville, where. as Miss Pollard eX-
planned, she spent some time with Mrs.
Dane and Mrs. Blackburn, said simply,
wait for my letter." Another telegram
sent to The Farm" to Miss Pollard July 1,
1893, and dated at Lexington, KY, said
Letter directed here will always reach
me-" This was signed simply "B." The
last telegram read at this time was dated
at Lexington July Q, and said: Leave for
Atlanta tonight. Written Prof Moore.
See him before you make publication" Mr..
Butterworth suggested that the word should
have been Major Moore, and Mr.. Carlisle
said that it was intended for Maj. Moore,
but Mr.. Breckinridge's writing had been
taken by the operator as professor"
The witness then was handed a letter,
which she identified as a copy made by her
of a letter she had sent to Mr.. Breckinridge
Mr. Carlisle stated they had given notice to
the defense to produce the original, but it
had not been produced The copy was taken
from Mr. Carlisle by Mr.. Butterworth ard
he and Mr.. Breckenridge examined 1t rather
closely.
1t was now nearly half-past IL O'clock
and Mr.. Wilson suggested that the court
take the usual midday recess. Judge Brad
ley stated that during the progress of this
trial the court would take a recess of three
quarters of an hour at noon and make UP
the extra quarter of an hour by continuing
the session until quarter-past 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. He remarked that there was
one thing which he had omitted to do, and
which was usual in cases where the trial
was protracted, and that was to caution the
Jury; so he now cautioned the jury not TO
discuss this case among themselves or 10
permit any one to talk with them about II
The court then took a recess until quarter
past / o'clock.
After Recess.
The largest crowd yet seen during the
trial was in attendance when the court
was reconvened after recess. Not only was
every seat occupied. but scores of people
stood outside the bar, and as many as OBJ
tanned admission. there were many more
failed To dafa lo,,