St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-03

would hurt the plaintiff to read Burns.n
Col. Breckenridge again declared, re-
ferring to his father, II cannot overes-
Innate the great advantages l had when
young man by constant contact With
one of the greatest minds ever knew"
After Col. Breckinridge had admitted
that he was in good health on the night
of his first ride with MISS Pollard, and
had no throat trouble, nor chiIls,
as Mr.. Wilson asked. he was asked
whether it was not a rather unusual
proceeding ~ select
A CLOSED CARRIAGE
Tor drive on a hot summer evening, to
which the colonel replied, ION. no, l
don't think 500 aud the audience
laughed.
OF The conversation or the ride he
could only remember that Miss Pollard
did most of the talking.
- You were not inclined to talk?' MI.
Wilson commented.
,tf"Oh. that depends on the Company |
am in" replied the colonel. Continuing.
he described how Miss Pollard had
talked or her aspirations 10 be an au-
thOreSS. and how he had encouraged
her. telling her that other women had
been authors, but that it was a matter
Of work like any other vocation"
when you put your arm around her
had there been anything ut suggestive
nature?"
well, l can't answer that definitely.
There was no particular word or act
That | could lay my hand on. If she
had reproyed me. l could not have said
she had encouraged me. and yet | would
have been surprised if she had resented
it,
Did you give her any friendly advice
on that occasion?'
Il did not"
You were man of forty-Seven ana
she a girl OF seventeen 10 twenty-one?"
That was all true. and much more.
No man in America had less excuse for
such an action than |, with the domestic
surroundings l then had. L have at
tempted to make no excuse for it. 1t
just happened So
And The fact that she was young
girl i'll school makes il all the worse?''
You caiinut frame words too strong
to characterize it. have not attempted
to justify it or even defend It. and
ALL THE HE'LL
| have suffered Since then [ have de-
seryed.''
Then understand you to say that
the enOrmlty of the act cannot be over
esiiInatedo'
"rnere is but one punishment which
marry the woman WHO was concerned
with me in the act
''AS a lawyer, since. you claim you
did no. seduce her, will you tell US what
you consider seduction"
Il mean to say that did not Seduce
her by any proteStationS of love or re-
ward, that she did not come to me
maiden or Il virgin. that l did not Sc
duce her in the physical sense that she
came to NE Il maiden and l left her
otherwise. Nor, in the lower sense.
that did not uffer her money"
.'Do you rot know that dumb man
can SeGuce wGman?"
Il am not prepared to attempt under
oath TO give definition of seduction.
DO you not know that married
woman can be seduced?''
II suppose in moral sense that is
possible"
Now, you went there as her at.
torney," asked Judge Wilson, after GO
ing over the giving of the ten-dollar
bill 10 Miss Pollard.
''Oh, no. There was no thought of my
going in the capacity or attorney.
There's the letter. it speaks for itself.
expected no fee. L supposed she
wanted to talk to me about SOME
LITTLE CHILDISH TROUBLE
which she had gotten into, and which
she greatly exaggerated when she said
it was worse than divorce suit.
~ gu had neyerseen her bat once be-
fore and you caule at her request?"
The letter speaks for itself.
When they met on the train TO Lex
ington the next dav, Col. Breckenridge
said he had not Known that Miss Pol
lard was TO be OH the tram, and sup
posed that she could not know he WAS
there. While this was being related.
Miss Pollard and Mrs. Ellis rose and
threaded their way from the court
rusIin.
Describing the interview on the train,
the colonel said: Il suggested to her
that if she stayed over in Lexington,
would not she meet me, and asked if
there was any place she could go. She
said she could 20 to Sarah Guess house,
and with some surprise l asked What
/ do you know about Sarah GuessP She
! said that MIR. Rhodes had once tried
! 10 get her to 20 there with him. and she
! had g0ae as far as tine gate, but refused
! to go in"
Nothing mad been said about your
! meeting the night before?"
/ Nothing had been really said, only
/ when we met there was some sort of in
! definite look-something more than a
/ formal recognition"
/ where people could go?"
Il knew OF no particular place where
! could take this person."
How many places did you know OPP
/ do you mean i'll the sense OF having
/ been there?"
mo: that you knew off,
! Lexington was place of 10000 in
habitants. There were such places.
/ But would not have put such a girl as
/ | supposed the plaintiff to be i'll the
power of such woman as [ supposed
Sarah Guess TO be-"
MISS POLLARD HAD KNOWN
the way to the house, the colonel con-
tinued, and then in response to ques-
tons as to his going home to dinner and
returning TO the designation house. he
responded continuously: II did. did,"
/ with bowed head.
/ The next morning, did YOU go to
! church?'' Mr.. Wilson persisted.
No"
40 Sunday SCHOOL,"
No -
40 Bible CLASP"
II was not a member of any Bible
! class" responded the colonel, lifting
! his head and tossing back his siiYery
name.
After going over again the visit to the
/ house of Sarah Guess Sunday night,
! when he was uncertain whether lie
would find the plaintiff there. his pay
| ment OF money TO her at the close of the
evening before his departure, the con-
| veIsation with Rhodes on election day,
| Monday. was touched upon. and he de-
| clared that he had not considered that
( he was acting ID the capacity of attor-
/ ney in that talk. Afterward the LAWYER
asked if Breckenridge had taken Miss
! Pollard to the house of Mrs. Rose In
| Cincinnati when they went there. He
| replied: IL want to be candid. and
| will say frankly that did not take her
in the sense of going on the same train,
but we had made the arrangements to
go in Lexington"
This was IN October. The colonel had
known Mrs. Rose in Louisville, when
she kept cigar store, bur not .'in an
improper way" anu under eireum-
stances involving another person, in his