The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-05

WASHINGTON, D. G., April 4.-The In.
quisltion suffered by Representative
Breckenridge at tho hands OF Judge
Jcro NJ. Wilson regarding tho testimony
OF Mrs. Governor Blackburn would be
the talk Of tho city tonight, but for
some remarks from Judge Bradley
which enlivenod tho close OF the days
proceedings md have obscured all
other passing features OF tho trial in
their interest.
For days past, since the case reached
the zenith OF its sensationalism, crowds
OF men, boys aud women, many OF them
well dressed and respectable Of appear
anco. have thronged tho court house
corridors, the sidewalks, even the streets
in front OF tho office OF tho attorneys in
the case at the hour for adjournment
waiting for the principals to apear,
elbowipg for vantage points, bandying
persona! comments and making things 80
generally disagrccable that the objects OF
their attention baro been driven to
make their escape through side doors.
adopting various manouvers to avoid
tho unpleasant notoriety.
Judge Bradley has been meantime
smothering growing feeling OF disgust.
Tonight his emotions passed the safety
gauge and he gave some OF these people
such tongue lashing as has been rarely
been heard in court room. To-mor-
row the defense will close their case.
CONCERNING LOVE.
Colonel Breckenridge looked exceed
ingly pale when he stopped to the wit
ness stand this morning. The first
question which Judge Wilson asked
him was whether he had ever been in
Goldsborough. TO which he replied he
had been in tho little hamlet once to
make speech at u barbecue, which he
thought was in 1886 or in 1888. Ho did
not remember the colored woman who
opened tho door at 1919 II stree. tho
day after he took luncheon there in
April las heretofore testified TOY, nor
having complimented her on tho lunch-
con. He denied cmphatically that he
said to her when he and Madeline went
to keeping house he wanted hcrto como
and cook ior them.
Referring TO the colonel's statement
that ho had made no protcstations OF
love to Miss Pollard on the occasion OF
the momentous carriage ride, wnen se-
duc.ion is alleged to have occurred, Mr..
Wilson asked him when he had first
began to talk to her aGectionatoly. e
~ never did make protostations Of
love. l talked to her kindly, encourage
iugly. when she was depressed; on
deayored to get her to do something to
make place in the world for herself. I
spoke solicituously to her. particularly
when FIRST learned that she was preg-
nant by me-" IaGJ7
"rhere were no expressions OF affcc-
tion?"
There were expressions Of affection
alto interest, but not such as could bo
construed into m intimation that our.
relations could bo OH different basis
than they were.
"Ihen it was sort OF business inter.
cat for her welfare"
Expressions OF kindly interest"
"Were these expressions which might
be understood by her to be expressions
of loye?"
Colonel Breckenridge wished to draw
tho distinction carefully between ex-
pressions and demonstrations. lie said
there was nothing but perfect under.
standing on their part Of their relations;
that they went TO houses OF n certain
character for certain well understood
purpose; they stayed there such time as
their pleasures or necessities demanded.
81 took her in my arms and kissed
her. These we're all the accompani-